[V8] ODB2/Not V8 related

[Bryan Kamerer]

Nice of you to ask. ;)  But it's not for wheelin' if that's what you
thought.  Or at least any serious wheelin' (though I am an IH8mud forum
member).

I got into horses a few years ago.  Now my skis and motorcycles sit and rust
(figuratively - but they do sit unused most all the time now).  Horses are
that much more exciting and dangerous in my book...  Plus they are sexier.
And you can talk to them without looking like a mental patient.

So I want a not-crazy expensive vehicle with all-weather capability I can
drive for daily if I want, but occasionally put a 4k or 5k tow behind and be
able to get over the steeper Cascade passes (US Rts. 2 and 20) once or twice
a year on clear roads, as well as short excursions locally.  And I don't
want a pick-up.   The 100-series Land Cruiser (4.7l V8) has done this job
really well the past few years, but as an occasional vehicle I'd like to
have a 4.5l I6 80-series (94 to 97).  I discovered that, short of a diesel
Ford Excursion, the Toyota Land Cruiser is one of the best non-pickup tow
vehicles you can get.  Budget puts me into the late 80 series instead of the
100 series.

Bryan




On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 9:30 PM, <cobram at juno.com> wrote:

> Bryan Kamerer <kamerer at gmail.com> writes:
>
> > I'm glad this coming up, too.  Because I'm in the early stage of
> > ID'ing a
> > new vehicle for a special purpose, and I've narrowed it down to 1994
> > to 1997
> > Toyota Land Cruisers.  It reminds me only the latter two of those
> > four years is OBDII, and that's worth a small premium.
>
> That all depends on which state you live in.  No ODBII and you're exempt
> from inspection, they just make sure your horn and brakes work, no
> emissions etc.  Some '95's may have OBDII, it was the transition year.
>
> What "special purposes" do you have in mind..enquiring minds want to
> know.  ;-)
>
>
> BCNU,
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