Hey fellas, been a while since I've posted here but just thought I'd update my thread as I normally do so I got somewhere to store my info ...
So the mog you're currently seeing in the above mentioned thread has been sold ...
I know it's sad but onto bigger and better things...
As much as I loved the existing mog and had no intentions of ever selling it there was one issue that bothered me and that was the fact that it wasn't a 4 door and I couldn't fit my wife and 2 kids in it to go away for a trip in it...
After weighing up my options and looking heavily into conducting a doka (dual cab) conversion I realised this option was also a very difficult process as I would have to concider the following:
* 60k to conduct doka (dual cab) conversion
*It's a big vehicle so storing it whilst doing the job would be painful.
* You'd need to buy another cab which costs 20k and then cut your cab and the new one up to make the doka and then also cut up new mounting points on the chassis. The chassis isn't a straight forward modification either as the chassis is designed to flex different from the cab on these suspension braces so maintaining the right geometry is also paramount .
I know someone who's done one and they said they spent close to 120k on top of the purchase price of the vehicle not to mention the year they had it off road so it was really difficult to commit to something like this.
So for those of you that don't follow my Instagram @unimog_doka ,
Here is the new Unimog I bought ..
My new/old EX ADF 1989 Mercedes Benz Unimog DOKA (Dual cab).
To say I am excited is an absolute understatement.
As you all know , you could ask a heap of Unimog owners about the pros and cons of owning a Unimog and most will say cons will include the noise, the heat, and the top speed but for me none of that bothered me... It was the fact that I couldn't put my wife and kids in the thing and take them away touring or camping in it for a weekend.
So when the once in a lifetime opportunity came round and I heard that Ben Nash was selling this vehicle I could not pass the opportunity up.
From what I've gathered these are an extremely rare vehicle. Infact it's literally 1 of only 6 genuine ADF Doka's that were brought into Australia for the Australian Defence Force.
Of the 6
1 is written off,
2 are in a museum,
1 is only left in service
And 2 are only privately owned in all of Oz, this being one of them.
The vehicle was originally purchased from Australian Frontline Machinery by Ben from Mog Central, who are one of Australia's leading Unimog parts/service/ workshops which is located in Canberra, so as you can imagine being his own vehicle it was well kept and has already been extensively modified for me.
As the vehicle currently sits it has been fitted with:
Mog Central bullbar
Runva 20,000 pound winch
4x ADR approved led headlights
Driver & Passenger Isri air ride seats
2x Delcor battery upgrade
5 X 46.6" Mud terrain tyres
5 X Mog Central Custom alloy bead locks
I have a few things that I'm going to be adding to it which I had bought for the other Unimog but didn't install when I knew I was going to be getting this one. So without further adieu here are some photos of when the vehicle was for sale, and I look forward to picking it up tomorrow .