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Merz-Ben Extreme Veteran Date registered: Aug 2006 Location: Floyds Knobs, IN 47119 Vehicle(s): 230G, U1200, U1250 DoKa, U1300L, U1500, U1700, 416 Posts: 377 | Just got my latest G home! I was scared of this one... Sounded too cheap and had been for sale for a long time, but like I say it was pretty cheap. Unloaded it off of the trailer this morning, checked the fluids, and off I went. I believe the milage must be correct, not over once or twice like I figured it was because... NO front end vibration! No driveline vibration! Transfer case lever doesn't even move around! Only mechanical problem I can find is that the rear locker doesn't work, but after putting it on the lift I found the problem, a pinhole in the locker line. The thing isn't even rusty! Has a few spots of bubling paint near the tail lights and on the left front fender, but it is plenty solid! Now to repaint it in a color that is not so ugly. And a couple of pictures with the rest of the fleet! (145_4533.JPG) (145_4536.JPG) Attachments ---------------- 145_4533.JPG (69KB - 7 downloads) 145_4536.JPG (103KB - 7 downloads) | ||
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bunkVR4 Regular Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: various, usa Vehicle(s): 617a 460 lwb; 2001 g500, et al Posts: 56 | Re: Just got my latest G home! very nice. sounds like a good buy. | ||
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cyntaxx Veteran Date registered: Aug 2006 Location: Indianapolis, IN Vehicle(s): 2002 G500 Posts: 248 | RE: Just got my latest G home! Sounds like a good find! How close are you to Indianapolis? | ||
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Chris Veteran Date registered: Sep 2006 Location: Calgary, AB Vehicle(s): 2012 G550, 2012 GL350 BT Posts: 241 | Re: Just got my latest G home! Nice fleet... I saw that one on ebay a few weeks ago but I thought it was a little far for me but it looks at home with a family of G's | ||
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gwagen460swb Extreme Veteran Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Vehicle(s): 280GE SWB, Toyota Highlander, BMW530i, RR HSE Posts: 513 | Re: Just got my latest G home! Nice fleet of Gs. When I was first looking for a G earlier this year, I was looking at that BBs edition G from the East Coast. I had thought about converting it to a regular spec G with 6J wheels and the whole nine yards; but then decided that if it was indeed a BBS edition like what is described in the Brooklands Mercedes G-wagen: 1981 to 1994, then I would not mess with it and find another G. | ||
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Merz-Ben Extreme Veteran Date registered: Aug 2006 Location: Floyds Knobs, IN 47119 Vehicle(s): 230G, U1200, U1250 DoKa, U1300L, U1500, U1700, 416 Posts: 377 | RE: Just got my latest G home! cyntaxx - 10/5/2006 12:57 PM Sounds like a good find! How close are you to Indianapolis? I'm in Floyds Knobs, that is about 2-3 hours south of Indy (real close to louisville, KY). | ||
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TWODOGS Extreme Veteran Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: UK Vehicle(s): Norwegian Army 240GD Posts: 584 | Re: Just got my latest G home! good flock of Gs you have there Twodogs | ||
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30MBZ Date registered: Dec 1899 Location: Vehicle(s): | Re: Just got my latest G home! Nice collection of G's!! My G has the vibration thing going on that you mentioned and the transfer case lever vibrates. Where are most of my problems coming from? I have checked the drive shafts fof the lining up of the arrows but this has not helped a lot. What should I do and where should I start??? | ||
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DUTCH Administrator Doppelgänger Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: US, GA, Atlanta Vehicle(s): 2015 Audi Q7 3.0 TDI,2018 Sprinter Posts: 9963 | Vibrations 30MBZ - 10/6/2006 6:50 AM My G has the vibration thing going on that you mentioned and the transfer case lever vibrates. Where are most of my problems coming from? I have checked the drive shafts fof the lining up of the arrows but this has not helped a lot. What should I do and where should I start??? Here's a place to start: http://www.vinthers.dk/gwagen.htm Click on the "Maintaining" tab. | ||
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30MBZ Date registered: Dec 1899 Location: Vehicle(s): | Re: Just got my latest G home! Thankyou DUTCH I will give all of these points on Vinthers a go. Vibrations are so frustrating and are taxing on my top-end speed. Thankyou. | ||
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mb230s Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: SWFL Vehicle(s): G-less for now, vintage MBs, FJ40 | Re: Just got my latest G home! Go IU! | ||
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James_Van_Thach Veteran Date registered: May 2006 Location: New York, USA Vehicle(s): BRABUS G36 & G320 LWB Posts: 298 | Congrats Merz-Ben, Great looking fleet and on your latest edition Gwagen and do you have any interior photos you can post. Thanks, James Van Thach Edited by James_Van_Thach 10/8/2006 12:29 PM | ||
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gwagen460swb Extreme Veteran Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Vehicle(s): 280GE SWB, Toyota Highlander, BMW530i, RR HSE Posts: 513 | Re: Just got my latest G home! James, I think this might be what you are looking for: http://www.clubgwagen.com/classifieds/shmulevich.php It looks like the same vehicle. | ||
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DUTCH Administrator Doppelgänger Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: US, GA, Atlanta Vehicle(s): 2015 Audi Q7 3.0 TDI,2018 Sprinter Posts: 9963 | Re: Just got my latest G home! gwagen460swb - 10/8/2006 1:31 PM James, I think this might be what you are looking for: http://www.clubgwagen.com/classifieds/shmulevich.php It looks like the same vehicle. Oh, Oh! "Justgoodguy" strikes again. I hope this one is in better condition than previous ones he's sold. In the past, his paint jobs have hidden a lot of "sins". | ||
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Merz-Ben Extreme Veteran Date registered: Aug 2006 Location: Floyds Knobs, IN 47119 Vehicle(s): 230G, U1200, U1250 DoKa, U1300L, U1500, U1700, 416 Posts: 377 | RE: Just got my latest G home! Dutch, I was sceptical of this G, but I figured for $6200 it would have to be pretty bad to not be worth it. I don't think ol' Justgoodguy painted this one, as the current paint looks to be at least 10 years old and they had all of the doors off and windows out when they did it. After further inspection there is no serious rust in the floors, and there is no rust through anywhere under the truck and there is no rust at all under where the rubber trim screws to the body (don't know how). The carpets are trashed in the front from the sunroof leaking, but it didn't rot the floors out. I'm going to have to replace the high pressure A/c line to the evaporator, the headlight switch, the wiper linkage, and the heater blower motor, but nothing too major. It is in suprisingly good condition, especially knowing where it came from. Looks like I squeaked through on this one | ||
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gwagen460swb Extreme Veteran Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Vehicle(s): 280GE SWB, Toyota Highlander, BMW530i, RR HSE Posts: 513 | Re: Just got my latest G home! Oh, Oh! "Justgoodguy" strikes again. I hope this one is in better condition than previous ones he's sold. In the past, his paint jobs have hidden a lot of "sins". Dutch: Sounds like there was some trouble with Justgoodguy's Gs. Do you know of how many he sold? What variants (SWB, LWB, Cabrio)? Were there posts/complaints on the old BW forum about this? Ben: Even at $6200, that sounds better than the original $9990 list price. Are you going to retain the BBS (B & B Special) look or restore it to a stock G? | ||
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Merz-Ben Extreme Veteran Date registered: Aug 2006 Location: Floyds Knobs, IN 47119 Vehicle(s): 230G, U1200, U1250 DoKa, U1300L, U1500, U1700, 416 Posts: 377 | RE: Just got my latest G home! gwagen460swb: I'm probably going to go about half way between original and it's current BBS state. It has a lot of cool features on it that I'm going to retain, but for the exterior I'm definately going to paint it a different color, leaving the flares, bumpers, and front pieces matching the body, and adding G500 wheels ('cause I can't stand BBS wheels). The dash is all going to be black again, as well as the carpets will be replaced with new black material. I am going to leave the overhead console in it for the stereo, ect because it keeps the stereo up out of the way and gives a good spot for the CB. I'm going to leave the seats because they are the most comfortable I've ever felt in a G, although I may recover them/change the color to black. I may put an OM617A with an auto trans in it because I've got 5 or 6 spares in the Salvage yard, or I've got a spare 6.9 liter V8 Mercedes engine that I've been dieing to put in something for a long time now (The transfercase won't like it though). Whatever I do, I'll post pictures for all to see. | ||
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