Thread: For all the G-Wagen naysayers...

if you have a million dollars you could almost buy 4 of the cheap ones (or thereabouts)

I'll take 4% of one then. maybe a headlight and mudgaurd or two.

they sound like fantastic 4WDs though.

When governments get involved, things get expensive. F-35 anyone?

I am pretty sure the ADF G's are about $200k. But the custom bodies (Aus made at Varley) would be a big chunk of that.

These trailers, hand made at Haulmark in Qld, are apparently just shy of $40k...for a box trailer...

I don't begrudge them having great gear, but for the money we could have manufactured our own, it literally isn't anything close to rocket science.

OKA put in a submission for the ADF once (I saw the youtube promo a while back), really doesn't make much sense to have a nation like ours without a home grown 4WD manufacturer.

the gov bail out toyota yet pass up the opportunity to spend all this money locally.

That trailer doesn't look like it is sitting right. Is it just me or the back of that G Wagen is sitting low?

Originally Posted by AndrewGJones

I don't begrudge them having great gear, but for the money we could have manufactured our own, it literally isn't anything close to rocket science.

There was no restriction on someone local tendering but no one bothered so the interest is not there.

Did those trailers seriously cost 40K each?. Pat

close enough.....

the preceding track trailers that were bought in to replace the old #5's cost ~ $25K and were obtained just in time to be obsoleted/reworked under the gaywagon project.

not to derail, but those Track trailers (IS) look bloody good. That thing looks good but leaf sprung solid axle aint worth bloody 40k