Recently purchased G500
I have been a member here for years; in fact, I remember reading the previous forum before having to rejoin about 6 or 7 years ago. So its safe to say I have wanted one for a while.
Timing was perfect on this car; it was up for sale and sold instantly about a month ago. I saw it readvertised on the Thursday night, got first refusal and drove it home on the Sunday.
Its a 44k mile Japanese import car in outrageous condition. I went to see it with an open mind not expecting much but it is absolutely mint. I have bought and sold a fair few cars for myself, family and friends in my 14 year driving career and this is way beyond just about anything else I have looked at. I crawled about underneath the other night and parts look largely brand new.
This week I had a guy come and remove all of the electronics it came from japan with (screens /aerials/ dvd / hdd /nav) and fit a nice new Bluapunkt unit and its now back to being a perfectly clean interior. I've removed the wind deflectors and japanese stickers and its back to looking like a european car again.
Anyway, pics will say a thousand words as they say. Thank you to Mr Spider for the advice pre-purchase.
JJ
Hello and welcome to the V8 Brigade! Wood, leather, aircon and carpet... so civilised.
Very nice motor!
Spider1V
Would love to see more pics and detail as sounds a great truck/find...
Wheels look great too.
Are you planning taking it off road?
Very nice. 
Oh spider This spec sounds like a 91' g300, come on wood, leather, carpet?? Ok aircon was around as an option, but this was all there from the start of al w463's :)
Don't you love a smart ass?
v8 are my favourite as well LOL
Nice motor, looks quite original.
well done
Hi,
I have just joined after buying a G500 myself, ill open another thread.
I wanted to also buy this car a month or so ago but the seller was a complete bafoon. He was rude and arrogant on the phone, didnt seem too interested in actually selling and knew very little about the car or history. He told me he swapped it for a watch?!!!
Anyway glad it turned out to be a nice car...
If the seller had spoken to me nicer im sure I would have bought it...
Was also looking at a similar car which I think is still on ebay, the one with black wheels.
G500's are awesome, loving mine so far.
Hi,
I have just joined after buying a G500 myself, ill open another thread.
I wanted to also buy this car a month or so ago but the seller was a complete bafoon. He was rude and arrogant on the phone, didnt seem too interested in actually selling and knew very little about the car or history. He told me he swapped it for a watch?!!!
Anyway glad it turned out to be a nice car...
If the seller had spoken to me nicer im sure I would have bought it...
Was also looking at a similar car which I think is still on ebay, the one with black wheels.
G500's are awesome, loving mine so far.
Hi Jay
Welcome to the proper forum. Pay £25 and you'll get a nice red banner too...!!!
Seriously though what have you bought?
Pics please.
Hi Ian!
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Hi Ian!
thread posted in this forum
Hi,
I have just joined after buying a G500 myself, ill open another thread.
I wanted to also buy this car a month or so ago but the seller was a complete bafoon. He was rude and arrogant on the phone, didnt seem too interested in actually selling and knew very little about the car or history. He told me he swapped it for a watch?!!!
Anyway glad it turned out to be a nice car...
If the seller had spoken to me nicer im sure I would have bought it...
Was also looking at a similar car which I think is still on ebay, the one with black wheels.
G500's are awesome, loving mine so far.
Hi Jay
Welcome to the proper forum. Pay £25 and you'll get a nice red banner too...!!!
Seriously though what have you bought?
Pics please.
ETA: Just saw your other post. One pic is not enough!
I wanted to also buy this car a month or so ago but the seller was a complete bafoon. He was rude and arrogant on the phone, didnt seem too interested in actually selling and knew very little about the car or history. He told me he swapped it for a watch?!!!
If the seller had spoken to me nicer im sure I would have bought it...
LOL
Poor Fred he's been called many things before but bafoon is a first well done keep up the good work
No Fred was the owner of my car... Im talking about the owner of the Japanese car... He was certainly not called fred.. he was a watch dealer from london...
Thats if its the same car.
Poor Fred he's been called many things before but bafoon is a first well done keep up the good work
i ain't bafoon and wouldn't swap my 500 for a watch ......
Poor Fred he's been called many things before but bafoon is a first well done keep up the good work
i ain't bafoon and wouldn't swap my 500 for a watch ......
For a 1920 Patek Philippe you might 
Poor Fred he's been called many things before but bafoon is a first well done keep up the good work
i ain't bafoon and wouldn't swap my 500 for a watch ......
Just to clairfy, I wasnt referring to Fred as the bafoon here... Fred used to own my car... not the one above, unless im mistaken!
Too late, Fred will now be known as a Bafoon. He does have a nice watch as I recall :)
Roly,
I never had you down a a comic
But I know that Fred's watch is the one that is.....'Always past the yard arm, when GWOA members visit Edinburgh......hic hic!
JJ,
You have bought a great G500 owned by real G Wag gents....
I believe Axel may know where there may be some original G500 leather jump seats if they haven't already been snapped up!
I have them in my G300 and great when we take the 7 kids to McDonalds drive through.
Got to........'keep on a troshin'.....it's getting near to Norfolk Harvest.
Tim
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Too late, Fred will now be known as a Bafoon. He does have a nice watch as I recall :)
. Yep, Bafoonecosse it is.
Hello
I found the guy absolutely spot on; I spoke to him a couple of times on the phone, and he was straight up from start to finish.
I went to look at it not really expecting to like it, but it was in such good condition in every way I bought it that day and drove it home.
Have covered a few more hundred miles in the car and absolutely love it; it is everything I had hoped for. Planning on updating the headlights to projectors (somehow, this seems like a bit of a minefield) and that is about it.
Is this the same car or has the same watch dealer got another one in?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercedes-Benz-G-Wagon-G500-AMG-Black-with-Blac...
Its not the same car given my photos above. Although the ad is a bit of a cut and paste I think from memory.
He had it sitting when I picked mine up (along with a couple of E500s and some delta integrales). I think he is "trading" but not, shall we say, trading.
Picked mine up from the specialist I use in Harrow last week, after a good going over it needed not a lot; some new discs and pads, all fluids, underneath "perfect". So that is a good result I feel. Still loving it.
How was the trek up north? Nice drive?
Spider1V
Is this the same car or has the same watch dealer got another one in?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercedes-Benz-G-Wagon-G500-AMG-Black-with-Blac...
Deffo a watch dealer. See https://www.opencompany.co.uk/company/07482309/t4d-uk-ltd
Car seller is t4d-uk-ltd......BIG watches 
The half a million plus quids worth of watches they have listed in "sellers other items" is probably more of a giveaway than companies house.
The point I was trying to make is that the company's listed activity is watches. Ergo, they may not be acting in accordance with their articles of association.....that clearer?
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