It's like the 1st gen rav4 w/ a land cruiser badge on it.

Suzuki J Wagon 😂

Land rovers are cool. But gangsters roll in a g waggon

James this is a sweet channel. I’d love to hear more simply about driving a right hand drive vehicle. Importing a Japanese vehicle, specifically a Toyota, has always crossed my mind but the RHD always scares me off

Looks like a gen 2 SWB Mitsubishi Montero, I own one...

I like this 🙂

DAMD always has cool and quirky kits. They got one that transforms a gt86 into an Aston replica and i think they also do a Jimny Defender kit too

That is hilarious and I love it!!!

The Century is more my preferred part of the past, but this thing is cool as hell and I had NEVER heard of it. Cool find.

Looks like an older Gen Rav4, but the 90 series being on an actual truck platform, even though it's on a lite duty playform

Even hatch back cars are often called 3-doors just FYI. And hatches with "four doors" are often called FIVE doors.

No, James. You screw up bringing it from Japan . . .here in Venezuela you’ll get it until 2009 and with the steering wheel on the left

All models made in Venezuela were gasoline 3RZ-FE 2.7L inline 4 with manual 5 speed transmission

Here in venezuela there were very common, you cannot program find the for less than 15k

Hell yes!

Here in Colombia there is a ton of Prado 3 and 5 doors, being the 5 doors even cheaper

Damn scratch that paint

If Katsushika Hokusai drove a vehicle, it would be this 3-door 90-series.

3L engine used in Prado may be the same with the one in Hilux LN166.. Not so powerful in highway drive but relatively low maintenance cost .. 😊

When you delete the EGR you increase EGTs at lower RPMs. On my 4M40T diesel Pajero 3 door I've decided against deleting the EGR but we will see how long that decision lasts

I daily drive a manual 5VZ 3 Door in and around Seattle and the lowest MPGs I've gotten is 14.4 but overall I average right around 16.5 with 33inch tires and a 2 inch lift. Love it to death!

Cries in commiefornia because all we are allowed to drive are pos libtard cars

Glad to see you still have the 78 Prado!

Which Upgarage was this? I hit three of the ones near Tokyo and this one seems larger than the ones I went to

The price of Nair, and short shorts just went through the roof 😂😂

A land cruiser I would like to know more about is how well they do or don't modernize, Bluetooth radio for one. And what if any maintenance is needed on them vs more newer cars. I know little about car in general and I think it would be a good primer for others like me

I need some JDM Honda jazz/Fit stuff.hopefully this place has a decent website.hells ya they do!

The plastic latch is where you insert the seatbelt buckle so that it’s not rattling when not in use

I highly recomend you import it from Colombia (known as Sumo) and Venezuela(known as Merú), there we have really good units and have some adventadge like left hand drive (like in USA) and the engine is the old-known 3rz-fe like the tacomas and t100 that you have in the Unites States. Also, all of them have manual transmision and that´s a plus.

That has to be the most Nimble Land Cruiser ever made.

They have a ball joint problem which can be nusty. Other than that, they are real work 🐴

I first saw these my first time in Ireland and fell in love instantly. I’ve been squirreling away money to get one state side. I also saw 2 door mitsubishi pajero… I need one of those too

What state do you livebin? Looks beaut

Woah i had no idea you did cars😮

The Mitsubishi Pajeros of the same era are an amazing alternative to LCs for similar capability and durability for less dollars.

Really enjoyed your discussion of the Shorty! But you may want to add something about the upper ball joint issue common to the 4Runner of the same era. Anyone buying a J9X should be aware of this significant issue.

I have one of these in the 4 door for sale that I have rebuilt/refreshed the top end of the motor on, replaced turbo, overhauled cooling system and suspension on, sitting on 33" Yokohama MTs if anyone is interested in one that is turn-key ready for overlanding/daily driving/adventures/whatever you want!

My daily is a 5 door with a 1KD-FTV, but with the steering wheel on the correct side lol

Automatic is killing the vibe.🫤

oh man I could spend hours in there. Need to find one of those inclinometer/elevation addons for old toyotas, people want like 300$ for them in the US! Also hunting an OEM mudflap with a hole cut for the exhaust. There is no chance I'll find that here.

Those tires suck on a toyota. Get a Toyo or Goodrich.

We got the 1KZ-T here in the 4runner in the uk, no ecu, manual fuel pump, basically poverty spec but ironically more bulletproof😉I fitted it in my LJ78

Blimey you are a spitting image of Roger Federer

Just FYI: EGR systems actually reduce combustion temps under normal operation (less available oxygen to burn in the cylinder). Heat buildup is only an issue when the engine is being overworked. If it were my car I'd install a full alloy radiator and a PCV oil/air separator. Also check out Total Chaos Fabrication for a solution to the lower ball joint issue!

There's an Up Garage in Garden Grove CA. It's not as big, but it's in the US. I'll have to go on the weekend.

It looks a lot like a first gen rav4. You can pick those up real cheap and restore them. Just saying

You are a great influence. I'm getting ready for my fourth car probably this year. I don't want to spend 85k on a GX550.

The 3 door version is quite rare in general.

I still want the J100 series LC but 3-door Prados are so nice

Its like the predecessor to my old Jeep Liberty CRD Diesel. A small turbo-diesel in a car this sized is just tons of fun.