Mercedes Benz G500... What's all the hype about?

[BBR100]

I think I'll be pushing the new 4runner, can't seem to beat the reviews and the price for that matter. Brother just bought a new one and really enjoyed driving it.

Unless she wants to pay for the mercedes go with the toyota

 

[kx250rider]

That SUV, if I'm correct, is built partially or entirely for MBZ by outside contractors, and some of them have Peugeot engines. Jean-Claude Van Damme had one, and they had a big following on the west coast about 10 years ago. I wouldn't want one, but I have nothing neg or pos to say about them otherwise. But just know it's not a real Mercedes, according to what I remember.

Charles

 

[uamaverick]

Like somebody else said, engineers that design expensive vehicles do not expect them to be used as an everyday driver. A lot of exotic sports cars that are pushing 7-8 years old only have 20,000 miles or less on them.

I'm still keeping my 2000 Chevy Blazer whenever the time comes to get a new car. It's paid off, only has 127,000 miles on it, the v6 Vortec engine can easily last 300,000 miles, parts are extremely cheap, my insurance for it is $60/month, and it drives well. If you have a similar vehicle that is reliable and paid off for, and won't get much on a trade in, I would do the same.

 

[Mr. dB]

That SUV, if I'm correct, is built partially or entirely for MBZ by outside contractors, and some of them have Peugeot engines. Jean-Claude Van Damme had one, and they had a big following on the west coast about 10 years ago. I wouldn't want one, but I have nothing neg or pos to say about them otherwise. But just know it's not a real Mercedes, according to what I remember.

Well it's made in Austria by Steyr Daimler Puch, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler Benz. Steyr Puch has a history of making rugged offroad vehicles like the Haflinger and the Unimog. The G-Wagen used to be available as a Puch G for the Austrian market, Peugeot was licenced to make a version of this vehicle for the military.

 

[calveless wonder]

I didn't see you help anyone out on this thread besides pdaddy?


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