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Well, here it is, my long awaited J100 Four/two Amazon. As you can see, its got a job to do, in and out of my field with my Ifor Williams 3.5 trailer and Giest Caravan. Also shifting motors from my works premises. The 90 is going for a clutch.
Prior to this, I always had a Land Rover, but proper ones, then ended up with a Discovery III V6 2.7 Manual with air suspension. Never again will I own anything from that stable of pretentious hand bags (fashion accessories, not a days work in any of them without a ponsy warning light coming on). Land Cruisers were coming through the door and they can be repaired, with normal tools. I dont have to go to a specialist with a computer, a £grand and the body lifting off. But then an Amazon came in for servicing. Well that was it, I had to have one. Three mile down the road I came across Valley 4x4, the in famous 'Cruiser King'. He had some tidy looking machines in, mainly petrol, but I wanted a 4.2 diesel. He had this one out of the way because of the corrosion in the sills and wings. Anyway, we did a deal and I drove it away, no complaints.
Spent six months underneath it. Chucked all the fancy suspension gubbins away. Fuel tank off. Cut the rust out and plated it back together.
I don't care for the dull maroon colour. On the Toyota colour chips, the red that we used is the next colour chip. I prefer it because it is a brighter maroon. I left the bonnet because it doesn't need painting and the dullness absorbs the bright sun light (thats my excuse).
Anyway, it played with that J90 climbing out of Mirfield . That big 'ol diesel played with it, as did the auto box. They do drive like a truck. It is not an SUV, it is a truck, feels more like a Scania with and American ease about the driving position. Not quite a Kenworth K-Wopper. Call it a T-Wopper !
I intend to keep this machine as long as the powers that be will still allow us to purchase diesel.
Prior to this, I always had a Land Rover, but proper ones, then ended up with a Discovery III V6 2.7 Manual with air suspension. Never again will I own anything from that stable of pretentious hand bags (fashion accessories, not a days work in any of them without a ponsy warning light coming on). Land Cruisers were coming through the door and they can be repaired, with normal tools. I dont have to go to a specialist with a computer, a £grand and the body lifting off. But then an Amazon came in for servicing. Well that was it, I had to have one. Three mile down the road I came across Valley 4x4, the in famous 'Cruiser King'. He had some tidy looking machines in, mainly petrol, but I wanted a 4.2 diesel. He had this one out of the way because of the corrosion in the sills and wings. Anyway, we did a deal and I drove it away, no complaints.
Spent six months underneath it. Chucked all the fancy suspension gubbins away. Fuel tank off. Cut the rust out and plated it back together.
I don't care for the dull maroon colour. On the Toyota colour chips, the red that we used is the next colour chip. I prefer it because it is a brighter maroon. I left the bonnet because it doesn't need painting and the dullness absorbs the bright sun light (thats my excuse).
Anyway, it played with that J90 climbing out of Mirfield . That big 'ol diesel played with it, as did the auto box. They do drive like a truck. It is not an SUV, it is a truck, feels more like a Scania with and American ease about the driving position. Not quite a Kenworth K-Wopper. Call it a T-Wopper !
I intend to keep this machine as long as the powers that be will still allow us to purchase diesel.
