Potentially moving to Maui, opinions on bringing the LR3?
Rock Crawling
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Having spent a lot of time driving around Maui and living in Kihei, I would look at a smaller pickup truck unless you absolutely need something larger. The tiny roads out of the major tourist areas are not conducive to things like large European/North American vehicles, Suzuki (or similar) sized machines are decent and reliable work horse alternatives, with easily sourced local parts... Just my $0.25...
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Rock Crawling
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Having spent a lot of time driving around Maui and living in Kihei, I would look at a smaller pickup truck unless you absolutely need something larger. The tiny roads out of the major tourist areas are not conducive to things like large European/North American vehicles, Suzuki (or similar) sized machines are decent and reliable work horse alternatives, with easily sourced local parts... Just my $0.25...
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Rock Crawling
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Well the good news is the Rover checked out perfectly at the dealership, but I ended up deciding to leave it in Colorado and purchased a 2019 Ram 1500 Limited. The price was right, and dealing with my local dealership in Colorado Springs was much easier and worth the expense of shipping the truck to Maui.
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Likely moving to Maui very soon, but still commuting back to Colorado very often as my wife and kids will stay here, with them coming over to Maui often as well.
It's easy for me to work on the LR3 here, as I have a very large 4 car garage, and worst case my local dealership is only 20 minutes away. In Maui, the dealership is on Oahu, which isn't the end of the world to put it on a ferry ride to Oahu, but obviously a pain. I'm inclined to leave it here in Colorado and simply buy/lease something with a local dealership, which means Ford/Chevy/Toyota/Dodge for what I need.
However, the LR3 is paid for, and the goal is for me to make an incredible amount of money above and beyond the high expense of living in Maui. It's sort of been a second home for me since the late 80's, so I'm very familiar of the differences. I'm just curious of any members that happen to live on an island other than Oahu and how they handle things? I see plenty of not just LR3's, but many new Land Rover's on Maui, so I can't be alone in trying to figure this out.
Thoughts and opinions are welcome.
It's easy for me to work on the LR3 here, as I have a very large 4 car garage, and worst case my local dealership is only 20 minutes away. In Maui, the dealership is on Oahu, which isn't the end of the world to put it on a ferry ride to Oahu, but obviously a pain. I'm inclined to leave it here in Colorado and simply buy/lease something with a local dealership, which means Ford/Chevy/Toyota/Dodge for what I need.
However, the LR3 is paid for, and the goal is for me to make an incredible amount of money above and beyond the high expense of living in Maui. It's sort of been a second home for me since the late 80's, so I'm very familiar of the differences. I'm just curious of any members that happen to live on an island other than Oahu and how they handle things? I see plenty of not just LR3's, but many new Land Rover's on Maui, so I can't be alone in trying to figure this out.
Thoughts and opinions are welcome.
Rock Crawling
Joined: May 2019
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From: Red Deer, AB
Well the good news is the Rover checked out perfectly at the dealership, but I ended up deciding to leave it in Colorado and purchased a 2019 Ram 1500 Limited. The price was right, and dealing with my local dealership in Colorado Springs was much easier and worth the expense of shipping the truck to Maui.
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