just updating to my previous thread about my current car (thread too old to update)
https://forums.d2jsp.org/topic.php?t=81141413&f=140


Currently 210,000 and was told my crankshaft needs to be replaced soon.

Had the car appraised at local Toyota dealership and price was $1,200... which imo makes no sense.

Think I'll just drive it until it absolutely breaks down.... Price I was given for complete fix on my corolla was $600... is it worth fixing it for $600 or is fixing the car not worth it anymore? No problems yet, just want to be cautious
At what point does fixing my corolla become no longer reasonable? It will probably be at 250k miles by the end of the summer. My brakepads are surprisingly finishing very often, almost every 3months they seem to be needing a replacement.



I looked around cars.com and saw that the price of a Toyota Land Cruiser 100-series nearly 20 years old at 150k miles goes for $10,000.... (and this is the most reasonably priced one I see... rest at $8,000 for 180,000+ miles)

That seems a little insane to me, although I love the look of the car and the personal experience of driving a Toyota with very minimal problems, this price just seems insane. How much of this price is honest and how much is it completely inflated?
The "toyota reliability" and the current SUV craze I can see how the price is going over the top a bit... however I do know that these land cruisers were built to last for 30years and the cost at the time was $50,000 in ~2002.

Price of $10,000 seems reasonable to an extent considering all that but... is it insane to buy a used 150k 20year old land cruiser for $10,000??

This post was edited by HouseofGuards on Dec 23 2019 04:32pm

-$600 into a $1200 car does not make sense
-brake pads going every 3 months is probably because you have a seized caliper piston or slider pins, or the rotors are not being replaced or resurfaced and are chewing through the pads. Either way whoever is doing the brakes for you, they should probably not do it for you anymore.
-yes it is absolutely insane to spend $10,000 on a land cruiser of that year/kms

Go for a Rav 4 or Crv, or if you want, an Acura is also solid for an suv. Best of luck in the new car hunt and happy holidays.

I agree . your pads wearing out so fast usually bad calipher or uneven rotors.

Putting 600 in a car for repair is normal man. How much of it is labor?

Also imo. 600 is 2 or 3 car payments for a 10k SUV.

So 600 is cheap. You don't need full coverage in my state atleast cuz ur car is paid. If you get a new used SUV full coverage insurance will be an arm.

Sometimes you gotta ride with what ya got.
Long ad you can safely get to point a to point b.

Pm me if any ?s do the best i can to help

Happy holidaya

I would say go witht he $600 on the repairs, much easier cheaper than a new car. And like Mega said, I view it as if you get 2 months out of it, it pays for itself.


As for the Land Cruiser, seems way expensive. I wouldn't consider paying $10k on that, hell at $5k I would still be hesitant/pass

Have you checked like Craigslist/CarGurus/Facebook to see If you can find one cheaper with less miles?

hell yeah my man is right

You don't daily drive a classic Land Cruiser, unless you are Adam Savage.

i'll buy your land cruiser.... always wanted an outback off roader. So it needs a crank rebuild with os rods and mains? EZ. definitly worth the hassle.

today's the day it happened

little over 265k miles and the exhaust givng problems. returning from a 150mile trip and the exhaust pipe in the back started dangling, massive amount of noise, and took solid 15seconds going from 55mph to 65mph

the crankshaft i never got fixed and looking at it now seems like exhaust might be $350 with service??

just move on and use this car as downpayment for a camry ?

This post was edited by HouseofGuards on May 22 2020 09:01pm

I had the brakes replaced for a final time around january and just now starting to feel a little soft at times. I think the place I was going to earlier was a little sketch.
I went elsewhere based on the posts here and mentioned it and they said they'll look into it.

thx for tip and looking back glad I held off. ended up not doing getting that fixed just delayed it.