As the old fenders of our Unimog where pretty rusty and the rear fenders slowly startet to rot away, whe decidet to change they whit New ones, and a Pulver Survace instead of a regular paint job Also the front bumper got this Pulver surface and looks now pretty good.. Mercedes Benz Unimog 406 U900, 84 hp, 6 metric Liter 6 Zylinder Diesel Engine, about 3700 metric Kilogramm (7400 pounts) Some pictures (Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)
Quote from: matzesu on October 06, 2017, 08:58:02 PMAs the old fenders of our Unimog where pretty rusty and the rear fenders slowly startet to rot away, whe decidet to change they whit New ones, and a Pulver Survace instead of a regular paint job Also the front bumper got this Pulver surface and looks now pretty good.. Mercedes Benz Unimog 406 U900, 84 hp, 6 metric Liter 6 Zylinder Diesel Engine, about 3700 metric Kilogramm (7400 pounts) Some pictures (Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)smurf me, you've got a mog, you win the non Jeep thread
I flipped casually through this thread before posting. Some very interesting and very nice machines out there.Mine have been nothing special, although that may change.The big old "Jaws Sheriff Brody Chevy Blazer" is what sparked my interest as a kid. Have loved those ever since Never had one of that vintage, but have had two of the 90's versions, one of which I still have. It's like driving my sofa around and has pulled many another vehicle out of the snow.Also loved the Jeep CJ but it takes a lot more to get one of those outfitted to carry kayaks on the "roof." So for Jeep I prefer the XJ. Never got one of those either. Happened to get a Grand Cherokee WJ 1999. That was great, too, but ended up selling it.Newer Jeeps (except Wrangler) and Chevy trucks (including x-Blazers now known as Tahoes) seem to want to scrape the ground with their front bumpers and air dams in comparison to the older stuff, so I intend to keep my '93 big Blazer and keep repairing.I suppose in my perfect world I would own four vehicles at once:1) full sized old Chevy Blazer (any, 1970-1994). I have one now2) Jeep Cherokee XJ (1985-2001)3) Jeep Grand Cherokee ZJ ('93-98- the ones that were intended to be the replacement for the original XJ). Or WJ ('99-2004)4) Subaru Forrester late 90's to early 2000's, standard shift
The other big danger with roof racks is people overload them and in the process significantly raise the centre of gravity, sometimes with disastrous results.Even though my roof rack is fixed to the roll cage and therefore the chassis, it's weight limit is still 200kg. Exactly the same as a standard Defender. The roll cage by it's design will support the full weight of the vehicle.As Def points out loading my roof rack is a pain, it's 7ft off the ground
I actually considered buying a Hummer H2 at one point, but was seriously concerned about having to lift my kayaks 7 feet in the air. Besides, I can put a fridge, stove, washer and dryer in my utility trailer- try that with a roof rack! Def
Today whe got done with the work on our Unimog (Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)And a older Picture of this thing at work (Image removed from quote.)
At what point does an off roader become far too valuable to get dirty? We have recently been discussing the Jaguar F-Pace and how it is priced quite reasonably versus the new Jeeps. Locally the replacement for my Jeep (new model with the same specs) would cost almost $55,000 CAN, while one can get a reasonably well appointed Jaguar F-Pace for more than $10k less at $43,995. My question then is, who would buy a Jeep given that option? I mean, the Jag is a Jag, which currently is ranked as one of the brands with the highest levels of quality in the world, it is more fuel efficient and has a higher towing capacity.Jeep on the other hand is well known for being a money pit at best, made from the cheapest components possible and assembled by folks who are barely literate.Megan had one point to make about that in the Jeep's favor, and that is that a Jeep with a few scratches is respectable, while a Jag with a few scratches is worthless. And, I hate to say it, but she is right on that point, but then how few of either will ever see any more than a dirt road? Of course, for an extra $10k, you can get an awful lot of small dent repairs and repaints done.Def
Where is Jag ranked, independently (not in a publication they pay for ads) as one of the brands with the highest levels of quality in the world? Unless this was tongue in cheek. (They are in the same group as Land rover)http://www.jdpower.com/cars/Jaguar/F-PACE/2017http://www.jdpower.com/cars/study/2017-Initial-Quality-Study/2410ENG/Midsize-SUV/1085The F-Pace is last in initial quality (a good sign of problems to come) and is even beaten by the LR Discovery sport: http://www.jdpower.com/cars/study/2017-Initial-Quality-Study/2410ENG/Compact-Premium-SUV/1080Definitely has more prestige as a soft roader, and you can say "get the Jag"
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