This is a true Mercedes G-Wagon!

[@jacobhansen2503]

Great video bro This is my absolute favorite car in the world. Love seeing other people geeking over it as much as me Hope to see more of this beauty

[@SirDrifto]

I wish there were more stateside

[@rdsyafriyar]

As good as the G-Wagen really is appreciate, I hated the tasteless rapper/celebrity audience it attracted to make ordinary people think of the G-Wagen as less of a military vehicle and more as a status symbol. To me, it's a bit like forcing a well-talented Prussian soldier to serve a private club of nobles who have never experienced riding horses with armour out to the open.

[@SirDrifto]

That is a very true statement

[@raymond115]

Ion agree fr I think it’s a status symbol BECAUSE of its capabilities. You gotta understand rap and crime really are hand n hand, and honestly the rappers that are actually criminals and rich enough to buy a g wagon probably are aware of the capabilities that’s the reason. Plus the price is jus a flex. . Obviously the aesthetic n interior are gonna draw people but idk. The best part is it is just a standing stone of the Mercedes’ line up . Whether people recognize the true capability, idc. fame and infamy are one in the Same

[@fendtclaas8689]

Well said.

[@madcat4563]

I agree, I hate the wrapper (😉) models and the audience it has attracted. I always mock "modern" G-wagon owners because most of them won't know what the G stands for. So, I make a distinction between a Gelandewagen and G-wagon.

[@fendtclaas8689]

I would kill to have this version.

[@SirDrifto]

It’s a beauty

[@stansteuns2944]

One of the best vehicles i've driven in the army. It's slow as shit throug a funnel, but it gets you anywere. It will never break down, never gets you stuck. And if it does, mostly, it's the drivers fault..love these things. And yes, battle proven in bosnia, iraq, Afghanistan and wherever it was deployed to roam.

[@_0_restart_0_]

Back then, the G wagon was a rival to the russian UAZ. Imagine if all rappers in Beverly hills drove one of those, lmao.

[@Chuckles..]

This is the G Wagon I want the most!.

[@SirDrifto]

One of the coolest in my opinion

[@nityanewaliya]

Hey you may want to get a Force Gurkha that's the same body and same om616 merc engine with 2 manual diff locks.

[@hectorpuente316]

It’s the perfect blend of country and city.

[@Will_14_years_ago]

The unbrainwashed (hey look at me and my chrome and diamonds)not trashy bling bling version. How a g should be. Quality, reliable, no uneeded b/s. looks great!!

[@ralleyquattro]

W460 never came with the OM617A (turbo), only the non turbo. Alternator just needs a bit of a rev to get back to life (mine is the same), your truck is missing the front diff, that is actually rare. The idle speed adjust (choke) is for starting in cold weather, instruction of use is in the owner's manual. 88HP is the actual number, but that was when it was new. ;)

[@SirDrifto]

Is a turbo varaint swap sacrilegious? 🤣

[@ralleyquattro]

@@SirDrifto I am contemplating the swap myself.

[@nirfz]

Depending on where it's from it's not that rare. Austria for example bought their army ones (but they have Puch emblems instead of the 3pointed stars) without the front locker. (No idea why, but our army opted to do so.)

[@bobvancalcar9090]

It s a Swiss vehicle, maybe. Duplex chain, only diff lock on the rear axle. They are not so rare. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZCqq2t5n5ehj5o&ab_channel=AutohausofNaples

[@Torquesteered]

@@SirDrifto Is this the OM616 engine? I couldn't figure that out, but this engine is still being used on Force Gurkha in India. The car itself looks like a G-wagon to some extent and is one of the most capable offroaders, the engine has been retuned to meet (BS6) EURO 6 norma though. Power production is 91Bhp

[@mansourbellahel-hajj5378]

I think people love these cars the G class jeeps and Hummers when they were famous back in the 2000s is that they have this military look and it brings us to the audience who in love with a military style car it reminds them of power and adventure and I think these are the reasons that these types of cars have their own audience.

[@yashvardhansinghsolanki6391]

Amazing how its probably from the last century, rugged diesel and still just one turn start, just goes to show how well designed & built mercs were before the 2000’s

[@SirDrifto]

Very true

[@joaquimteodoro8570]

Your G is just beatifull. I have a 123 and two 126 and, for me, this was the best decade of Mercedes quality of building. Your car matches that.

[@nityanewaliya]

Hey you may want to get a Force Gurkha that's the same body and same om616 merc engine with 2 manual diff locks. Its basically the same thing with some modern tweaks.

[@nityanewaliya]

@sirdrifto

[@gunarsagerry3502]

Looks great

[@olavi_liikanen]

Did you make continuation for this video? 🤔😃

[@SirDrifto]

@@olavi_liikanen it unfortunately sold some time ago

[@olavi_liikanen]

​@@SirDrifto Oh. I hope it got good new home. ❤

[@romatrixwiper9354]

I have a 75' safari edition and it has a straight6 3.0 its such a good car

[@brutusthebuttress1476]

“Way cool” - milspec Gwagon guy

[@bobman36]

Dang, I always see the g wagons in the Starbucks line and I wonder… if it was designed as a military vehicle… why is it all chrome?

[@SteamboatWilley]

That mystery lever won't be a choke if it's a diesel. Diesels don't have chokes. Old (pre-Tdi) Land-Rover diesels had the engine stop where the choke would be on petrol models (they literally used the same lever), so it could be that.

[@TheFlyingBusman]

If you’re smitten with that, try one with a tuned OM606 conversion and there will be no going back.

[@JoeHeine]

You can turbo that for sure

[@bobvancalcar9090]

You have a om617 in your 85 Mercedes? Strange. In 1983 they started with the OM60x series.

[@petercollingwood522]

W123 only had 616 and 617's. 85 was the last year of production.

[@JFinnerud]

At least in Europe the 617 was a very common diesel engine in the G-wagon up until the late 80's. That said, a lot of these were upgraded and reengined throughout the years you can find early ones with a 606. The '87 i drove had the original 617 with an aftermarket turbo kit

[@johndellinger1569]

Can you explain more what that first, metal key is for?

[@padraigdennehy3232]

electrial cut out switch

[@TatoGURIELI]

Legend

[@AutodidactEngineer]

How much do these cost?

[@osvaldomedina2577]

in simple: a machine

[@osvaldomedina2577]

All analog, the best... beautiful machine... congratulations

[@currythegoatofmankindthepa5156]

Im not sure if thats a Wolf but id honestly wager the hilux and land cruisers have seen more engagements then any G germany dosent really dosent get involved in wars much these days.

[@bobvancalcar9090]

It s got 88 horses

[@SirDrifto]

Fiesty gall

[@JoeHeine]

The fürher would approve

[@kimball-arena]

I have the turbo 😉

[@Admodeus]

The inside doesn't look like a military vehicle at all... how odd.

[@LolimGennaro0o]

good taste

[@vintage76vipergreenBeetle]

🤤👍

[@jasonlauder3402]

you have been robbed it is missing a diff lock

[@cruzmalibu4361]

G WAGEN !!! not wagon 😳

[@vasyokkochewar]

Казали руским москвічам, в 1985 році, щоб зробили таку ніву, і пофарбували в такий колір, 🙂 то вони....... Гроші просрали, А взамін Уазіка в 1996 пофарбували,в такий колір... І ніву родили пятидверну, і в світлосірий антиблік не пофарбували.. 😅