Suffield landrovers..
That's just stupid money. Plenty of LHD Defenders went out the door at $3K and were in about the same shape a few years ago. Those were easy to register, some of the later ones were certainly a challenge. Prospective buyers should be aware that 120K on the Suffield Prairie is a very hard life. The base is big so you do pack on the mileage just transiting from the base to the training area by gravel road, but if it saw range control use it followed the Battle Group cross country. Used to be easy to spot with Red markings (Ferrets were used for a long time) but now I am seeing Chev pickups with range control markings for sale privately. And usually beat to hell.
And the vehicles held in Suffield don't belong to a particular unit, they are pool vehicles. The crews fly over, use (and abuse them) and then go home. The crews do not treat them well at all, we were always amazed how badly the average squaddie treated the vehicles. I can remember back in the 80's working lowbed party, loading our light tracks on trucks back to Calgary watching Brits jumping Land Rovers off the loading ramp. One, after a particularly athletic leap actually bent the frame so badly that one wheel didn't touch the ground. No matter mate, just drove it back and parked it in the line up. He flew home the next day.
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