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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Andy B on 04 February 2016, 18:35:58

Title: 3 point star Defender
Post by: Andy B on 04 February 2016, 18:35:58

Whilst waiting for a lift home I had a wander around Merc's show room. There was a Go-faster Bi-turbo V8 G Wagon/G Class in there £140 000  :o :o :o :o :o :o  .... and they're 'Horrible' to drive says Plato  ;D ;D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9g7YPtuVEw

not a bad tow car though  ;)

Title: Re: 3 point star Defender
Post by: Kevin Wood on 04 February 2016, 18:56:05

We had an old diseasel one at work once. Like driving a sub-post office. :o

Take it off road and it just dug itself in up to its' axles at the first opportunity such was its' prodigious weight.

Needed the Exxon Valdez on standby if you were going more than a few miles. God knows what a V8 petrol one's like. :o

Can't see the attraction, myself, but then I'm not a footballers' wife. ::)

Title: Re: 3 point star Defender
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 04 February 2016, 22:27:03

These things really are 'oddballs'

Who would pay £140,000 for such a thing?

 

Title: Re: 3 point star Defender
Post by: Mr.OmegaMan on 04 February 2016, 22:37:37

I do like the way these AMG G-Wagons look. Price tag is shocking though.

Title: Re: 3 point star Defender
Post by: Andy B on 04 February 2016, 22:40:07

Quote from: Doctor Opti on 04 February 2016, 22:27:03

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Who would pay £140,000 for such a thing?

God knows, but they do sell them ..... I asked  ;)

Title: Re: 3 point star Defender
Post by: Nick W on 04 February 2016, 23:51:29

Quote from: Andy B on 04 February 2016, 22:40:07

Quote from: Doctor Opti on 04 February 2016, 22:27:03

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Who would pay £140,000 for such a thing?

God knows, but they do sell them ..... I asked  ;)

I've seen one on the road. It's not really any different from a tuned Range Rover in that it's all about the look, not use.

A properly specced G-Wagen is a seriously effective off-road vehicle that's between a Defender and a normal Range Rover.

Title: Re: 3 point star Defender
Post by: EMD on 06 February 2016, 11:01:03

The older ones fetch stupid money . Seen quite a few yummy mummies
driving them  ::) Bet most of them have never been used off the tarmac .