May be buying a G55k
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May be buying a G55k
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Life long Mercedes fan... Love them all! Especially the early AMG products.
Either way, selling a couple toys to downsize my project backlog and living in the Mid-Atlantic area, it makes sense to have a "capable" 4x4 for the winter months. I previously drove Jeeps and Fords so I'm somewhat prepared for re-entering the land of terrible gas mileage (I drive about 15-20K a year just to and from work) and the G55k would be my daily driver.
Found one somewhat local with ~75K on the clock and she seems to have a boat load of maintenance history from new (now on the third owner). I'm looking forward to becoming an active part of this forum.
I'm a DIYer and figure this would be an easy enough platform to wrench on.
Any tips and tricks for the new guy, i'm all ears!
Life long Mercedes fan... Love them all! Especially the early AMG products.
Either way, selling a couple toys to downsize my project backlog and living in the Mid-Atlantic area, it makes sense to have a "capable" 4x4 for the winter months. I previously drove Jeeps and Fords so I'm somewhat prepared for re-entering the land of terrible gas mileage (I drive about 15-20K a year just to and from work) and the G55k would be my daily driver.
Found one somewhat local with ~75K on the clock and she seems to have a boat load of maintenance history from new (now on the third owner). I'm looking forward to becoming an active part of this forum.
I'm a DIYer and figure this would be an easy enough platform to wrench on.
Any tips and tricks for the new guy, i'm all ears!
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Built 2008 G55 & one big 80 Series LandCruiser !
the 55 is a really solid motor so I'd focus on the body and seals.... I looked at a few 55's before jumping on a low mileage 63 and found several had rust issue on the windows and rear hinges... and they appear to eat door regulators annually....
otherwise they're tanks mechanically.... coming from a long line of Landcruiser builds I'm impressed with the solidity - and suprised how similiar they are to the 80 series...( albeit with about 3 times the HP...)
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otherwise they're tanks mechanically.... coming from a long line of Landcruiser builds I'm impressed with the solidity - and suprised how similiar they are to the 80 series...( albeit with about 3 times the HP...)
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