Guess the Hummer just wasn't big enough ...

[Hum]

Schwarzenegger was in California picking up his new ride, a five-ton Mercedes-Benz Unimog pickup customized to a value estimated at $250,000. The earth underneath its tires will be safe, all right.

Schwarzenegger, the 65-year-old actor and bit player in the recent "The Expendables 2," has long been known as a fan of military-grade trucks, and was a chief reason AM General and General Motors eventually built civilian versions of the Hummer military vehicle. During his time as governor, Schwarzenegger changed his stripes, touting fuel-efficient models and even converting one of his trucks to run on hydrogen.

Thursday's pickup of his diesel Unimog followed a test drive in Germany of the Unimog with its customizer. These trucks aren't sold by Mercedes in the United States, but see duty around the rest of the world as construction, forestry and military haulers, and are renown for their off-road prowess.

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[Hell-In-A-Handbasket]

yes cause the rough streets of LA require serious Off Road Ability.

the potholes must be really bad

[Hum]

He would need a step-ladder just to get into it. :s

[Routerbad]

That thing is hideous.

[qdave]

I prefer older unimog.

[FMH]

Looks cool.

[Anibal P]

I prefer older unimog.

Yeah the older military grade ones are badass, these new ones are like what was done here with the Hummers

[psionicinversion]

well he obviously loves fuel efficiency as you can drive over the vehicles in front of you using less fuel sitting in traffic. got be a win win for california :D

[andrewbares]

I'd love to take it off road!

[theyarecomingforyou]

If it was any higher off the ground he'd literally be able to drive over other vehicles without even touching them.

[Arachno 1D]

He obviously knows about the forthcoming earthquakes in California

[moloko]

I love the Unimog. But I would take an unarmored MRAP over this any day

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[qdave]

I love the Unimog. But I would take an unarmored MRAP over this any day.

Might be useful in Afghanistan or other hot points on earth, not in us of a :D

[+Majesticmerc MVC]

Meh. If you really need a penis extension that badly, do it right:

[Arachno 1D]

No reactive armour plating or rpg defensive system

An example

[Phouchg]

Meh. If you really need a penis extension that badly, do it right:

"And of course, the bombs and the rockets and the bullets are all shaped like ###### [..]"

-- George Carlin

And while we're on that subject:

:whistle:

[Arachno 1D]

ICBM.....difficult to park at Asda

Edit Russian SS-25 mobile ballistic missile

[moloko]

Might be useful in Afghanistan or other hot points on earth, not in us of a :D

Practical no, useful yes. With no armor...it has alot of space for food or kids. LOL. as practical as a family of 4 using a hummer or Tahoe or any of the other large SUVs. At least with the MRAP you dont have to worry about getting dents from doors of other cars. Your tires are higher than cars. :)