I really didn't want to weigh in on this, but I can't help it.
The Unimog has been made for what... 50 years or so? It has always been a
utilitarian/commercial/military vehicle. I believe Benz stopped selling it
in the US for a few years because of emissions issues.
Benz has decided they can meet the emissions standards and still make a
buck, but they are not marketing to soccer moms. It is still an $80k,
TRUCK distributed through Frieghtliner.
The media jumped on it when they heard how big it was and used it as a
headline. "You Thought the Ford Excursion Was Big? Look Out For the
Unimog." The poor folks at Benz never saw it coming and are scrambling
with damage control.
No yuppy is going to buy it. Won't fit in the garage. Won't go much more
than 55 mph. Doesn't have the recognition of a Hummer. Doesn't have the
style of the current big SUV group.
Don't fall for the media's flavor of the month. (week)
End of rant.
Chris Davis
MVPA# 20000
Lake Forest, CA
'42 WC53 Carryall
'66 M274A2 Mule
At 06:52 AM 3/1/01 -0800, Allen Jones wrote:
>Yes, but the majority of the folks with that kind of extra cash lack the
>necessary training to handle such a piece of equipment. It's going to be
>interesting....
>
>Allen Jones
>I'll stick with my '55 M38A1
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Mel Miller" <nourmahal@worldnet.att.net>
>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2001 5:44 AM
>Subject: Re: [MV] NEW FROM CHRYSLER-BENZ
>
>
> > islander wrote:
> >
> > > Unimogs are GREAT vehicles, don't get me wrong, but so are Sherman
>tanks.
> > > While I would like to own one of each, I don't think either should be
> > > driven by the average person for average purposes.
> > >
> > > Just my little rant for this month :-)
> > >
> > > Steve
> > >
> > Steve,
> >
> > Luckily, at $80,000 plus for one of these things, there will not be a
> > significant number of takers!
> >
> > Mel Miller
> > 2 X M725
> >
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