Ford EarthRoamer

dave1949 · Oct 26, 2013

Just saw these advertised today. I guess they have been around for years but I didn't know they existed. Pretty pricey.

EarthRoamer » XV-HD

EarthRoamer Xpedition Vehicles are sold factory direct and are custom built to order. Typical prices for a completed 2013 model year EarthRoamer XV-LT range from around $260,000 $400,000, XV-LTS prices range from around $295,000 $450,000 and XV-LTSS prices range from around $336,000 $500,000 depending on options.

3930dave · Oct 26, 2013

Large Ford + Cummins + Allison....... I'm either dreaming or am deceased and ended up somewhere unexpected ! (knock wood).

I'm beginning to think at least a few billionares are taking these Zombie movies seriously.....

This guy went 'Mog + trailer....... and he also has a very extreme communications equipment fetish going on.....

MAXIMOG

I gotta get away from this thread..... if I do any more drooling I'm gonna elecrocute myself on this keyboard !

Rgds, D.

dave1949 · Oct 27, 2013

Yep, neat stuff but way beyond my price range. :laughing:

I think if someone wanted to, they could pick up a used 550 or 650 with the desired CA chassis length and build their own rig. It wouldn't look as streamlined but it would be reasonably functional.

Buppies · Oct 27, 2013

These have been around for a while way out of my price range but fun to look at. I think dodge did some as well. People would go down to South America in them, pretty extreme

3930dave · Oct 27, 2013

Direct cost is pretty staggering, but logistics/support costs would be non-trivial too.

I can't imagine a bill from Bravo Lima Alpha Charlie Kilo Whiskey Alpha Tango Echo Romeo for security services would be small. Taking something worth that much into really poor remote and often unstable areas of the world ? Talk about painting a bulls-eye on yourself.

Rgds, D.