Diesel Land Cruiser thoughts?

[Houndoc]

After far too many posts talking about and asking advice on up grading my trail rig, after a better than usual meeting with my accountant has me finally ready to actually do something about it.

80 & 100 series Land Cruisers and properly built Tacoma are my main interests (my wife is partial to Defender 110 as well) so if you hear of anything please let me know.

But, to be more specific, one LC I was looking at online is a 1994 UK import with 4.2L turbo diesel (1HDT). Not very familiar with this motor and wonder what thoughts can be shared- esp. reliability, fuel use etc.

 

[bryson]

As with any vehicle, it's all about maintenance and use history, and I'd rely on that more than anything. But, the 1HDT is a very common and very reliable engine - it's the diesel that most US "Land Cruiser guys" lust for. I'm sure @cruiseroutfit will have more info for you...