Thanks guys.
The G is really as cool as I could ever ask for. It's a very rare animal even for over here. They actually are built in Graz, Austria by Puch and have from day one all been hand built. Originally they were designed as a military vehicle and this is that variety, not the tarted up gas guzzlers built today. Based on it being a diesel, it is very highly sought after in the states and we could sell it as is for a good bit more than we paid for it as is.
Part go from mild to wild. A steering box is over $1k and the previous owner just paid 1800 euro to have the injection pump rebuilt. The hard top we just got is 3500 euro (not including all hardware) new!!!! However, other parts are really on par with a typical 4x4, so not too horrible.
The drive train on the one we got is really in pretty good shape, and the rust is really all that needs to be tended to. So the 318 was my adventure in learning AC systems, and it seems this one will be my venture in learning body work- which I guess is good based on all the straight edges on the vehicle.
Working on a car here in Germany sucks b/c it's actually illegal unless you are in a shop. And the shop where I get access to a lift gets expensive quick as I get charged by the hour. That and shlepping my tools back and forth really takes the fun out of it. Honestly, I really dislike Germany and living here after this experience and can't wait to go home and have true freedom and not an overly regulated borg-like, oppressive existence.
So when space and time allow in the future, I may get another E30 and sort it out as my love for them has not died, but for right now I'm getting back to my roots and will be ordering a new Wrangler Rubicon (Unlimited, 'natch) once we decide when we'll be back home. I'll try to stop back from time to time...
