foxhunter
Adventurer
Thank you for sharing your thoughts. We looked at the U500 and it was a strong contender for our build as the Unimog is the undisputed king (emperor to be more gender nuteral) of off road vehicles. The issues with maintanece and parts availability in the US pushed us toward the M1083. Our cab will only have twthe o seats so we are hoping that the lack of the third seat will allow easier egress between cab and cabin. Although the M1083s cabin is "extended" it would be nice to have a couple of jump seats in place if some friends want to join us. Alas there are always trade offs. Where have your travels taken you to? Do you find yourself using the Unimogs off road capability?
We have used it off the grid and off road the most in Utah, Co, NM ,Nevada and Arizona. We have needed its off road ability in all those areas, and many times the vehicle's abilities has exceeded my willingness to push it further. No plans to go anywhere except USA and Canada for now. We will be joining a small group of RV's consisting of U500.s, other unimogs and an M1083 or two to travel off road as much as possible from the Mexican border to the Canadian border in July,along the Great Divide. Then my wife and I will meander back to Illinois, while several of our friends will continue in their rigs to the Arctic Circle. I have a farm with livestock and just can't spend 4 or more months on the road right now. I do feel comfortable taking it places now that would have scared me to death when I first started driving it. Those locking diffs are life savers off road, but the winch has come in handy a couple of times as well.