I BOUGHT A CHEAP TOYOTA LAND CRUISER FOR £3,000!
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Today, I've bought a cheap Toyota Land Cruiser Colorado for just £3,000, let's see what it's like...
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Nothing beats a propper "Tonka Toy" Toyota. These landcruisers have lasted way beyond others that were made at the same time. Well worth restoring, cant wait to find out if you have "overspent" with this one.
Great point!
I would keep this one Matt, there can't be many left and certainly not a petrol one They are far more pleasant to drive than a grumbly diesel.@@HighPeakAutos
Not a proper Land Cruiser though this is a prado.
The "Propper" Landcruisers were massive beasts designed to cross desserts. This one is a more civilised one better suited to country lanes, but still highly desirable with a petrol engine, and vastly superior to a Freelander.
Its hard to find anything not superior to any LR/RR wheels 😂@Barbarapape
Imagine owning a land cruiser and never cruising the land
This is the perfect car for you Matt. If only everyone was able to look after their cars so well
lol, it was battered to f*** 🤣
What? No it wasn't
6:36 Matt: "Will it start?" Every Toyota owner out there: "Of course it will!". And it did.
This is well worth restoring and keeping Matt! It's pretty rare to find a one owner example of such a legend!
I agree. I think these will be commanding Land Rover prices soon!
Can’t wait for part 2. Love older Prados
Thanks. Me too
Yep it will be great
@@HighPeakAutosabsolutely love it! 😍 There's a home down in Somerset for this when your ready to let her go! Been looking for one for a while and who better to get one off 🤣👍
This was great to watch. Having viewed most of your content, I noticed a difference in your delivery with this one. You were genuinely excited about this car, and it showed. Petrol heads, we're all the same! When I buy a car inevitably it's miles away from home (distance is never an issue for the right one). My wife can tell by my inflection just how happy and excited I am. Love it. 😅
I appreciate that!
Hi Matt. Fellow car salesman here. I just love the Land cruisers! On my opinion the best 4x4 ever made. So great yo see you are going to save it ...will probably go on for another 20 odd years. A true motoring classic. You will never lose money on that car
I couldn't believe how smooth that engine ran when you fired it up. It's a brilliant engine. You literally stole this dude. Great buy. You should definitely keep it. And it would be a shame if it went to someone who doesn't value it. This car represents a level of engineering purity and commitment that is extinct today - all landcruisers are built in a completely separate manufacturing facility, far from other Toyota products. It's not just a car, it is one of history's greatest ever machines. The world literally revolves around this car in a big way. We just don't appreciate it here in Europe. It just needs a bucket load of bushings and mounts by the looks of things. That engine will go on for many years.
I don't think you can kill an old Toyota (remember Clarkson tried 🤣) Looked after right, I think they'll outlive you. My 17 year old Corolla runs like a dream and has never needed anything more than regular servicing and consumables. Really looking forward to the follow up video 😁
I so regret getting rid of my Corolla, it had done 200k miles and had only ever needed consumables. It went to Africa where it will probably live another 50 years. I now have a 25 year old Yaris for my kids to learn on, quarter of a century old, as reliable as the sunset!
Hold on to your Corolla! We have a 2021 Corolla self charging hybrid and it's been the most unreliable car we've owned. So far we've had a hybrid system failure, the lights stuck on, heater stuck on full - fan and max heat, rear wheel bearing and it's the worst build quality I've seen in all my recent cars. The RAC man told me they are the most reliable cars on the road, which I thought was a fun little fact whilst stranded. I'll never buy another Toyota. Yours will be the golden age of Toyota and you should keep it serviced and look after it. Back to Skoda for me.
I killed my '88 Corolla on a roundabout in the west of Ireland. However, it gave me good service. Bought for 400 quid, used loads for 2 years. 200 quid a year. Gave it to the scrappie for free. He gave it to a mechanic friend and I saw it back on the road a few weeks later.
The quality of these videos is phenomenal- I watch every single upload- thank you for your consistency!!
Great video, Matt. I liked the genuine smile on your face when you popped into the driver's seat. An awesome old beast, too. Greetings from Hungary 🙂
This is going to interesting for me to see how this plays out. My 1998 2.7ltr petrol Prado 1st fault which killed it was a blown head gasket at 285k. I am on my second one, a 2001 3lts diesel Colorado with currently 245k and still going strong.
That’s interesting there’s a 52 3lt colarado with 254 thousand miles at Penrith motor auction next week be interesting to see what it does mate
Awesome 😁
This is a great project 👍 looking forward to you doing what you really do so well Matt, that’s breathing new life into a car and massively overspending while you’re at it. Can’t see this being a particularly cheap one but definitely worth doing and keeping 😁
Hello Matt, really looking forward to seeing how this project ends. New style videos are really good. Thank you for taking the time to upload another video. Ged.
Looking forward to seeing more of this car Mat .Thanks for another great video
Funny that you upload a video about a older land cruiser as today I saw a 1993 one in green which had a diesel V6.Also your constant posting is to be commended for. Thnx for the great content
Glad the owner brought it you. You'll do it the justice that this solid Japanese beauty needs to continue.👌🏽
Yep ‘ it will never do what it was built for ‘ just a spin to the hairdresser 🙄
This was a great video Matt!!! Can't wait to see more from the old Land Cruiser
I ran an X Trail for 8 years and loved that but this is a top of the range model for that type of truck, another great video Matt look forward to the finished video with no MOS.
Fantastic purchase Matt! The old Toyotas were the best, you should try and get more older cars on the channel its nice to see
My dad owns the same since brand new... Now at 700K.. such a good car this is.... Love these... Hope you keep it... Can not wait for the 2nd part.
when you went down for the cruiser i was really envious of you matt, best cruiser for me bullet proof, i would have gladly spent about1500, they are great ,hope you keep it and do a long run. brill buy.
Filming and editing are on top! 👏🏻👏🏻 I watched it like a tv show! Well done! What an upgrade!
Fantastic, I’ve had my Land Cruiser J90 Colorado since new from 1997 as well, 3 litre diesel with 147k on the clock and same colour and body as yours! Only failed its MOT once for a dodgy tyre. Wonderful old school motors and so easy to work on.
Keep up the great content! Every upload is just as good if not better than the previous!
Thanks!
It's getting harder and harder (no pun intended) to sort the genuine comments from the sex robot comments.@@HighPeakAutos
Hi matt, been lucky and recently discovered your channel, have so enjoyed going through your back catalogue of vids, love your delivery style and informative commentary, one of the best, if not the best car channel on KZhead Thanks,
Thank you! Welcome to the channel. Glad you're enjoying it.
As the aussies say “If you want to go into the bush take a Land Rover, if you wanna get back again take a Land Cruiser”
Great video Matt good to see you keeping a genuinely good car alive !!
I try
Your bmw has a outstanding recall pal
Looking forward to part two. What a great motor. For 5 or 6 thousand it would be a great purchase. Hopefully the right person gets it and minds it for years to come. Great vid Matt thanks 😊
Great stuff Matt I love an old truck!!.....Look forward to seeing how you get on and what you do with it... but think an 'Overspend' is not far off! 🤑🤑
Hey Matt, examples of these in Australia are still going for 10-13k plus with 300000+ km on them so I think that was a good deal 👍
Unfortunately rust kills them here in the UK. I've been in the market for one for ages and they all tend to be rotten.
@@SeaJayBelfast yes we are lucky down here, rust isn't even a thing anymore unless the vehicle does a lot of beach work or lives it's whole life on the coast.
Never saw a Landcruiser without a towbar! Usually have chassis rails packed full of crud, and rusted to the thickness of a tin can.
Same in the Canary islands. No rot as it's warm but plenty of KMs but when I started looking for a nice 3 door was just before the prices went stupid here.not worth the money these days imho
Fantastic car. Ive just bought a 2007 toyota avensis, a somewhat neglected car, but i had confidence that a toyota could be brought back to battery. I wasnt wrong....sooo well made.
These are fantastic cars Matt. I had one of this model with the same engine that went on all sorts of remote adventures here in Australia, the 3.4 V6 was among Toyota's most reliable engines. Seen many with 400,000+ km on the odo (250k miles) still running like new with no major work. They do like a drink around town though.
Great video (as always)! Can’t wait to see the restoration.
Coconut oil rubbed into the seats once a week Matt , if the cracks are not right through ,the leather will drink it in and look tons better , My 2005 XC70 had serious cracking when i got it in 2014 , after a month or 2 wouldnt even recognise them , leather dries out in time and with the sun , feed them with copious amounts of extra virgin coconut oil
Never clicked so fast in my life:))
Excellent video. I love the older car purchases they are much more interesting, Matt how dare you question will a Toyota start up or not 😊
Fantastic piece of kit, and in real good condition for the age. Awesome find 😎💪. Would be great to see a few videos of it's progress from how it is currently to when it's completed 😁
I was just getting bored , then Matt turns up with this gem ! ❤
Thanks!
The LC Prado/Colorado is sold as the Lexus GX in North America and they are fantastic vehicles. Mine's done 270,000 miles, still drives like new and has never failed me. It was -26⁰c this morning yet its 4.7 litre V8 fired right up and was warming the cabin 10mn later and I was good'n toasty driving into town through the Siberian hellscape that is the Northern Rocky Mountains today. Anyone working through abandonment issues just needs to buy a 90's-00's Land Cruiser to be cured, lol.
Very cool. We never got the Lexus version here
My Colorado 3ltr 1999 is my Daily driver had it for years it’s an amazing workhorse 30mpg Love it
Absolutely bulletproof machines. Love the content
Deep pockets required to run the small Landcruiser petrol. Had two 4.2 diesel Landcruiser Amazons back in the day, 30 plus mpg on a run, no problem. Small lorry engine, no belts or chains, cog driven I believe. Now they will run forever.
Brilliant, after the new year the old and familiar Matt is back! Can’t wait for the inevitable “I have massively overspent “ part 2 video 😂
I hope not but I’ve got a feeling you’re right
....if only at the fuel pump! Though I sense the birth of a 4x4 offroader?
Can't wait to see the next video Matt love the older cars
I sold Toyota's back in 1996/97 so this was a nice walk down memory lane. The 3 litre turbo diesel went like the dogs (you know what) i think you said Matt that the color was Royal blue. Happy New year. Can't wait for part 2.
This vehicle is so reliable it could take you to moon and back
I believe the front ball joints are a weak point on this prado. If ignored, front suspension falls apart. I’d double check on that. It’s what’s probably what causing the wheel wobble.
Nice old Toyota hope you dont massively overspend can wait to see what it needs. Such variety of cars on this channel thats what keeps me interested
Made my day, can't find a good lc colorado vid from the uk like yours, Just starting it now, you explaining it gets me watching it 100+ times!
Glad to hear it!
Would love to see you take it for a real test drive up to Scotland and back 👍
I took my 1997 Prado diesel from Ireland and drove it to Singapore. 4 years ago.... Some of the world's worst roads and it never skipped a beat. Bushings ball joints only thing that was changed. They are an incredible machine..... Built for life.
Would you share the route? I'm in KL..
@@flyinghedgehog3833 look all over Europe in what ever direction you want to go. Estonia into Russia Georgia Armenian Iran (you might struggle to get in on a UK passport) Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Tajikistan Afghanistan Kyrgyzstan Russia Mongolia China Tibet Nepal India Myanmar Thailand Cambodia Laos Thailand Malaysia Singapore.
Love this ten of 4x4! My dad got a Nissan patrol 4.1L petrol, tyres last 100k miles! Leather interior was sumptuous and it had very good off-road ability which got us out of trouble a few times
Yet another car that I immediately want! 😆 I’ll look forward to your update on this one 👍
i had one of these and a Shogun...both petrol both SWB. Incredible vehicles but the fuel economy on them was horrific. I honestly think a ferry gets better mileage. Looked after though and they go on forever.
I love the Shogun. My parents had those
Top Tip, the tyre pressures for nearly all cars are inside the drivers door by the latch on the bodywork for UK cars and passenger's door for others, easier than guessing 😉👍
I'd bet my house he knows that tip already
Oooooooh, sooooo want it. Great video Matt. I had that model in '98. Bought from Struan's of Perth. Love that colour. Again with the better tracking video. More watchable, realistic and unpolished. Keep it up.
Love the outlay of the video Matt bit of a change really enjoyed it. Thank you
Glad you enjoyed it
Nice to see you drive an x5, mine is an X5 4.8iS. 98k miles, lpg gas conversion, new xtrons head unit and I've just installed an id4motion instrument cluster, 4 new tyres and I've tinted the windows. I love my X5
If i was the guy who sold you the car Matt i would have kept it for a little longer and bought a little daily Ulez compliant car, Ulez will be no longer soon so he could have kept to his word of owning it forever.
You think so? I do hope you are right . I can’t go more than 15 miles down the road and I hit ulez. Can’t afford to see friends / family etc.
This is such a cool modern classic, I do like the colour, it suits it. As for the road trip, being a meaty off roader, I think it would be at home in the snow, maybe Norway or Sweden, would be the perfect testing ground for its capabilities!. As always great video Matt, and what an awesome car❤.
Great video Matt 👏🏻 really looking forward to part two 😀👍🏻
Coming soon!
Tremendous! Toyota are possibly the only manufacturer that hasn't gone down the toilet for reliability. But those old things are epic - please keep it. When a Strange Rover is being scraped up by the AA, that thing will be going like trooper. Isuzu or otherwise.
The LANDCRUISERs are loved by people over EVERY single continent. Why you may ask, they NEVER break down. Even with minimal servicing, they are engineered to be very robust,strong,DEPENTABLE as hell...you can never go wrong with a LandCruiser....
Great to see a bit more of your buying process "out in the field"! Really like this Toyota, sad for the owner to have to sell it but glad it's in good hands.
Nice video Matt, looking forward to the follow up 👍👍
Bear Grylls?! If he was driving it that stop would have been......'Went to Esso but there wasnt enough fuel - so I had to top it up with my own piss'
😂😂
Quality bit of kit… far far too good to just auction off. Built to last and will go on and on and on. Especially with that history. That’ll outlast any EV
Great video Matt, love your work. Just bought a 2000 model Prado with 415,000km on the ODO. Just watch those lower ball joints which from what I understand is the only weak point.
Great video again... I think these types of cars have so much more character than the modern footballers "Rangies"... so many people just following suit with them. Something great and authentic with this one. Hopefully you get it back into tip top shape. I think a more in-depth video on the restoration side at the garage(s) would be a nice follow up for this.. Keep up the good work. 👍
Got to agree with you regarding that ridiculous new law. Nothing more than legalized theft quite frankly.
The Mayor of London is a bell
I know but people voted him in which is a worrying thought
I really like your videos Matt, I like all of them to support you
Such an interesting and cool old car Matt! Great video and work as always Matt :D
Thanks! Very kind
Very capable, very robust, never let you down type of vehicle that can take you anywhere you want, AND BACK. Very nice find Matt. Keep it for sure! Their price is only going up for the clean ones. I'm actually well surprised at the price you found that particular one. It's cheap!
I'm 12 days post op for a total hip replacement and recovering on my own at home.watching your vids have done more to help cope with the he pain and discomfort than any amount of pain relive l have taken. Spent most of the evening rolling around in fits of laughter at your adventures thanks for keeping me going in a difficult situation all the best neil
Get well soon, mate.
That's a nice old bus and looks like its well worth saving- look forward to part 2.
I can no longer drive, but I love watching these videos, and it’s amazing the change in technology from when that high spec Land Cruiser was made and now. Drivers aids, and a lot of drivers can’t do the basics.
The perfect reliable car for that price. Also, the video quality and editing has improved a lot.
nice one matt you can't help love an old bus...takes us back to real old school driving
Really enjoy watching your videos, an inspiration for our own channel 👍👍👍
I worked at Toyota here in Hawkes Bay New Zealand when this was new. Bullet proof. Love them.
Matt, happy memories, ! back in the 90s , while working in Turkmenistan , I was given one( Amazon) ,as Company car…just brilliant! Good purchase!
looking forward to seeing your follow up video update 👍🏾
I like seeing things like this. Please keep us posted.
Great to see a Prado 90 series getting some love in the UK. There’s still quite a few here in Oz. I’ve got a 120 4.0 V6. 362,000kms and I just completed a 4,800km road trip to K’Gari/Fraser island and back from Melbourne. Absolutely love it. Looking forward to the next instalment 👍
Awesome video as always! 🥰🥰
I worked for Toyota back then and drove these in the late 90s and that one is a stunner. Cracking purchase.
My 1996 SWB 1996 3.0 l diesel now has 405.000 km on the clock and it still runs like new. It’s a keeper 😊
A local business owner from my home town had this LC in green with tan interior and no tint of course. I remember it from my early childhood, always parked near the factory and always clean. She sadly passed away few years back, but the car is still there, so LC really outlive you.
Proper 4x4 can't wait to see the next installment
Absolutely love it great find 😊
Looks like you've got a new videographer or editor. The cinematics in this video are great. Props to whoever's done it. Looks fantastic
I like the new way you have produced this video. Well done
Hello Matt, great video as always and that engine on the Land Cruiser sounded beautiful! Just a thought, why not try Southern Italy, especially Sicily, you’d get a years content on the drive down alone! My main reason for commenting other than to say thanks for the brilliant and regular content, was to ask how you got Apple Carplay in that older BMW, I have a 2012 640d convertible and would very much like to have carplay! Thanks again😊
Great video matt, I wish you luck from ireland 🇮🇪 👍
Love that project. Good luck
It's so beautiful... I love these old school Japanese 4x4's... So cool.... So much character to...