New member with 1st g wagon
Hello All - just bought a 1985 230ge and picked it up yesterday. I did it all wrong and bought the first vehicle I looked at but the chassis seems close to immaculate and it managed the 90 mile trip home without any major issues.
Looking forward to learning a few things on here before I decide whether to improve or just maintain it. Guy
Hello and welcome Guy,
So where are you located and what are you going to do with your G? Is this your first one? Was it and easy buying experience? Please do share, and if you get the time , maybe post up some pic's?
Looking forward to meeting you sometime
Spider1V
Greetings..
Hi Guy,
Welcome to the gwoa forum, the 230 is a fantastic car and will give you years of enjoyments if looked after well.
Fred
Welcome, the ge230 is a good choice, enough power and a more modest thirst then the 280 when you get the chance put some pictures up. The 1st G-wagen I ever saw was a 230 auto in Almadine, it was gorgeous but not for sale but it inspired me to look for one
I'm a LR convert (although still have my 110 Td5)
Welcome.
you still have your 110 td5..quite frankly..i find that offensive being on a g wagen forum
welcome guy ! i reckon the 230 GES is the best all rounder too...280 is too juicy and the 617 diesel is a snail , the turbo diesel is the one to have but finding a 617a td version is rare. if yours is mechanically sweet your laughing !
where did you find it ? pics please...
rgds hus
you still have your 110 td5..quite frankly..i find that offensive being on a g wagen forum
you still have your 110 td5..quite frankly..i find that offensive being on a g wagen forum
I think Peter may have been being ironic, possibly,
Gordon O
you still have your 110 td5..quite frankly..i find that offensive being on a g wagen forum
I think Peter may have been being ironic, possibly,
Gordon O
scouse , ian means no real harm...
thats just his way of saying hello...
take peter perfect with a pinch of salt, or doner kebab with loads of chillie sauce.
[scouse whats the latest on the 617a world...? anything new happening..got my 79G with the grixy 617a running. its brilliant !
i think it suits the classic 460 character spot on]
hus
Greetings . Does anyone have a recommendation for insurance. I have a V8 G500 and best quote £700. I am in the UK.
To some £700 will sound an awful lot. To others not so bad.
It's all dependent on many things:-
Your age - young (bad), older (good)
Are you able to claim a No Claims Discount
Do you have another car (yes is good)
How many miles do you expect to drive your G each year (limited mileage is good especially if you have another car)
What is your occupation (pop singer is BAD, work in a bank etc. is good)
Where do you park your G overnight (nice secure garage is good, on the street where car theft is common is bad)
I take it your G500 is LHD (generally a bit more expensive than RHD to insure)
Reading over the above I can see that this is not much help (but I've written it now and can't bring myself to delete it).
Best bet is if you have another car insured and can insure this one on a classic car type policy (although that depends a bit on its age)
Good luck.
I got the joke within 1ms
Good looking G there - No side steps? and where is the black and white cat? LOL
Spider1V
my regards to your missus,please tell her we love postman pat..
and ask her whats wrong with red...? ;)
Keep as ! No alloys or wheel arches ... ;-)
Looks Great
Greetings . Does anyone have a recommendation for insurance. I have a V8 G500 and best quote £700. I am in the UK.
Try Direct Line. They were very helpful in my case, and reduced a couple of other quotes I had around 800, down to about 300.
fred is correct, your G doesnt have holes for arches, and the metal arch design is a little different..keep it standard and original . my cabrio went off the rails many years ago...i dont regret it but if you asked me today would you have done it...??
heck , yes !!
only joking...keep this gem factory spec.
rgds hus
Try Carole Nash for insurance. They do a newer classic policy and cover my 1994 G606 for under £200 fully comp!
3000 mile limit and 2nd car.
Hello Spider1V . I'm in Gloucestershire. I'm going to use it as a bit of fun for local trips, some gentle off roading and if the engine is up to it occasionally towing my boat to Cornwall - I also fancy a simple car that I can maintain to brush up on my rusty knowledge of motors. I'll try and post some pics if I can figure out how to. At the moment I'm struggling to start a new text line as the return on my iPad doesn't seem to work in the text editor!