Yes, Zetros!
I have looked over there, but couldn`t find much on the Zetros. Found a lot on the Unimog, but like you said lots of problems with portals and air systems on the older models.
An older model Unimog is definitely out of the question. And now that Unicat has suggested the Zetros, I think I may go that way. He did mention Hino too, but I would prefer a truck that was built for off-road use.
Japan is a strange country, before I came over here a friend mentioned that tagging and insuring an older vehicle was opposite with regard to what it is in the US, i.e., the older a vehicle is the more it costs to get it tagged and insured. That`s why there are very few older vehicles on the road here. Remarkably, just about any vehicle can be imported into Japan. I have seen brand new Dodge trucks, which are huge on Japanese roads. Most Americans think that other countries are protectionist, but the US is just as guilty if not more. I will say this much though, all of the commercial trucks that I have seen have been Hino, Mitsubishi, Nissan, i.e., Japanese.
Even the Japanese know what good quality is, I think that`s why so many of them drive German automobiles.
