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G350DT
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| Anyone know this South African G
We want to get a G for the farm in RSA and I found this on ebay
Anyone Know it or is the seller on here.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-G-Class-Mercedes-G-Wag...
Edited by 230G 5/31/2006 8:08 AM
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Bier
Regular
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Pretoria, South Africa
Vehicle(s): 1999 290GDT W461
Posts: 86
| RE: Anyone know this South African G
Yes,
The owner is Andrew St Pierre White, well known in South Africa for his 4x4 websites http://www.4xforum.co.za as well as several books and DVDs. For more details on his G wagon see http://www.4xforum.co.za/cgi-bin/farmshop.pl?TP=g_class.html&ID=657... The only issue with that vehicle is the fact that it is registered in Lesotho, and he ran into problems trying to legally import the vehicle into South Africa.
I spoke to him about 3 weeks ago, and apparently the vehicle is in a very good condition. As far as I know, he only wants to sell because of the import issues. If you want to use the vehicle in SA, you will most probably also struggle to legally import the vehicle. A fair price for a late model W461 in South Africa is around US $50,000.00.
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G350DT
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| Re: Anyone know this South African G
So I take it that it is not in South Africa at the time ? ? ?
If it is I can just use it on the farm and it would not be on the road.
Then again in the Zululand area where the farm is 90% of the cars up there are not regestered.
I was driving down the N2 one night after dark and ran up on a PU Truck that had not one light working. Talk about a WOW WEE
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amzimmy
Elite Veteran
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: South Africa/Italy
Vehicle(s): GD300 1981, Alfa GT 3,2 V6, Alfa Brera Q4 3,2 V6.
Posts: 850
| RE: Anyone know this South African G
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Johann
Veteran
Date registered: May 2006
Location: Centurion, South Africa
Vehicle(s): 1999 LWB 290GDT 1981 SWB 240GD+ Cabrio 2015 G63
Posts: 259
| RE: Anyone know this South African G
Hi 230
We also have a farm in KZN close to Pongola. You should be able to pick up that G at a good price as it has been for sale over a year now.
If you NEVER officially go on to public roads it should be fine 
Not sure how you are going to bring the G into the country though. Maybe as a tourist and just never take it out again?
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G350DT
Date registered: Dec 1899
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I may be able to but my wife is still holding a South African Passport so she is a tourist in the US ha
I will give him a ring and see what the deal is and if it is possible to move forward. |
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Johann
Veteran
Date registered: May 2006
Location: Centurion, South Africa
Vehicle(s): 1999 LWB 290GDT 1981 SWB 240GD+ Cabrio 2015 G63
Posts: 259
| RE: Anyone know this South African G
Good luck. If you ever need any assistance feel free to PM me. |
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petermerle
Expert
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Cape Town ( deep south )
Vehicle(s): W460 *1, W123 *2, W124
Posts: 1315
| RE: Anyone know this South African G
Richard,
IF you are looking for a G here you can also look at the autotrader website www.autotrader.co.za - browse the "Mercedes " section. There is also a yahoo group ( 115 members ) for South AFrican G owners at http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/SAGW/.
PEter
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