The ebay thread

[ZedLeg]

That's true but you can find them cheap as chips.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-detail ... 00&fromsra

[Sundayjumper]

That's more like it. Still not sure I'd do it compared to something German but it would be interesting to try it.

[nuttinnew]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/355203967824 ... 9255-0%2F1

[Beany]

That's true but you can find them cheap as chips.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-detail ... 00&fromsra

216,454 miles

Brave indeed.

[Mito Man]

I lot of suspicious white marks on the back seats

[Rich B]

I’ve not really been aware of the Lexus LS600 previously.

Visually understated big wafty 440bhp v8 luxury with 4wd security. Auto box but see earlier wafty note. Not bad at all…

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-detail ... 6248908013

If I was looking for a cheap barge to knock around in, a Lexus LS would be high on the list.

Cheap ? That one’s £19k ! It would be a hugely brave move compared to any BMW/Merc at that age & price.

it's not even particularly quick - 6.3 to 60.

[ZedLeg]

That's true but you can find them cheap as chips.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-detail ... 00&fromsra

216,454 miles

Brave indeed.

Barely broken in. There are older 1UZ lexuses that have done huge miles. Matt Farah’s “million mile Lexus” for example.

[mik]

Unimog! With rather more leather than they normally have....

[Rich B]

It's awesome but it's got a bit of a weird stance to it - the back looks too high up even though the arch gaps are the same. I also like unimogs to have bigger wheels.

[ZedLeg]

I wonder if a tarted up Unimog is worth less or more than a more industrial one. I'd be surprised if it's more.

In the same vein as the Lexus chat from the other day, this is lovely.

https://www.carandclassic.com/l/C1660840

[McSwede]

I wonder if a tarted up Unimog is worth less or more than a more industrial one. I'd be surprised if it's more.

In the same vein as the Lexus chat from the other day, this is lovely.

https://www.carandclassic.com/l/C1660840

That's is lovely. Great colour!!

[mik]

I wonder if a tarted up Unimog is worth less or more than a more industrial one. I'd be surprised if it's more.

Possibly right, as I think most of them are used commercially. You need to have a passion + money to spare + fairly unusual storage capabilities to house one as a "cool 4x4".

edit: it's not even going to be that easy to assess, as there are so few available for comparison.
This one is kinda similar for around £58k, but :
> its a 1999 model vs 1986
> single vs double cab
> 125k vs 35k miles
> LHD vs RHD
> 24" vs 20" wheels (and possibly also the Unimog "stance kit") for @Rich B
> no roll cage vs roll cage (no roll cage looks way better to me)

... and they are so configurable that I'm not sure there are two the same out there.....

[Jobbo]

I wonder if a tarted up Unimog is worth less or more than a more industrial one. I'd be surprised if it's more.

Possibly right, as I think most of them are used commercially. You need to have a passion + money to spare + fairly unusual storage capabilities to house one as a "cool 4x4".

edit: it's not even going to be that easy to assess, as there are so few available for comparison.
This one is kinda similar for around £58k, but :
> its a 1999 model vs 1986
> single vs double cab
> 125k vs 35k miles
> LHD vs RHD
> 24" vs 20" wheels (and possibly also the Unimog "stance kit") for @Rich B
> no roll cage vs roll cage (no roll cage looks way better to me)

... and they are so configurable that I'm not sure there are two the same out there.....

That one is far more appealing, but it'll sell to someone who wants to cut down trees in their hundred acre wood or similar. The Lister chaps's 'mog will not.

[dinny_g]

I had a Passenger Ride in a Unimog on an Off-Road course up near Barnsley.

It had done 1.1m km’s 500k of that was in Germany where it was a workhorse for the Railway Network company, then Merc bought it back and put another 500k on it. The off road people had it for 4 or 5 years for the rest:

Amazing machines really

[ZedLeg]

I used to drive them a bit, my grandad always had them for work. The 406 series so the interiors were a bit more rustic .

[Mito Man]

The black one is pretty useless, if it had a pto someone with an estate could at least use it to trim hedges

[mik]

I used to drive them a bit

[ZedLeg]

I used to drive them a bit

Those old ones are a misery to spend any time in, you're sitting on the front wheel arch and the dog house for the engine is just bare fibreglass. So the noise and heat is incredible. Saying that, I used to amaze people by being able to fall asleep in the passenger seat. I blame early mornings and carbon monoxide poisoning tbh .

[Gavster]

I assumed that the Unimog would fall into the X-class category where the p1mped versions are worth more than their more industrial siblings.

[ZedLeg]

As Mik said it's hard to find a comparison as the chances of finding 2 identical Mogs is next to zero.

My thinking is that after the first 10 years they don't really lose much value as long as they're maintained. I think more people would be looking for a practical one with a pto and a usable cargo area than one with leather seats.

Some rich guy will probably buy it to sit in a shed and show off though, like a Spectre Defender.