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Try 70 years(well, really 50 if clunky traditional transfer-case based systems don't count), Series 1 Land Rovers had full time 4wd in 1950, albeit with an unusual freewheel unit that worked sort of like a Detroit Locker, where the front axle is locked on throttle and disengaged off-throttle...

I'm not really seeing how a newer truck fixes any of your issues, besides noise and grades. What you need in either case is to rethink your gear storage and sleeping situation. Maybe build a sleeping platform or invest in a rooftop tent(or if you do end up going for a newer truck something like...

Tacoma. It's my daily and stand-in adventure vehicle when I'm working on my Rover.

3 or 4-channel is where it surpassed even the best drivers because each wheel(or at least each front) is being pulsed exactly how it needs to be and no matter how good of a driver someone is ya only got one brake pedal. I dunno, I'm the same way about really appreciating driver involvement but...

Oh absolutely makes sense, every time I look at the odometer. 'Wow! Nearly 30k in not even a year! What a champ! My god, how do I already have 30,000 miles on it...' I don't think I've ever noticed an issue on washboard, maybe it's got smarter? Either way, in the snow like you mentioned no...

@DaveInDenver See I don't mind most newer techy stuff. I'd rather work on an OBD-II vehicle for the most part even. I had a 1998 BMW 3-series that was OBD-II at the same time as my 4Runner and a simple OBD-II vehicle is so much easier to work on than a pre-OBD II vehicle. Computers aren't...

Can't forget this. I felt the same way about my 1991 before buying my 3rd gen but it came down to deciding that I like skiing, exploring and always getting to work on time better than wrenching. I like wrenching too so when I found myself with some budget and a garage I bought my Rover for...

There's a lot of overlap. They're both being bought as daily drivers that can also make a fun play toy, though the ability to haul mulch once a year and construction supplies for the odd project make the Taco an easier sell to a lot of people.

Go price a two door JL, no options except a hard top on the base model puts you past $30k. I can justify that money for a truck that's trail capable but also does everything else I need a vehicle to do reasonably well but that's insane for what you're getting in a two-door Jeep.

It's got a lot of that stuff and my point is it just isn't nearly as bad as you're imagining(and I'd imagine the same is true for other cars). It has lane departure warnings but it remembers and stays off if you shut it off, it has automatic cruise control but you can also just use regular...

Unless you have the fab skills, deep pockets or both and want to do an interesting and unique build you're almost definitely better off getting pickup and a pop-top bed camper of some sort.

First of all, the EMP argument is unlikely and ridiculous. Second, it's actually pretty unlikely that small electronics like digital watches would be effected by an EMP(but most preppers don't bother to learn about the science behind EMPs, just electronics=bad). I get that and I'm the same...

I've done it both ways and I must say, it's really nice having a vehicle that does everything you need a vehicle to do, always works, never costs you unexpected money or time and never means you skip a trip you were really pumped for. It depends on your life really, I work a ton and like to...

This is the answer for me. I wear my SKX every day for pretty much everything, besides wrenching, working out and sometimes skiing when my G-Shock(one of the old-school square ones) gets a little wrist time. And that's only because the SKX gets in the way a bit and gets gross if I'm sweating on...

I'm about this! The title made it sound like another thread bemoaning how classic rigs are getting pricey. Like below. Did you read any of the discussion on the thread or just the title? The spread on RRCs is absurd so if you don't need to have a perfect one you can pick them up all day in...

$2500 a month or two ago, everything important is there and operational. Not 1000% rust free but it's minimal and not cancerous. It's not a daily driver but it's not a project either, to keep it on the road you need to know how to turn wrenches or have a deep wallet but that's half the fun. A...

I get the image thing to some degree if it's genuine. Like I didn't buy my Rover to impress anyone, I bought it because I like it and I like wrenching but I'd be lying if I didn't admit that I like the image I'm projecting by driving around in a trail-worn old Land Rover, usually dirty, with a...

My biggest worry when I've flirted with the GVWR in my Tacoma carrying 5 people + a loaded down bed(on way to a music festival... kegs are heavy and compact) my biggest worry was insurance. It didn't look remotely overloaded where a cop would want to check but as unlikely as it is, if you get in...

I am, I prefer a traditional truck construction. I spoke with my wallet and bought one of only three new vehicles left in the US market with at least one solid axle, a proper transfer case and a manual transmission. If Land Rover's going to make crossovers at least they make crossovers that are...

It's an air suspension system so it's probably not all the way up. They look rather ungainly fully extended and that is clearly a marketing picture