![]() 10/06/2014 at 12:22 • Filed to: NPOCP | ![]() | ![]() |
$42,000 for a low mile custom discovery adventure camper.
![]() 10/06/2014 at 12:27 |
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Cool truck. Still think CP. I'd rather have a pickup conversion for way less and added reliability.
![]() 10/06/2014 at 12:29 |
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I'd rather have this, but NP.
![]() 10/06/2014 at 12:30 |
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Super cool, but it does seem steep.
![]() 10/06/2014 at 12:30 |
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you mean a pickup truck camper? yeah, me too. Powerwagon with camper shell makes a lot more sense.
![]() 10/06/2014 at 12:31 |
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yeah, but at the same time, what would it take it do it yourself. Its so hard to judge value on these things.
![]() 10/06/2014 at 12:32 |
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Looks like he dropped it to $38000, I'd have to go through it in person as he hasn't listed anything else done to the truck. No point in paying $38k and having it blow a head gasket on you or having the front prop shaft make a hole in the transmission.
I'm 50/50 for NPOCP.
![]() 10/06/2014 at 12:36 |
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But the thing about a camping/expedition type vehicle is that most people will be looking for function over form. You can get just about as much function for half the price or lower.
![]() 10/06/2014 at 12:41 |
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Whats a high 70k mile disco go for these days? that would be a good reference point to know.
![]() 10/06/2014 at 12:42 |
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The EXPO crowd is more about style that you would imagine at first glance. Its surprisingly important for some.
![]() 10/06/2014 at 12:46 |
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I'm... almost positive I've seen that Defender. Three French people were driving it through Australia (perhaps it was just a similar one).
![]() 10/06/2014 at 12:47 |
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It's a cool idea, it's definitely different, but it's still a Land Rover Discovery. This might be $42k if it was build on a Toyota...
![]() 10/06/2014 at 12:48 |
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Yeah one of these deals. Wouldn't even be that much bigger than the disco and you could remove it to use the truck bed when needed.
![]() 10/06/2014 at 12:49 |
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HA! yeah. Though I think the Disco is a fine machine, up to about 100,000 miles.
![]() 10/06/2014 at 12:50 |
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I think I would go chassis cab and customize the camper base. If im going in im going ALL in.
![]() 10/06/2014 at 12:53 |
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Yeah then you could get a heavy duty model with a solid front axle. In an ideal world buying all new stuff I'd do the same. I was just doing a hypothetical for $42,000 sort of exercise.
![]() 10/06/2014 at 12:53 |
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Its always the French.
2 french couples doing their south to north retirement plan that we met in Utah this spring.
![]() 10/06/2014 at 12:54 |
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You have made me think about this way too much though. ripping the bed of a powerwagon and uprating the suspension to fit a custom cab is now all I can think about.
![]() 10/06/2014 at 13:01 |
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Around $6-9k depending on condition and who's buying it. Anyone who has done their research wouldn't drop more than $7500 on a Disco in decent shape and that millage. I honestly don't see this camper going too quickly.
The more I think about it the more I feel he'll probably have to drop it another $10K in order to move it.
![]() 10/06/2014 at 13:03 |
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at 32; it's a lot more tempting
![]() 10/06/2014 at 13:05 |
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Would be a tad bit long. I'd get a dodge 2500 2 door chassis cab with the cummins and 6 speed manual. Lift kit, front bumper, winch, and air lockers. No need for a power wagon if you are going to mod the suspension anyway (although that disconnecting sway bar is pretty sweet). Plus you cant get the cummins with the power wagon.
![]() 10/06/2014 at 13:10 |
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It does look nice doesn't it...
![]() 10/08/2014 at 13:42 |
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Run for the hills - late Disco motors are all dying from internal corrosion, slipping sleeves and general crappy construction - this is not the adventure you are looking for....