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Location: Leuven, Belgium. Home of Stella-Artois
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A while ago ther was this guy making an appearance on tv, talked about his Defender with which has been to 143 countries and totalled 3 million kilometers. He has kept souvenirs from every place he went, weird car to say the least. You probably will not understand a word but it's worth seeing the car.
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I don't like trucks but I really want a D90.
I think that they are the only vehicle that you can wera a safari hat while driving. A few months ago my theroy was confirmed when I saw 3 guys driving in one in town wearing safari hats and drinking beer. It was great. Jackson |
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01-08-2011, 01:08 PM
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They are just on the short list of really cool vehicles. I want one and I don't generally like Jeep-type rigs. They look like they're incredibly well made.
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01-08-2011, 03:16 PM
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D90, FJ-60 or -62. Those are amongst the vehicles I don't need, but really really want. I steal a glance at the Range Rover lot down the street from my office every time I drive by to see if one just happens to be for sale. Good thing (?) I don't have $30K disposable dollars for a Rover. At least the Land Cruisers are somewhat affordable (though some guy's got his on Craigslist for almost $15K right now).
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01-08-2011, 04:23 PM
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If anyone is interested, a guy down the street from me brings over a few Defenders every couple of months to resell. Usually, just 90's and 110's that he has retrofitted to be a little more amenable to the American driver, but I know he just got a gorgeous 130 hi-cap. His trucks usually run from ~30-70.
There's also a guy in the ATL area that sells the early pre-'defender' 90's and 110's for around 10k. The petrols are solid, but the 2.5d from that era has some known issues. |
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01-08-2011, 04:35 PM
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Go to the U.K. Join up with the "Blokes from Hereford" (yes, I know they've since moved). When you get to Afghanistan they will give you one as a company car.......
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01-08-2011, 04:45 PM
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Did you get the memo?
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Wichita, KS
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Because they're effing bad ass. Next question?
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07 Mazda RX8-8 Past: 911T, 911SC, Carrera, 951s, 955, 996s, 987s, 986s, 997s, BMW 5x, C36, C63, XJR, S8, Maserati Coupe, GT500, etc |
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01-08-2011, 08:14 PM
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Rarity. You can't import them (yet). However, D90's can be had for under $25k. But that's a lot when you compare it to the same rig (albeit a diesel & probably a hardtop) in Europe. D110's are stupid money because they brought so few into the country. Ditto importing one. Ditto prices in the UK. But they can carry 10 in extreme discomfort.
I put many, many miles on both when I lived in England & Scotland. Noisy, uncomfortable and require a lot of tinkering- but very cool at the same time. Rather like Porsches! I tell people the same about Land Rovers as I do Porsches. Go drive one. You'll soon see what the fuss is all about!
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