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Land Cruisers Aaron Thies 10/24/26 Land Cruisers Aaron Thies 10/24/26

What Every Land Cruiser Sells For in 2026

Real auction results for every Land Cruiser generation, from the FJ40 to the 200 Series. Not asking prices. What they actually sold for.

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Land Cruisers, Off-Road & Trails Aaron Thies 10/23/26 Land Cruisers, Off-Road & Trails Aaron Thies 10/23/26

If Money Wasn't a Thing: Dissent's Lexus LX 700h on Portals and 37s

Dissent Off-Road put a new Lexus LX 700h Overtrail on 74 Weld portals and 37s. A CPA does the dream-build math and asks the only question that matters: does it come in black?

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Land Cruisers Aaron Thies 10/22/26 Land Cruisers Aaron Thies 10/22/26

LX450 vs. 80 Series: Which One Should You Buy?

The Lexus LX450 is an 80 Series Land Cruiser with leather. Here's what's different, what each one sells for now and how to pick.

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Land Cruisers, Car Spotting Aaron Thies 10/21/26 Land Cruisers, Car Spotting Aaron Thies 10/21/26

Crack Pipe or Nice Price: A $27,000 1967 Toyota FJ40 in Thompson Falls

A light blue 1967 Toyota FJ40 out of Thompson Falls, Montana, is on Craigslist for $27,000. Rebuilt six, “all rusted metal replaced” and an odometer that says 99,999. We check the comps.

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Off-Road & Trails, Land Cruisers Aaron Thies 10/20/26 Off-Road & Trails, Land Cruisers Aaron Thies 10/20/26

The New Land Cruiser 250, Off-Road at XOverland Ranch

Set Crawl Control to one, hold the wheel, enjoy the view.

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Life Aaron Thies 10/19/26 Life Aaron Thies 10/19/26

Three Bolts, One Entire Door: Replacing the Passenger Mirror on My Fiat 124 Spider

I backed my Fiat 124 Spider into my own Lexus and broke the passenger mirror. The new one is held on by three bolts, and reaching them means taking the entire door apart. Here’s the how-to, and the complaining.

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Car Spotting, Land Cruisers Aaron Thies 10/18/26 Car Spotting, Land Cruisers Aaron Thies 10/18/26

Spotted: A Black 200 Series Land Cruiser on Main Street in Bozeman

A black 200 Series Land Cruiser parked out front of Ted’s and Bacchus Pub on Main Street in Bozeman. You, sir, have good taste.

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Off-Road & Trails Aaron Thies 10/17/26 Off-Road & Trails Aaron Thies 10/17/26

Snow Wheeling in Montana: How Not to Spend the Night

Two Montana winter runs, a lot of shoveling and one very full winch line: what I learned about wheeling in snow.

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Off-Road & Trails Aaron Thies 10/16/26 Off-Road & Trails Aaron Thies 10/16/26

Little Bear: Three Trips, One Fall

Smoke on Labor Day. Snow three weeks later. That's fall in Montana.

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Land Cruisers, Car Spotting Aaron Thies 10/15/26 Land Cruisers, Car Spotting Aaron Thies 10/15/26

The FJ40s of 2026

The FJ40s I photographed this year, from Bozeman's Main Street to a Beartooth lake to a ledge in Moab, plus what they actually sell for now.

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Off-Road & Trails, Land Cruisers Aaron Thies 10/13/26 Off-Road & Trails, Land Cruisers Aaron Thies 10/13/26

Rubithon 2022: The Lexus on the Rubicon Trail

TRPLOK drove from Montana to California for the 34th Rubithon on the Rubicon Trail.

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Land Cruisers, Car Spotting Aaron Thies 10/12/26 Land Cruisers, Car Spotting Aaron Thies 10/12/26

$27,000 for an FJ80? Roasting a Facebook Land Cruiser Listing

My friends sent me a Facebook listing for an LT-swapped 1991 FJ80 asking $27,000. No lockers, 33s, paint needed all around. We need to talk about the number.

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Car Spotting Aaron Thies 10/10/26 Car Spotting Aaron Thies 10/10/26

Rad Old Toyotas That Aren't Land Cruisers

Corollas, Camrys, 4Runners and a Lexus coupe: the old Toyotas that never get a buyer's guide but should.

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Off-Road & Trails, Land Cruisers Aaron Thies 10/9/26 Off-Road & Trails, Land Cruisers Aaron Thies 10/9/26

Cooke City in the Lexus: TRPLOK in the Beartooths, 2023

Same granite, different truck: Cooke City in TRPLOK with Boone riding shotgun.

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Car Spotting Aaron Thies 10/8/26 Car Spotting Aaron Thies 10/8/26

Crack Pipe or Nice Price: A $15,000 1987 Toyota Pickup Flatbed

A blue 1987 Toyota flatbed with a 22R, a stick and 81,600 miles is asking $15,000. Crack pipe or nice price? The comps, the Car-Dex and my number.

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Car Spotting Aaron Thies 10/8/26 Car Spotting Aaron Thies 10/8/26

Shiny Unobtainium: A Dusty Porsche 912 Breaks the Car-Dex

A dusty green early Porsche 912 with a roof rack scanned as the first rainbow-bordered shiny in the Car-Dex. Screenshot or it didn't happen.

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Off-Road & Trails Aaron Thies 10/6/26 Off-Road & Trails Aaron Thies 10/6/26

McKelvey Lake: The Hard Branch of North Meadow Creek

The other fork: a rougher climb to McKelvey Lake, the No Tell Motel and the first GFC at the top.

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Car Spotting Aaron Thies 10/5/26 Car Spotting Aaron Thies 10/5/26

Rad Old Toyota Shitbox: A Patina E70 Corolla at the Hideaway

A rad old E70 Toyota Corolla spotted at the Hideaway: rust on the hood, polish on the deep-dish wheels and the last of the rear-drive Corolla sedans.

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Off-Road & Trails, Land Cruisers Aaron Thies 10/3/26 Off-Road & Trails, Land Cruisers Aaron Thies 10/3/26

Seven Mile Rim, Moab: A Land Cruiser Trail Report

Buttes, slickrock and one ledge everybody stopped to watch: a day on Seven Mile Rim near Moab with a pack of Land Cruisers.

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Off-Road & Trails Aaron Thies 10/2/26 Off-Road & Trails Aaron Thies 10/2/26

Utah in April: Goblin Valley, Red Rock and the Land Cruiser Museum

Montana had mud. Utah had goblins: a week of red rock in the striped FJ.

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