MD13 492 Report post Posted February 3, 2014 http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/toyota/auction-504167347.htm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil-540i 166 Report post Posted February 3, 2014 (edited) Landcruiser's hold their value like nothing else mate.............. (I think you'll find its a ad for Falsgrave 4WD Spares Chch........been up for ages for getting around auction fees probably.......) Edit - since looked at the pics, & yip, Falsgrave........... Edited February 3, 2014 by Blue-540i Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
euroriffic 607 Report post Posted February 3, 2014 6.5l v8 with 215hp??? Wow!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjm 3258 Report post Posted February 3, 2014 It's a bit of an odd one - the 6.5 V8 was more commonly a diesel, built for solidity, reliability and (believe it or not) economy. Certainly no great shakes in power or even torque, but some did better than others - the early 6.2s made as little as 145hp, while 6.5 TurboDiesel V8s made up to 315hp and 530lb ft. I wonder if this really is a 6.5 petrol... Could easily be. 6.6 is about 400ci, and there were 390ci and 396ci V8s around. They tended to be a little more exciting, though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_ethrty-Andy_ 2132 Report post Posted February 3, 2014 (edited) It's a bit of an odd one - the 6.5 V8 was more commonly a diesel, built for solidity, reliability and (believe it or not) economy. Certainly no great shakes in power or even torque, but some did better than others - the early 6.2s made as little as 145hp, while 6.5 TurboDiesel V8s made up to 315hp and 530lb ft. I wonder if this really is a 6.5 petrol... Could easily be. 6.6 is about 400ci, and there were 390ci and 396ci V8s around. They tended to be a little more exciting, though. a bit like the BMW M70 then, M60 too, if you look at the HP figure alone, they do look pretty pathetic, but heaps of torque, eg a V8 that makes 145hp will have a lot more torque than a I4 that also does 145hp end of the day its torque that gets you moving Edited February 3, 2014 by _Ethrty-Andy_ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil-540i 166 Report post Posted February 3, 2014 I think you'll find its a bit of a pi$$-take hp wise - once upon a time I used to compete in same events as these guys, the truck they were using then wasn't short of hp - was a Vitara bodied prado chassis, running a Lexus auto........on 36 inch tyres..............was quite impressive...... Gotta agree Graham - those GM diesels were / are lazy............ and rather noisy, especially when cold....!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jonesrp 63 Report post Posted February 3, 2014 Let`s face it..Torque`s cheap. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil-540i 166 Report post Posted February 4, 2014 Let`s face it..Torque`s cheap. Not always, torque tends to break stuff, thus is uncheap............unlike horsepower, which just turns tyres into smoke......... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deeveus 81 Report post Posted February 4, 2014 Been on there a month of Sundays. Kinda car you'd love to pickup your mother in law in. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil-540i 166 Report post Posted February 4, 2014 Agree.......^^^^, whereas a Landrover is something you'd want to send her away in, in the hope you'd never see either again............. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites