Introduce yourself please

[Mattmcs]

Hello, Matthew here from the north of Ireland.
I am new to G wagons (was hilux before} i have a 1987 G wolf ex Singapore military.
First job is an engine swap to om605 most likely, maybe over time suspension etc. but will be a daily driver so nothing too mental

[John757]

Welcome Matthew... you are among friends here !
lots of threads on engine conversions to read.. !

[Mattmcs]

Thank you John, glad to be here

[John757]

Great looking Wolf!

Look in the special projects section for inspiration!

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[YangGQ]

Greetings from Singapore!

Good to know where our completely underutilised war machines end up.
FYI - a newish G Wagon costs around £525,000 in Singapore.

We can not buy our own army trucks and register them as normal cars.

Best regards


Nigel
1984 G-Wagon W460 LWB 300GD Auto. (OM603 converted)

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[John757]

Welcome to the site Nigel..

I visited Singapore a few years ago..lovely country, so clean and safe!
When I was there I saw this G55 AMG..

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Very expensive car tax you have out there..

[John757]

$100,000 Singapore dollars equals £58,567.50 Uk Pounds

[John757]

$850,000 = £501,000

[YangGQ]

Yes - a bit expensive in Singapore - and we are fiercely proud about having the most expensive "normal production" cars in the world.
I will do an introduction on a new thread.

[YangGQ]

Greetings from Singapore/Malaysia.

A newbie to this website. But a second time G-Wagon owner.
First was a UK W460 230GE Auto SWB of 1990 vintage. That one stayed in my parent's basement garage in London for a few years - nominally driven by my daughter. This was around 2016. It was a tad rusty. Mechanics are expensive.

Now in 2024 have a LWB 300GD of 1984 vintage. Originally from UK, shipped from UK to Malaysia in 2013. Bought by me in Jan 2024 and now it has an OM603.961 diesel engine (extracted from a 1990's W124) mated to a W124 automatic gearbox.

The game plan is to register this vehicle in Singapore where the cost of a new G -Wagon is North of £500,000. My 40 year old version is a few percentage points of this and looks more authentic.