These things are scarce as hen's teeth around here and when you find one priced reasonably it's because some teenager owned it last and thrashed it climbing rocks and mud-bogging. I've been casually looking for a year or more.

1 owner 93
base model. Power NOTHING, 22RE 5spd. Stereo and AC ..simple as pie
220K miles but upper engine redone 5K ago. New head, valves, etc. No leaks, good power
records since new. Meticulous service. Every oil change is documented.
paint is oxidized, like I care.
I haven't sorted it yet so it'll be staying on the ranch till I trust it.
I owned an 86 a long time ago and have always missed it. Although 8 years newer, this one doesn't appear to be remarkably different.

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84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold
04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

What is it? Some form of Toyota?

- Peter.

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Formerly...
2000 GMC Sonoma
1981 240D 4spd stick. 347000 miles. Deceased Feb 14 2021
2002 Kia Rio. Worst crap on four wheels
1981 240D 4spd stick. 389000 miles.
1984 123 200
1979 116 280S
1972 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
1971 108 280S

So, can anyone recommend a forum that is populated by more, how to say it delicately, mature enthusiasts?

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84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold
04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

Same thing is on our "if one presents itself cheap" list to own some day..... congrats!

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1961 220b: first project car - sold.
2000 CLK 430: first modern Benz - sold.
2001 CLK 55: OMG the torque!!! - sold
1972 280SE 4.5: Baby Gustav
1991 300TE 4Matic: Gretel the Snow Bunny - sold
1978 300SD: Katz the Free Man - given away
1980 Redhead: Darling Wife

I can't recommend a forum, but I know there are some good ones. My wife ran the wheels off of a '98 4 Runner. It was probably the most trouble free vehicle we ever owned. In 200,000 miles the ONLY repair was a starter. Everything else I did was strictly preventive maintenance. Unfortunately it had a timing belt, so that was a little extra maintenance.

The ones like yours with a timing chain are top notch in the reliability area. Looks? IMHO not good. Trim, paint, etc.? Less than optimum. The important thing is that they will keep on going like the Energizer Bunny.

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2001 SLK 320 six speed manual
2014 Porsche Cayenne six speed manual

Annoy a Liberal, Read the Constitution

Looks like the perfect ranch vehicle to me! AC, cloth and nothing else. Is that carpet (hard to tell on my crappy, dust-covered screen )? If so, ditch it for rubber then you can just hose it out.

They are reliable as heck but it has always amazed me at how well they hold their value. I suppose, like you said, it's the lift-and-beat-on crowd that keeps the prices high.

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

Good catch.

Best small pickup trucks in the whole world.

Indestructible.

terrorist tested.

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

Yeah, it won't pull a horse trailer but I have my Ford for that. It's carpet sadly. Maybe I'll take it out. I'll probably also take the cap off and find a cage or rack for it. A shell doesn't really fit my purposes. The 4x versions seem to bottom out around 2K no matter what condition they're in or how many miles they have. Good ones are rarely for sale in these parts although you see them on the road all the time. I'm hoping motors are still as cheap to replace as they used to be. I remember putting a reman 22RE in my 86 for about 1500 dollars including labor and a 4 year warranty. That was 20 years ago though, so I'm sure it's gone up some.

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84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold
04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

It's a toyota pickup, they're all over phoenix, mostly jacked up and stupid looking driven by DBs with lots of tatoos and guaged ears. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

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84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold
04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

They can be had around here, but prices are never reasonable. Top Gear tried to kill a diesel one a few years ago and couldn't. A friend of mine bought one new in the early 90's and still has it. It's still running perfectly with no major work.

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 401,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 26,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.
99 Mazda Miata 183,xxx miles.

Be very wary of rust! They recalled a bunch of older toyota trucks due to some design flaw that made them rust out a few years back. Up here in the rust belt they are VERY hard to find clean, most are beyond repair (though they run fine usually)

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Current stable:
- 2004 Mazda RALLYWANKEL
- 2007 Saturn sky redline
- 2004 Explorer...under surgery.

Past: 135i, GTI, 300E, 300SD, 300SD, Stealth

this a Hilux (sp?) ?

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1987 300TD 311,000M Stolen. Presumed destroyed

Rust is not a factor in most parts of texafornia--cept east/south of dallas , or the left coast.
Nice score.

Zero rust, it's a CA truck since new, in AZ 4 years.

Hilux? I guess so, I've read they still call them that in other countries but don't believe they've been called that in the U.S. since the 70s or 80s. My 86 didn't say Hilux on it anywhere.
Wish I could get my hands on a diesel one, but they are almost non-existent.

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84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold
04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

One of the best little trucks ever built in my opinion. Does the a/c work? It may take r12. Don't remember right off the top of my head.

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