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gerryvz
Extreme Veteran
Date registered: Apr 2014
Location: Annapolis, MD
Vehicle(s): 1994 G320, 1989 560SEC, 1994 E500 (W124)
Posts: 336
| 08/2018: Automobile Magazine
"Original Gangsters" From the August, 2018 issue of Automobile Magazine.
Historical perspective on the G-wagen, as precedent to the somewhat-redesigned 2019 G-Class.
Link to the article is here , as this forum won't let me attach it.
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Edited by gerryvz 7/7/2018 5:24 PM
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DUTCH
Administrator Doppelgänger
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: US, GA, Atlanta
Vehicle(s): 2015 Audi Q7 3.0 TDI,2018 Sprinter
Posts: 9963
| RE: 08/2018: Automobile Magazine
Interesting. Their supposed original price of the 1985 230GE is way out of line high.
For comparison, my loaded 1984 280GE was the equivalent of US$26,610.00 when delivered new to me in Stuttgart in August 1984. There's no way that a lesser model 230GE will jump to $46,000 in one year. |
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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: 08/2018: Automobile Magazine
I think it´s correct when inflation is calculated. 230GE costed about 60.000 DEM in 1985, that was about 20.000 USD or about 46.000 USD in today´s money.
http://oudemercedesbrochures.nl/G_Preisliste_1087deutsch.html
(haven´t found a more accurate pricelist then ´87)
http://www.history.ucsb.edu/faculty/marcuse/projects/currency.htm#t...
https://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl
On the other hand the current 18k USD price for a German Note 1 condition 230G is highly unrealistic. I guess such car would go around 40k Euro in Germany...
Edited by Luky 7/8/2018 7:00 AM
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DUTCH
Administrator Doppelgänger
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: US, GA, Atlanta
Vehicle(s): 2015 Audi Q7 3.0 TDI,2018 Sprinter
Posts: 9963
| Re: 08/2018: Automobile Magazine
Luky,
If you PM your email address to me, I can send you the official 1984 price list for the G's and all optional accessories.
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