No, still not a baby . We're done with those...
As I'm sure all are aware we bought a '97 LX450 last November that was supposed to be my new DD and rig to build up for 4-wheeling. Plan was we would trade the 's Liberty in on it and then she would take over the Durango and I would take the Lexus. At first it was "I'll drive this until you start building it up." Then, after a month or so she confided in me that she really didn't want to drive the Durango . The problem is I'm probably what you would consider "anal" about maintaining the Durango - keeping it clean, babying it, parking WAY out of the way to avoid door dings, etc. Let's just say the doesn't take the same approach and she didn't want to trash out the Durango after I had babied and cared for it for the last 7+ years.
So, I started looking for a vehicle for her (or me) and plan to sell the Durango . Finally found something we both liked and we picked it up tonight.
It is a '97 non-locked FZJ80, Anniversary Edition (#267), in Antique Sage, with all of 95K miles on it. Bought if from a private owner that lives about 3 miles from me.
It is/was a total mall cruiser and seems to be in great condition. As of right now the biggest issue is the antenna doesn't go up or down (what a surprise right?).
So, we have gone from 1 Cruiser, 1 Jeep, and 1 Dodge 3 months ago to soon becoming basically an all Cruiser family . Hopefully it will be a good thing.
QUESTION for you all....Would it be crazy to consider building up the 80 vs the LX450? If the 80 had the lockers it would be an easy decision for me as I really like the sage color and two-tone interior and that was what I really wanted. Can anyone think of any good reasons to justify building up the 80 over the LX450 that would outweigh having to add lockers to the 80? I've got to choose quickly at CM07 is rapidly approaching.
Oh, and if you know anyone that would be interested in a '99 Durango that has been babied all its life let me know
Some pics are below - sorry they aren't much, just what I had available from the ad.
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As I'm sure all are aware we bought a '97 LX450 last November that was supposed to be my new DD and rig to build up for 4-wheeling. Plan was we would trade the 's Liberty in on it and then she would take over the Durango and I would take the Lexus. At first it was "I'll drive this until you start building it up." Then, after a month or so she confided in me that she really didn't want to drive the Durango . The problem is I'm probably what you would consider "anal" about maintaining the Durango - keeping it clean, babying it, parking WAY out of the way to avoid door dings, etc. Let's just say the doesn't take the same approach and she didn't want to trash out the Durango after I had babied and cared for it for the last 7+ years.
So, I started looking for a vehicle for her (or me) and plan to sell the Durango . Finally found something we both liked and we picked it up tonight.
It is a '97 non-locked FZJ80, Anniversary Edition (#267), in Antique Sage, with all of 95K miles on it. Bought if from a private owner that lives about 3 miles from me.
It is/was a total mall cruiser and seems to be in great condition. As of right now the biggest issue is the antenna doesn't go up or down (what a surprise right?).
So, we have gone from 1 Cruiser, 1 Jeep, and 1 Dodge 3 months ago to soon becoming basically an all Cruiser family . Hopefully it will be a good thing.
QUESTION for you all....Would it be crazy to consider building up the 80 vs the LX450? If the 80 had the lockers it would be an easy decision for me as I really like the sage color and two-tone interior and that was what I really wanted. Can anyone think of any good reasons to justify building up the 80 over the LX450 that would outweigh having to add lockers to the 80? I've got to choose quickly at CM07 is rapidly approaching.
Oh, and if you know anyone that would be interested in a '99 Durango that has been babied all its life let me know
Some pics are below - sorry they aren't much, just what I had available from the ad.
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