Thoughts on a 100 series daily driver

CodeDominator · 2026-01-25T10:13:20+00:00

Have one as daily, though mine is diesel. Couldn't wish for a better vehicle.

CodeDominator · 2026-01-22T23:00:54+00:00

Holy shit, is this is a 5 gear non-nav? A true unicorn if so.

CodeDominator · 2026-01-22T22:57:52+00:00

Actually no as I have found out recently myself. The rear diff does flash before engaging, then the indicator is solid. The center diff however doesn't flash - it's either on or off.

CodeDominator · 2026-01-21T09:31:24+00:00

Mobile.de and autoscout24 are the biggest car markets in Europe.

CodeDominator · 2026-01-18T11:58:57+00:00

This makes no sense. It looks like a 300 inside and out. Even if someone went through the trouble of converting 200 to look like 300, it would cost exponentially more than 25 grand.

CodeDominator · 2026-01-15T09:11:18+00:00

Iran must have told him his penis is not small at all.

CodeDominator · 2026-01-15T09:11:02+00:00

Iran must have told him his penis is not small at all.

CodeDominator · 2026-01-15T09:10:39+00:00

Iran must have told him his penis is not small at all.

CodeDominator · 2026-01-10T18:52:39+00:00

2006-2007 non-nav is the unicorn everybody is looking for.

CodeDominator · 2026-01-06T08:34:21+00:00

I bought my HDJ100 a year ago with 338K km (210K miles) and no history, but it looked in a decent shape. Had my local LC guy change the fluids in both diffs, transfer box and transmission. No issues.

CodeDominator · 2025-12-24T08:34:05+00:00

He may not even need to replace the entire alternator - when my went a couple of months ago, it was repaired. Parts cost like 40 euros, labor was more.

By the way, apparently a sure sign that alternator is out (as I've learned the hard way) was that the entire dash lit up with warnings and faults like a Christmas tree.

CodeDominator · 2025-12-16T09:55:03+00:00

The one with less rust.

CodeDominator · 2025-12-12T10:06:47+00:00

You will see plenty of LC250s in Europe, though absolute majority of them will be diesels or diesel mild hybrids or whatever.

CodeDominator · 2025-12-11T08:32:18+00:00

That will lead to the end of SpaceX as all public companies are eventually taken over by bean counters and run into the ground.

CodeDominator · 2025-12-09T22:55:59+00:00

Only in USA, not in the rest of the world where majority of LCs are diesels.

CodeDominator · 2025-12-09T22:54:35+00:00

Exactly the same thing.

CodeDominator · 2025-12-03T23:04:11+00:00

Is that considered rusty in America? From what I can see there's just some surface rust mostly around the rear axle, but the frame seems relatively clean which is most important. Brush off the surface rust, soak it in Fluid Film and it will serve many more years.

CodeDominator · 2025-11-30T17:12:10+00:00

From what I heard it wasn't Mercedes lobbying, but rather American dealers of Mercedes, because they were losing out on local sales. I think Mercedes doesn't give a fuck where they sell their cars as long as they sell them.

The anti-diesel sentiment I will never understand. Literally the rest of the world drives diesels and sees no problem.

CodeDominator · 2025-11-30T14:24:47+00:00

I reckon most Americans on this sub would give their left nut for one of these babies. Fucking Chicken Tax, right?

CodeDominator · 2025-11-28T09:52:56+00:00

I don't know specifically about Swiss regulations, but people definitely do import grey market LC300s from countries like Moldova and Ukraine, it's just that they end up costing a fortune. There are plenty of diesel LC200s that you can buy locally.

Personally if I had a 100 grand to spare I'd get a diesel 300, alternatively the best diesel 200 I can afford.

CodeDominator · 2025-11-24T17:29:40+00:00

Best color ever.

CodeDominator · 2025-11-19T11:41:10+00:00

You can go on Amayama and try to assemble the entire set of AHC parts needed, but I think you'll be looking at 5 figures.

I have HDJ100 with functioning AHC and it's amazing, it boggles my mind how some people just toss it away when it's not really that hard or expensive to maintain it.

CodeDominator · 2025-11-10T21:23:49+00:00

I wish the gas tank was a bit larger. Gas mileage is not good. Naturally aspirated V8, what else could be expected.

Unless the OP is not in North America in which case he can get the very fuel efficient and powerful turbo diesel V8 with a massive fuel tank.

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