G 500 (circa 2003) - Land Rovers Only

02disco2 · 03-16-2006, 12:08 PM

What are your thoughts on this vehicle? Had a thought that it would make a good replacement for my D2. Any and all comments are welcome!

01001010 · 03-16-2006, 12:10 PM

Dude! WhY! I will say they have SICK power!

02disco2 · 03-16-2006, 12:14 PM

I have been on the hunt for a different rig for awhile now. I've looked at a TON of different options but they all get lost in the crowd and offer nothing more than an AWD minivan. So.. I came across a G500 and was blown away. IT can tow 7000 pounds, it's hand built, gets about the same gas mileage as my Disco, (3) locking diffs!!, silky smooth V8, and you RARELY see another one anywhere.

Funrover · 03-16-2006, 12:20 PM

I think they are great man!!!!!! I really like them....... I am a huge mercedes fan also and know that there are great of road and realiable also......

rmuller · 03-16-2006, 12:22 PM

They are awesome and capable trucks.. but your blood wont be green anymore

TerryS · 03-16-2006, 12:23 PM

Same aerodynamics as a 110 (and a refrigerator), less room than your D2, WAY more expensive to service. On the plus side, they are quieter, don't leak when it rains and are slightly less prone to break. They will go anywhere, but I rarely see them off road. If you married a princess, get it for her, but the guys I see driving them are either stockbrokers or queens.

02disco2 · 03-16-2006, 12:52 PM

Well, my wife is a princess to me but she's happy with her A6 Avant for the time being. Although.. She has her eyes on an E-Class wagon. What have I created?!?! When we got married, she drove a Cavalier!! (which I made her quickly sell and surprised her with the Avant) While I have a diversified portfolio, I am certainly not a stockbroker!

Choqiees · 03-16-2006, 12:52 PM

Thr G500 is an awesome one. it's been one of my dream to get one. but not to replace the Landy....I'll use the G for Urban use lol

DiscoPilot · 03-16-2006, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by 02disco2

Well, my wife is a princess to me but she's happy with her A6 Avant for the time being. Although.. She has her eyes on an E-Class wagon. What have I created?!?! When we got married, she drove a Cavalier!! (which I made her quickly sell and surprised her with the Avant) While I have a diversified portfolio, I am certainly not a stockbroker!

Are you saying your a Queen?

02disco2 · 03-16-2006, 01:36 PM

Do I look like a queen? What a minute.. you can't see me..

Let me clarify, I am NOT a queen.

DiscoPilot · 03-16-2006, 01:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 02disco2

Do I look like a queen? What a minute.. you can't see me..

Let me clarify, I am NOT a queen.

Thought not, just checking ..Superdeduper

Ferrarislave · 03-16-2006, 09:26 PM

It's a badass truck! I would say get one! There are a few mods avaliable as well. There is a company that makes 3" lift springs, shocks, and 16" wheels that look identical to the 18" stock wheels so that you can fit a better tire.

AAXD · 03-16-2006, 09:45 PM

Seems like I see G500's on a daily basis around here. I parked my D1 next to one one day and was checkin it out. They look big on the road but it was dwarfed by my Disco. I gotta admit they are kinda cool looking, but their character can't come close to that of a rover, even a stock D1 or D2. The Galendawagen started off much the same as the defender, as a working vehicle. I'd take one anywhere but as long as rovers are around, I'll never drive one. Lets hope the new defender doesn't lead Land Rover away completely from their heritage. If the G500 has taught us anything, at least in the NADA market, I'd be worried.

disco12 · 03-19-2006, 05:53 AM

My brother has a 2002 mercedes G-500 Black Drove it out to California I like the G-500 more so now that one is in my Family. However I would never trade or give up my Disco 1 for it. Like AAXD said they don't have the character of the Rover and I would feel out of place taking a Steel box off road guess one could say that about a D90 but it's a rover it has soul and it is aluminum and definitely just as strong. I've seen it off road it's good don't think it will out wheel my D1 though. Plus I can't see paying over 80K for that I got my D1 at 7500 with low mileage 74k and it to me is one of the best trucks in the world and very capable out the box. Either way when my bro comes out to california again it's on

03-16-2006, 12:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
02disco2 Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 827 Gallery: 0	G 500 (circa 2003) What are your thoughts on this vehicle? Had a thought that it would make a good replacement for my D2. Any and all comments are welcome! __________________ Land Rover-less. -------------------------------- 2006 Infiniti QX56 - Loaded 2002 Discovery II SE - SOLD! 1999 Audi A6 Avant Quattro Tiptronic - Slammed on RS4 18's 1996 Mariah Talari w/350 Mercruiser and Ron Hill Marine Go-fast parts.(Presently in Dry Storage)

03-16-2006, 12:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
01001010 Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Lawrenceville, GA Posts: 4,543 Gallery: 15	Dude! WhY! I will say they have SICK power! __________________ JC... 1996 Discovery SE - The Blue Marlin - gone =( 1965 Series IIa 109 RHD 2.25L Dsl - Wilks 1965 Series IIa 88' LHD 2.25L Petrol - Fionna

03-16-2006, 12:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
02disco2 Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 827 Gallery: 0	I have been on the hunt for a different rig for awhile now. I've looked at a TON of different options but they all get lost in the crowd and offer nothing more than an AWD minivan. So.. I came across a G500 and was blown away. IT can tow 7000 pounds, it's hand built, gets about the same gas mileage as my Disco, (3) locking diffs!!, silky smooth V8, and you RARELY see another one anywhere. __________________ Land Rover-less. -------------------------------- 2006 Infiniti QX56 - Loaded 2002 Discovery II SE - SOLD! 1999 Audi A6 Avant Quattro Tiptronic - Slammed on RS4 18's 1996 Mariah Talari w/350 Mercruiser and Ron Hill Marine Go-fast parts.(Presently in Dry Storage)

03-16-2006, 12:22 PM	#5 (permalink)
rmuller Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Northern NJ Posts: 2,442 Gallery: 0	They are awesome and capable trucks.. but your blood wont be green anymore __________________ Ryan :: Off-Road/Accessories Moderator :: Gallery 2001 Discovery II \| 1994 Defender 90 #416

03-16-2006, 12:52 PM	#7 (permalink)
02disco2 Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 827 Gallery: 0	Well, my wife is a princess to me but she's happy with her A6 Avant for the time being. Although.. She has her eyes on an E-Class wagon. What have I created?!?! When we got married, she drove a Cavalier!! (which I made her quickly sell and surprised her with the Avant) While I have a diversified portfolio, I am certainly not a stockbroker! __________________ Land Rover-less. -------------------------------- 2006 Infiniti QX56 - Loaded 2002 Discovery II SE - SOLD! 1999 Audi A6 Avant Quattro Tiptronic - Slammed on RS4 18's 1996 Mariah Talari w/350 Mercruiser and Ron Hill Marine Go-fast parts.(Presently in Dry Storage)

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03-16-2006, 12:23 PM	#6 (permalink)
TerryS Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Bloomfield, CT If I died today, I lived there all my life. Posts: 2,229 Gallery: 0	Same aerodynamics as a 110 (and a refrigerator), less room than your D2, WAY more expensive to service. On the plus side, they are quieter, don't leak when it rains and are slightly less prone to break. They will go anywhere, but I rarely see them off road. If you married a princess, get it for her, but the guys I see driving them are either stockbrokers or queens.

03-16-2006, 12:52 PM	#8 (permalink)
Choqiees Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Diego, Indonesia Posts: 908 Gallery: 0	Thr G500 is an awesome one. it's been one of my dream to get one. but not to replace the Landy....I'll use the G for Urban use lol __________________ 2002 Discovery II SE 1999 Range Rover P38 HSE

03-16-2006, 01:36 PM	#10 (permalink)
02disco2 Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 827 Gallery: 0	Do I look like a queen? What a minute.. you can't see me.. Let me clarify, I am NOT a queen. __________________ Land Rover-less. -------------------------------- 2006 Infiniti QX56 - Loaded 2002 Discovery II SE - SOLD! 1999 Audi A6 Avant Quattro Tiptronic - Slammed on RS4 18's 1996 Mariah Talari w/350 Mercruiser and Ron Hill Marine Go-fast parts.(Presently in Dry Storage)

03-16-2006, 09:26 PM	#12 (permalink)
Ferrarislave Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 46 Gallery: 0	It's a badass truck! I would say get one! There are a few mods avaliable as well. There is a company that makes 3" lift springs, shocks, and 16" wheels that look identical to the 18" stock wheels so that you can fit a better tire.

03-16-2006, 09:45 PM	#13 (permalink)
AAXD Goofing off in the great white north. Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Alaska's Emerald Isle Posts: 628 Gallery: 1	Seems like I see G500's on a daily basis around here. I parked my D1 next to one one day and was checkin it out. They look big on the road but it was dwarfed by my Disco. I gotta admit they are kinda cool looking, but their character can't come close to that of a rover, even a stock D1 or D2. The Galendawagen started off much the same as the defender, as a working vehicle. I'd take one anywhere but as long as rovers are around, I'll never drive one. Lets hope the new defender doesn't lead Land Rover away completely from their heritage. If the G500 has taught us anything, at least in the NADA market, I'd be worried. __________________ "A deep respect for tradition allows vision for liberation from stagnation." Colin's Toys: 1972 Series III 88" 1997 Discovery XD 1993 RRC (Gone to a better place, goodbye old friend) 1983 Stage 1 109" 2002 Trek 4500 2005 Necky Looksha Sport 2007 Rans Rocket 2007 Honda Ruckus

03-19-2006, 05:53 AM	#14 (permalink)
disco12 Majesticdisco1 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Union City California Posts: 1,218 Gallery: 0	My brother has a 2002 mercedes G-500 Black Drove it out to California I like the G-500 more so now that one is in my Family. However I would never trade or give up my Disco 1 for it. Like AAXD said they don't have the character of the Rover and I would feel out of place taking a Steel box off road guess one could say that about a D90 but it's a rover it has soul and it is aluminum and definitely just as strong. I've seen it off road it's good don't think it will out wheel my D1 though. Plus I can't see paying over 80K for that I got my D1 at 7500 with low mileage 74k and it to me is one of the best trucks in the world and very capable out the box. Either way when my bro comes out to california again it's on Attached Thumbnails

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