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Or westy syncro???? Hmmm?
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Unimog.
Not mine.Saw this at Rice Hill RV park couple years ago.It started life as a Forrest service? water tank/fire truck
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Diesel Blazers do not grow on trees, that is for sure. They are highly sought after by a lot of people, especially the WVO crowd. I went looking for a M1009 CUCV (diesel Blazer) a couple of years ago. I started looking on Government Liquidation and found, at least at that time, that all M1009s were sold out of a couple bases in the Southern US. There were none on the West Coast. I ended up buying the San Bernardino County fire chief's former command vehicle, an '87 diesel Blazer with 78k original miles. My intent was to do a vegetable oil conversion on it as I'm friends with Chris that owns Frybrid. I've decided that I'm not going to complete that project as after quitting my job to be self-employed I don't drive nearly enough to justify the hassle of dealing with WVO.
As far as 6.2s being junk, they really aren't. Actually they are quite robust engines and run forever if taken care of. The blocks do crack, that is their weakness. EVERY 6.2 needs a main girdle kit like this one <broken link removed> installed to prevent cracks from starting or getting worse. For a couple hundred dollars and a few hours under the truck you never have to worry about it again!
(BTW, if anybody wants to buy a rust free, low miles diesel K5 on 35s shoot me a PM!)
My H3 is just the Adventure (Lockers)Landcruiser.
And you can see out of it.
Now I just feel oldThis thread was 9 years old.
It seems Toyota is still the benchmark of reliability.I'd appreciate your input on this:
My wife and I are preparing to buy a fairly large chunk of land; roads are likely to be "logging" quality, but we are sure to want to be able to go off road as well. Mind, we are not contemplating "wheeling". It has been over 10 years that we've had a 4wd vehicle, so I am a bit out of the loop, so to speak.
We've formerly owned a 1979 Suburban K20 (sorry I sold that!) and we really like the utility of it, but might want something a little smaller. Pickups are fine, not sure about SUVs as most do not seem perform well off-road.
Above all I want it to reliable and dependable. Reasonable purchase price is nice, decent mileage does not hurt either.
Ideas?
Thanks
It seems Toyota is still the benchmark of reliability.
A RAV4 is the first thing that comes to mind, but there are several 4by's available through them. Check their website and see what best suits your needs.
Dean
Yep, told cha so.Wow! I posted this thread in...2010! Nearly 10 years later and still getting replies.
I eventually did buy a Toyota Tacoma, but it took me until early 2017. Picked up a lightly 2012 Tacoma TRD OR with 4000(!) miles for a crazy good deal. It has served me well through two household moves and an epic trip to Baja -- took a few weeks off before starting a new job.
Cheers,
DJM
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WTH just happened? LOLNice to know you consider your mother-in-law when making vehicle purchases, DB.