Seriously Asking - Was this FJ62 a BAD BUY?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ม.ค. 2022
- We thought we bought my wife the perfect Landcruiser Fj62, freshly restored interior, amazing paint, almost zero rust. It was the first car she was actually interested in and proud of. But then we found out the hard way, don't let yourself get distracted when buying an older car. I missed something major which left us stranded Christmas day. Desiree's new beloved Landcruiser went from Brad Pitt to Money Pit real quick. #landcruiser
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Max, thanks for being out there making the high variance choices. Sometimes you win and get amazing vistas and family adventures. Other times you get Korean hot dogs for Christmas. If living life as an adventure was easy and always worked we'd all be doing it. Thanks for the ups and downs.
I like how an oil pump on the raptor is nbd but a transmission on an 33 year old car shits out and THAT'S THE LAST STRAW
dont stress it. put a new trans in it, fresh brakes all around and let the wife drive it. aint no thing...
A few things here:
Maxx, Sorry to hear about your problems with the LC.......I too purchased what I thought to be a great deal 1984 FJ60 LC which turned out to be nothing more than an underpowered money pit. Also, my wife never lets me forget about that situation, and I've learned my lesson about buying used 4wd vehicles. Hope it all works out for you and keep up the great videos ! Joe
LS swop it with a 6L80. You will have all the fun and the parts at hand 👍
Hi Max, new to your channel. We recently went through a similar situation with our FJ43 Land Cruiser. We bought it a little more than 2 years ago and only had it 8 months before the rings went and lost compression in 4 cylinders. The beast was still running on 2 cylinders. Ultimately, the original 2F engine could not be rebuilt b/c the gaps in the bearings were too great and really the cylinders had been rebored a few times already. So we sourced another very clean 2F engine from a 1986 FJ60 out your way in Spokane, shipped it east, fully rebuilt it and she’s finally up and running. It’s a labor of love that can be tough on the wallet for sure, but I have no regrets and would do it again. As others have stated, if you love it, then it’s worth the headaches and expense. I’m a firm believer of gauging wealth, success and happiness from the width of a smile. Hope it all works out for you man. Keep cranking and having fun!
I'll give you my best advice. At this busy time in your life, you need one vehicle that has the following characteristics: Late model, with good parts availability, and a local mechanic or dealership that is familiar with servicing it. Your wife needs to be comfortable driving it. It needs to fit your whole family. I'd recommend something that is not extremely fast, or extremely capable off road, so that it does not get used hard like your other toy vehicles. It needs to be ready to go to your mom's or the store at any time. It's a family vehicle, not a toy. Juggle your fleet however you need to in order to obtain this family vehicle. After you have one vehicle in the fleet that is always ready for this family duty, you can decide what to do with the rest of them. As for the Land Cruiser specifically, it's not worth much broken, so I'd suggest fixing it. After that, you need to recognize that parts availability will be more of a hurdle than with some other options. You will need to be able to carry on without difficulty if the LC goes out of service for a few weeks here and there.
Lol, the smile on your face after you pull up in the Subi with the blowoff valve doing its thing was priceless.
I have the same fj62 the af440 is a great transmission if serviced from new. as most older vehicles have changed hands few times and folks get use to driving and doing very little to these trucks. once you get transmission fixed and transfer case fixed all the other stuff is very straight forward. these trucks 5-6 years ago were 9-15 k depending on condition, now they are fetching 15k for bottom to 45k for super clean examples so i would take care of it and i promise you will get all you money out of it. Keep it and enjoy.
Maxx I really hope you see this and take the advice of cutting your losses and selling it. Even if you sell it for 20k, you can still get something modern and slightly used and with warranty. Don’t go down the rabbit hole with this one too. You guys need a reliable family vehicle. DES needs a RELIABLE family vehicle
Keep your heads up you will get through it and believe it or not if you get the land cruiser up and it’s a plus for the wifey and family and great content for the channel. It will pay off 👍🏽
Comments going hard, guys just keep in mind Des could have just as easily of said I want a new 4 runner or Rav4 because Toyotas. From the sounds of it she wanted the FJ. It might have been restored but most restoration projects skip drive train and just fix up the body. People also assume it was an impulse buy even though you had been wanting/ looking for one for a while. Even New cars shit the bed but warranty’s are nice until said warranty claim get rejected because modded vehicle lol.
That is such a tough position to be in. I've definitely been there before. I bought a diesel truck that ended up being a money pit, but had I had enough money to finish it, it would have been a great vehicle. Fj's are awesome vehicles, and if you can afford to fix it and get it reliable, it could be an amazing vehicle for your wife and family. It's just that initial cost that you have to get past. Plus, I believe it will most certainly gain value over the years. Any type of cool vintage toyota 4x4 will only increase in value over time....in my opinion. Good luck Max!
I’ve had my truck for 12 years. The first three were rough - too many repairs to list here. Very few issues over the next nine years. Sometimes perseverance does pay in sticking with a vehicle despite its issues.
Once you get it fixed, it’ll be solid. It looks like it’s in really good shape besides the mechanics. It’s also an investment. I’d sell the Raptor to pay for all the work.
Hang in there Max! I feel it was a good purchase and a great gesture. Everything will work out in the end,and you and Dez will look back one day and laugh about it. Plus it makes for a great story!
This video is so relatable on so many levels. Hope all is well!
I still dont get why you dont have more subs, I literally look out for your videos every week and think they are done very well. Crazy the youtube algorithm doesnt spread it more.
That could make a funny Christmas movie 😂 glad you made it!