That price is wild. Over here in Australia, you’d only pay $15-20k AUD, which is less than $15k USD. I can’t figure out why importing would more than double its value.
These are great for long trips in the outback, and I had one just like this for a while. They’re basic and really slow though, so I don’t think it would do well in the mountains of Colorado, especially with tyres that big.
@brad
Importing costs are what make the price go up. You see the same thing with cars going from Japan to the US or US to Australia. People justify the high price because others are willing to pay for the convenience.
@Bright
Import fees are usually just around 4-5 grand though. It doesn’t make sense for the price to shoot up this much.
Zachary said:
@Bright
Import fees are usually just around 4-5 grand though. It doesn’t make sense for the price to shoot up this much.
Exactly, but sellers add a ‘convenience fee’ for doing all the importing work. Some buyers are happy to pay extra to avoid the hassle.
@brad
It’s the same the other way around. Look at any old Ram or Ford truck in Australia. They’re easily worth double or triple what they go for in the US.
Leif said:
@brad
It’s the same the other way around. Look at any old Ram or Ford truck in Australia. They’re easily worth double or triple what they go for in the US.
I met someone in South Africa with an old left-hand drive Chevy from the 80s. It was like a two-door Bronco. He was pretty popular just for owning it, but I can’t imagine what it cost to get it there, especially after restoring it.
Driving a 1hz in Colorado must be painfully slow.
Haha, no thanks. This seller clearly ‘knows what they’ve got.’
290k miles? This is more like a $25k truck if it’s really in good shape mechanically.
Lesley said:
290k miles? This is more like a $25k truck if it’s really in good shape mechanically.
If it was imported, wouldn’t that be 290k kilometers instead of miles?
Lesley said:
290k miles? This is more like a $25k truck if it’s really in good shape mechanically.
If it was imported, wouldn’t that be 290k kilometers instead of miles?
The way it’s written makes it unclear on purpose. I’d guess it’s miles though.
@Flint
That does seem likely.
It’d be cheaper for you to ship me a square-body Ford truck and for me to send you a 105 like this from Australia in the same container.
fortuna said:
It’d be cheaper for you to ship me a square-body Ford truck and for me to send you a 105 like this from Australia in the same container.
That sounds like a much better deal to me.
The solid axle 100 series is really popular.
If this was left-hand drive, someone who doesn’t know much about Land Cruisers might pay close to the asking price.
$40k? I’d rather just do a solid axle swap on a reasonably priced 100 series.
Raine said:
$40k? I’d rather just do a solid axle swap on a reasonably priced 100 series.
That swap would cost at least $10k, but 100 series trucks themselves are only $10k, so it’d still be worth it.
@Gracen
You could do it with an 80 series axle for less than $10k, but it’s not ideal. I’d prefer having the 2UZ engine anyway, so that’s a big plus.