Found On Ebay: Mercedes TN Van thingamabob

"Bengal55" (Bengal55) 10/03/2013 at 16:52 • Filed to: FoundOnEbay, WTF, Mercedes Benz, W601, TN, Van, Camper

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So as I'm driving today my Cougar's horrible CD4E slushbox reminds me yet again that it is only a matter of time before it decides teeth on gears are overrated. (I should have gotten the bulletproof manual, but I was younger and dumber then.)

So what do I do when my car(s) remind me that expensive repair bills are just around the corner? I look at random vehicles I will never buy on eBay but secretly want for reasons that even escape me. So what did I find today?

Never seen these before, looks like something that should not be in the US but somehow is. I don't even know what to think. It's awesome and horrible at the same time.

Found on Ebay Here

According to the title it's a:

"Mercedes-Benz Westfalia W601 Diesel Backcountry Camper Van Jack Cook Explorer"

Using my internet skillz (with a Z, be jealous) it appears to be a Mercedes-Benz TN van with the (as the ad says) OM601 Diesel good for about 76hp and 96lb.ft of torque mated to a manual trans. Interesting indeed, I'd love to know 1) if it can reach 60mph and if it can, how many years it takes it to get there.

Bird > Bengal55 10/03/2013 at 16:53

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"if it can reach 60mph and if it can, how many years it takes it to get there."\

Yes, but no one knows how long, no pensioners have attempted it.

webmonkees > Bengal55 10/03/2013 at 17:34

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The more common configuration.