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@Airhead
The 80's was a long time ago, that's why they're cheap.
I was spending so much time at Mercedes parts I'm still on first name terms with the parts manager. If it's under £8k it's probably got rust everywhere, plus there's a list of jobs on them that mechanics hate, consequently they cost a fortune to get repaired.
They are military focused but still very comfortable, you could wear a helmet inside even if you're six foot. They still make a G Wagen professional which is based on a 461, last time I looked they have a stainless steel interior and one of the options is a gun rack. That's the modern version of the rusty 80's ones for around £70k when they were released. I would probably favour one of those if I ever needed a 4x4.
The 463 (now known as G63) is incredibly popular in Dubai hence the lovely leather interiors and massive fuel guzzling engines.
I had a 2.3 petrol auto and it was giving about 11mpg with a max of 80mph. On the G Wagen forum owners of the 463 (5 litre AMG) were reporting spending £60k on fuel in the first 3 years.
The Kool aid is very strong with these cars.