Thread: Anyone after a Unimog?

Originally Posted by Konev

They bought them to drive into SKippers during mid/late 2019, poor timing and the reception of the idea was poor to say the least, very little clearance for them on the road (talking centermeters) they then moved them into other rafting areas but road handling is most likely very poor and the Von valley gig didnt work out due to covid.

Yes, not well thought out at all. Another operator took photos of the Mog's tyre pattern mere centimetres from the precipice at the choke point on the Skippers road and pointed out that this was a multiple fatality just waiting to happen. Far far too much money sunk into a specialist off road vehicle the business plan never intended to go rugged off roading.

And then along came Covid. Lid on coffin.

These are vastly expensive vehicles, and I can't think of a commercial use for them in NZ for the foreseeable future, esp with this Govt and limits on exploration, access to the DoC estate etc etc. I imagine an awful lot of money has gone down the drain on these vehicles. Be interesting to see if they let them go for half decent money??