Berlin-Himalayan Expedition team spotted near Siliguri (Merc G500's)

haldar_siliguri · 7th November 2011, 06:43

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Originally Posted by speedy

Sorry my bad, so used to writing G55 that the normal G gets left out.

My Friend even these cars a G's and not GL's. Adding two pics for reference and their body styles are way to different that you even need to see the badge.

OMG....I now realize the gross mistake I've been making, I knew all along those were Gs...

somehow I keep typing GL subconsciously.... extremely sorry

pratiksinhal · 9th November 2011, 03:23

I was going through the History of the G Class and understood the legacy behind this car.
The G-Class is being used as Military vehicles in different designs in 33 countries around the world. It is one of the strongest vehicles produced till date. The design hasn't been much altered since it was launched first in 1979. Please visit the wikipedia link to know more about the legend Mercedes-Benz G-Class - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

unimog · 9th November 2011, 11:34

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Originally Posted by fx45

Those G500s must be definately proving tough on their pockets as far as petrol prices go in India! Great find

Petrol prices in Germany and Netherlands are much higher compared to India. In Germany per liter of petrol is around a little over Rs100 and in Netherlands its slightly more. So these guys most probably find it cheap here in India.

mitrajdeep · 9th November 2011, 11:45

An article in the Telegraph Kolkata

City last stop in Merc long drive

AVR · 10th November 2011, 01:04

Thanks! Was hoping to have a bhpian spot this expedition. Had been following a bit of it on the official G-Klasse page on Facebook.

Here's the link to the expedition called "Journey to the Roof of the World"

Cheers,
Adi

haldar_siliguri · 10th November 2011, 01:06

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Originally Posted by mitrajdeep

City last stop in Merc long drive

Thanks really, was looking for news on this trip everywhere...

haldar_siliguri · 10th November 2011, 01:19

I finally found their official shots on Facebook!

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...1506167&type=3

GTO · 10th November 2011, 10:16

More information on the expedition:

- A caravan of 15 G-Wagons end their long journey in India. These 15 G Wagons embarked on a 16,800 kilometer trip spanning 38 days and continents of Europe and Asia through Germany, Russia and Nepal.

- The group included members of ages between 18 – 80 years!

- This caravan was part of the global ‘Mercedes-Benz Driving Events’ campaign.

9th November 2011, 03:23	#17
pratiksinhal BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Siliguri Posts: 72 Thanked: 110 Times	Re: Berlin-Himalayan Expedition team spotted near Siliguri (Merc G500's) I was going through the History of the G Class and understood the legacy behind this car. The G-Class is being used as Military vehicles in different designs in 33 countries around the world. It is one of the strongest vehicles produced till date. The design hasn't been much altered since it was launched first in 1979. Please visit the wikipedia link to know more about the legend Mercedes-Benz G-Class - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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9th November 2011, 11:45	#19
mitrajdeep BHPian Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Calcutta Posts: 135 Thanked: 95 Times	Re: Berlin-Himalayan Expedition team spotted near Siliguri (Merc G500's) An article in the Telegraph Kolkata City last stop in Merc long drive
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10th November 2011, 01:04	#20
AVR BHPian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Ahmedabad Posts: 978 Thanked: 847 Times View My Garage	Re: Berlin-Himalayan Expedition team spotted near Siliguri (Merc G500's) Thanks! Was hoping to have a bhpian spot this expedition. Had been following a bit of it on the official G-Klasse page on Facebook. Here's the link to the expedition called "Journey to the Roof of the World" Cheers, Adi
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10th November 2011, 01:19	#22
haldar_siliguri BHPian Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Siliguri Posts: 301 Thanked: 603 Times View My Garage	Re: Berlin-Himalayan Expedition team spotted near Siliguri (Merc G500's) I finally found their official shots on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...1506167&type=3
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10th November 2011, 10:16	#23
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,517 Thanked: 300,704 Times View My Garage	Re: Berlin-Himalayan Expedition team spotted near Siliguri (Merc G500's) More information on the expedition: - A caravan of 15 G-Wagons end their long journey in India. These 15 G Wagons embarked on a 16,800 kilometer trip spanning 38 days and continents of Europe and Asia through Germany, Russia and Nepal. - The group included members of ages between 18 – 80 years! - This caravan was part of the global ‘Mercedes-Benz Driving Events’ campaign.
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