ChuckB
Expedition Leader
A little background...
I went to the Honolulu Intl. Car Show last weekend and my wife and I are in love with the G-wagen. They had an '09 G550 on display and I have never seen one up close before. It was amazing. It is hard to describe the bank vault like sound when you close the doors. I don't usually like triple black colored vehicles, but it just looks right on the G. I have always thought that G's were cool, but this meeting definitely confirmed it. I am fully aware of their history (Gear Guide 2009), thanks OJ!
Now, of course I cannot afford a brand new G-Wagen :drool: But I have been looking at some used ones and trying to determine the model years changes. I have read about some of the electrical issues. It seems 2004 is one of the better years. I know many here preach about the advantages of the pre-2002's. But for sake of argument let's keep the discussion to 2002+.
One point of contention on some of the other forums I found deals with the side curtain airbags on 2005+ models. Apparently they are role over sensing and therefore some people have an issue with them in an offroad capacity. I was wondering what people here thought about this issue. Is there a safety issue here? My initial foray into the G-wagen forums reveals much bickering over whose AMG is faster... I figure I will get a more intelligent discussion here.
I went to the Honolulu Intl. Car Show last weekend and my wife and I are in love with the G-wagen. They had an '09 G550 on display and I have never seen one up close before. It was amazing. It is hard to describe the bank vault like sound when you close the doors. I don't usually like triple black colored vehicles, but it just looks right on the G. I have always thought that G's were cool, but this meeting definitely confirmed it. I am fully aware of their history (Gear Guide 2009), thanks OJ!
Now, of course I cannot afford a brand new G-Wagen :drool: But I have been looking at some used ones and trying to determine the model years changes. I have read about some of the electrical issues. It seems 2004 is one of the better years. I know many here preach about the advantages of the pre-2002's. But for sake of argument let's keep the discussion to 2002+.
One point of contention on some of the other forums I found deals with the side curtain airbags on 2005+ models. Apparently they are role over sensing and therefore some people have an issue with them in an offroad capacity. I was wondering what people here thought about this issue. Is there a safety issue here? My initial foray into the G-wagen forums reveals much bickering over whose AMG is faster... I figure I will get a more intelligent discussion here.