Mercedes 1222 4x4 firetruck on ebay

[henchman26]

Howdy folks I don't post here much but I am a longtime lurker...

Not mine but someone here might be interested: https://www.ebay.com/itm/203495427633

I test-drove this truck when it was "word of mouth" for sale last year but decided to get a big Mercedes 811D van instead. The pictures and description are accurate, it is a nice rig!

-Zach

 

[henchman26]

Aaaand, it is back up for sale, this time with no reserve!

https://carsandbids.com/auctions/9A5gE5xj/1983-mercedesbenz-1222-4x4-fire-truck

If any of you were at Mogfest a few weeks back this one was there, I borrowed it again for a test drive and did a tour of the farm with lights blazing! It is a ton of fun to drive.

Disclaimer: not my truck, I have no stake in this other than trying to get the word out!

 

[chris_the_wrench]

Wow! Ive seen a few of those but never considered one due to availability. I dont need to carry that many passengers, possibly trim that cab down.

What kind of speed can they cruise at?
Thanks
Chris

 

[rbgerrish]

Wow! Ive seen a few of those but never considered one due to availability. I dont need to carry that many passengers, possibly trim that cab down.

What kind of speed can they cruise at?
Thanks
Chris

This one is 55mph max with the stock tires, but most owners put larger super singles on. A 46" tires will make it go 65.

 

[henchman26]

What kind of speed can they cruise at?

I have driven (and sometimes owned) a *lot* of old European iron, from mogs to pinzies to old VWs, and they are usually underpowered by US standards. the 1222 is somewhere in the upper-middle in terms of performance, it gets along fine in traffic and had no problems pulling hills the couple of times I drove it. I think you could plan on downshifting on long hills, and long passes over the mountains you are probably in the slow lane, but at the same time it never felt like the power or speed was a liability. You have to remember that trucks in Germany are legally limited to 80km/h so there was little motivation for Mercedes to make them go much faster than that.

The *handling* is very nice, it is tight, predictable, and very easy to drive both at speed and around town. For such a large truck there was no body sway or floatiness, basically what you would expect from a well-engineered truck.

 

[rbgerrish]

Last hour!

 

[henchman26]