Hello, My name's Mark and I'm addicted to G-Wagens

After my first G, I swore I would never have another. So, I'm now on my third. My first was a 1987 280GE lwb auto (bought in 1996). A brilliant vehicle, which was off-roaded a lot. However after 7 years of about 12mpg it had to go, to be replaced by a swb diesel. My current one is a 1988 300GD swb manual (bought last year). It's as slow as a snail on the road but absolutely brilliant off-road. It takes a whole different driving technique to the 280GE. I used to think I was a bit of an expert on G's, but it turns out I was just and expert on my own G as no 2 are the same. Before this forum, one used to feel a bit isolated as a G owner. Now we have a community! I think that it is brilliant. I have learned a lot from this foum over the past few months, so I thought it was about time I joined in.