Thread: BJ73 Landcruiser

Originally Posted by gimp

Legitimate joys of an old vehicle: I could fix it myself with 50 bucks in parts if I didn't want it overnight, with a 14mm spanner, rather than a check engine light -> expensive trip to the dealer -> another expensive trip to the dealer when they read the ambiguous OBDII code and replaced the wrong parts the first time.

Yeah definitely has been wound back.

Yep my take on it is you either have to get "old" like yours so you can fix it yourself or "new or in warranty" so when SHTF someone else is paying.
The market is a bit slow to catch on but mark my words watch the resale of the modern diesels plummet as people get caught with massive maintenance bills.
Already the last of the "bugger" hiluxes are worth more than the first of the "sheep shagger"...this trend will continue throughout the brands and models.

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Yep my take on it is you either have to get "old" like yours so you can fix it yourself or "new or in warranty" so when SHTF someone else is paying.
The market is a bit slow to catch on but mark my words watch the resale of the modern diesels plummet as people get caught with massive maintenance bills.
Already the last of the "bugger" hiluxes are worth more than the first of the "sheep shagger"...this trend will continue throughout the brands and models.

The difficulty with a lot of the older models is they are getting scarce. If you do get one someone else often wants to steal it.

I went newer than I really wanted just so I could get something.

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Yep my take on it is you either have to get "old" like yours so you can fix it yourself or "new or in warranty" so when SHTF someone else is paying.
The market is a bit slow to catch on but mark my words watch the resale of the modern diesels plummet as people get caught with massive maintenance bills.
Already the last of the "bugger" hiluxes are worth more than the first of the "sheep shagger"...this trend will continue throughout the brands and models.

Considered hocking everything I own to get a VDJ76. Realised potential maintenance costs if the injectors or pump went would then bankrupt me