Hello! Newbie from Colorado here. Our 2006 Hummer H3 is dying and I'm starting shopping for a new 4x4. Stumbled onto the Ineos from the G-Wagon forum.
I've owned a few Landcruisers over the years and was trying to buy another a few years ago, but everyone wanted a fortune for their beat to shit 30 year old ones so I settled for the H3. I hated Hummers before but realized the H3's are actually decent 4 wheelers (especially with the rear locker). I spent a few years in the oil patch in the deserts of the middle east and gained even more appreciation for 80 series Landcruisers. Stripped of all the north American garbage they were indestructible with a manual transmission. Only vehicle that could drive 2 hours at 120 DegF through 2 ft deep sand at near redline. All others failed (Nissan Patrol distant second).
What do I want?- The simplest, most robust, most reliable 4x4 on the planet. I want NO electronics, hell I'd even settle for crank up windows. Luxuries I kind of want are automatic transmission and ABS with traction control. I miss my old LC when I could adjust the blend door with the lever and feel the lubricated cable moving the hinge. I hate it when the body control module computer thinks about if it wants to allow me to turn up the heater fan! Looking at the Ineos, I wish they had gone with the most absolute minimalist design and gone even less G-wagon: no turbo, no big display, everything manual. BMW engine reliability??? Before you say, buy a 40 year old Landcruiser the problem is finding a reliable 40 year old vehicle. Oh I wish I could import an Aussie spec 70 series but here I am in the USA with things like emission controls and safety standards. Anyway, I'm thinking the Ineos may be the closest thing I can find to my goals in a new vehicle...
My first post here will likely be "Ongoing Concern?" thread. I see the Restructuring thread. Even a reliable vehicle needs support and that does not come from a defunct manufacturer.
All the best and thanks for reading, Stavok
I've owned a few Landcruisers over the years and was trying to buy another a few years ago, but everyone wanted a fortune for their beat to shit 30 year old ones so I settled for the H3. I hated Hummers before but realized the H3's are actually decent 4 wheelers (especially with the rear locker). I spent a few years in the oil patch in the deserts of the middle east and gained even more appreciation for 80 series Landcruisers. Stripped of all the north American garbage they were indestructible with a manual transmission. Only vehicle that could drive 2 hours at 120 DegF through 2 ft deep sand at near redline. All others failed (Nissan Patrol distant second).
What do I want?- The simplest, most robust, most reliable 4x4 on the planet. I want NO electronics, hell I'd even settle for crank up windows. Luxuries I kind of want are automatic transmission and ABS with traction control. I miss my old LC when I could adjust the blend door with the lever and feel the lubricated cable moving the hinge. I hate it when the body control module computer thinks about if it wants to allow me to turn up the heater fan! Looking at the Ineos, I wish they had gone with the most absolute minimalist design and gone even less G-wagon: no turbo, no big display, everything manual. BMW engine reliability??? Before you say, buy a 40 year old Landcruiser the problem is finding a reliable 40 year old vehicle. Oh I wish I could import an Aussie spec 70 series but here I am in the USA with things like emission controls and safety standards. Anyway, I'm thinking the Ineos may be the closest thing I can find to my goals in a new vehicle...
My first post here will likely be "Ongoing Concern?" thread. I see the Restructuring thread. Even a reliable vehicle needs support and that does not come from a defunct manufacturer.
All the best and thanks for reading, Stavok
