Offroad-Express

Decided to sell my LN61 surf to upgrade

Toying with
Mid 90's 3ltr turbo Surf (1kz) auto, snorkle, decent wheels and fairly standard

Mid 80's 3.4ltr turbo MWB Cruiser (13bt) with locker, snorkle, winch, decent wheels, bars etc

Both simular price

Surf is more modern, better road truck etc etc
Cruiser is more capable, features etc etc

give your pros and cons

Go the cruiser you will still want to in the surf and doing that in the newer surf would ruin it more than you want to, also the new turbo diesel surf's have head problems still and they also if automatig end up with gearbox issues if you tow heavy stuff around.

Either way make sure you enjoy whatever you get Or go the 40

that from a man with a Hilux

Go for a 2F FJ 40 mate!

looks like the votes are going the way I'm hoping

just trying to toy with the fact that I will be on road more than off but when I get off I don't just do shiney stuff.

The surf will need hooks etc etc the cruiser is ready to go

Will be using for carting gear for house renovations too.

the locker is a lockrite so it skippy in the back - what's the thoughts of putting that in the front which is out of mesh on road and putting the l;sd back in the back? Tell me about those US lockrites - mr O had on in his suz?

Sounds like an FRP top BJ73 Model Cruiser your keen on Thats what i've got, been giving it heaps for almost 3 years now and the only time its ever let me down was when i broke Birfield joints. In saying that, i would blame my driving more than the truck I fitted 35's onto it without to much hassle (50mm Bodylift) and with the turbo in your one you'd spin them without to much hassle. I have a rear locker and a tight LSD in the front. I am still using the standard springs but have recently done a SOA (first test this weekend ) I find it to be excellent offroad and is certainly capable of keeping up with most other trucks without to much hassle. I guess what i'm saying after all this rambling is GO THE CRUISER

cruza- you can't beat im, cheap, solid ,simple, easy to fix, surf better on the road, missis will probably drive your surf, but like mine doesn't want any thing to do with my 70 series .

I've had cruisers for 18 years so I'm a bit biased

cruiser.

much much MUCH harder to break

Yep. I've owned 2 surfs and a LC. The LC will put up with more abuse and take you more places. BUT the partner doen't like driving it anymore since I've modified it..... I've taken it round the south Island now many times. Never fails me. She's still happy to be a passenger in it though...

cruza wrote:cruza- you can't beat im, cheap, solid ,simple, easy to fix, surf better on the road, missis will probably drive your surf, but like mine doesn't want any thing to do with my 70 series .

don't have a missis so I think that argument is blown...

go the cruiser, had a 13bt bj73 a couple of years back and it was a machine ,went better round the south coast then my injected 400 chev 40 did,(40 had to much power on the beach and just dug to china)i could stop in cave bay and tow other vechicles out.only mod i did was put 32 x11.5s on it and 2.5inch exhaust from front to back . and it towed my 40 on a trailer great. when not towing got great mileage too up to 700 kms out of a tank surfs suck

sold my LN61 surf.

have found a 94 3ltr prado for cheap, cheaper than the older cruiser with about ten years difference in age

Just bought a cruiser for all the above reasons

94 3ltr prado for cheap

they tend to blow motors at about 280,000k's. I owned a BJ40 back in Oz and it was indestructable. I even rolled it good and proper and that still didn't kill it. Personaly I would buy a nissan
Al

albundy wrote:

Personaly I would buy a nissan
Al

For a change it wasn't me saying that

Personaly I would buy a cruiser over a smurf

PR wrote:

albundy wrote:

Personaly I would buy a nissan
Al

For a change it wasn't me saying that

Personaly I would buy a cruiser over a smurf

but you drive a nissan... so do we have to listen....I DOUBT IT




but i would have to second that

Hey I was being nice for a change so buggerya Kaney
********BUY A NISSAN*********

Face it, GQ Nissan is tough as nails (just needs an 80 series axle housing) just a bit agricultural. For a bit of comfort and ability (albeit a bit more fragile) you can't go past an 80 cruiser.

wouldn't we just expect the nizz blokes to call round here some time!

Want something more compact than a whale, and your terranos don't seem up there.

I'll put your nizz diesels on a par with toyota, but not the bodies of most nissans... Can't speak on safs tho, don't know their build quality but would consider them to be pretty good. they just don't have a unit suited to what I'm after... plus we are pretty toyota faithful here, (10 in the family at one point, 7 drivers)... faithful due to having an excellent run out of all our toyotas

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Bought the cruiser, just got back from hour and a half each way to pick it up. After getting back I still had to spend 20mins down the river in the dark just to make sure the 4x4 works etc.

Call me silly - I also bought a 94 prado today, 3ltr turb, needs some work.

Surf should be going this weekend. The cruiser is certainly heaver and sinks into sand etc more, will take a wee bit of getting used to. Do like the extra power tho! - From 3Y to 13BT - noticeable difference!

fweddy wrote:Search over

Bought the cruiser, just got back from hour and a half each way to pick it up. After getting back I still had to spend 20mins down the river in the dark just to make sure the 4x4 works etc.

Call me silly - I also bought a 94 prado today, 3ltr turb, needs some work.

Surf should be going this weekend. The cruiser is certainly heaver and sinks into sand etc more, will take a wee bit of getting used to. Do like the extra power tho! - From 3Y to 13BT - noticeable difference!

grats bro, welcome to the cruiser family

Howdy, Cruiser's classic motoring which ever way you look at it. Surfs...... Everybody's got one