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They are all made in the same factory in Wein germany and have been since the start of the production run. They are the longest running production vehicle.
I know the chair of the Australian G Wagon club, just happens he's related to a good friend of my partners. In Australia they are super expensive because of the limited imports but they start out around £120k for the new model. In the UK the RHD has to have the dashboard custom made by AMG, they have to cut apart the original LHD dash and remake it. They do a professional version based on the 463 for around £80k which has a stainless steel interior.
Technically they were a Fast Attack Vehicle for army use and there are a wide variation being bought by the Australian army now, they had the 6 wheeler before Mercedes started making it for public consumption.
They inspire a lot of affection when you own one, the whole experience of driving one is brilliant. However mine inspired a lot of relief when I finally sold it. Financially it just didn't add up for me but even then it wasn't best suited to what I wanted from a vehicle so I don't miss it. Great cars though, amazing feeling that you could go anywhere in comfort. Massive interior space, you could be 6'3" wearing a helmet and solid build like Mercedes used to be.
Rear quarters rust from the inside out, early petrol versions and the early diesel are not powerful enough for the weight. Electrical problems in the newer ones. Fuel economy is terrible by modern standards, people estimating it would cost them £60k to run their 5l for 3 years. In the emirates fuel is pennies a litre so perhaps that helps.
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Why are they so pricey? Didn't they make many? Saw a real beauty out here a week or so ago, driver was by no means a baller... Just looked like her daily drive, not too well looked after just nice original condition...