Hi!
I am planning a trip around the world with a friend and we have decided on an 80 series Land Cruiser. We have narrowed it down to three cars, but none of us have any experience with 4WD's so we would appreciate your thoughts. Our main guide so far has been Chris Scott's Sahara Overland.

We will be crossing all the continents (except for Antarctica obv.), but our first goal will be to cross the deserts of Sahara and the Arabian Peninsula, which I also see as the toughest obstacles for the car. We have both recently returned from a 7-month tour to Afghanistan (business, not pleasure) so we know what the desert can do to a vehicle.

Our main concerns are the 1HZ diese engine vs petrol and auto vs manual transmission. Although the ad doesn't say it, I am pretty sure car no1 also has a 1HZ engine and not a TDI.

Toyota Land Cruiser HDJ80 Special
Price: 3,500 EUR
Mileage: 1,980,000 km <-must be an error, perhaps a '0' too much
Cubic Capacity: 4164 cm³
Power: 118 kW (160 PS)
Fuel Type: Diesel
Number of Seats: 5
Door Count: 4/5 Doors
Gearbox: Manual gearbox
First Registration: 08/1995
Number of Vehicle Owners: 1
HU: 08/2011
AU: 08/2011
Climatisation: A/C (man.)
Colour: Blue metallic
ABS, 4x4, trailer, El. Windows, el. Mirrors, air conditioning, leather upholstery, alloy wheels, sunroof, ASR, airbags, radio / CD player, power steering, low mileage, gas installation, computer, cruise control, heated seats


Toyota Land Cruiser HDJ80
Price: 4,500 EUR
Mileage: 185,000 km
Power: 96 kW (131 PS)
Fuel Type: Diesel (Biodiesel Suitable, Suitable for Vegetable Oil)
Number of Seats: 8
Door Count: 4/5 Doors
Gearbox: Automatic transmission
First Registration: 06/1992
Colour: Red metallic
Interior Type: Cloth
Interior Colour: Brown
HDJ 80 Automatic with good 1HZ naturally aspirated diesel, bumper, running boards, rear sliding doors, trailer hitch, aluminum wheels, RHD ,7-seats

Toyota Land Cruiser FZJ80 Special
Price 4,900 EUR
Mileage: 140,000 km
Cubic Capacity: 4477 cm³
Power: 151 kW (205 PS)
Fuel Type: Petrol
Number of Seats: 7
Door Count: 4/5 Doors
Gearbox: Automatic transmission
First Registration: 11/1996
Climatisation: A/C (man.)
ABS, Alloy wheels, Central locking, Cruise control, Electric heated seats, Electric windows, Four wheel drive, Immobilizer, Leather seats, Metallic, Power Assisted Steering, Sunroof
Full equipment, gas plant, 3 blocks, right hand drive



I concider myself pretty good at both English and German as long as it doesn't get too technical. The ads were all originally in German, so I used Google Translate. If something doesn't look right, I will try to correct it.