The kid and I were in the 123 today, buzzing down the road between Prescott and I 17, talking about Jeeps. I seemed to remember that I'd seen a jeep like Benz, configured very much like a real Jeep with 2 doors, a soft top, etc. He thinks maybe I'd seen a 2 door GWagen, or was confusing a Land Rover.
Any help here? If such a beast exists, was it ever imported?

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84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold
04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

There was the 300GD two door, with soft top

That might be the one. Were they imported?

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84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold
04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

Pretty sure the Cabrio was brought to the US

Bingo, that's the one I was thinking of. This one was ended by the seller at bids of 16K on ebay. I wonder what it sold for?

http://bringatrailer.com/2010/08/19/1985-mercedes-benz-300gd-4x4/

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84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold
04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

They're all over the place here - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_G-Class

Someone was trying to sell a late model G coupe for $100k not to long ago.

Paging Mike, paging Mike.

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1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Not only were they imported, they were imported into your neck of the woods. The sole US authorized importer for G-Wagons for many years was Europa in Santa Fe.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

Hang on I just got home


They were imported for a very long time and the older W460s (1979-1991) were the most Jeep like with different body styles and a stripped down interior as seen here.










They can be found these days for relatively reasonable prices.

The W463s (1991-Current) have much more luxury appointments to the drivetrain and interior. They are also a lot more expensive the the old W460s. Later W463 cabrios have a powered soft top.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG_AGmkV97g








Buyer beware though. A lot of sellers tend to overvalue them making the case that they are very rare or celebrity owned etc etc. Do your homework and don't be fooled as most Grey market Gs are often very overpriced. Here is a case in point.

What a great day test driving old Mercedes

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1982 300GD Carmine Red (DB3535) Cabriolet Parting Out
1990 300SEL Smoke Silver (Parting out)
1991 350SDL Blackberry Metallic (481)

"The thing is Bob, its not that I'm lazy...its that I just don't care."

Would it be better to find a pre-1986 example in another country and just have it privately brought in? (No idiotic regulations for cars that are 25+ years old.)

Needs more guns and armor




And some Peugeot

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Yes, and it's done fairly frequently.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

I have a few of those pictures too

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1982 300GD Carmine Red (DB3535) Cabriolet Parting Out
1990 300SEL Smoke Silver (Parting out)
1991 350SDL Blackberry Metallic (481)

"The thing is Bob, its not that I'm lazy...its that I just don't care."

Yeah I found a surplus MG mount for my friends G but he didn't want to cut a hole in the roof, or spend $20k on the gun.


I wonder what the laws are in CT regarding transporting a machine gun on the roof of your G?

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1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

I want one of them roof ports, or one off a mog.