A simple, rugged go anywhere Land Cruiser Series 80 4500GX

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  • Опубликовано: 19 янв 2025

Комментарии • 13

  • @Jayy_Arra
    @Jayy_Arra Месяц назад +1

    Today I learned you have a RUclips. Been following on Facebook for at least 10 years. New subscriber

    • @oldmercguy
      @oldmercguy  Месяц назад

      Thank you! It’s great to see you here!

  • @LakheKamvalakhe
    @LakheKamvalakhe Месяц назад +2

    Nice Land Cruiser 🔥a good old classic beast is a winner 🔥

  • @gerryb8879
    @gerryb8879 Месяц назад

    I really enjoy your relaxed style of videos! Must be the relaxed SA vibe!. Ironically I am trying to decide between a Land cruiser and W123 as a daily driver. I have never worked on cars before so that is holding me back from purchasing the W123. I thhink LC may require less maintenance. How much maintenance would a low miles (100k km) W123 require if most issues sorted?

    • @oldmercguy
      @oldmercguy  Месяц назад +1

      Thank you! My apologies for the delay in replying, year end! To answer your question, from the point of view of durability, ease of maintenance and availability of spares, there’s nothing in it. So it comes down to what you’re wanting to use it for, your budget and how important fuel consumption is to you.

  • @MrAndilethwala
    @MrAndilethwala Месяц назад

    Reminds me of my old 1999 Toyota Hilux, Toyota didn't fuss with interiors back then, everything looked the same. I bet the range is closer to 900km or slightly more. These are bulletproof

    • @oldmercguy
      @oldmercguy  Месяц назад

      130 at 18 to 20L per 100km? Around 600km on a tank.

  • @rodneyemmerich8828
    @rodneyemmerich8828 Месяц назад

    The Nomad had a 2.5 litre 4 cyl Chev motor , same as the Eland armoured car

    • @oldmercguy
      @oldmercguy  Месяц назад

      Yes, and based on the “iron duke”. I had a Nomad. It reminded me of it because of similar low end performance.

  • @Marklin15
    @Marklin15 Месяц назад

    Was it sold with a catalyst in SA? How does the carb version perform with the Diesel?

    • @oldmercguy
      @oldmercguy  Месяц назад

      No it didn’t have a catalyst. The diesels are a lot lighter on fuel.

  • @WillieJu
    @WillieJu Месяц назад +1

    1997 and still a carb.... shame on toyota for selling the crap nobody wanted in SA, while the rest of the WORLD got the Efi versions even from earlier models.... and at the current fuel price, this will cost around R4 PER KILO! ! thats madness !

    • @oldmercguy
      @oldmercguy  Месяц назад +1

      The carbs don’t give hassles. Depends what you’re looking for I guess. The VX versions were EFI