Hi Folks...
My name is Andreas, I´m a teacher for car mechanics and german-language and history, live in Denkendorf near Stuttgart, drive a S 124 300TD from 1989 with 460 000 km and went out on the internet to find some more travelers
Hope I don´t sound like a smartass if I tell you a little something about my dream car........which i just ordered yesterday (and I am happy like a little boy receiving his favourite toy!!!):wings::wings::wings::wings: Hopefully I dont have to wait till november 2010 to get mine...the waiting list is long.
What you in fact get is:
Barely civil version of the Bundeswehr (german armed forces) G-Model, Type
W461 with W463 powerplant (that means permanent all wheel drive, 3 electronic locking differentials, 5 speed automatic with electronic-shifting reduction), the OM 642 DELA red. (the 3 liter V6 engine with intercooler and Turbo, common-rail-direct injectet and specially protectet, 184 HP and 400NM, reduced power output). All electronic components can be found in the center console (as an armrest) -speacially sealed-, so they won´t get wet; differentials are also specially protected against water, making it possible to travel trough water with a max. depth of 70cm and the option of two different off-road packages.
Offroad-Paket 1 (8.330 Euro) contains Short axle 4,86:1, cargo anchorage, walk-on-hood, black alloys 265/75-16, central locking, and protection for headlamps and turning signals
Offroad-Paket 2 (14.280 Euro) includes options of package 1 plus CD-Radio, power-adjustable mirrors, independent vehicle heater (engine and interior) and aircondition.
Thats it.
The stock G PUR is absolutely naked! No roof-racks, no snorkels, nothing! See it here:
http://www.autobild.de/mmg/mm_bildergalerie_939578.html
This is what a G PUR with Offroad-Paket 2 really looks like, with the 50:50 split back door beeing an extra (1865 Euro):
http://home.mobile.de/home/details.html?id=112734793&customerId=488358&partnerHead=1
And that´s the one I ordered! It´ll be equiped with a WARN-Winch, roof-rack, ARB rooftent and snorkel; cost´s round about 67 500 Euros all together...
The G 461 Worker with inline 5 cylinder engine OM 612 was only available for military, fire brigades, police and communes and went out of sale when the OM 642 was introduced.
The stronger version of the OM642 has got 224 hp and 500NM and is available in the G 320 CDI (now G 350 CDI). In 2010, the engine will deliver 265 hp and 650NM as the OM 642 DELA evo.
Sorry for the mistakes I may have made in the text above, I´m from Germany....
So far! photos will follow as soon as I have my own...
Andreas