Aaron_Shifflett
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Hello everyone, first post! I haven't found any introducion board thing, so I guess this will work. If i'm posting in the wrong board, feel free to remove it mods and let me know.
Ok, so I wanted some advice on what land rover to get for a campervan like build. Me and my best freind want to travel after we are done with school (I am a 12th year, she is an 11th year). As we are both in high school, we don't have a ton of money saved up for say a 110. I got into the idea of campervanning about a year ago. I wanted to rebuild a VW bus for weekend trips but after doing some research on apartment prices, decided that building a car to live out of sounded like a good idea. My friend would only be living in the car while we travel, I would be living in it full time.
I chose a land rover over a VW for three reasons: My family has owned at least one land rover sense right after I was born. They just feel like home to me (I know that's kinda sad I feel most at home in a car), and I often joke that I was raised in the passenger seat of my dad's disco I. Two, more off road capability. I am still amazed at what my dad's truck can do. It just feels right when its off road, and is way too much fun when it's still on pavement. Three, the fact that they are land rovers and I just love them. I know that's bad logic, but hey, If I was sane I wouldn't be this into british cars.
I am torn between a Disco and a Freelander. I know a diezel is out of the question, hell I am having a hard enough time trying to find a Five speed in America. In a perfect world, I would build a WVO powered car, but given I have 1400 to my name that is far out of the picture (one of the teachers that's into Range Rover classics suggested I try and import a diezel). I know 1400 won't get a fully functioning rover, there will be something I need to fix before it is road worthy. I look at it as a learning opportunity. I have a decent collection of tools, and the willingness to learn.
Ok, so for what I need as it pertains to the Disco VS Freelander. Under disco, it has the possibility of sleeping in the truck vs the freelander having to fabricate or buy a roof tent. And that's as far as I have gotten on that. Any freelander owners out there that are willing to give advice?
Ok, so I wanted some advice on what land rover to get for a campervan like build. Me and my best freind want to travel after we are done with school (I am a 12th year, she is an 11th year). As we are both in high school, we don't have a ton of money saved up for say a 110. I got into the idea of campervanning about a year ago. I wanted to rebuild a VW bus for weekend trips but after doing some research on apartment prices, decided that building a car to live out of sounded like a good idea. My friend would only be living in the car while we travel, I would be living in it full time.
I chose a land rover over a VW for three reasons: My family has owned at least one land rover sense right after I was born. They just feel like home to me (I know that's kinda sad I feel most at home in a car), and I often joke that I was raised in the passenger seat of my dad's disco I. Two, more off road capability. I am still amazed at what my dad's truck can do. It just feels right when its off road, and is way too much fun when it's still on pavement. Three, the fact that they are land rovers and I just love them. I know that's bad logic, but hey, If I was sane I wouldn't be this into british cars.
I am torn between a Disco and a Freelander. I know a diezel is out of the question, hell I am having a hard enough time trying to find a Five speed in America. In a perfect world, I would build a WVO powered car, but given I have 1400 to my name that is far out of the picture (one of the teachers that's into Range Rover classics suggested I try and import a diezel). I know 1400 won't get a fully functioning rover, there will be something I need to fix before it is road worthy. I look at it as a learning opportunity. I have a decent collection of tools, and the willingness to learn.
Ok, so for what I need as it pertains to the Disco VS Freelander. Under disco, it has the possibility of sleeping in the truck vs the freelander having to fabricate or buy a roof tent. And that's as far as I have gotten on that. Any freelander owners out there that are willing to give advice?
