confessions of weldaboy

[weldaboy88]

I BECAME ADDICTED TO TOYOTAS,I USED TO RESTORE LANDROVERS,I STILL OWN A 1962 SERIES 2A SWB,
AFTER BUYING MY FIRST 1989 2.4 TURBO DIESEL SURF I STARTED TO UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE CAN LOVE THEM,DESPITE MANY HORROR STORIES ABOUT THE OVERHEATING AND LACK OF POWER MY 2.4 JUST GOES AND GOES,I FULLY SERVICED IT,RAN IT ON VEG OIL ,THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THE DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL DOES NOT LIKE TOWING MY CARAVAN IN SCOTLAND ,,ALTHOUGH THE FLYWHEEL DID NOT FLICKER WHEN I TOWED SLIGHTLY MORE THAN THE LEGAL LIMIT ON A HIGH SPEED 450 MILE DASH,

I THEN DECIDED TO BUY A 3 LITRE AUTO,AND THEN A 3 LITRE MANUAL 4RUNNER CAME UP FOR SALE AND I COULD NOT RESIST IT ,its a long story and not for now,,.
AND THEN I GOT MY EYES ON A LANDCRUISER THAT WOULD NOT FLICKER AT TOWING MY CARAVAN,SO I BOUGHT IT,,1995 4.5 PETROL VX 8 SEATER,lpg,two tanks of gas later i calculate 8.9 mpg,,YES 8.9 MPG !!!,,,i ve been informed it should be 11 to 15.
SO HER IN DOORS HAS ORDERED ME TO SELL SOMETHING,
I CANT BRING MYSELF TO SELL MY 1989 2.4 SURF,ITS SOooooooooo RELIABLE ,EVERYTHING WORKS AND FOR WHAT SOMEONE WOULD EXPECT TO PAY FOR IT I COULD NOT REPLACE IT, AND IT DRIVES FAR BETTER THAN MY LANDCRUISER,MORE COMFORTABLE SEATING POSITION AND ITS ECOMONICAL.
AS A SECOND CAR THE HI - LUX RANGE CAN BE THE ULTIMATE ALLROUNDER AND THATS WHY I WILL ALWAYS KEEP ONE TUCKED AWAY for a rainy day:
Thanks for all the help and advice this site has brought me,,its the most informative forum by miles,lets keep it that way chaps and chapets..

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