Pinzgauers in Virginia peninsula area? (Or Richmond, DC, NC)
Posted: Fri May 20, 2011 1:15 am
Is there anyone in the area that would talk pinzys with me and let me take a look at one? I live in Newport News, but would be more than willing to travel an hour or two to meet up.
To give you some background, I am moving to Anchorage, Alaska on military orders this fall. I am very excited about it, but realized my Honda S2000 probably isn't the ideal vehicle. I am married so having 2 cars, one of them can be less 'practical' and I can still do everything I need to. I was researching Land Cruisers so that I could have some fun off-roading, and generally not be stopped by any amount of snow, when I stumbled across the pinz. While the land cruisers are great, they aren't quite a pinz are they? I have always driven cool cars, and this would pretty much be over the top. Needless to say I am more than curious.
It's not terribly sane to buy a vehicle from one of the online dealers and have it transported here, without having ever driven one.
They are truly awesome, no doubt, but is it really practical as a daily driver? I would just have a short commute to and from work, errands in town, and the occasional camping/hiking/fishing/ski trail/4x4 type of weekend trip. I am a mechanic in the Air Force, so maintenance doesn't scare me, as long as it is reasonable. I would expect to get pretty good service out of a vehicle such as this.
Thanks for taking the time, and I hope someone is able to help me out here!
To give you some background, I am moving to Anchorage, Alaska on military orders this fall. I am very excited about it, but realized my Honda S2000 probably isn't the ideal vehicle. I am married so having 2 cars, one of them can be less 'practical' and I can still do everything I need to. I was researching Land Cruisers so that I could have some fun off-roading, and generally not be stopped by any amount of snow, when I stumbled across the pinz. While the land cruisers are great, they aren't quite a pinz are they? I have always driven cool cars, and this would pretty much be over the top. Needless to say I am more than curious.
It's not terribly sane to buy a vehicle from one of the online dealers and have it transported here, without having ever driven one.
They are truly awesome, no doubt, but is it really practical as a daily driver? I would just have a short commute to and from work, errands in town, and the occasional camping/hiking/fishing/ski trail/4x4 type of weekend trip. I am a mechanic in the Air Force, so maintenance doesn't scare me, as long as it is reasonable. I would expect to get pretty good service out of a vehicle such as this.
Thanks for taking the time, and I hope someone is able to help me out here!