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Yeah I have seen those things and ridden in one. Pretty impressive creatures for sure.
Being that this particular one is designed for desert trips I doubt you would see it on the streets.
Being that this particular one is designed for desert trips I doubt you would see it on the streets.
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Originally Posted by axemansean
Stupid qs... did they have Unimogs in the US?
You can buy the new ones from local dealerships now and they are a blast. Most of the older ones were imported or former army rigs. Before the last two years I don't think there was any actual dealerships in the US for public sales.
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Originally Posted by Nightshade
Yes.
You can buy the new ones from local dealerships now and they are a blast. Most of the older ones were imported or former army rigs. Before the last two years I don't think there was any actual dealerships in the US for public sales.
You can buy the new ones from local dealerships now and they are a blast. Most of the older ones were imported or former army rigs. Before the last two years I don't think there was any actual dealerships in the US for public sales.
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Originally Posted by RB
I'd rock one of those if I were rich and lived in a swamp. Looks like a beastly version of an H2.
7 liter diesel (if I remember right)
Portal axles
Lockers with stock 7.13 gear ratio
60 degree entry and departure angles
Its virtually unstoppable and made by Mercedes. I had a bunch of shots a friend took of the testing facilities and the torture they put them through.
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Originally Posted by Nightshade
Actually it makes the Hummer look like a matchbox car if you compared them directly.
7 liter diesel (if I remember right)
Portal axles
Lockers with stock 7.13 gear ratio
60 degree entry and departure angles
Its virtually unstoppable and made by Mercedes. I had a bunch of shots a friend took of the testing facilities and the torture they put them through.
7 liter diesel (if I remember right)
Portal axles
Lockers with stock 7.13 gear ratio
60 degree entry and departure angles
Its virtually unstoppable and made by Mercedes. I had a bunch of shots a friend took of the testing facilities and the torture they put them through.
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Originally Posted by Nightshade
Actually it makes the Hummer look like a matchbox car if you compared them directly.
I was merely implying minor frame similarities...but thanks for finding yet another thing to argue about with me.