Hi, just joined up last night as have been on the look out for a nice VX 80, and most of my searches led me to this site, so out of the few this is my choice!.
I did have a nice Grey VX 80 back in 2006 it was a N reg 4.5 Petrol with a gas conversion, was a great truck and loved every minute of driving, but sold it not long after as my local garages didn't do LPG at the time and was not cost effective on Petrol, so sadly sold for a L322.
Now I am looking for a good tow vehicle (legal 3.5t) and thought of only a few options, a Daihatsu Fourtrak 2.8 LWB, but sadly most if not all are now rotten, Isuzu 3.1 SWB, but again all in such a poor state, so has left me with the Landcruiser VX 80 again!.
Have been having a look around and what a choice there seems to be out of the few offered, it seems to me its either near to a very good example as possible, or a complete wreck, both in mechanics and bodywork, there's not much "in the middle" if that makes sence....why is it that people treat them so bad?....
I am looking for a 4.2 TD with some good history and at the moment not too fussed if its manual or an auto, I am going to be using mainly for towing, so maybe a forum member can advise how they get on if they are a "tower" like myself....
I have seen on here a nice looking Black one that I am now going to enquire about, but being a new member I can not PM the chap.
I will see if I can post a wanted ad, as someone out there must have a good known example for sale?...
Anyways, glad to be here.
I did have a nice Grey VX 80 back in 2006 it was a N reg 4.5 Petrol with a gas conversion, was a great truck and loved every minute of driving, but sold it not long after as my local garages didn't do LPG at the time and was not cost effective on Petrol, so sadly sold for a L322.
Now I am looking for a good tow vehicle (legal 3.5t) and thought of only a few options, a Daihatsu Fourtrak 2.8 LWB, but sadly most if not all are now rotten, Isuzu 3.1 SWB, but again all in such a poor state, so has left me with the Landcruiser VX 80 again!.
Have been having a look around and what a choice there seems to be out of the few offered, it seems to me its either near to a very good example as possible, or a complete wreck, both in mechanics and bodywork, there's not much "in the middle" if that makes sence....why is it that people treat them so bad?....
I am looking for a 4.2 TD with some good history and at the moment not too fussed if its manual or an auto, I am going to be using mainly for towing, so maybe a forum member can advise how they get on if they are a "tower" like myself....
I have seen on here a nice looking Black one that I am now going to enquire about, but being a new member I can not PM the chap.
I will see if I can post a wanted ad, as someone out there must have a good known example for sale?...
Anyways, glad to be here.