DII or RRC LWB?
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LWB. Parts are harder to get, but there's less to go wrong. More unique, because fewer were imported. You can do a lot more and get away with it with a LWB (less electronics).
Again, the biggest downside is parts. Especially the interior. Most everything is either NLA or cost way too much.
So... I had a D2 and a LWB at the same time. I sold the D2.
Full disclosure: I tried selling the LWB so I could get SII. No takers, so I've kept it.
Good luck in whatever you buy. And, remember, no matter which you take, it's still a Land Rover. So be ready to suffer.
Again, the biggest downside is parts. Especially the interior. Most everything is either NLA or cost way too much.
So... I had a D2 and a LWB at the same time. I sold the D2.
Full disclosure: I tried selling the LWB so I could get SII. No takers, so I've kept it.
Good luck in whatever you buy. And, remember, no matter which you take, it's still a Land Rover. So be ready to suffer.
I've had both. I love my D2 but I miss the LWB. If I were starting from scratch with what I now know it would be a toss-up between a '95 LWB and a D1.
for wheeling or just driving around? I have had a few SWB and two DIIs. The II is more comfortable as a car, but the LWB is a better base to wheel with.
going to do a bit of both. A bit reluctant to do much wheeling with the DII, b/c of the additional technology it has.
I should have kept my 95 DI no sunroof built up rig...
I should have kept my 95 DI no sunroof built up rig...
... and a LWB has (had) a chance to live through 100kmi without a head gasket job.Mike_Rupp said:
They had their share of expensive breakdowns, though.
A D2 doesn't look bad. It's just that the RRC looks so much better.
It's no mistake that the RRC was the only automobile ever displayed as a work of art in the Louvre.
It's no mistake that the RRC was the only automobile ever displayed as a work of art in the Louvre.
ptschram
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If I could find another RRC with NO RUST and a new blower motor, I'd be all over it.
I prefer the pre-'95 as the '95 is just a dressed up Disco.
Almost 200K miles on the DI, pushing 300K on all the RRCs I own. Yeah, the LWBs are just a smoother ride in all manner of the term.
But, to be honest, I am starting to look for an L322 for the wife. I'll be out of debt except for the Snap-On truck in a few more months and I can just about swing an L322 and the prices will only go down further.
I prefer the pre-'95 as the '95 is just a dressed up Disco.
Almost 200K miles on the DI, pushing 300K on all the RRCs I own. Yeah, the LWBs are just a smoother ride in all manner of the term.
But, to be honest, I am starting to look for an L322 for the wife. I'll be out of debt except for the Snap-On truck in a few more months and I can just about swing an L322 and the prices will only go down further.
SWB RRC for wheeling, DII for your screaming wife and kids. LWB for cool evenings in the spring and fall.