Help! Land Cruiser exRHD or Nissan Safari LHD

[Olive Drab]

meron sa angeles
meron sa san fernando..

[Usting]

We've got a conv. LC80, 92 model. Ang masasabi ko lang okey naman ang performance nya. Madali lang syang idrive dahil nga auto trans, sa mga ahunan mukhang di uurong. Magaling ang build quality nya at with that age wala ni kaunting rust kang makikita.

Ang ayaw ko lang ay medyo nahihinaan ako sa brake pero okey na rin, also yong pipes leading to the aircon vents behind the dashboard are loose at di gumagana yong vent selector ng a/con.

Sa mga choices na pinagpipilian mo LC ang pipiliin ko kahit conv. pa to. About reliability, what can you expect from a used vehicle, swertehan lang, madali namang i-fix ang makina. Anyway how much nga pala yong tinitingnan nyong LC at anong age nito? Good luck.

[afrasay]

LHD Patrol. Daming parts, mura and sigurado sa safety. You don't have to bring the parts for replacement pag bibili ka, therefore maliit ang down time mo. Pero... maganda ang LC, like yun kay LC80 all orig LHD conversion/dashboard kit ang nakakabit peor malaki ang dagdag sa cost.

[Olive Drab]

kaya nga kami ni Kimster magpapalit nalang Patrol..

[kimpOy]

hahaha ikaw lang ECG, bigay mo na lang sa akin ang BJ41 mo he..he

[Jeepcruizerph]

Originally posted by kimpOy
hahaha ikaw lang ECG, bigay mo na lang sa akin ang BJ41 mo he..he

jack en poy

pag pinamigay yan hehe

[Olive Drab]

Jeepcruizerph & Kim,
kayo lang eh.. basta anytime willing akong makipag-swap sa mga sasakyan ninyo :-)

[rukawa]

Tanong lang, san ba yan bidding sa subic, bidding ba? gusto ko kse mabisita minsan e, tsaka pano mag participate? parang ang mumura ng SUV's, meron din local?

[kingmarc]

original pa din for me...for the money, you can get a low mileage nissan patrol safari...dun ka na sa original at may kasa for repairs...

[luckytruck]

totoo bang mahal ang parts nang nissan? or is it kung sa casa ka lang ng nissan is where it is expensive?

andy

[Ungas]

Di naman ganun kamahal mag maintain ng Patrol. An oil filter costs Php350x2, compared to other brand/model which is Php800/piece.

Well, if you will compare maintaining it to a light sedan, malaki talaga ang difference. :D

[phillipogi]

guys here's the CONCLUSION:

After (almost) 1 week of research, going back to Subic 3x in a week, and after roving around the city looking for 2nd hand cars, parts, shops, and the like, and looking at classified ads and forums everyday; the decisions made by my dad (thru my report) are:

1. Go to Subic tomorrow, to be at the bidding (United Auctioneers) to watch and get our P100,000 bid bond deposit.

2. Purchase a Land Cruiser 80 from the auction if and only if the price is less than P550,000.

3. If not, purchase a converted Land Cruiser 80 (from a very reputable source), completely converted and warranted, for a higher price.

4. If unsuccessful, look for a 2nd hand 1997 and up Nissan Safari.

This is after considering that buying a land cruiser 80 from the auction at a price less than 550T, and doing the convertion on our own would be a reasonable alternative.

But if the price of the bid exceeds the amount, it would be impractical for us to do the work, thus it would be better if we purchase a newer model LC80 converted from a reputable source (a relative's close friend) at a higher price, but is a ready to use unit. This unit would be a newer model than those auctioned at Subic. Different sources say that the Land Cruiser 80 built between 1989 and 1992 are the ones with small brake rotors at front, thus have a weak brake than the models made between 1993 to 1998, when Toyota corrected the problems. The model being eyed is a Turbo Diesel version, 5 seater w/0 dual aircon.

This would be the case unless the purchase fails due to some circumstances, looking for a 1997 and above Nissan Safari (local version), which is also cheaper than the Land Cruiser (both from bid or the ready LHD) would be the last alternative.

Thanks very much for all the answers and comments! All the comments were used in the decision, it just happen that my dad likes the LC more than the Safari, whatever the cost and age.

[phillipogi]

Originally posted by rukawa
Tanong lang, san ba yan bidding sa subic, bidding ba? gusto ko kse mabisita minsan e, tsaka pano mag participate? parang ang mumura ng SUV's, meron din local?

mura talaga but you need to be patient para makuha mo yung ayos pa. 2 ang malaking auction sa Subic, United Auctioneers at Asia International Auctioneers. meron din mga smaller ones. Just pay the bid bond (deposit, which is refundable naman) to get a bid book and chance to bid sa auction day. But its better if you inspect the units you are interested before paying the deposit. May mga left hand drive units talaga dun, mostly european luxo cruisers and sports cars. galing japan din yung mga yun.

[tebs]

phillipogi,
pwedeng patingin na rin kung may mga samurai or jimny box type units dun, and how much they cost. pakuha na rin ng mga specs. thanks!

good luck sa pagkuha ng lc80. dream truck ko rin yan e

[ondoy]

Suggestion:

If you go for the diesel-powered LC80, (which I think you should), choose the unit with either the 1HD-FT or 1HD-FTE, 24-valve engine. Forget the 1HD-T or 1HZ engine. The latter is an underpowered N.A. while the former is notorious in Oz for several documented cases of con-rod bearing failures. While nobody has yet raised hell here, it's better to be in the safe side than be sorry.:mad:

Just my 2 cents....

[OTEP]

"Fixed-up" ex-JDM LC80's usually fetch around Php 850k in San Fernando, Pampanga.

[Olive Drab]

sa hula ko Safari ang makukuha ni phillipogi..

[Ungas]

Lakas magdasal nung mama o!

[phillipogi]

galing ako subic kahapon...grabe wala ako naiuwi!!! hehehe!! ang mahal din ng kuha nila sa mga Land Cruiser, umabot din ng 620-680 ang 1990 1HD-T land Cruiser! di na ako kumuha.

tebs;
walang samurai eh, pero may mga jimny box dun, i just didnt get the price ng bid kasi na-late ako dumating ng konti eh. sorry.

about the safari, i've seen one, 1995 model, 81T milage, dark green (parang olive eh), super kinis and kintab, very well maintained, fetching at 580T neg. pa. pwede na ba price or mahal pa yan?

[Ungas]

Baba mo pa sa 550K yan, a 1997 Patrol model was being sold for 650K.

Check if it has dual AC and front facing thrid row seat.