Well after selling the H3 Alpha I got my wife an 06 LR3 HSE. I had to replace an alternator (75.00), and a brake switch (20.00), and do a full brake job (went with the same Power Stop stuff I used on my Alpha). It's been nearly a year now and the LR3 is doing fantastic. My wife loves it, and MPG increase is nice vs the Alpha as a D/D.
My 98 D1, 99 D2, and 02 D2 have been doing really good also. The nearly 20 year old 98 D1 even survived being rear-ended at 45MPH by an F250 with little more than a bent rear bumper, and some plastic trim piece damage. With the insurance $$$$ I was able to repair the 98 D1 completely (while keeping a clear blue title vs salvage), and with the left over $$$$ I bought the 99 D2 from a friend at a LR Shop that had a lady want to sell it over a dead battery & Alternator.... It had been sitting for over 6 months when I bought it.
I drove 4.5hr to go get it, slapped in a spare battery I had along with a spare alternator, cranked it up after checking all the fluids, and found the gas tank to even be 3/4 full. Then I drove another 4.5hr home with zero issues. Best deal I've ever got on a vehicle!! I've since lifted it, slapped on some rocker guards, some BFG KO2's, and the only repairs it needed were interior trim stuff which was quick and easy.
My 02 D2 Kalahari (Special LR Vehicle 1 of 150 ever made) has 228K on it and runs better than a new car. I've done a lot of off road mods to it, and it's my main off road vehicle.
I plan on driving up to Portland, OR when I finally get my 3rd week of vacation (finally my 5th year at my company) and along the way I'll hit up some trails in Moab, and in Nevada.
I miss my H3 Alpha as it was really setup nice, and it wasn't a mall crawler. Sadly 99% of the H3's in my area never see any off road use. I actually passed my old H3 Alpha like a month ago and it still looked good.
My 98 D1, 99 D2, and 02 D2 have been doing really good also. The nearly 20 year old 98 D1 even survived being rear-ended at 45MPH by an F250 with little more than a bent rear bumper, and some plastic trim piece damage. With the insurance $$$$ I was able to repair the 98 D1 completely (while keeping a clear blue title vs salvage), and with the left over $$$$ I bought the 99 D2 from a friend at a LR Shop that had a lady want to sell it over a dead battery & Alternator.... It had been sitting for over 6 months when I bought it.
I drove 4.5hr to go get it, slapped in a spare battery I had along with a spare alternator, cranked it up after checking all the fluids, and found the gas tank to even be 3/4 full. Then I drove another 4.5hr home with zero issues. Best deal I've ever got on a vehicle!! I've since lifted it, slapped on some rocker guards, some BFG KO2's, and the only repairs it needed were interior trim stuff which was quick and easy.
My 02 D2 Kalahari (Special LR Vehicle 1 of 150 ever made) has 228K on it and runs better than a new car. I've done a lot of off road mods to it, and it's my main off road vehicle.
I plan on driving up to Portland, OR when I finally get my 3rd week of vacation (finally my 5th year at my company) and along the way I'll hit up some trails in Moab, and in Nevada.
I miss my H3 Alpha as it was really setup nice, and it wasn't a mall crawler. Sadly 99% of the H3's in my area never see any off road use. I actually passed my old H3 Alpha like a month ago and it still looked good.