On Sun, 21 Jul 2013 12:13:35 -0400, Brooklyn1
> wrote:

>On Sun, 21 Jul 2013 13:04:52 +1000, Jeßus > wrote:
>>Yep, my Landcruiser ute just lurves drinking fuel - it has the dreaded
>>3F petrol engine, yours would have the later 4.5L. I also have mine
>>on dual fuel (petrol and gas) which helps a lot with running costs.
>>The LC diesel engines are a lot better. I don't take mine large
>>distances unless I have to, mostly just getting firewood and use
>>around the property.
>
>Aren't petrol and gas synonymous?

Sorry, forgot about that...

We have petrol and gas - as in real gas - AKA LPG or propane as an
alternative (vehicle needs modification).

>Mine has a straight six, Landcruisers didn't come with a V-8 back
>then, but has more than enough power and plenty of low end torque.
>Gets 14 MPG whether highway or city. When I bought in 1990 gas cost
>under a buck, I didn't even consider the MPG. It has just under
>90,000 miles, hardly broken in... most of the milage was put on before
>I retired, now I do a lot more driving on my tractors. Diesel prices
>dropped from $4.40/gal to $4.20/gal last week.. I use ten gallons each
>week to mow my lawn.

10 gallons? Thats a lot of grass...
Then again, my Murray rideo-on mower went through a whole tank if I
did all the lawn on the property when I first moved here. Forget how
many gallons but it's probably not dismilar to you when I think about
it. I ended up converting most of my lawn into pasture, I don't need
or want two acres of lawn Am actually considering selling the
ride-on now.

>Last week my Landcruser was in the shop to have
>a new water pump installed, cost almost $800... I can't buy a new
>Landcruiser or any new vehicle for $800.

What the... $800!? I can't even begin to understand why it should cost
that much. A water pump should take less than an hour to fit and the
pump itself here would be well under $200... they must have at least
used a genuine Toyota pump.

>In 1990 I drove it out the
>door for $27,000... today a new Landcruiser goes for well over
>$80,000... I'll keep maintaining it.

Yeah, theyre a great vehicle and worth hanging onto.

>Here's an old photo I scanned:
>http://i42.tinypic.com/33vydf9.jpg

Aha, that's what we here call and 80 series, very common here.

Here's mine, sorry its the best I could find at short notice... the
little Suzuki is in the way:
http://www.hostpic.org/images/1307220207110099.jpg