Oh the irony

[lowenbrau]

Does anybody else love the fact that the US is buying new Land Cruiser pickups for other countries when their own citizens can't acquire them?

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g5EqEBPwTzK4rbOIysy0Ol4n5vygD9BFDNA81

 

[Martinjmpr]

No. It's apples and oranges.

The US buys tanks and armored cars for other countries that US Citizens can't get either.

 

[gfiero]

The gov't bought Toyota PU's for the SF to use chasing the Taliban, Later they bought G-Wagens and LR Defenders for our troops to use over their. One of my buddies son came back form afganistan and went looking at G's, he called me from the dealership, he could not believe that the only G on the lat was over $72,000. he has since bought a nice 4runner.

He loves to talk about his C.O. using a LR and having a Brit show up in a LC and the discussion that followed.

It does seem odd......

 

[fowldarr]

Really, since the government basically owns GM now, shouldn't we be buying them some nice fully optioned silverado's?

 

[lowenbrau]

When I was in Mali the Peugeot 404 was the truck of choice. I don't know if a Silverado would be up to the task.

 

[RHINO]

its nothing new for the USA to bail out pretty much every country on the planet at some point, so it seems fitting mali should jump aboard also. i just wonder if they will bad talk us like so many other countries do after we help.

 

[expo80]

figures, you want to blend in with your environment there are a tone of Toyotas over there if you brought over some American market vehicle you would most likely be shot at might as well paint it pink

 

[gfiero]

I have seen a couple of pink land rovers, of course if you shot at them the SAS guys usally shot back or called an airstirke down on you......

 

[UofRichmondRover]

Did someone say pink?

 

[Viggen]

They do sometimes make it back to the States...granted not in OEM coonditions
http://www.govliquidation.com/auction/view?auctionId=2782966

 

[jdayment]

Mali is one of the few models of democracy in Africa that is attempting to take the fight to terrorism might as well support them in any way that we can.