RE: Driven: Mercedes Unimog
Discussion
AJLintern said:
There appears not to be a section for Unimogs in the PH Classifieds... I trust this is merely an oversight and will be remedied forthwith 
Tell me about it. Mine has had to go in "Other" section or Mercedes. How belittling!Mods, can we have a Unimog section in the classifieds???
bit late to the thread aren't you mate? 
normalbloke said:
Nor does a Unimog! You speaking from personal poor spannering or some urban myth??
Niether, but watching a few happen while offroad, admittedly they were old ones. Cannot comment on the quality of the spannering tho.My company did start to use Unimogs as donnor vehicles for building custom vehicles as they were the best that was available.
Stonefields were no longer in production and difficult to get spares for, Pinzgauers were just too small.
Presuming a euromillions win, one of these please:
http://www.examiner.com/rving-in-national/action-m...
(1.5m euros, what's left from a normal lottery win probably wouldn't cover the fuel bill once you've bought it!)
http://www.examiner.com/rving-in-national/action-m...
(1.5m euros, what's left from a normal lottery win probably wouldn't cover the fuel bill once you've bought it!)
I really love the Unimog ever since i first saw one and im amazed how cheap they are on ebay look at the great one. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercedes-Benz-Unimog-U13...
Wammer said:
I really love the Unimog ever since i first saw one and im amazed how cheap they are on ebay look at the great one. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercedes-Benz-Unimog-U13...
I don't follow?The auction is still running and has 18 bidders?
Besides, it's a lowly U1300L, which was a military only version. 8 gears only,half the reverse gears locked out to "squaddie proof it",no tipper,no hydraulics,no PTO, no linkage, also doesn't have the integral chassis mounts/bosses for correctly mounting additional equipment. They do have a cool gun hatch though!
Mavican said:
BTWANGO said:
Please forgive the off-topic.
I recollect seeing a program about Paris-Dakar support vehicles.(I'm guessing about 10 years ago). I seem to recollect a truck that had a cabin at both ends. That is, if it got stuck going one way the driver could get out of the "front", go to the "back" and drive forward. Can someone tell me the brand/model this could have been?
Sort of back on topic.I have always thought a Pinzgauer 6x6 looks superior to a Unimog because of the extra axle. I am not talking about real world capability; just "just won the lottery" buying fantasy.
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Probably an old Tatra or Liaz. I recollect seeing a program about Paris-Dakar support vehicles.(I'm guessing about 10 years ago). I seem to recollect a truck that had a cabin at both ends. That is, if it got stuck going one way the driver could get out of the "front", go to the "back" and drive forward. Can someone tell me the brand/model this could have been?
Sort of back on topic.I have always thought a Pinzgauer 6x6 looks superior to a Unimog because of the extra axle. I am not talking about real world capability; just "just won the lottery" buying fantasy.
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I knew there was a Unimog at work which they used for clearing snow, but hadn't seen it for years so assumed it'd been sold off. But no apparently it still existed, stored in a barn at the back of the site I went over to see it the other day and it was even older than I thought - 1970/71 J reg. Had the snowplough attached and seemingly ready for use! I should have taken some pics 
Will do next week 
I went over to see it the other day and it was even older than I thought - 1970/71 J reg. Had the snowplough attached and seemingly ready for use! I should have taken some pics Will do next week 
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