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Vehicle Specification
| Toyota Vx | |
| 1993/180K miles | |
| Heavy duty for the rear | |
| 170 ltrs | |
| 120 litrs in the trailer | |
| We filtered, and had no problems. Looked for boar water always. | |
| 2 on the roof-top. 3 in the trailer | |
| Tracks 4 Africa | |
| Gas on the rings on the trailer | |
| Extended tow bar to handle the trailer. | |
| Safe inside the car | |
| High lift jack, tow rope and winch. Sand tracks and shovels. | |
| Yes | |
| Draw system, 80 ltr freezer | |
| Used sealed tub and put it on the roof for clothes |
Five Quick Questions
Best Gadget
Freezer. Definitely the freezer.
Best Space Saver
Can't do without...
Trips Planned
No more at the moment - challenge is to sit in one place for 5 years or so!
Dream Vehicle
The Landcruiser is our dream vehicle. We now are trying to sell it - wrong car for the uk roads. :-(
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toyota landcruiser
Toyota Vx (1993/180K miles)by Pindoria
Great reliable vehicle. Very little rust. Draw system. Just loved it!
What made you choose this one?
Reliable, comfort value
Main criteria for this project?
Bearing in mind I'm a mum of 3 kids - I wanted comfort from cape town to UK. Also strong enough to pull heavy 4x4 trailer ... and reliable.
Modifications undertaken?
The first landcruiser overheated. The second one was able to pull the 4x4 trailer all the way through Africa, ME and Europe.
We used it as it was - except we had trouble working out the role of the second battery. We changed the 24v starter to 12v to go with the one battery, but once we were back in Europe had to replace the 2nd battery and the 24v starter.
How does it perform?
Excellent performance.
What would you do differently?
The battery gave us grief - now we know how to handle it, but it took time. We changed the
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Noticed a particular type of light blue T-Shirt in one of your photos - I have one of those too! Strugglnig to get enough time off to travel much at the moment due to work committments, but one day...!
Guy