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Want to Backdate : Buying a Facelifted 2013 Los Angeles

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Old Yesterday | 11:11 AM
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Want to Backdate : Buying a Facelifted 2013 Los Angeles

Purchasing a 2013 G550 that the previous owner did a G63 facelift on. Not my cup of tea, but the truck is solid.

Anyone in the LA area looking to do a facelift? I'm down to do a straight swap. Let me know.

Full front and side skirts.


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Passed on the truck so no longer need this.

The hunt continues.
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I recall you had a Supercharged M113 in a G55, that was a 'beauty. Are you looking for an NA engine this time? I read that the NA's are more reliable but kind of a hard find for later models. Way better approach angle without the intercoolers in the bumper.
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Yea I had a fully built 08 G55. I loved that truck, but it was too much for city living in LA for me.

Going the NA route this time so the wife can enjoy it as well.

Doing some subtle upgrades
- clear glass
- Recaro Driver and Passenger seats

Plan is to keep this one for a long time, may even ship it to Europe when we find ourselves moving to London in the future.

We've had a handful of cars since then and nothing compares to the W463.

Fleet is currently
- 87 911 Carrera
- 2016 Macan
- 1977 Scout w. an LS
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I read a tease that a Scout redesign is coming. Hopefully its not electric or hybrid. Its worth mentioning Land Rover strikes a great balance between city/country with the air suspension and IFS/IRS with center and rear automatic lockers and its luxurious. 4L can be used on the dry pavement and even do a tight U-turn no problem. The gotcha is maintenance (coolant system, timing chain on some). Its a far cry from a G especially since everything after the LR4 is unibody, but some people don't care about unibody in the Range Rovers, they are pretty slick w/5.0L SC V8 500HP.
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I just went through two different RR SC variants and while nice they felt hollow in comparison to a w463.
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