I don't know about the price, but I can offer one bit of advice. Make sure to get as much "seat time" as possible before you buy it!!! IMHO, driving a G-Wagen is not quite the MB experience most people would expect. The ride quality is what you'd expect from a vehicle that has serious off-road capability, it's rough. The steering requires a lot of effort, so you can forget about steering with one finger in the spokes. They're also inherently noisy, and the doors are hard to close. They borrow many systems from the 203 C-class (climate control, sound system, etc.) as well.

Believe it or not though, the thing I dislike most is driving these things at night. The side windows, rear window, and the windshield are all flat, no curve whatsoever. They might as well have used mirrors instead. Seeing the reflection of every headlight moving in every direction is very distracting to me.

Any way, I guess they look cool, and the G55 sounds great wide open.