So, I recently made a transition to a new company in the past two months. It hasn't been easy and, frankly, it was tripped up thanks to some significant health issues that cropped up along the way. But on several bonding events with my all-new co-workers, it didn't take long for them to find out that I was a massive, massive gearhead.
And then the car questions poured in.
They ranged from things like "Oh, what do you think of the Chevrolet Suburban?" to "I have to sell my MINI Cooper Countryman, should I just hand it back to a dealer or do it private party?" For me though the biggest one that's stumped me came from a colleague who's on a search. But not for a new vehicle. A used one. A very specific old SUV.
He's looking for a late 1980s 4Runner or Land Cruiser he can snap up for about $10-15,000 in good shape. And although he's been looking on Craigslist and Cars.com, it's obviously been a very difficult search for him.
That said, I have TWO questions for you:
1) What SHOULD he be looking at getting? Budget is $10-15,000 and he wants something relatively cool to put 3,000 or miles on annually.
2) Is the 4Runner or Land Cruiser the "right" fit? Where should he be looking?