ZedLeg wrote: Mon Nov 20, 2023 12:22 pm
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.
Re: The ebay thread
Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2023 1:00 pm
by Mito Man
Someone send the link to WhistlingDiesel
Re: The ebay thread
Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2023 1:41 pm
by Sundayjumper
ZedLeg wrote: Mon Nov 20, 2023 12:22 pm
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.
Re: The ebay thread
Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2023 3:43 pm
by 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.
Re: The ebay thread
Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2023 3:50 pm
by 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.
Re: The ebay thread
Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2023 4:07 pm
by ZedLeg
Rich B wrote: Mon Nov 20, 2023 3:43 pm
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.
That, I like. Even if it's not used it's honest. It's not pretending to be something it's not.
Re: The ebay thread
Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2023 4:47 pm
by Rich B
Jobbo wrote: Mon Nov 20, 2023 3:50 pm
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?
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,
Re: The ebay thread
Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2023 8:29 pm
by Mito Man
£4,295?!
Re: The ebay thread
Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2023 8:30 pm
by nuttinnew
There was one of these when they were new round these parts;
Re: The ebay thread
Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2023 2:20 pm
by ZedLeg
If I saw a Primera GT with the purple to green chromaflair paint I’d have it.
Jobbo wrote: Mon Nov 20, 2023 3:50 pm
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?
Re: The ebay thread
Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2023 2:15 pm
by mik
mik wrote: Sun Nov 19, 2023 5:26 pm
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)
Re: The ebay thread
Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2023 7:06 pm
by integrale_evo
I love unimogs, but honestly think it looks shite. I’m sure he’ll be absolutely gutted to learn of this.
Re: The ebay thread
Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2023 7:12 pm
by Rich B
£91,500. The more I saw it, the less I liked it.
Re: The ebay thread
Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2023 7:23 pm
by 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.
And it’d be too big for most green lanes. Ferry to Scandinavia?