samuelashirley
Observer
Hi All,
I think I want a Land Rover.. possibly LR3 or Disco II. I love my tacoma, but its just so.. blehh and boring.
Some back story - Im 23 I work at Dell in Austinn Texas, and am moving to Colorado in a year or so for the GF (future wife's) job. We love camping, and exploring and when I bought my tacoma we were introduced to the world of Overlanding. Sure I've done some harder wheeling and pushed my truck at OHV parks but our true love is exploring, camping, and enjoying the beautiful outdoors. All of my friend have 90s / early 2000s toyotas, we go to Toyota Jamboree together and have a lot of fun, but the truth is; few Toyota people enjoy overlanding, most, want to drink cheep beer and wheel the **** out of their solid axel tacoma. A lot of toyota people are cool, don't get me wrong, but a lot are just a little more country...
My passion is exploring with friends, great conversations around a campfire, sharing stories of adventure and being grateful for each day we are given.
My current truck - a 2000 Tacoma 4x4 SR5 with, wait for it, 403,000 miles..(That I bought for $2000) On the original engine and gearbox. Power steering is broken and the check engine light is always on. Its extremely loud, road noise, wind noise, doors that dont really shut. BUT, It gets me to work every morning, and to the outdoors every weekend. I have been working on it for the past 200k or so miles and I have owned it the past 70k. Before I worked on this truck all I could do was change the oil, now, I have replaced the front main seal, minor electrical work, lift, suspension, and a few other minor things either by myself or with a friends help. The truck has never been to a shop. It blows my mind with its off-road capability, open / open diffs, and I have done hard level 4s and easy 5s at OHV parks, Ive pulled out a 2500 chevy, and run circles around new Tacoma's. But as all of you know, its about knowing you vehicle and that truck, I know VERY well.
But at the end of the day, its so practical, predictable, and boring.. there is no passion.
I see a modded disco or LR3 and I just dream of owning one. All of my toyota friends think its a terrible idea, but what do you expect? Adventure does not exist until something goes wrong.
Another major reason is safety, my tacoma has TERRIBLE crash ratings.. i know this isn't what most of you think about, but Ive been in two accidents myself, (t-boned a 5 series at 60 in a volvo s40, walked away unharmed, thanks to airbags) I also recently had a friend pass away from an accident, which (probably) could have been avoided by side curtain air bags...
What I am looking for, to spend around 25ish thousand to get a function build started, we all know builds never actually finish. I have looked at V8 LR3 with 60-70k miles that go for about 15k then do coils, tires, rack. I will be getting an RTT and winch this spring that would be eventually thrown on the new vehicle.
OR
A disco II for 5, and work to replace all necessary parts then add, rack, tires, coils, Disco II is way more in my price range, but I am wanting to get something more comfortable than my truck. My truck beats me up so bad on long drives, its so rough and loud. Im not looking for Glamping, but I would definitely like an upgrade from the harsh ride I currently have. (My ride is currently terrible due to shocks, and that I have a 4cyl 2 door, when shocks and springs are made for V6 4 doors.)
Anyway, I want to hear from you, the LR guys, why do you LOVE your truck? Any advice or reason to, or not, to move to a LR.
Yoda
I think I want a Land Rover.. possibly LR3 or Disco II. I love my tacoma, but its just so.. blehh and boring.
Some back story - Im 23 I work at Dell in Austinn Texas, and am moving to Colorado in a year or so for the GF (future wife's) job. We love camping, and exploring and when I bought my tacoma we were introduced to the world of Overlanding. Sure I've done some harder wheeling and pushed my truck at OHV parks but our true love is exploring, camping, and enjoying the beautiful outdoors. All of my friend have 90s / early 2000s toyotas, we go to Toyota Jamboree together and have a lot of fun, but the truth is; few Toyota people enjoy overlanding, most, want to drink cheep beer and wheel the **** out of their solid axel tacoma. A lot of toyota people are cool, don't get me wrong, but a lot are just a little more country...
My passion is exploring with friends, great conversations around a campfire, sharing stories of adventure and being grateful for each day we are given.
My current truck - a 2000 Tacoma 4x4 SR5 with, wait for it, 403,000 miles..(That I bought for $2000) On the original engine and gearbox. Power steering is broken and the check engine light is always on. Its extremely loud, road noise, wind noise, doors that dont really shut. BUT, It gets me to work every morning, and to the outdoors every weekend. I have been working on it for the past 200k or so miles and I have owned it the past 70k. Before I worked on this truck all I could do was change the oil, now, I have replaced the front main seal, minor electrical work, lift, suspension, and a few other minor things either by myself or with a friends help. The truck has never been to a shop. It blows my mind with its off-road capability, open / open diffs, and I have done hard level 4s and easy 5s at OHV parks, Ive pulled out a 2500 chevy, and run circles around new Tacoma's. But as all of you know, its about knowing you vehicle and that truck, I know VERY well.
But at the end of the day, its so practical, predictable, and boring.. there is no passion.
I see a modded disco or LR3 and I just dream of owning one. All of my toyota friends think its a terrible idea, but what do you expect? Adventure does not exist until something goes wrong.
Another major reason is safety, my tacoma has TERRIBLE crash ratings.. i know this isn't what most of you think about, but Ive been in two accidents myself, (t-boned a 5 series at 60 in a volvo s40, walked away unharmed, thanks to airbags) I also recently had a friend pass away from an accident, which (probably) could have been avoided by side curtain air bags...
What I am looking for, to spend around 25ish thousand to get a function build started, we all know builds never actually finish. I have looked at V8 LR3 with 60-70k miles that go for about 15k then do coils, tires, rack. I will be getting an RTT and winch this spring that would be eventually thrown on the new vehicle.
OR
A disco II for 5, and work to replace all necessary parts then add, rack, tires, coils, Disco II is way more in my price range, but I am wanting to get something more comfortable than my truck. My truck beats me up so bad on long drives, its so rough and loud. Im not looking for Glamping, but I would definitely like an upgrade from the harsh ride I currently have. (My ride is currently terrible due to shocks, and that I have a 4cyl 2 door, when shocks and springs are made for V6 4 doors.)
Anyway, I want to hear from you, the LR guys, why do you LOVE your truck? Any advice or reason to, or not, to move to a LR.
Yoda