My Land Rover Defender 130

[TheTreeWiseMen]

[madmatt]

Nah. real trucks wear these badges...

and the best small trucks wear this one -

 

 

Yeah Exactly Trucks!!

 

None of the above make a 3.5ton gross 4x4! so for my business they'd all be a waste of space.

 

If I was after a wagon then Volvo would probably win hands down but I don't want a truck1

[Mr Ed]

Thats why I said 'TRUCKS'.

 

although Merc do a 3.5t lwb gwagen, thats a very impressive pickup

[Steve Bullman]

can we get them here?

[Dagmar]

DaimlerChrysler offers a series of sport utility vehicles to the public under the Mercedes-Benz brand as G-Class. Commonly referred to as the G-Wagen, short for Geländewagen (or Cross-Country Vehicle), Mercedes secured military contracts for the vehicle in the late 1970s and offered a civilian version to the public in 1979.

 

Never an entirely Mercedes product, the G-Wagen was a joint Steyr-Daimler-Puch development and are assembled by Magna Steyr in Graz, Austria. Mercedes' part was to provide the drivetrain as well as interior design on civilian vehicles, and Steyr retained distribution rights in certain regions under the Puch name. Among the engines offered in the G-Class for the 2004 model year is a 5.5-litre V8.

 

Major models include the G500, and G55 AMG. Marking its 25th anniversary, the 2005 Mercedes-Benz G55 AMG receives a boost in power, thanks to a 5.5-liter, supercharged V8 developing 469 horsepower and 516 lb.-ft. of torque. The 2006/2007 G-Wagen will use the company's updated 4-valve V6 and V8 engines and will have an updated interior and exterior.

[Mr Ed]

Ok, I knew that already:motz:,but it still has a merc engine gearbox axles etc.

If you want to be picky, they're even badged as peugeot in France.

[PeteB]

I used to run a 4x4 Iveco daily which was a 3.5 tonne tipper. List price then was about 30K, we had it for 17.5k and spent 2k on the tipper. Last seen at George Walkers in Syston. We also had a Transit with the 4x4 County conversion.

[madmatt]

Yep I can remember the Iveco in Ed's yard and Jimbo making the back body for it. Haven't seen George Walkers with it in a long time though, wonder where it is now?

[madmatt]

Thats why I said 'TRUCKS'.

 

although Merc do a 3.5t lwb gwagen, thats a very impressive pickup

 

 

 

Is there provision for a PTO off the gearbox on that?

[Mr Ed]

No idea. It looks surprisingly similar in dimensions to the 130.