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Old Mar 26, 2015 | 11:31 AM
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Most expensive car at the mall. There's special parking for that I think, right next to Expecting Mothers and the Handicapped.

Edit: It occurred to me I never answered your question " what would I do?".
I would take $20,000 and import a HiCap. I'd use the remaining $30k to toss in an LS and some Toy or Dana axles, Maybe some Volvo portals. And a clean paint job.
Something like this but without the exocage.
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I'd probably take another $50k for a garage and lift.
The other $100k I'd donate to charity because if I can afford that much on a toy then I probably don't really need the rest anyway.
 

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Old Mar 27, 2015 | 07:28 AM
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HONESTLY, if you had $200k for a vehicle, would you be asking questions on a forum?
 
Old Mar 27, 2015 | 09:40 AM
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Originally Posted by drowssap
HONESTLY, if you had $200k for a vehicle, would you be asking questions on a forum?
Nope. Here's some wild assumptions. This guy is a car enthusiast, not that there's anything wrong with that. But it doesn't seem like he's a Land Rover enthusiast, or an enthusiast of any other specific make for that matter. Again, that's OK.

People come to these forums for two reasons mainly.
1) They need advice on how to fix their truck.
2) They are an enthusiast and enjoy talking(eating, sleeping, breathing) Land Rovers with fellow enthusiasts.

IMO this guy is going to have a hard time being accepted by a Rover enthusiast board when he is not an enthusiast and doesn't work on his own truck. The "hey look at me and be impressed and if you're not you'd better shut up!" attitude doesn't help either.
 
Old Mar 27, 2015 | 09:43 AM
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I agree with fish eh, I can think of waasy better things to spend 200k on, but I work for a living
Nothing wrong with collecting,rubbing peoples noses in it and boasting you have big money burning a hole in your pocket to pay someone to build a rover so you can drive the strip and play in the sand is douche, plus seems you have a jeep guy attitude "look at me are you impressed"



Should I move to Vegas seems everyone there is just filthy rich, you guys get gov subsidised to live there?

Just remember if you ever had to sell it , worth the most stock its not a jeep
 

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Old Mar 27, 2015 | 10:09 AM
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Exactly, you will NEVER get what you put into it for resale. Nowhere even close. And any kind of LineEx or Kevlar paint will detract from the value substantially.
I really don't even no how one would spend $200,000 on a 110. You can buy a clean NAS 110 for $80,000ish. And I can't see an LS swap and all the bolt on gadgets you can think of costing more than $50,000.

EDIT: You MAY be able to resell your truck to a hip hop star.
 
Old Mar 27, 2015 | 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted by TOM R
I agree with fish eh, I can think of waasy better things to spend 200k on, but I work for a living
Nothing wrong with collecting,rubbing peoples noses in it and boasting you have big money burning a hole in your pocket to pay someone to build a rover so you can drive the strip and play in the sand is douche, plus seems you have a jeep guy attitude "look at me are you impressed"



Should I move to Vegas seems everyone there is just filthy rich, you guys get gov subsidised to live there?

Just remember if you ever had to sell it , worth the most stock its not a jeep
Tom living here is certainly educational. I deal with guys like this every day through work. I knew from the first word he was "one of those" guys. My girl sees even more of it. She deals roulette black jack and craps on the strip. Guys like this come in and think money buys them the ability to be a jerk. They are usually old. Bald. Fat. And can't get a woman outside of buying one. So they buy all the look at me toys. Like a (alpha) Hummer. The quintessential
Douche - mobile. Sad. And completely obvious to everyone looking. I'm waiting for the "you're just jealous" comeback that they all say after they get called out on it.
 

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Old Mar 27, 2015 | 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Shiftonthefly1
Tom living here is certainly educational. I deal with guys like this every day through work. I knew from the first word he was "one of those" guys. My girl sees even more of it. She deals roulette black jack and craps on the strip. Guys like this come in and think money buys them the ability to be a jerk. They are usually old. Bald. Fat. And can't get a woman outside of buying one. So they buy all the look at me toys. Like a (alpha) Hummer. The quintessential
Douche - mobile. Sad. And completely obvious to everyone looking. I'm waiting for the "you're just jealous" comeback that they all say after they get called out on it.
Were you creeping on his FB profile?
 
Old Mar 27, 2015 | 01:29 PM
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Lol. No. But simple Google image search just proved me right. Hahaha
 
Old Mar 27, 2015 | 01:32 PM
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not sure why someone would buy an h1 unless they collected military vehicles, they take up an entire lane, ride like ****, and if you wheel in wooded areas you need the trails to be extra wide so you dont bust up the fiberglass nose

i definitly do not get the kevlar spray and bedliner paintjob

this will be one of those things to show up on like pawn stars looking to unload for what he invested and they have it apraised and offer him like 5k cause they have to pay to undo all the b.s. custom crap on it that noone would want and put it back to stock

i am a bit of a purist when it comes to certain vehicles but honestly if you were gonna modd something use a d1 or d2 they are common in usa and alot less valuable, op you are destroying that vehicle not making it better, try pirate4x4.com they may be more helpful

fish all that $ is burned up on labor , insanly over priced labor or not price shopping like us po people do
 

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Old Mar 27, 2015 | 01:36 PM
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Imagine this thread on D-Web?? Lmao.
 



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