OZXTERRA, The Gwagen is a serious vehicle. Just because they don't "Come out of the outback" all covered in Kangaroo guts, doesn't mean they aren't worthy vehicles. These are built by Germans, not the guys who brought you the X5, but the guys who brought you the Unimog. They have been making military vehicles since before world war 2. The G wagon is a military vehicle that has made it's way into our Driveways. Just like the hummer, unimog, Jeep, Defender, etc. It's made to take abuse. But it's also made byu Mercedes. They don't skimp, cut corners and such. They also have a certain prestige in the US. They would have a weird market if it were a stripped down diesel 4 wheeler. Their market is upscale, bling a bling bling, lawyers and crap. There will be Land Roveresque schools to teach these celphone welded to their head pavement pounders how to actually use the vehicle offroad. Maybe they'll total a few, the parts will sadly be worth more than the whole... so I doubt I will be owning one any time soon.
It's a capable wheeler, and will hold it's own with the best of the best in stock form (VS the others in stock form)