BUY THE CAR.
NOT THE BULLSHIT.
Research-driven buyer guides for Land Cruisers, tiny Hondas and whatever other machine is currently destroying your productivity.
Known problems. Year-by-year changes. Interactive inspection checklists. Real market comps. Local listings. Owner knowledge. And significantly less classified-ad mythology.
What You Actually Get
The AGF Buyer Guide Library
Click whatever vehicle is currently responsible for the seventeen open browser tabs on your phone.
NEW
40 Series Buyer Guide
Round headlights. Leaf springs. 2F torque. And enough hidden rust to financially humble a grown adult with a flashlight and a magnet.
NEW · IRON PIG
55 Series Buyer Guide
Toyota's magnificently strange Iron Pig. Roof gutters. Rockers. Floors. Tailgate. Horsepower can wait.
NEW
60 Series Buyer Guide
The perfect bridge between farm equipment and an actual comfortable SUV.
FJ60 vs FJ62. Carb vs EFI. Round vs square headlights.
LIVE
80 Series Buyer Guide
Solid axles. Coils. Factory lockers. Greasy knuckles. PHH.
Approximately twelve miles per gallon of Toyota's greatest argument.
LIVE
100 Series Buyer Guide
The V8 sweet spot.
Timing belts. Heater tees. Brake accumulators. AHC. A-TRAC. And leather.
LIVE
200 Series Buyer Guide
381 horsepower. Three tons. KDSS. AHC. Eight-speed automatics. Cam towers. Valley leaks.
Finally: a Land Cruiser that can pass somebody.
Choose Your Poison
HONDA BEAT.
656cc.
Mid-engine.
Rear-wheel drive.
Five-speed.
Three individual throttle bodies.
8,500 rpm.
The Beat page also includes Aaron's actual Carnival Yellow car, ownership notes and the beginning of the increasingly irresponsible future-modification plan.
ENTER THE TINY CAR ZONE →Every Guide Has a Job
Know the Years
Engines, transmissions, facelifts, special editions and the changes that actually matter.
Find the Expensive Stuff
Rust, cooling, drivetrain, electronics and the problems owners repeatedly warn about.
Use the Checklist
Twenty real inspection points instead of “looks clean in the photos.”
Know When to Walk
Separate genuine deal-breakers from normal old-car maintenance and negotiating items.
Baseline First
Fix what matters before wheels, armor, carbon fiber or the internet gets involved.
Watch the Market
Local listings, IH8MUD, Bring a Trailer, Cars & Bids and completed sales.
What Should AGF Build Next?
70 Series
The Land Cruiser America was not allowed to have.
Lexus GX
Because Prado owners deserve their own argument too.
Whatever Aaron Buys Next
The easiest way to create a new buyer guide is apparently to buy another vehicle.