The ebay thread

[mik]

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

I think that's mostly what the one on Collecting Cars has done - did you watch the vid (with bonus sneezes, sniffs and snorts)? It's spotless.

[Mito Man]

Someone send the link to WhistlingDiesel

[Sundayjumper]

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

Exactly. I get unreasonably angry about vehicles like this.

It's a working vehicle designed to do a job. A pimped-up spotlessly clean one is stupid. It'll get driven around Knightsbridge for an afternoon because OMG ITS SO COOL and then sit in a shed because it's actually a total PITA to drive. Then get sold to another collector.

And repeat.

[Rich B]

Meh, I think there's always room for pampered garage queens - whether it's super cars, classics or misused and pimped up commercial vehicles, at least theyll survive.

There's plenty of others having a hard life dragging trees out of far flung forests or wading through swamps that we'll never see and will end up rusting away to nothing in the back of a farmers barn.

[Jobbo]

That looks like it should be a good base for a mad overlanding rig. But it'll be too expensive to be turned into one.

[ZedLeg]

Meh, I think there's always room for pampered garage queens - whether it's super cars, classics or misused and pimped up commercial vehicles, at least theyll survive.

There's plenty of others having a hard life dragging trees out of far flung forests or wading through swamps that we'll never see and will end up rusting away to nothing in the back of a farmers barn.

Yeah, I don't get too bent out of shape about folk keeping stuff. It's their stuff and money.

I'd rather have something a bit more honest though, like this.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/truck-deta ... 1012882757

[Sundayjumper]

That, I like. Even if it's not used it's honest. It's not pretending to be something it's not.

[Rich B]

That looks like it should be a good base for a mad overlanding rig. But it'll be too expensive to be turned into one.

is there anywhere you can do "overlanding" in this country?

[nuttinnew]

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/it ... b773cbded9

[nuttinnew]

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/it ... =top_picks

[Rich B]

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/it ... b773cbded9

I like that far more than I should....!

[nuttinnew]

I hope the gearing is ok with those tyres, they're 20% larger diameter than the standard size, and 16% larger than the Brabus 18s.
I hope the light bar can be offed easily and cleanly also. Apart from that,

[Mito Man]

£4,295?!

[nuttinnew]

There was one of these when they were new round these parts;

[ZedLeg]

If I saw a Primera GT with the purple to green chromaflair paint I’d have it.

for when the unimog is a bit subtle

https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/201 ... pickup-6x6

[Jobbo]

That looks like it should be a good base for a mad overlanding rig. But it'll be too expensive to be turned into one.

is there anywhere you can do "overlanding" in this country?

No And it’d be too big for most green lanes. Ferry to Scandinavia?

[mik]

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

£57.5k with only 5hrs to go. I suspect he’s panicking a bit at that (no reserve)

[integrale_evo]

I love unimogs, but honestly think it looks shite. I’m sure he’ll be absolutely gutted to learn of this.

[Rich B]

£91,500. The more I saw it, the less I liked it.

[Mito Man]

Hopefully he’s not the one who spent £133k upgrading it. After inflation and whatever the original vehicle must have cost that’s quite a drop in value.