Overland Journal: G-Wagen

[dclee]

Scott, any update on this vehicle's performance to date? Andrea and I have looked at a TON of vehicles, including the G, in preparation for kids and much needed space not found in the Wrangler. Curious to hear your take on fuel economy, off-highway prowess, etc.

Fuel economy should not be a deciding criteria when considering a G, even the diesels...hehe...

 

[dclee]

It's a work in progress, Just got the engine in 2 weeks ago. I'm looking for an air box / canister that will work with the snorkel.

Beautiful conversion! I'm going to try to use the original airbox when I drop in my 617A, I just really like the design of that box (I also have the military snorkel like yours). I'm hoping to just cut the snout short, flare it, and then use some hi-temp flextube. It's still only a vague concept in my mind, though...

 

[haven]

"I have looked at a TON of vehicles, including the G, in preparation for kids and much needed space not found in the Wrangler."

The G-Class is slightly smaller inside than the 4-door Wrangler.

 

[Rob O]

Congrats!

It'll be nice to see a properly outfitted (and used) G-Wagen ... every copy you see here in Chandler is driven by a soccer mom or athlete and rollin' on 24s with high-performance street tires, lots 'o chrome and often slammed. The ultimate mall crawler. Never understood that. :-/

These are fairly representative ... the silver with 24s and the black one with 27s! sigh.

 

[dieselcruiserhead]

Mmm xzl

 

[Gurkha]

Those wheels just look hideous...........

 

[Superu]

you should applaud every 4x4 cruising the mall or helping to pick up the kids - the less people with 4x4 leave pavement, the less we have to worry about protection of nature. Besides, I love when its quiet out there.

Plus, it helps to create a supply for those of us who prefer to buy used vehicles that haven't been beaten up off road (yet!) :smiley_drive:

And those soccer moms usually had all the maintenance done on schedule by the dealer so we ending up scoring a well maintained lightly used vehicle for pennies on the dollar compared to what the original cost was. I see it as a win-win all around! :ylsmoke:

 

[Gurkha]

The problem with soccer moms is that they use their vehicles for short haul, that means starting up and shutting down with the engine not even warming up, that creates for lots of short life engine being sold off. The prospective owner has to then face the issue of a lower than expected life expectancy of the engine.

 

[spressomon]

Fuel economy should not be a deciding criteria when considering a G, even the diesels...hehe...

True...but it would be nice to know its range which is related to MPG and tank size.

 

[pint]

Beautiful new rig Scott. I am jealous! I scanned in a few items I picked up from Europa in the 90's into a new thread. Keep up the great work!

 

[762X39]

And those soccer moms usually had all the maintenance done on schedule by the dealer

Sadly I have not found this to be the case. Our fleet mechanic's real job is working on customers benzes,bmw's etc.For some reason, these expensive cars are not getting the work done in a timely fashion and as a result, lots of drivetrains are getting ruined .I just hope the soccer mom up the street is treating "my" G500 well so when I get it I don't have to replace the engine and tranny in it.

 

[Green96D1]

check out my G-wagon:victory:

 

[Gurkha]

check out my G-wagon:victory:

Love the front sump guard and rear tank guard.

 

[Powdaze]

Great rig, congrats.

Never mind how ridiculous a 470hp, 5600lb SUV that hits the 60 marker in 5.5s actually is, I still want a G55 AMG. :sombrero:

 

[devinsixtyseven]

Now how cool would this be?

currently for sale at Europa.

Ah-HA! That is a dead ringer for the vehicle I saw headed in to Boulder, CO a while back...maybe 3-6 weeks ago. At least, it was that same setup.