Everybody's buying 500

Submitted by G-Restorations on Fri, 08/08/2014 - 18:08

Everybody seems to be buying 500. Any other members bought 500?

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hus55's picture

Re: Everybody's buying 500

Submitted by hus55 on Tue, 10/02/2015 - 20:03.

whats the new laws joe ??

 

i guess diesels have had it then ? :((

 

hus

Spider1V's picture

Re: Everybody's buying 500

Submitted by Spider1V on Wed, 11/02/2015 - 03:46.

Huss, yeah...its a real shame crying (not really laugh)

Spider1V

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Re: Everybody's buying 500

Submitted by Spider1V on Mon, 11/08/2014 - 11:20.

I have one already! I think with the new diesel laws that I read about in Sundays motoring section, all of a sudden the 500 is not as expensive to run as first though. and the ones available in the UK or pre 2001 all represent the pinnacle of G wagen manufacture in the 463 range, as they have fewer sensors, manual low range/high range and are built to a spec and not to a price and match a good power unit to the chassis of the G.

Just my two pennies worth

Spider1V

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Re: Everybody's buying 500

Submitted by jaymanek on Mon, 11/08/2014 - 11:32.

I agree,

I wanted a late 90's G500 for a long time.. I dont like the later ones that look like a W203 inside..

The 500 is the perfect engine for these I feel.

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Re: Everybody's buying 500

Submitted by Gandore on Wed, 11/02/2015 - 07:09.

Completely agree. I have the '99 SWB G500 and wouldn't have any other. wink

We have a small group of 4X4 owners here on base that we are starting to form up as a group now that I've got mine. We are in the process of finding local accessible areas in the Japanese Alps to go play with our trucks. So far it's a mix of my G, a couple Jeeps, and some Toyota and Suzuki vehicles. One of the guys just bought the 'sold in Japan for this year only' Toyota F70 Landcruiser retro truck. She's a beauty.