What do you guys and gals think of this? http://www.maximog.com/
I think it is too Freaking big.:-staun

 

Well it's not your regular commute truck. For what it is intended for I'd say it's on the mark. The vehicle is intended for very extreme conditions that 99.9% of us will not encounter. In addition, if you're driving it in some screwball location, your life may depend on it. So the size factor then becomes relevant. Myself, I would prefer a modified Full Size Bronco.

If you can't do it in a Bronco - it ain't worth doing.

 

This thing looks like it has high rollover potential at 70 mph on congested freeways. I'm sure there will be people who buy these and then try to thread through rush hour traffic. And there will be someone who puts really little, extra wide tires on it to lower it. There will be all kinds of Bozos driving this thing who have more money than brains, but for the few who really need such a vehicle, it looks great--still, I'd rather have a FORD!

INLINE SIX POWER!
300 Cubic Inches of Low RPM Truck Torque! And twin-I-beams too!

 

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 17-Jan-02 AT 10:46 AM (EST)]I've known about this truck for awhile and it's always been like a wet dream for me. Maybe it's my many years of military service or just the plain fact that I love self sufficiency. It is butt ugly esthetically but beautiful in it's functionality.

However, as I was reading over the specifications, guess what I found? It's powered by a Chebby 350. If it had the Powerstroke as an option or standard equipment, I'd probably continue to dream but because of it's power plant, it's just plain silliness.

 

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 17-Jan-02 AT 02:19 PM (EST)]Yeah, they are based on the Unimog and I think the larger ones are normally powered by a Mercedes-Benz diesel. Why would you take out a M-B diesel and put in a Chevy 350? I can't imagine it has to do with cost, since it appears that money was no object. Plus, in most truly remote areas it's easier to find reliable diesel fuel than it is to find decent unleaded. That's why those folks who did those worldwide expeditions that are in the older Four Wheeler magazines - Turtle expedition, or something like that - always ran a diesel Ford pickup. Or, at least they used to 5 or 10 years ago.

Even with the gas engine, I can't imagine many people buying one to tool around town - I've spent a little time around them, and even with a gas engine they wouldn't be the first choice for getting groceries. They are around 9 feet tall, and drive/handle like a lumberwagon...they make a Superduty look like a Porsche. I've always been a Unimog fan, but the one thing that kept me from getting one (other than the fact that I already have 3 cars/trucks) is the fact that they are so huge that they are tough to get around wooded trails in this area. There is a similar situation with the Hummer - I know a guy who owned one, and when he took it up hunting he ended up parking it out on the road because it wouldn't fit down any of the trails. He wasn't happy, but I found it amusing.

For the narrow trails (Bronco II size), the same folks who make a lot of the Unimog and G-wagon parts for M-B also have the Pinzgauer, which is ugly as sin but great in the woods.

http://www.eurotruck-importers.com

This site lists both 'mog and Pinz info...the guy finds older ones and sells them here in the U.S.

LK