prwillard2
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I was stationed in the UAE from Summer 2020 to Summer of 2021 as part of a US Marines/US Department of State mission. While there I fell in love with all the Land Cruisers everywhere and started searching for a troopy to import and bring home with me. Enter @Honger and @John Young to the party. Both of them were instrumental in providing me valuable resources regarding finding an appropriate troopy and also in determining if a vehicle was "worth" importing.
Throughout the first half of 2021 I was sent several options for vehicles, but wasn't ready to pull the trigger. I actually ended up getting a 2021 Heritage Edition here in the States. Fast forward through nearly all of 2022, and while I was continuing to look for a troopy, I honestly didn't think I'd find one. Then on October 7th 2022, I was sent the information regarding the troopy in pictures below.
Continued to follow up with asking for pictures, etc. Video of it running, rear cargo area floor, under the mats all seemed to check out. Even got a video of it driving down the highway in Oman at 110kph. Then I decided it was time to s*** or get off the pot. After some back and forth negotiating ended up purchasing the vehicle.
Despite contacting numerous shippers within Oman, no shipping company could get me RORO shipping from Oman to Los Angeles (or so I was told). So now she's currently slated to depart Oman on 15 December via container shipping, and should arrive to the Port of Los Angeles approximately 15 February. I'm hoping this thread serves as both a sounding board for ideas, but also help me as I work through doing some restoration and modification to this troopy.
Throughout the first half of 2021 I was sent several options for vehicles, but wasn't ready to pull the trigger. I actually ended up getting a 2021 Heritage Edition here in the States. Fast forward through nearly all of 2022, and while I was continuing to look for a troopy, I honestly didn't think I'd find one. Then on October 7th 2022, I was sent the information regarding the troopy in pictures below.
Continued to follow up with asking for pictures, etc. Video of it running, rear cargo area floor, under the mats all seemed to check out. Even got a video of it driving down the highway in Oman at 110kph. Then I decided it was time to s*** or get off the pot. After some back and forth negotiating ended up purchasing the vehicle.
Despite contacting numerous shippers within Oman, no shipping company could get me RORO shipping from Oman to Los Angeles (or so I was told). So now she's currently slated to depart Oman on 15 December via container shipping, and should arrive to the Port of Los Angeles approximately 15 February. I'm hoping this thread serves as both a sounding board for ideas, but also help me as I work through doing some restoration and modification to this troopy.
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