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How many Pinzgauer owners out there ?

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crazymac:
One of my mates has recently gone over to Switzerland? and bought a left hooker from a disposal sale over there. He didn't pay a lot for it really, but got hit by a few "import" taxes on his way back.

He now has it MOT'd and registered on a UK plate and is loving it.

its a 6x6 ambulance body that he is converting to a camper to use on rally events as rally radio. He's already done a few since having it like the Ras o daftodil and I think he went up to the Baja.

These are incredible off road as I'm sure you'll agree but a bit sluggish and thirsty on the road. My mates is a petrol one :shock: but plenty space for gas tanks to run it on gas.

Next time I see him I'll persuade him to get onto mudclub.

tarcus:

--- Quote from: "crazymac" ---These are incredible off road as I'm sure you'll agree but a bit sluggish and thirsty on the road. My mates is a petrol one :shock: but plenty space for gas tanks to run it on gas.

Next time I see him I'll persuade him to get onto mudclub.
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The later ones are pretty good on fuel and much quicker, although the first batches of diesel ones weren't much better than the petrols apparently.  There are at least two diesel conversions around, one can allegedly be done commercially for about £4,000, the other is much better but only in Canada at the moment, but someone is planning on posting some guides onto various pinz websites.  You can fit LPG for ££££ if you don't mind driving around with a container of pressurised gas in the back....

DumptruckGB:
SPD made approx 24,500 Series 1 Pinzgauer and only 5512 series 2 were produced before it was all moved to the UK in 2000..The Series 2's are quite rare birds and not often come up for sale ....The LPG conversion is not bad and the diesel conversion is also not to bad but a lot of work the get the motor in the Pinz , but does it go when it in ...

tarcus:
Yeah I've thought of doing conversion work, but the cost of adding disc brakes, power steering and a new engine would probably cost not far off the difference between buying a gen 1 pinz and a gen 2 one..  Plus of course you wouldn't get the auto gearbox and quieter road manners!  I don't think I'd like to be able to drive my pinz at 80MPH, it's scary enough at 55MPH..

I got my gen 1 cheap at £7,000, an equivalent at full price would have cost over £10,000 but I got it from an arms company who were going to blow it up to test out landmine armour.  They got two new machines plus a spare chassis free from the manufacturer though so mine was surplus to requirements, I put in a daft offer and they accepted ;-)

DumptruckGB:
Sounds like you in the right place at the right time , well done ...The way i see Pinzgauer is not such as a vehicle but a tool for traveling extreme terrain .Therefore you upgrade it and keep it .You have one now so keep improving it bit by bit ..Pinzgauer's are things that once you got one you keep it , as you know there is'nt much better ...To upgrade to disc brakes for sure is a good idea , its been done quite few times ...And the noise well  :shock: , there is very good sound proofing out there ..I drove a 712K Pinz last year that had been fully soundproofed and had descent tyrs , and what a difference it made it  was like stitting in something normal...

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