If you're looking for a daily driver for your family, a D1 is not it IMHO. They're more appropriate for the mechanically inclined off-road or overlanding crowd.

They're not really that safe by today's standards. Solid axles and high center of gravity are not known for on-road stability. Less engineered crumple zones. ABS system fails randomly and is disabled by most owners.

They require regular maintenance when new, and even more when old to catch up with neglect. This can be expensive, time consuming, and not ideal for a family. They require premium fuel and get poor mileage like any other large 4wd suv. They have a lot of head room but poor leg room in front and more so the rear.

 

I guess it all depends on how you define "cheap". To me that means less issues for less bucks. Does it look respectable and does it function like it should and how much can I knock off the price.....the fun part.

 

this.

 

Lol......

Yeah, not everyone's sold on em but then again.......they own one.

 

Buy a ML320, those are a better camping family truckster. Had one for 10 years and it has been dead reliable. 157k on the clock and I would drive it to California tomorrow. 2000ish still have low range and full time 4wd

Of course I'm one of those idiots that daily drives a 29 year old Land Rover. Well not right now I need to put a motor in it, rings are shot.

 

X2.

I looked at the ML320's long before I bought my LR. Looking back, I was on the right path. Damn!

Then again, nobody would recognize me, I would have blended in around here. Everybody knows my Rover.

"That silver British POS, yeah, I know you!" "Weren't you parked behind that party store over on 5 Mile Rd. late last night?"

Yep, they see me. I'll have to wait another week to buy my new Rover parts.......

 

You were and apparently my wife picks them better than I do lol. The only reoccurring failure we have had on that thing is the damn center console window switches, had to replace it twice. I think she is pouring coffee in them... Other than that regular maintenance and a a/c compressor at 150k miles.

Of course I'm one of those folks that thinks older Land Rovers are pretty reliable when you tend to their care and feeding. Usually the stuff that fails is non-essential. I honestly think it all went down hill for the motors when the 4.0 hit the scene.

 

Women tend to be the smart ones but then again they didn't event football, well, I think I just made my point twice.

Man, no compressor, no windows.....life in a fish bowl and oddly it kinda looks like one...hmmm.

 

Here's the thing, I can replace the switch set in 5 minutes, and the compressor only took 45 from start to finish. Easy to work on it except for the plug wires...

 

I'm convinced, I don't know about the OP. Hope so. It's a great recommendation.

So, you need rings eh..... not bad for 29 years old. You gonna do it or let somebody with a Snap-On truck do it?