UniMog on Craigslist in NorCal

[Maximus Ram]

Found this this evening while surfing....
http://sacramento.craigslist.org/car/738500157.html





I do not know the owner and have any monetary interest in this...just thought some here might be interested

 

[Pokey]

sort of a ridonkulous price- given U500 used prices are only 20kish more.

 

[haven]

Well, it is VERY clean!

 

[greenhorn]

Well, that's a first. I never seen a 'Mog with chrome rims! It would be an interesting rig if I lived in Alaska.

 

[mhiscox]

sort of a ridonkulous price- given U500 used prices are only 20kish more.

Probably not as bad a price as it might seem at first glance; Unimog restoration is extremely expensive. I imagine he's losing a fair amount of money even at $65K.

Tim's point about the price not being far off a used U500 is right. It's worth knowing, though, that their are many who would take this rig over the U500 for serious expedition work. The 416s are dead simple to keep running; not a hint of a computer or electronic control anywhere. The U500s have been decently reliable, but there's more chance that the village mechanic is gonna do some good with the 30-year-old truck. Me, I'd rather have the newer U500 'cuz I don't travel places where the village mechanic is my only alternative, but others would differ.

It's also worth noting that this rig is a double cab, and the cost of the aftermarket DoKa conversion for a U500 by itself would be more than most normal diesel Mogs cost.

 

[LRNAD90]

Not that anybody cares, but I think it's cool (well, except for the chrome wheels and bumper, but they are easy enough to fix)

 

[C-Fish]

Not that anybody cares, but I think it's cool (well, except for the chrome wheels and bumper, but they are easy enough to fix)

I agree...Very Cool!:clapsmile

 

[adrenaline503]

I kinda like the chrome, different.

 

[tamangel]

That link will eventually die..here's the info for future lookups...

1976 Mercedes Benz 416 DOKA diesel Very Rare and custom rig
STREET LEGAL AND REGISTERED
*Ground up restoration by the Unimog warehouse * impeccable condition
*20 Speed transmission
*Portal high speed axles
*1 off custom built camper shell (sleeps 3) / tons of storage
*Fresh water
*4000 watt inverter-can power microwave oven
*Custom stereo system
*On board GPS
*15000 lb Warn winch ( never been used )
*75 Gallon aluminum fuel cell
*4 Optima Red Top batteries
*6 new 44 inch tires
Comparable UNIMOG's this nice have sold for over $100k. Take this one to the car show or the middle of nowhere and back - its qualified for both.
A bargain @ $65,000 U.S dollars and should continue to increase in value as the Crew Cab Doka's are very rare.

no connection with seller

Mike

 

[a.mus.ed]

i can take the chrome wheels, but what's up with that interior fabric?

i'd still drive it...i've always wanted one of these, but not on a teacher's salary.

 

[jcbrandon]

I think the Cadillac badge on the winch mount probably justifies the asking price ;-)

 

[chrismc]

Looks like someone bought it already (as of Jul 2). I stumbled across this link while searching for something else:
http://seiferthfamily.blogspot.com/2008/07/marks-new-unimog.html

 

[MB309basket]

It's baaaaaack

07-03-2008 07:37 AM
chrismc Looks like someone bought it already (as of Jul 2). I stumbled across this link while searching for something else:
http://seiferthfamily.blogspot.com/2...ew-unimog.html

I don't think it sold. I see the ad is back re-live on the sfbay craiglist tonight.

I wonder if he'd take my Trail 90s and an IOU...