Tex Gets a 250 (3 Viewers)

[Tex68w]

Hey now. Not all of us folks in older 470s are low-class rednecks. Some of us like a reliable and capable 4x4 that's cheap enough to use without fear of scratching it (and I sure use mine a lot). Although, I'm a generation older and a couple of rungs higher in educational attainment and tax bracket than the folks you are referring to .

Or, maybe we can all be a little less judgmental .

LOL, I have nothing against the the 470's, it's the one generation I never had the luxury of owning. I am just saying that it appears that group has been taken over by that crowd.

 

[Rednexus]

LOL, I have nothing against the the 470's, it's the one generation I never had the luxury of owning. I am just saying that it appears that group has been taken over by that crowd.

There is no such 470 "group" here in the Ozarks . TBH I rarely see built 470s anywhere - on my wheeling trip to CO last year, I don't recall seeing any. On our camper trip to WY/MT/SD this year, I only saw a handful of them. I far more frequently see folks well into their 60s or 70s driving stock 470s - presumably they bought them new and have just kept driving them.

Mine may eventually get replaced with a 550 when they have depreciated enough and the reliability is proven.

 

[Tex68w]

There is no such 470 "group" here in the Ozarks . TBH I rarely see built 470s anywhere - on my wheeling trip to CO last year, I don't recall seeing any. On our camper trip to WY/MT/SD this year, I only saw a handful of them. I far more frequently see folks well into their 60s or 70s driving stock 470s - presumably they bought them new and have just kept driving them.

Mine may eventually get replaced with a 550 when they have depreciated enough and the reliability is proven.

There are quite a few stock and built 470's still running around down here in TX.

 

[Rednexus]

There are quite a few stock and built 470's still running around down here in TX.

Funny, when I was going to grad school at UT in the aughts I really didn't like GX470s (and Austin was full of GXs in the aughts). I thought they were weird looking and a status symbol for upper-income people in their 40s and 50s, as well as a cash-cow for Lexus (I didn't know how well built they were at that time). Now I own one and absolutely love them .

 

[Tex68w]

Funny, when I was going to grad school at UT in the aughts I really didn't like GX470s (and Austin was full of GXs in the aughts). I thought they were weird looking and a status symbol for upper-income people in their 40s and 50s, as well as a cash-cow for Lexus (I didn't know how well built they were at that time). Now I own one and absolutely love them .

Oh, I definitely wanted one when they were new, but I simply couldn't afford one, at least not new at the time. By the time I graduated and was making decent cash, the 460 had dropped, and I bought one of those instead.

 

[Tex68w]

A few adds/accessories showed up this week.

Garmin X210 Dashcam and Dongar Tech power adapter harness.

Land Bully Cool Box half tray.

Land Bully Rear Hatch LED light.

Fuel and Fire Cargo Hooks.

OEM Lexus Illuminated Door Sills (ours didn't have them).

 

[Tex68w]

Sunday mornings in the hangar.

Great read for the tailwheel pilot.

 

[Tex68w]

New cargo light works like a charm. I can see all the way to next Thursday in there now.