RE: Scotland coast-to-coast in a G-Wagen
Discussion
Barchettaman said:
I´ve always thought, looking at the mental prices of the high-powered versions, could one not drop the V8 from, say, a rusted out W210 E63 into an elderly G-wagon?
Quick trip to the spray booth for some gloss black, window tints, et voilá...?
Do like that idea. As per my previous post, can I have mine in beige with checked seats please? Quick trip to the spray booth for some gloss black, window tints, et voilá...?
Rumblestripe said:
First picture says it all really. A traffic jam of journos in posho 4x4s churning up the countryside to no great point, the unspeakable in pursuit of the irrelevant (sorry Oscar)
Have to admit, the idea of a twelve car convoy offroading will only ever get up the noses of the antis. Tread Lightly. I get that certain cars have a cachet and price to match but £104,000 for a 245hp V6 4X4 square box is frankly insane, where's the value in these things? Don't misunderstand me, I'm quite taken with the G-Wagen because it's a lot of things an X5 or an RRS isn't but £104k? No way, no fecking way!
The development and other associated costs of these heaps must have been amortised a long time ago.
The manufacture has always been subbed out to Magna Steyr in Austria ( since 1979 ) and Merc are taking the mickey with current pricing of these.
My first experience of one was many years ago on a shoot in north Notts where one was unable to drive up a wet, grassy shallow slope ... unlike the Defenders and Discoveries there at the same time.
The manufacture has always been subbed out to Magna Steyr in Austria ( since 1979 ) and Merc are taking the mickey with current pricing of these.
My first experience of one was many years ago on a shoot in north Notts where one was unable to drive up a wet, grassy shallow slope ... unlike the Defenders and Discoveries there at the same time.
GranCab said:
The development and other associated costs of these heaps must have been amortised a long time ago.
The manufacture has always been subbed out to Magna Steyr in Austria ( since 1979 ) and Merc are taking the mickey with current pricing of these.
My first experience of one was many years ago on a shoot in north Notts where one was unable to drive up a wet, grassy shallow slope ... unlike the Defenders and Discoveries there at the same time.
The G has 3 separate diff locks, front back and centre. It's regarded as absolutely superb off road. This didn't happen, or the person didn't know how to drive. The manufacture has always been subbed out to Magna Steyr in Austria ( since 1979 ) and Merc are taking the mickey with current pricing of these.
My first experience of one was many years ago on a shoot in north Notts where one was unable to drive up a wet, grassy shallow slope ... unlike the Defenders and Discoveries there at the same time.
GranCab said:
The development and other associated costs of these heaps must have been amortised a long time ago.
The manufacture has always been subbed out to Magna Steyr in Austria ( since 1979 ) and Merc are taking the mickey with current pricing of these.
My first experience of one was many years ago on a shoot in north Notts where one was unable to drive up a wet, grassy shallow slope ... unlike the Defenders and Discoveries there at the same time.
Looks ok to me The manufacture has always been subbed out to Magna Steyr in Austria ( since 1979 ) and Merc are taking the mickey with current pricing of these.
My first experience of one was many years ago on a shoot in north Notts where one was unable to drive up a wet, grassy shallow slope ... unlike the Defenders and Discoveries there at the same time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7buNqmvYlZ8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmwGNoXcvuo
Barchettaman said:
I´ve always thought, looking at the mental prices of the high-powered versions, could one not drop the V8 from, say, a rusted out W210 E63 into an elderly G-wagon?
Quick trip to the spray booth for some gloss black, window tints, et voilá...?
They never made a 210 63, but you'd surely be better just buying a 200ish G500 for about the £25k mark. Mine fairly shifted, made a ludicrous noise and drank fuel like a G63 does at 7 times the price. Miss it hugely. Quick trip to the spray booth for some gloss black, window tints, et voilá...?
Hmmm....I waited many a year to drive a G Wagon ...oh dear it was almost as bad as LandRover defender, sorry all you people who think these anachronisms are/were any good.. they aren't and they weren't unless you ONLY drove offroad and then any old beany Suzuki would disappear into the sunset/storm/snow/mud etc.
jke11y said:
They never made a 210 63, but you'd surely be better just buying a 200ish G500 for about the £25k mark. Mine fairly shifted, made a ludicrous noise and drank fuel like a G63 does at 7 times the price. Miss it hugely.
Yeah, I feared I had the nomenclature wrong.Sounds like your G500 was pretty epic.
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