Living With A Mercedes G Wagen - G55 AMG
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ส.ค. 2022
- After owning a G Wagen for 1 year, I shared my thoughts & opinions and what its like to drive on UK roads.
How difficult is it to handle? whats it like taking a LHD car to McDonalds Drive Thru and much more!
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Great video. Gives a real insight into owning a G Wagon. Didn't realise about the steering and handling! Must have taken some getting used to...
Great video and very timely. I’m test driving a 2008 G55 designo this weekend.
Mines for sale on Autotrader at the moment :) (UK)
Love the G and this colour scheme is great.
The 55 is known for its bulletproof reliability. However, the same can’t be said about the newer 63 though.
Lol don’t speak on something you don’t own
@@lawrenceonyeagusi7464 lol, way to assume that I don't.
@@Ahmed90401 well explain why
The engine is reliable. But the rest of the truck isn’t.
@@leonchen89SUV*
Great Benz channel!
Cool vid👍 I bought my 2006 Gelandewagen G55 AMG in 2020. It looks just like a new vehicle, only done 31000 km/19000 miles since new. Imported from Japan. Cheers from me in Norway
Only problem I have with older g wagons are that is rattles alot but the attention u get with it it's crazy
Like you are talking about my life, I live with the same car in Norway.
But when you got a dream you got one, so sticking with it. There is something special with G's.
BUT, better start saving for the electric version 😅
Loved the video. I love my 2011 G550, I don't off-road with it, but the sense of occasion it provides from behind the wheel is unmatched. Had a few land cruisers before and they just don't compare from that point. I just sold my Porsche 991 as well, so it's fun to have a car that I look forward to driving. Keep us posted on your G! More drive videos, etc would be great.
great video
there's a youtuber called G wise. Check his cannel out, he does the infotainment conversion and the gauge cluster conversion for G55 AMG to 2013-2018 G63 AMG Models.
Let me know what you end up doing for the exhaust - I have an 03 G55 (non SC) and have struggled to find any recommendations to get a little more sound. Good luck!
Nicely done mate. I can't imagine owning one in the UK, the cost of petrol usage in Texas is bad enough! You're dead right on the truck/agricultural vehicle feel, and that's the joy in owning one - all the quirks and cool factor of it. Recommend a lift with new springs, wheel spacers, and larger all terrain tires, it makes the truck look and function even better. Won't help with the drive-thru though. 😆
Thanks!
Yeah it costs £160 to fill at the moment ($200).
Re mods, yeah I have spacers on it already but will look into new springs etc going forward!
You kidding?😂In US is 3 times or 4 cheaper than in Europe,and Y’all americans still complaining
@@killerhertzmercedeshigher springs will push the front axle to the right
@@ebahtimaikata ?
@@killerhertzmercedes because of the panhard bar
Please, I beg you, do update if you find fitting and decent spec android thing, my 2011 g55 command is half dead 😂
Very interesting, how does the G55 steering compare with the later 2015 G63? Same steering rack and suspension?
Ive not tried a G63, id imaging they are identical to be honest.
I have a w203 c class and I've been looking at a g550 but im scared im not going to be able to get used to it after driving such a small car lol
Are those seats original spec or aftermarket? I have a 2012 G55 and the designo seats but they are not contoured around the headrests like yours are.
Hi, they were in the car when I bought it. I have a feeling they are from a E/CLS class. They have the Later AMG logo on them (post 2010) so aren't original to the car. I also think they are slightly too wide as the leather creaks on the centre console...
Odd eh?
How many miles were on the vehicle when you bought it?
I thought the diamond stitched seats come with the 2013 + models. Did you install them yourself?
The seats appear to be have come from a CLS/E-Class and aren't the originals. they were already fitted when I bought it.
Hi, I own a 2015 G350 “Bluetech”. DPF and Cats have been removed and Reprogrammed. Had Cat Blockage issues. I saw on your Video at about 12:30 that your car has spacers in. Did you out them
in and what has your experience been? I have 30mm Hun Centric spacers myself as I had the ET63 original Rim fitted and has some rubbing on full articulation to the left. Mine is a 35 Year Edition. All stock, except for the spacers. Will NEVER sell this car and you are right, it cannot be compared with other cars as it is its own identity completely.
Hi, the car has 2cm H&R spacers all around. these were fitted when I purchased the car. I haven't driven it without them I'm afraid so I can't compare, however I havent had any issues whatsoever.
thanks
If I will buy one it would be for the looks
did you get the exhaust done?
6 adds in one video. My contribution to the fuel costs
haha! I'm afraid I have no control over TH-cam and their adverts/ number of adverts anymore...
@@killerhertzmercedes I’m looking to buy a g63. Any buying tips or years I need to avoid.
Thanks
You loaded SOD and BRICKS..lol. would never see that in the US
did you hire a cameraman?
Does the G55 come with the problematic SBC pump for the brakes?
Nope! :)
I bet he's flexing hard on that thing 💪
???
@@killerhertzmercedes nevermind...
bro out here hauling everything with that G except going offroading lol
Top tip: Remove the rear seat headrests, gives much better visibility.
I have a 2016 G63 and the braking is excellent, commenter claims “ I can move the steering g wheel and nothing happens” yet the camera sways back and forth corresponding to the wheel movements?
The G63 has 6 pot calipers, the G55 doesnt.
For the amount of steering imput I moved the wheel, the car barely moves. The recirulating ball joint steering on W463s is terrible :(
hi, where do you get your g wagon serviced? merecedes? or specialist
Local specialist
What are you up to in the back seats that require tinted windows??
The real purpose of (ceramic) tinting in my case is to reduce heat buildup in the truck on a hot summer day. It's a greenhouse in there. 😅
3:43😂😂😂
I wanna get an older model after test driving it. The gas is just ….. lmaooooo but i work from home 4 days out the week so if i ever drive its really bc i feel like it
Do it! You only live once :)
I'm ready to get a G55. I'm concerned about the reflection off the windows. Any thoughts? I live in the US so the roads are terrible and I don't want to white knuckle the steering wheel all day..lol
Ignore what Hoovies Garage says, the reflection is barely an issue. I have only once seen a reflection once and wondered what it was. Otherwise its never been an issue.
Just go into it with an open mind, its a small truck, NOT a car.
Kompressor or non Kompressor are you going for?
@@killerhertzmercedes I have a new Chevy Silverado crew cab. I'm ok driving bigger things .. really want a unimog..but.. I'm not sure about reliability on G55 vs g63
can you get width restrictions ?
yes, it's a very narrow car
4:16 is beautiful. Where is this at?
Bourton-on-the-Water in the Cottswolds (UK)
GM YOU SOUND LIKE U R IN ENGLAND BUT U R DRIVING A LHD SUV IAM IN JAMAICA WE DRIVE ON THE LEFT HOW DOSE IT FEEL DRIVING A LHD IN A RIGHT HAND DRIVE COUNTRY IAM LOOKING AT A LHD 2017 G63 TELL ME YR OPINION KOOOOOL
Its all explained in the video!
did you look at a ml55 ?
No disrespect to ML owners (1st gen) but they aren't nice cars. poorly built & no redeeming features. (my opinion!)
One of my dreams cars, which I will get it one day, however this is one of the worst performing SUV ever build for this kind of money
It's not an SUV 😉
@@killerhertzmercedes does not matter how you call it you know what I mean lol
Did you have to aim your headlights? Still looking for a good tutorial for the headlights adjustment on the g.
@@laitsabr I have LHD headlights still, with beam blocker stickers to get through the UK MOT. I can't justify spending £2k on RHD ones.
Any decent garage should be able to aim them for you. The adjustment dials are on the back of the headlight units. Check out my G Wagen headlight replacement video
@@killerhertzmercedes Much appreciate that! It may seem easy but I am on my second set of aftermarket lights and for the life of me I cannot get them aimed correctly. Almost as if the frame itself is off. I had professional help who did not do better and told me to buy more expensive lights :) $900 is still too cheap apparently...