THE PORTAL HUB - Pinzgauers, Haflingers, Volvo 303s and more!

I know that you guys/gals have heard some doozies. Here are some of mine:

- I bet that my Jeep/Land Rover/Hummer will go more places.
- You should really "upgrade" to a V8 engine and solid axles!
- You will never, ever be able to find any parts for that thing.
- Those parts are all the same as old VW's, just more expensive.
- That's one of them amphibious Swedish Panzers right?
- That's not street legal or insurable in the US... is it?
- I bet that those are really unreliable since they're not brand new.
- How fast is it? (like asking a Porsche owner how it does off road)
- Sweet Unimog dude!
- Those rims have the same lug hole pattern as a Toyota.

Feel free to add to this list. I'm sure you've heard some good ones too.

-Is it 4 wheel drive?
-Does it go offroad?
-Is it amphibious?

My favorite:
-Austria - you mean down under, like Crocodile Dundee?

And I still wonder why everyone asks the parts question. I think they just believe it's a way to make conversation about old cars.

Not dumbest... But classic. Despite months of warning of the impending purchase. The wife comes out to the driveway on the morning that I bring the pinz home... All that she can say is, "Oh My God".

In less than 2 hours was the question, "Can I drive it?"

Twin Pinzies wrote: - How fast is it? (like asking a Porsche owner how it does off road)
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Depends on who the Porsche driver you ask is.



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Ed

Last week I got "did you buy that new?"

I haven't had mine long but almost every gas station gets me at least one comment.

One guy came up and asked "How much and where can I get one". Didn't even ask what it was.

Does it Float? That gets asked surprisingly often!

One I get a lot: Is it bulletproof?

I tell them yes, as long as your enemy has airsoft, BB, or paintball guns.

"do you have the machine gun & turret?"

This topic comes up every few years, and I haven't seen any "new" dumb comments come along, but does remind me of a comment a local policeman made to me in a gas station when I had my 710M ( a very long time ago)...quote " I don't believe civilians should be allowed to have vehicles like that". I was asonished that he'd made a comment like that, and had no idea what it was,or it's intended used. Less than 6 months later, another officer from the same department, stopped in the middle of the road (while I was waited for a traffic light) was quite interested and asked me all kinds of questions about my Haflinger ( I would have loved to chat a while, but needed to leave.... I didn't have any title, registration or insurance on it yet )

Not exactly a dumb one..but...While riding with some friends on a portion of the TAT last week we were going to the top of a mountain, passed a group of bicyclists and one asks "Were you called up here?' Apparently he mistook the white cross Swiss emblem on the front for a SAR ambulance coming to get one of the injured cyclists. I have had people pull over and let me pass thinking I was an ambulance from the military. Very interesting.
Although, most folks sail right by me on the road.

Morris

from Oct 2006

pinzwheeling wrote:I went last weekend to Off Road Warehouse in San Diego and asked if they had some limiting straps I could use for the Pinz. The salesguy came outside and asked what type of Unimog it was. I told him what it was, and his response was that I was mistaken?!

He showed his wealth of knowledge by telling me that it was a Unimog model, or someone had made a kit and suckered me. LOL, it's always nice to be told by someone else that I don't know what kind of car I'm driving.

So why did you tear apart a perfectly good running pinzgauer for?


Okay so maybe that was a valid comment.


Do all the wheels spin?

Love your Gamma Goat.

I didn't know VW made a thinggy truck.

Nice Mog, while starring at the Pinzgauer emblem.



Miles

I guess my two best dumb questions are:

Where's the engine? (I point between the seats.)

Does it float? (yeah, but only briefly.)

Wow, a Hummer!

I suppose it looks similar, aside from the fact that it doesn't have a long bonnet/hood, isn't as wide as a tank and looks nothing like a Hummer

spandit wrote:Wow, a Hummer!

I suppose it looks similar, aside from the fact that it doesn't have a long bonnet/hood, isn't as wide as a tank and looks nothing like a Hummer

Actually, it's scary how much a silhouette of a 716K looks like a H2 or H3