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There is probably nothing you can do yourself other than change the oil and very little your friendly neighbourhood mechanic can do either


I disagree. The 80 series Landcruisers are very easy to work on, and as these are based on that series, so I can see no problem.
I do admit that I am not sure of your market over there, and what backup you have, but one of the reasons they are so popular over here is because they are so easy to fix and run. Thats why they use them 1000's of kilometers out in the middle of no where,through out central Australia.
I'm not a mechanic, but I get to work on friends 80 series Landcruisers, and I used to own an older model Landcruiser(and wish I never sold it) and I find them easy.