Unimogs are available new, ... outside of the US (were sold here a while back at Freightliner dealers). Weren't really considered a pickup truck, more of an agricultural machine that morphed into other industrial/commercial uses such as snow removal, airport tugs, rail-yard switchers, many more things that one would have imagined from its agricultural beginnings Applications

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Gone to the dark side

- Jeff

I's called " I drive a big truck so I can cut people off and they can't do anything about it. "

Nice. Talk about form following function!

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Treetops
06 E320 CDI 127K Miles
87 300TD 231K Miles

99 E300 269K Miles-Sold

I prefer my 4x4 906....

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1995 E300 (W124)
1999 ML430 (w163)
2011 GL350 (x164)
2016 Sprinter 144" 4X4 lowtop (906)
2004 E500 (W211) 4matic Wagon (Gold)
2004 E500 (W211) 4matic Wagon Avantgarde (silver)

I'm one of those folks however I opted for the lower trim XLT. No leather or moon roofs for me

In all seriousness if the new Honda Ridgeline had been on the market when I bought my F150 I would have taken a long look at it. Its more than enough truck for 90% of full size truck owners.

I'm still waiting to hear what type of day job you have.

Upmarket Mistake: Mercedes-Benz X-Class Ends Production in May

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Wish they would actually build I real truck... This is garbage for soccer moms

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It is based on the Nissan Navara. What constitutes a "real truck" to you?

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TC
Current stable:
- 2004 Mazda RALLYWANKEL
- 2007 Saturn sky redline
- 2004 Explorer...under surgery.

Past: 135i, GTI, 300E, 300SD, 300SD, Stealth

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There is a Grand Tour (New Top Gear) episode where they flog 3 smaller pickups, the Mercedes being one of them. During there antics the sides of the bed were so flimsy that they bent and the tailgate would no longer latch.

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2004 F150 4.6L -My Daily
2007 Volvo XC70 -Wife's Daily
1998 Ford F150 -Rear ended
1989 J-spec 420SEL -passed onto its new keeper
1982 BMW 733i -fixed and traded for the 420SEL
2003 Volvo V70 5 Speed -scrapped
1997 E290 Turbo Diesel Wagon -traded for above
1992 BMW 525i -traded in
1990 Silver 300TE -hated the M103
1985 Grey 380SE Diesel Conversion, 2.47 rear end, ABS -Sold, really should have kept this one
1979 Silver 300D "The Silver Slug" -Sold

Good.

It Mercedes actually tool their time I bet they could of sold a lot.

Really, all they had to do was make a boxy truck with a front end similar looking to a G Wagon and it would of sold like hot cakes. Shoot or just a beefier G Wagon chassis with most of the luxury stuff removed.

The jeep truck thing, sells very well and but it's actually very capable off road vehicle.

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1998 Ford Escort ZX2 5 speed - 279,000 miles My Daily

1992 Mercedes 300D 2.5 202,000 - Pure junk
2000 Mercedes E320 Black - 136,000 miles - Needs repair

Don't forget to grease the screw and threads on the spring compressor.

A real truck has to have 8' or longer bed. Has to be diesel, has to be 4by4 or duley

And has to be Ford, Chevy, or Dodge. At least until someone else steps up.


The bed on the Benz truck is literally like 4 feet.... The hippsters who'd buy it couldn't even fit their bike in it.

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