Depends on how good your are mechanically and how much work you want to do. These vehicles are quite capable of doing large amount of milage. However parts wear out even when its been done in easy conditions such as motorway commuting. If the vehicle has been used in ardous conditions such as offroading then this increases the chances of problems. There are 30 year old landcruisers with massive amounts of kilometres pottering around Africa and Australia. But if you are going to go for one of these then you should expect to have to carry out some repairs. As to models, there are 40 series LCs going up and down through Africa, we met a couple of expeditions using them and they are fine, as our 60 series, 75 series, 78 series, 80 series and 100 series. Obviously make sure you keep some of your budget in reserve for a major overhaul if you go for an older one prior to doing your expedition. Key items such as suspension, bushes, exhaust, running gear, tyres, etc may all need to be changed and that will be a significant expenditure on top of your purchase price.
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