Hey y'all, buyer chiming in.
I'm 27 and living in Beijing, China doing translation and software dev. Overlanding has been one of my top reasons to be gainfully employed, other than the threat of not eating I guess. Beijing doesn't do much for making a man feel 'close to nature,' if anything it feels like the furthest I've ever been from it! This Rover will be my personal first, though we have had many in the family over the years. It will be my escape rig. I can now come back stateside and hit the trail, have a rig to work on and learn from, get dirty then wash. All the joys of truck ownership! This came up on EP.com and I was blown away, because the promise of a personal rig has always been 'one day, when I can afford it.' I can't wait to get this thing covered in some proper trail filth and get some fresh air! I'm currently talking to some friends here about the possibility of this bad boy coming China-side some time soon and taking it on a truly epic Asia trek! (also, I have a sneaking suspicion that my pops, a RR enthusiast, will be playing in this every chance he can get when I'm not driving it.)