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Braingears
Expert
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: St Petersburg, FL
Vehicle(s): G320 & ML320
Posts: 1450
| Common G-Wagon Phrases...
After participating on these forums for several years, I have heard many funny descriptions of the G-Wagon...
I thought that I let everone share thier favorites "...as aerodynamic as a barn"
"The Black Box"
"A Brick with 4-Wheels"
"The Safe"
"Urban Assault Vehicle" 
"Land Rover Recovery Vehicle" 
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AlanMcR
Expert
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: US, CA, Los Altos
Vehicle(s): G300DT E300DT 230SL
Posts: 3500
| RE: Common G-Wagon Phrases...
In our case: "Big green box that smells a bit like BBQ".
There was also: "Postal truck w/ a star". |
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Brent
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Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: SW Colorado USA
Vehicle(s): '13 Wolfsburg GTI
Posts: 1754
| RE: Common G-Wagon Phrases...
"The atomic refrigerator" comes to mind  I also had employees calling it "the short bus", not sure of the implications on that one. |
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G350DT
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| Re: Common G-Wagon Phrases...
I often get "that red thing"
My kids call it lil red.
But the best That is the neatest thing I have ever seen just what is a PUSCHHHH |
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hipine
Date registered: Jul 2006
Location: US, CO, Bailey
Vehicle(s): 460 1980 280GE w. 617A
| My most favorite will always be....
"Iron Pig" And even though that would have fit on my american license plate perfectly (7 letters), I still had to go for a butchered version of the german, "Eisenschwein" and have the plate lettered: IZNSVIN I figured I'd get more people asking about that than IRONPIG, and I do get an inqiry once in a while. -Dave G. |
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gwagen460swb
Extreme Veteran
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Vehicle(s): 280GE SWB, Toyota Highlander, BMW530i, RR HSE
Posts: 513
| Re: Common G-Wagon Phrases...
Here are some that I have encountered:
"Popemobile Wannabe"
"Nuclear Fallout Shelter on Wheels"
"Moving Box with a Three Pointed Star"
"Obsession with 90 Degree Angles" (or "Right Angles)
One of the ones I laugh at:
"Early M-Class Model"
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79percent
Extreme Veteran
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Remscheid / Germany
Vehicle(s): 300 GE
Posts: 537
| Re: Common G-Wagon Phrases...
Thats what my car(s) are called over here
- Cube
- Box
- fuel killer
- furniture truck
- traffic jam starter
- senior citizen swinger
- coffer
- freight train
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no respect....
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danplumlee
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| Re: Common G-Wagon Phrases...
My G was quickly named "the war-wagon" by some of my baffled co-workers. |
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Luky
Elite Veteran
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Bratislava, Slovakia, EU
Vehicle(s): 300GE LWB auto, E320CDI 4M, VW Polo Classic 1.6
Posts: 1062
| Re: Common G-Wagon Phrases...
People here use to call it skrina(cabinet) or kocka(cube). My mom calls it bus or funeral car(due to black color) when she is angry.
Edited by Luky 8/26/2006 2:44 PM
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Adoni
Expert
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Sacramento, CA
Vehicle(s): '00 G500, '15 C300 4Matic, '06 L322 G4
Posts: 1283
| Re: Common G-Wagon Phrases...
mobile coffin. In the meant time my white 280GE has a vanity plate that reads "YT RINO" |
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ewalberg
Expert
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Past: San Francisco. Present: Germany
Vehicle(s): 2000 g500
Posts: 1887
| RE: Common G-Wagon Phrases...
German Bread Truck
Rolling Kleenex Box (see also aerodynamics of a kleenex box)
Brent, the "short bus" (because it is usually shorter than the average bus) is a reference to the school bus which usually transports kids with learning disabilities or handicaps. to tell someone they're riding the short bus thus has it's implications. How many people actually know, i'm not sure... probably plenty use the expression without knowing. |
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DesertStar
Expert
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: San Diego, CA USA
Vehicle(s): 85-280GE/95-G320/08-G500
Posts: 2156
| RE: Common G-Wagon Phrases...
In these parts a G is rare and I often hear: " I thought it was a Trooper". ( I cant seem to find an "emoticon showing a gun to the head)
Which is always good for the ego and rivals those that refer to a Corvette as a Corvair.
Vanity plate ? I always thought "PANZER" fits.
Mike |
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Brent
Expert
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: SW Colorado USA
Vehicle(s): '13 Wolfsburg GTI
Posts: 1754
| RE: Common G-Wagon Phrases...
ewalberg - 8/26/2006 3:24 PM
German Bread Truck
Rolling Kleenex Box (see also aerodynamics of a kleenex box)
Brent, the "short bus" (because it is usually shorter than the average bus) is a reference to the school bus which usually transports kids with learning disabilities or handicaps. to tell someone they're riding the short bus thus has it's implications. How many people actually know, i'm not sure... probably plenty use the expression without knowing.
Yep, tongue was in cheek.....I knew what it meant, and I am sure they did as well  |
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G1979
Veteran
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Indialantic, Fl
Vehicle(s): G500 2005
Posts: 185
| RE: Common G-Wagon Phrases...
My got the nick name " The Tardis" from Doctor Who |
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G4Garret
Veteran
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Oak Ridge - Knoxville - Windrock Tennessee
Vehicle(s): 2000 G500, U1100, SLK350, LR 101, WC-63 6x6
Posts: 243
| Re: Common G-Wagon Phrases...
"Just slam the door - you can't break it" |
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G350DT
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| Re: Common G-Wagon Phrases...
I just got the plate PUCH for my G. It is 100% badged PUCH to include the vin plates. I finally got my front grille badge on os there is not many places you can look on the car and not know its a PUCK or PUKE |
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Braingears
Expert
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: St Petersburg, FL
Vehicle(s): G320 & ML320
Posts: 1450
| Re: Common G-Wagon Phrases...
G4Garret - 8/26/2006 8:05 PM "Just slam the door - you can't break it" I like that one...  |
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FLX
Regular
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Belgium
Vehicle(s): '91 300GD '00 A170CDI, '08 CLS 320 CDI
Posts: 74
| Re: Common G-Wagon Phrases...
My sister calls my G "the caterer van" - "de traiteur camionette".
I like the German "der Wuerfel / Würfel " or The Dice ;-) |
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alexoen
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| Re: Common G-Wagon Phrases...
when i went to high-school my buddys always called it: "The Panzer Faust".. The means "The Armored Fist" in english |
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Iver460
Veteran
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Norway
Vehicle(s): '82 300 GD STT Cab (two other Gs in family)
Posts: 291
| RE: Common G-Wagon Phrases...
In the happy 80ies a buss-titled G-wagen was THE car to have in Norway. Handsome-looking Mercedes with a go-anywhere-ability, tax free because some smart soul managed to get them titeled as 10-seaters and then get a bus-title which also gave it another go-anywhere ability; while everyone else were stuck in rush hour you'd be driving in the bus/taxi-lane with no jam to get you late for your important meetings! Especially stockmarket traders/riders with an eye for profitt fell in love with the G, and it therfore got christianed "The stock-market tractor".
It's still a common norwegian name and the people buying them are mostly the same as back then, now 20 years older, their kids have moved out, so they can still buy them tax free, but the tax loop hole now only allows two seats! |
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