Which is better for expedition camper U1300L or U1000L?

[Jolly Roger]

Hi all

In my quest for an expedition vehicle, one of my choices is purchasing a used Unimog and having a camper built for it. There are a couple of used Unimogs for sale in my local area . . . a 1985 U1300L and a 1999 U1000L.

I'm hoping someone could tell me which would be the better platform for a camper and why?

I have another posting on this forum detailing my requirements in a bit more detail:

http://www.expeditionportal.com/foru...ad.php?t=47158

I don't know a whole lot about the Unimogs so any advice would be much appreciated.

Many thanks

[Jolly Roger]

Sorry for any confusion its a U100L not a U1000L.

Cheers

[Victorian]

The U100 has less power and load capacity, not sure how much but certainly less than the 1300. If possible, try and get a 1300 even better with the 170HP engine! The 130hp version is a pig.... I have driven them in the military for years and was always amazed how gutless the non-turbo version was.

Cheers,
Andreas

[boroburner]

You arent going to buy my 1300 are you???? lol

[Jolly Roger]

You arent going to buy my 1300 are you???? lol

My problem is that I don't know what to buy????? Somewhere out there is the perfect vehicle for my trip . . . I just don't know what it is yet.

[Victorian]

Without sounding like an snob I would always choose an Unimog over ANY North American brand. Drive one, compare them and you will see.

[Jolly Roger]

The U100 has less power and load capacity, not sure how much but certainly less than the 1300. If possible, try and get a 1300 even better with the 170HP engine! The 130hp version is a pig.... I have driven them in the military for years and was always amazed how gutless the non-turbo version was.

So you think the U100 would be too underpowered to carry a small camper? I like the fact that it would probably be more comfortable on the highway than something like the U1300, although perhaps not quite as capable offroad. Any U100 owners out there who could offer any comments???

[Victorian]

I just got my Unimog spec book out...

U100 92HP ,5 gears, 2.3 tons of load capacity, shorter and more narrow, smaller tires (cheaper!)

U1300 136HP (no turbo), 8 gears, close to 4 tons load capacity


Just keep in mind that non of the Unimogs are racing cars... You will have to change gear every 10km/h till you reach 80km/h! That is a lot of gear changes at the end of the day and can get tiring in city traffic.

[Jolly Roger]

Thanks Andreas, that's all good information to know.

Cheers

[rhodos]

what typ exactly ? - U100L aka 408, not a bad choice for a camper - modern technic, light, big enough for a camper - if i had to decide between a 408 and a 1300 i guess i would go for the 408.

check all tecnical data at:

http://www.daimler.com/Projects/c2c/...1_-1_20399.pdf

In the German UNIMURR forum (http://www.unimurr.de/forum-unimurr/wbblite/index.php) is a guy (Tom Held) who is building a camper on base of an U100L, if you are interested contact him, or mail/pm me for his email.

hth, Werner