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That looks pretty awesome! It's a bit steep at a hundred grand though. For that kind of money, I'd rather have one of these:

It really does look nice, but as stated, the Defender kicks ass for that kind of truck.

JB

Yeah man. My roommate from undergrad had one identical to the pictured one. He had a snorkel kit and all. I don't know what it is, but chicks dig it. But then again, we were in Hotlanta. It must be a rugged redneck thing.

Seems more Bear Grylls explorer-ish to me.

JB

It does, but down in the south it looks like it was built to go muddin'.

$100K for a friggin Jeep?

My old boss was a collector of FJ40s, He had at least 6 that I knew of. One of his latest was MINT, the thing looked as if it had just rolled off the showroom floor. He bought it over in Wisconsin. It was completely untouched, no restoration needed. I believe he paid around 20k for it. A steal really. We ended up just doing a gasket and rubber refresh on it as the car had been sitting for a while.

$3k for a pair of shoes?

Touche.

For serious off-roading, I'd take a Terracruzer:




http://www.terracruzer.com/

I like the defender, but I've always been a fan of the classic Landcruisers, I agree 100k is a steep, but I've always prefered the old FJ40's to the defender, they have a certain nostalgic feel to them.

Think about how many pairs of shoes you can buy with $100K though! Oh, and I would rather have a Defender 90.

Jon.

I'm still having difficulty accepting someone willing to pay the 100 grand. It's still probably my favorite vintage truck or SUV. I wouldn't mind having one in my garage, parked next to a fully restored Toyota GT2000.

I like the defender, but I can't see myself driving it. On the other hand, If it was a brand spanking new Range or Range Sport, my mind would quickly change.

I've wrenched on these for about 10 years. Back in college, I'd fallen in love with the old Series Rovers (IIA/III) but happened upon an FJ60 needing a restoration (it was a logging foreman's truck and got beat to hell). Glad I made that decision, as spending time with Rover guys and their numerous troubles has soured me to Solihull.

Sold my last one a couple of years ago, a red '79 FJ40; 9 mpg in the city, no power steering, and 33" mud tires don't make a lot of sense in DC. That said, if anyone has a line on a BJ44 or HJ47 troopie, let me know. Prices are decent with gas at what it is, thus my desire for a diesel. You'll see a lot of them burning waste vegetable oil (free but messy).



These trucks are bulletproof. Parts are accessible and inexpensive, and the "wheelin'" community is comprised of great folks. Much less snobby than Rover people, with more durable and functional trucks to boot. Sadly, these overpriced luxo-rigs are always frowned upon by guys who could put you to shame with a $2000 crawler. I'll reserve judgement on trailer queen trucks and their poser drivers....

If you have a nanogram of technical ability you could rebuild one from the ground up. Watch out for rust in the 40's, but otherwise their tractor motors will run forever. My first one had 386,000 miles on the original motor (rebuilt head shaved for higher compression got me a couple mph on the highway but lowered mileage). If you want to have lots of fun with something that won't break unless you drive it off a cliff, pick up an FJ60, throw on a lift and some mudders and hit the dirt. Oh yeah, and plant some trees to offset your carbon emissions.

I could talk Cruisers all day.