Thread: G-Wagen @ 120k - pffft....please

There is nothing "basic" at all about the bottom of the range G320 model. I have been watching these for a while now and if you look at the specs on the German website you will see that the "base" G320 model (which is the only diesel one by the way) still has alloys, lockers on both axles & CDL, 7 speed automatic and just about everything else that opens & shuts. Full-on stereo with TV tuner & iPod, climate control etc etc... leather everything, wood trim... it just goes on and on...

The only difference between it and the G500 is the 5.5l petrol engine.

Extras include better leather everything, sat-nav and heated bum-warmers, remote tyre pressure monitoring but nothing that you would really, really need. It's a total package that rivals the full-fat Range Rover, just in a squarer box so $120K doesn't surprise me at all.

Besides, the price in Germany is EU75K so AU$120K is actually a bit of a bargain.

So it's basically the test-tube baby of a locked Deefer and a Rangie Vogue, born to a hefty surrogate named Helga?

Nice.

Originally Posted by Shonky

So it's basically the test-tube baby of a locked Deefer and a Rangie Vogue, born to a hefty surrogate named Helga?

Nice.

That's probably not a bad way to put it actually. Yes, it's like someone took a Defender and stuffed all the goodies from a Range Rover in it, then actually produced it to a decent build-quality standard. I swear I could hear the Hallelujah chorus playing faintly as I read the spec. sheet. I've got to be honest, if I had a lazy $100K lying around then that would be my next vehicle... In fact I am tempted to make it work financially even without the cash...

One thing LR should take note off and listen to is the engine specs and that Merc could make a business case for them. G-wag- 170kw diesel is going to sell for $100K + and the petrol 5.5v8's go over $250k!! yet LR refuse to do a Hi-Po defender with their V8 Td(detune it to 180-190kw) that could easily be brought in for around $65-70k. This IMHO would have been far better than the svx bling edition with leather and heated seats. Hell for the showponies you could do an upspec tdv8 defender with leather sat nav heated recaro's etc... for $75-85k( call it a county classic! ) and a base TdV8 defender for $65K. With that engine you could also cater for those who can only do 1 thing at a time and suffer left leg paralysis AKA an auto!

Originally Posted by solmanic

There is nothing "basic" at all about the bottom of the range G320 model. I have been watching these for a while now and if you look at the specs on the German website you will see that the "base" G320 model (which is the only diesel one by the way) still has alloys, lockers on both axles & CDL, 7 speed automatic and just about everything else that opens & shuts. Full-on stereo with TV tuner & iPod, climate control etc etc... leather everything, wood trim... it just goes on and on...

The only difference between it and the G500 is the 5.5l petrol engine.

Extras include better leather everything, sat-nav and heated bum-warmers, remote tyre pressure monitoring but nothing that you would really, really need. It's a total package that rivals the full-fat Range Rover, just in a squarer box so $120K doesn't surprise me at all.

Besides, the price in Germany is EU75K so AU$120K is actually a bit of a bargain.

Exactly.

This is a picture that another AULRO member posted of his 1992 G300E.



Not at all like a 1992 Defender interior - and I like what I see better than a 1992 Range Rover interior.

Problem is that the Defender's chassis set-up with a high-power engine is just a bit too dangerous to put in the hands of a novice - at least in terms of the company's potential liability when people start putting them on their lids. If Pickles auction site is anything to go by there are already plenty of people who find them hard to handle with 100kW 2.5l 4 cyl.

The G-Wagen has air bags all over the place and stability & traction control galore. Plus the fact that I would expect the Mercedes to handle better on-road than a Defender.

Originally Posted by solmanic

... In fact I am tempted to make it work financially even without the cash...

Ditto, these look very good. Hmm the AMG would be nice, the sound alone is worth 300K in my opinion.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OksPgaZtfjU&feature=related"]YouTube - MERCEDES G 55 AMG 0-200km/h[/ame]

For my 120k i would at least like an update to the 1983 body shell they are still trying to sell . LR at least changed the rangie classic body after 24 years.