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Subject:LT vs Unimog
From:pensioner
Date:Sat, 25 Nov 2000 07:54:02 -0800

Hi Volks,

I saw a beautiful LT Conversion in Boise Hideho.  Simply outstanding.  It
had TurboDiesel of some sort.  It was big and the beautifully made camper
section was worth several pictures....Now if I can find em...Anyway I spoke
with the owner/driver from Scandanavia.  He paid in excess of  80KUSD for
the critter new.  Waay outa my pocket.

Now I don't recall if this was 4WD or not.

Specs on a recently seen UniMog 416 Custom "Yacht".

1974, 5.7l Diesel, 416 chassis. 11' high, awesome teak and oak "apartment".
Greywater marine toilet.  Propane stove/ oven.  120/12V refrigerator.  12 A
solar panel set.  660AH dual battery system.  ~150 ltr  Diesel Tanks 20Gal
water and the list goes on and on.  Registered in Germany.

Top Speed (comfortable) 50MPH  Top speed (uncomfortable) 57MPH.  Will climb
100% grade ~35 degree tilt
No wimpy 1/4" winch.  This has a 12mm winch system PTO based.  and of course
all the accoutrements that have made Unimogs famous.

The flatground highway fuel economy is 16mpg.

If you had to toodle off to Tierra del Fuego, this would do it.

Bigger than a syncro westie, smaller than a 23' Motorhome, with awesome
character and reliability and field maintainability.  But you gotta like a
manly ride and not be in a hurry.  One doesn't pass anything on pavement in
this conveyance but can pass anything off road with 4 wheels.  (Motos, M113s
excluded)

Now David, how do we import a unimog diesel?

pensioner

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