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Evo20010
1st June 2015, 09:24 PM
Hi just moved over to ireland a few weeks ago and brought with me my trusted 80. Hope I can get plenty of info around. Been to a few trips to morroco on it and know te place well if anyone needs advice on an expedition there.
Nailer
1st June 2015, 11:39 PM
Welcome to the forum, where have you moved from?
Good engine choice for the 80 by the way.
Evo20010
2nd June 2015, 08:06 AM
Hi Thanks. Ive moved from Gibraltar. Only had the Landcruiser about 18months bit love it after coming from my shogun v6 3000. Its a very clean example 1996 VX 1FZFE with 105000miles. No rust at all,lockers leather etc. It now has BF goodrich AT OME shocks and springs, snorkel, stenghtened front axle and aluminium roof rack. Will have to post some pics. Spent a month traveling morroco with it accompanied by a 75 and had a wonderful time.
derrick
2nd June 2015, 11:17 AM
Welcome.lovely weather here in ireland .hope you bought a new coat.you'll like galway.
Evo20010
2nd June 2015, 12:50 PM
Actually u are spot on cos I did buy myself a Gill jacket a few weeks back. Defo need it to take the dogs out!!
BJ74
2nd June 2015, 09:17 PM
Welcome. Nailer is good with all things petrol and 80.
MCSHANENOEL
2nd June 2015, 11:22 PM
Welcome, the 80 series is very hard to beat you seem to have bought yourself a very low mileage one.
As already mentioned Nailer is big into the petrol version myself I prefer the diesel but they are remarkable vehicles.
Evo20010
3rd June 2015, 07:22 AM
Thanks for the comments always loved the petrol. Perhaps I should have gone for diesel for the overland trips but the price I got the petrol for with 98000 miles and the condition it was in, it was a win win situation. Basically sold my shogun v6 for the same price I bought the 80. Fortunately for me it was in Spain RHd on UK plates not an import and the guy was relocating toBelgium so had to sell!
ADAM J
3rd June 2015, 10:41 PM
Welcome to the forum

Have been to morocco twice its a great country especially in a LandCruiser :)
Evo20010
4th June 2015, 07:52 AM
Hi thanks. I love morroco. I've spent about 2 months there in total on 4 trips and I'm hooked. Hopefully planning on going again in October/November. I went back in Feb this year a total of 9 cars but too snowy around the atlas so couldn't do beautiful tracks like the cirque d'jaffar this time.