Spotted for sale in San Francisco is a 1990 Toyota Bandeirante Land Cruiser for $34,950
Left Hand Drive
CA Registered
1990 Toyota Bandeirante. Imported from Brazil. LHD. Previous owner did an overhaul and (sadly) added LED headlights, sprayed the under carriage (some signs of surface rust dust but no signs of corrosion) , clutch, and an overhaul on the engine. The importer performed an alignment, oil change, replaced rear main seal (small leak upon receiving), and added some mediocre A/T tires by Deestone (I never heard of the brand but assume it is on the level of Hankook).
I felt and looked at the roof seal and no bubbling. Some surface rust dust on window frames. Unsure of paint, but assume its repaint. I will go back with paint meter and test levels and search for Bondo at the known rust spots.
Original Mercedes Benz OM-364 4.0L Naturally Aspirated 4-cylinder diesel and geared to a 4-speed manual transmission with a 2H/4H/4L transfer case. In my humble opinion, this is a cumbersome transmission to wheel in…but I only drove it 2x, perhaps it is an acquired taste.
This has been registered in California.
Rear left shock/strut needs replacing.
Needs carpet…or not.
What do you think?