Used Car of the Day: 1981 Mercedes-Benz Unimog 406

by Tim Healey

Published: October 13th, 2023

used car of the day 1981 mercedes benz unimog 406

Today's UCOTD is a bit, uh, different. We're presenting you with a horse of a different feather -- a 1981 Mercedes-Benz Unimog 406. Well, the owner thinks it's a 1981. The model year is unclear.

Apparently, it runs well and was mostly used only for plowing snow (cue Mr. Plow theme song). It has new tires. It also has rear counterweights and the seller is offering some spare parts.

He or she has kept current with the fluid changes.

Oh, and it's registered as a special vehicle/utility vehicle in California.

If you're into this sort of thing, this Truckee, California-based Unimog can be yours for $15,500, with the spare parts running you an extra $800. Click here for more.

[Images: Seller]

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Tim Healey

Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.

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Likescars on Oct 15, 2023

I had a blue Matchbox car

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Lou_BC on Oct 15, 2023

These are cool and tend to sell for too much money. I'd love one just for the portal axles.

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