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  1. 26th February 2013, 05:11 AM #51
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    yep, after payingg $250K per gaywagon $40k+ per trailer the defence force ran out of money to buy stuff to put in the trailer.
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  2. 26th February 2013, 05:42 AM #52
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    Saw one towing a tandem trailer with independent suspension the other day, wonder that that cost!
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    ARB did make a run of dual axle, coil sprung trailers...The coil being horizontal and linked to front and rear axle by bell cam (Im sure Dave will correct what I have wrong) for the Aus Military
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    correct....

    very flexy off road sod of a thing to move by hand.
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    HaHa...I like that - ran out of money for stuff to put in the trailer. Judging by cost cutting in the military over the least few years, thats probably also not far from the truth...

    The 800,000 from the G-Wagon is very impressive. The truth is that these earlier ones were quiet legends in Europe and there was even the odd one or two here owned by people who knew better than most about their abilities.

    Having said all that how would a new one off the showroom fair? Are they still made to the same standards by Steyr or have MB put their stamp on them too much? I would love to know how reliable they are now with their electronics. MB have an unenviable modern history with auto box problems almost crippling them and the ML (Chrysler...) Wagon having a pretty poor record also. They are not the last word in reliability - they are not at the lofty heights of say the Japanese made Honda's.

    The cost is also crazy. You could purchase some pretty bulletproof upgrades to a Defender 110 for a fraction of the cost of a G.

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    PS. Check this one out for $181k...I mean seriously! Look at the cabin interior, lack of space for rear passengers and the smaller than a 110/Disco 2 load area! You couldnt use the big V8's grunt because the vehicle would fall over...I wouldnt pay those dollars, but if I did I would be looking at something with 7 seats and a lot more goodies and space...
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    Living The Dream.................

    ..........Gunther, Christine and Otto An amazing story with some great pictures. Well worth reading.

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    Looking at the pic and the accident description
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    What a fantastic article, thanks for sharing it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ancient Mariner View Post
    Looking at the pic and the accident description
    You have to scroll down through the pages to read the article and see all the pics.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ancient Mariner View Post
    Looking at the pic and the accident description
    Yup big skid marks across the road haha great read tho
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