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How should we support you in this statement?

 

It is because of the LC250 I ended up with the GX460. Well @Ret CB may have helped push me in the right direction.

Couple of years ago pulled a guy and his Polaris Ranger out of the woods on the Canadian border. He was lucky I came along when I did, in the middle of nowhere and of course no cell phone reception. Found out later that he owns the largest Toyota dealership in Northern Mn. The next year ran into him at a lodge having drinks and he told me and my friend that Toyota was coming out with the 250. Both he and my friend drive FJ's and of course I had a Taco then.

So kept an eye open and was #2 for the new Land Cruiser. Yes there is a waiting list.

Got thinking better of it and went to town to test drive a 23 TRD Pro 4Runner with a couple thousand miles on it. Did not impress me at all and they wanted as much as new. Like my Taco it struggled to get out of its own way when hit the gas Don't recall the number they were asking but it was sky high more than my first stick house.

On the showroom floor they had a 76 FJ55, not for sale



Brought back memories of my 77 FJ55



Said as much to the salesman and he said I needed to test drive a 19 GX460 with 40K on it for half the cost of the original price. And it was a Prado Landcruiser (LC150) to the rest of the world. With a V8.

Damn near had to twist my arm to get me to drive it but by the time I pulled out of the dealer lot knew it was going to be mine. Thinking about getting vanity plates that say LASTV8

He called me last month and told me my landcruiser was in. All in would have been $80K. Thanks but no thanks. I'm happy even though at times I miss the Taco and should have kept it after 11 years I got 2/3 of what I paid for it and the CD is earning decent interest instead of me paying on a 80K loan.

 

No basements here so we just have to pray it goes around

Haven't seen one of those in a long time....

evening all Feels like walking in a steam room outside uugghh Gizmo didn't even want to go out in it Not that I blame her

 

we got about .25" of rain. Still pretty warm for this time of night.

 

You went the right direction yours looks way better than the Land Cruiser I sent that picture to the wife. She didn’t take long to come back with that’s ugly. But the interior looks comfortable though.

 

Yeah hard to go backwards now:
KDSS- Kinetic Dynamic Suspension System has 80% more articulation on GX than 4Runner, Leather-trimmed heated steering wheel, headlight washers, adaptive radar cruise control, heated and cooling ventilated seats, Panoramic view camera with multi-terrain monitor, Three-zone climate control, 17-speaker Mark Levinson audio system, sunroof, 5 speed crawl control, skid plates, fog lights, Full time 4 wheel drive with center diff lock, MTS (Multi-Terrain Select) modes for Mud & Sand, Loose Rock, Mogul, and Rock, Adaptive suspension and rear-axle self leveling air suspension (AHC, active height control)

 

I turned off the irrigation months ago because the weeds took over. My front yard was terrible but by watering and mowing I was just farming them. Sometime when it cools off I'll take out what weeds are left and take the burner to what comes up afterward. As much as I'd like to have rain I'm glad it's held off. There's talk of monsoons hitting the Phoenix area as soon as next week but they're a ways away from here.

 

Good morning.

 

Morning everyone, we’re getting the remnants of that hurricane, lots of rain.

 

Mornin’

 

Good morning everybody

 

Good morning

 

Good morning. Heading out to the Cape, today, for a few days.

 

Have fun Paul

 

Gonna be nice weather crept for a few boomers….enjoy the crowds…do some sailing.

oh, and take pics for us….

 

Good morning everybody!

 

Good morning

 

Have a great time Paul !!!

 

Good Morning everyone

Strange weather this morning , it's 70° with a nice breeze a not having to use the AC , Dehumidifier or ceiling fans to stay somewhat cooler