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pjm-84

Member Since: 12 Apr 2021
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 662

I like it, and most certainly on my wanted car list, especially the V8........ but alas the Mrs doesn't........

8th Jan 2024 10:52pm

Moo

Member Since: 01 Oct 2021
Location: UK
Posts: 1406

At least you can sell drugs from it to pay for the fuel.

Eiger Grey MY23 D250 SE with bits. Known as Noddy.

8th Jan 2024 10:55pm

Barneyboy

Member Since: 19 Nov 2014
Location: Exmoor
Posts: 1627

1986 Defender 90 2.5 n/a Diesel ST Nato Green

Hi, in the mid eighties I worked for a wealthy American family ( Horsenden Manor ) and they had a fleet of Mercedes all the same colour ( burgundy ) all with single number 3 letter plates one being a g wagon, I liked it then and I still like them now, in my opinion they’ve got a great presence about them, they have good build quality, I would definitely have an older one if I had the opportunity, I think yours looks really nice, enjoy it, fast forward 40 years and the current resident ( JK lead singer of Jamiroqai ) of Horsenden Manor also owns a g wagon similar to yours

cheers Paul

9th Jan 2024 5:35am

diesel_jim

Member Since: 13 Oct 2008
Location: hiding
Posts: 6102

Good choice.

A 461 professional is on my wish list.

9th Jan 2024 6:31am

Mr Fox

Member Since: 10 Sep 2011
Location: green & pleasant land
Posts: 1037

2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 HT Keswick Green

Other than being on a first name basis with petrol station attendants, all the 63 cost me in six years, and approx 50,000 miles, was: two sets of pads, one set of discs and three sets of tyres. The build quality of the G-wagon is truly impressive (and I base that on four of them (two petrol and two diesel) and many miles).

The 63 always put a massive smile on my face and the first time I watched the needle climb, and climb, on a quiet derestricted part of the autobahn, until my nerve started to wane, was a definite highlight. A heavy brick should not be able to push through the air at those speeds!

Driving one is always an occasion and in spite of the 63 being a little lairy looking (and sounding!), people responded positively to it and more often than not wanted to chat with you about it.

Wishing you many happy miles and make sure you take it across to the Autobahn

9th Jan 2024 2:28pm

kenzle8a

Member Since: 12 Feb 2020
Location: None
Posts: 1074

I’d love the commercial one esp as it’s got a 1 tonne payload

https://ggb.mercedes-benz.com/en/vehicles/...tion-wagon

9th Jan 2024 11:02pm

cozz

Member Since: 15 May 2013
Location: nottingham
Posts: 539

Yes, getting a bit more used to it, took my mate out in it tonight, delightfully insane it is

it the way it can got from mundane to insane so quickly that gets me

doing 50 mph its doing 1800rpm, couple of seconds later you put your foot down and all hell breaks loose

10th Jan 2024 9:25pm

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