Landcruiser Troopy Hj47 on 2040-cars
Iowa City, Iowa, United States
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:Diesel
Fuel Type:Diesel
For Sale By:Private Seller
Number of Cylinders: 6
Make: Toyota
Model: Land Cruiser
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Trim: 2 Door
Options: 4-Wheel Drive
Drive Type: 4WD
Mileage: 133,000
Exterior Color: Tan
1982 Toyota Landcruiser HJ47 "Troopy", not 1980. I couldn't figure out how to get around the VIN number digit hand up. RHD, 12V Diesel, manual "Wilson" style glow system, 4 speed manual. No power steering, no air conditioning. I am the second American owner of this vehicle. It originated in Australia as a military vehicle and was imported by a dealer in New Mexico. I have owned it since 2007. Runs and drives well. The frame and body are essentially rust free. There has been body work done in the past and the vehicle was painted while in New Mexico. The rear bumper and light modification was done in Australia. Does not smoke. New in Spring of 2013: Toyota glow plugs, radiator, water pump, thermostat, belts, hoses. I do not have the other back seat. The front winch is a PTO driven winch, needs some repair to operate. All the doors have minimal to no rust but need new seals which I have. The door latch on the driver side door is also loose. The heater valve is stuck and has not been repaired as I have never driven this vehicle in the winter. Needs new three-point seat belts. Tires are BFG 30x10.5 with approximately 12,000 miles on them. This is a well running Troopy that could be driven as is or restored. Vehicle is located in Iowa (52240) with a clear Iowa title. Email or call with questions. Thanks! Dave 319.321.9225
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Toyota Camry re-earns CR 'Recommended' rating following crash tests
Thu, 19 Dec 2013All is right again in the Toyota kingdom. The Japanese manufacturer's bread-and-butter sedan, the Camry, has been put back on Consumer Reports' "Recommended" vehicle list, following improved performance in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's crash testing.
You'll recall that the 2012 and 2013 Camry were infamously booted from the list due to "Poor" ratings in IIHS' notoriously tough small-overlap crash testing. Toyota vowed - just last week actually - to fix the ratings. As the Toyota brand's head, Bill Fay, said last week, "It's still a five-star car. It still does very well in all the IIHS tests. It did not in [the small overlap frontal crash test], and we're busy making the necessary adjustments so that we can address that."
Now, though, those redesigned cars have been tested, earning an "Acceptable" rating in the overlap testing. According to Consumer Reports, Camrys built from November 2013 on feature new internal structures that improve the car's crash test scores enough to make it a "Recommended" buy. IIHS has also elevated the car back to a position in its Top Safety Pick category, although it falls short of the new gold standard, the Top Safety Pick + rating.
2014 Toyota Corolla
Tue, 27 Aug 2013Reprising The Recipe For A Perfect Slice Of Toast
My toaster broke the other week. Halfway through the process of cooking my gourmet Pop-Tart breakfast, the thing crapped out with a small bang, leaving my delicious morning treats trapped inside. To rectify the situation, I ventured out to a big box store, located the toaster aisle, and ran a couple of questions through my mind. Do I need two slots or four? Do I need to spend more than 20 bucks on this thing? Should I just buy a toaster oven to give me a wider range of bachelor-pad cooking functionality? After no more than two minutes of contemplation, I grabbed the cheapest one on the shelf, paid and left the store. The new toaster works just fine.
This sort of unemotional shopping experience is how I suspect people decide to purchase the Toyota Corolla. It's a perfectly fine appliance, and to a good number of people in the world, the bond between a car and a driver is no more important than the connection I feel to my toaster. Does it seat four people relatively comfortably? Does it get decent fuel economy? Is it easy to drive? Reliable? Safe? The Corolla checks all of these boxes, and because of that, Toyota managed to move just under 300,000 examples of the tenth-generation car in 2012 (though that number does include sales of the Corolla-based, now-deceased Matrix) - a vehicle that, at the time, was already six years old.
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Failing to report or attempting to conceal anything when there's been a death or serious injury constitutes a criminal liability. The idea is that this setup puts the onus on manufacturers to keep NHTSA apprised of safety related issues before they become a problem in the US, thereby allowing the regulator to better protect consumers.
In theory, it sounds like a relatively airtight set of rules for dealing with misbehaving automakers. That didn't stop the US Department of Justice from ignoring TREAD in its prosecution of Toyota's handling of the unintended acceleration recall, though. The result of this new approach, which charged Toyota with wire fraud, was a $1.2 billion settlement. Now, the wire-fraud approach could be used for the expected case between the US government and General Motors, based on the statements of Attorney General Eric Holder, who specifically mentioned "similarly situated companies" when discussing Toyota.