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What would you buy?
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2020 8:14 pm
by KurtG
I know there is another new Defender thread so this is not a follow on necessarily.
What I want to know is where would you put R1m or there abouts now, if you were purchasing a NEW 4x4.
I don’t care if you won’t buy new, so don’t suggest second hand Disco 5’s etc. I want to know what would you get brand new for the price range of the new Defender, if not a Defender?
https://m.wheels24.co.za/OffRoad_and_4x ... s-20200317
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What would you buy?
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2020 8:16 pm
by LesseW
Prado 3.0 TX, just make sure it is NOT pearl white!
Re: What would you buy?
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2020 8:26 pm
by LX
A bullet-proof Hilux
Re: What would you buy?
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2020 8:36 pm
by HenriSteyn
A Pajero with some change in your back pocket
Re: What would you buy?
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2020 8:36 pm
by KurtG
Is the Hilux really R1m now? That’s amazing
Re: What would you buy?
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2020 8:37 pm
by KurtG
Guys, you obviously cannot read or understand instructions. Maybe CoronaVirus reduces brain capacity as a side effect
Re: What would you buy?
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2020 8:43 pm
by Panda
A JEEP JL with 38" tyres and gear ratios done. Will still have change for a holiday where no defender will be able to follow
Re: What would you buy?
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2020 8:51 pm
by Johannes
Iveco .
Re: What would you buy?
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2020 8:56 pm
by LesseW
KurtG wrote:Guys, you obviously cannot read or understand instructions. Maybe CoronaVirus reduces brain capacity as a side effect
New Prado 3.0 TX, better?
Re: What would you buy?
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2020 8:59 pm
by LesseW
Otherwise, Ford 3.0 Interceptor Perana, 80mm lift, solid axles (front and back), tri-difflock with racing slicks
What would you buy?
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2020 9:02 pm
by icemanza
It's a tough one. The new defender is brilliant on paper. But it has a legacy of issues to overcome. A Toyota Landcruiser VX200 is similarly priced and has a good track record. Not as capable, comfortable, refined or luxurious but has a more reliable track record. Due to be replaced by the 300 soon and so far only a V6 pertol model available. I would definitely go Defender if I had the money. Looks growing on me and reliability only time will tell.
What would you buy?
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2020 9:05 pm
by LesseW
icemanza wrote:It's a thought one. The new defender is brilliant on paper. But it has a legacy of issues to overcome. A Toyota Landcruiser VX200 is similarly priced and has a good track record. Not as capable, comfortable, refined or luxurious but has a more reliable track record. Due to be replaced by the 300 soon and so far only a V6 pertol model available. I would definitely go Defender if I had the money. Looks growing on me and reliability only time will tell.
The 200VX would not be close unless “close” means 250k. The 200 GX might fit but not worth a bar new
Re: What would you buy?
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2020 9:12 pm
by Mad Manny
Kurt's question is "What would you buy in the same price range as the new Defender.
Defender pricing starts at R948 000 and runs through to R1 498 400
So basically you need to choose something from around R940 000 to around R1 500 000.
The JL Rubicon is in that range - without extras.
Re: What would you buy?
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2020 9:14 pm
by LesseW
Ok, sorry Frostie. I would buy a 200 VX and an old FJ with low km on the clock.
Re: What would you buy?
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2020 9:16 pm
by Mad Manny
I would go for the Land Cruiser 200.
Either theLC200GX @ R1.1million, or the LC200VX at a smidgen over R1.5 million.
There's nothing else in that price range that interests me...in