Now THAT’S a Rockin episode!! Best one yet!! 😂 THANK YOU so much for allowing me the honor and THANK YOU and your amazing team for working so hard and delivering such a great experience!! Well done and Happy Holidays!! Everyone is LOVING it!!! And Damn doe that Pinzgauer look good! So epic!! Cheers.

The 2 axle Pinzgauer is the most capable 4x4 - I drove it and the 6x6 (leave springs for the two rear axles) version for more than 10 years as an officer in the Austrian armed forces! It is not "underpowered" it just follows a different school! With good gearing even a less hp-engine will get you to places where others more powerful can not reach. I remember in 1980 while with the U.N. peace forces on the Golan Hights, Syria we were snowed in for days! A M113 APC could not drive the road up to my observation post! A Pinzgauer with snow-gains made it no problem!

I drove these in the swiss army. The best feature: you can just use the bottle opener of the army knife and wiggle it around in the key hole to get it started. Great for a quick hop to get some take-away without signing out the keys when the food at the base is particularly bad. 😁

I drove an 3-axle Pinzgauer while serving in the austrian army...got goosebumps hearing that engine-sound again 😅

I woke up this morning n all I could think of is PINZGAUER! That's my dream vehicle! 🤩

Nicole, you have the knowledge of a curator, and the curiosity of a cat. So love and appreciate the treasures y’all bring to us. Please keep it up. 👊

Well where do I start, you have a life less lived and you are not only a beautiful woman but you truly love cars. You not interested in the destination as you are of the means, road, and equipment to get you to the end of the journey. I am so very proud of you and so very happy to see a woman (rare) that truly loves the how not just the ride. Bravo and I am so happy to share this as I have the same bug and also along with m love for cars/Sleepers I also am crazy about Aircraft. Both of these are truly turning points in how the world works and just as importantly plays. Thank you again for sharing the adventures.

It was fun

Very cool... Thank you!

Aaron is so cool. I partied with the Red Hot Rocker in the 80's. Simpler times. I can't drive 55. The shop and collection and the PINZGAUER is all very cool. And he was so calm while Nicole was climbing up the rocks. I hope to look him up, next time were in Tahoe.

What a collection, wow! Beautiful Pinzgauer. They are getting increasingly rare, even here in Austria. Love to see these are being preserved across the world.

Hangin with Sammy's kid! I am jealous.

What an awesome man-cave!

❤ U. Thanks and Merry Christmas from Sweden 🇸🇪

What a great guy! Oh yeah, and you're nice, too, Nicole. ;-)

Absolutely Brilliant!!! Since 1978 I Have Wanted a Pinzgauer!!!!

WELL SAID!!! Wow, nailed it! Very observant! Much appreciated. It was a “gas” for sure 😂😂😂😂 I haven’t been a passenger doing what we did! I think my favorite part was indeed Nicole sawing and hopping about on the rock garden and me quietly having a minor heart attack 😂😂😂😂😂😂 REALLY had fun and always game for more! If you find yourself in Lake Tahoe please come by the shop!! Cheers!!!

i like this man !!

Loving the British influence of classic metal, from the 110 outside, to the Minis, the Triumph, the Morgan etc etc. And also some great euro metal influence such as the Microcars outside and of course this wonderful Pinzgauer, such a capable vehicle. I know Hager said he doesn’t drink, each to their own, but the only thing that garage now needs is a real ale pump (I’m British) and an old, tattered leather armchair to admire all those treasures from. Perfect. 👍

"None of this is Intentional, I Assure You!" Yup, and AWESOME!!

Talk about new meaning to can't drive 55 lol that thing is so Kool .

Great episode Nicole. I went in the desert one time in my Blazer with a friend who had a Pinzgauer. He pulled me out of a river that I had no business being in. Then later he pulled an F-150 stuck up to the axels in sand;. 4 wheel low and both diffs locked and he pulled him out like it was nothing. I also feel a kinship with you and Mr. Hager being alcohol and drug free. Not that many of us.

Love the Pinzgauer. I've owned a few and currently have a 712K which is the 6 wheel variant. I love when people give this little Austrian beast some love. Thanks for the video.

I really love this girl.. Her husband is very lucky.

So glad Aaron inherited his dad's love of vehicles. That was cool. Go Nicole. And Thank you to Aaron for sharing this rare gem.

I need more NICOLES in my life.

That vehicle was something else.I'm very glad to see that Sammy Hagar's Son has made a name for himself.Aaron,the cars that were in your garage were Super.Seen Nicole work that hard trying to drive this thing was funny.But she handle it in style.Thanks Nicole for having Aaron Hagar & sharing his amazing story with all of us.>:)))

I had a Pinz for 13 yrs. You did great

good-looking woman ....and a bit of a badass!! oh hell......he looks like his dad ....and laughs like him! Damn! Aaron is a real artist!!

Looks to be the best garage I have ever seen! And off-road Vehicle!

Always wanted a Pinzgauer. Still do. As an old coot, methinks the Pinz and I would be great friends. Thanks so very much.

This was great! I live in Austria and we still see those used by farmers, reformed vehicles from the military! You drove it like a champ! Thanks 🙏

A man with good tastes, a MK3 Commando in the shop. Nicole has some skills too!

There is a surplus yard near me with lots of them, in various states of disrepair, left over from the Bosnian war 30 years ago, i still see running ones and am tempted. Portal axles are seriously good off road.

from this side of the screen, your life looks like it's sooo much fun!

Nicole, I love u n that's why I'm telling you, STOP RIDING THE CLUTCH! Same thing my old man told me when I was 14years old.

That’s a neat truck!

Ughh. Nicole looks awesome in everything that she wears..love this look. The glasses are hot. Oh… was this about a car or something? I’d better watch it again.

I love those old crazy vehicles like this Pinzgauer or the military Unimogs. They just go anywhere!

I'm all in for the art and artists of the world, after all, what would this place be without them and their art? Art from graphite to oils, carving, or the art of music. All of the fine arts make the world so much better, even on cave walls. Nice stuff! Thanks for the look.

Pinzgauer force 💪💪💪

Oh that takes me back a whole bunch of years, only it was the 6x6 Pinzgauer I was driving, taking it out on test to see if it was a suitable vehicle for what we wanted to build, it was very capable but just a little too small, we ended up taking a Unimog as the donor vehicle to replace the Stonefields we were using up to that point. Thanks for the trip down memory lane 32 years ago :)

Fun Video! I own a 74 710M. Its a blast to drive and everyone loves it. When you talk to Aaron again, ask him why he didn't tell you about the hand throttle! Makes those hill starts a walk in the park.

Nicole Rocks! You are having true fun!

Awesome guy and great show. Thanks

Am in my 70's and have spent my life trying to drive or operate everything I could. You are my Honorary daughter and carrying on for me. Love your videos and the enthusiasm you have for driving. You make me smile and laugh for which I thank you. So when are you going to drive a tank ? Maybe you should ask Jay Leno to let you play with a couple of his toys. What a pairing that would be.

Flipper would've been a riot down that rockgarden though...

When I went to high school we were one of the only schools in Northern California with an auto shop class, and the teacher was an old war vet and he owned one of these Pinzgaeurs. He drove it almost every day and let us kids check it out and use it to ferry parts around for the rich kids whose dad’s were actually giving their kids money to build their cars. It smelled like pure nicotine cause the old man smoked cigarettes like no tomorrow. That same teacher gave me my first taste of my high school dream car, his son’s or nephew’s STi hatchback that he brought in and we did transmission work on much to my glee. So yea, what’s an obscure military truck to most people holds lots of fond memories to me. Hope my ole shop teacher (forgot his exact name, it was Mr. Chris Van ____) is alive and well and up to something good these days as they shut down the SRVHS auto shop to turn into some other BS extracurricular a while back.

For some reason I tend to see a lot of these Pinzgauer trucks up here in Canada, I've heard guys like them for elk hunting in the mountains so they have some protection from Mountain Lions. I've only had the pleasure of driving one on a parking lot many years ago at a Boat & Sportsman Show in Edmonton AB. You really have to trust that torque and just remove your foot from the clutch and not feather it. They are truly unique vehicles, I wouldn't mind a "K" in my yard for you know, reasons.

OMG. I still remember sitting in those. We called them just Pinz. I am Swiss and I have been in the swiss Army. It even went thru my nose the way it smelled sitting in the back. The whine of the engine when you rev it high. There was a 6x6 version as well. I guess in 1990 the Swiss Army replaced the Pinz with the Bucher Duro. Great Video you guy’s. Thanks.

Is it a good day? It's ALWAYS a good day when I get to see a new episode of Detour!

Awesome name!! That Pinzgauer has got to be the most ultimate overland vehicle out there. The driver in the video is pretty hot too.

Nicole shows just the right amount of affection to her hosts, excitement for their collections, and has the experience to get them to share and showoff their awesome toys. Always a joy to watch. Thanks for sharing!

Hey Nicole, this is not a race car, so you don't heel and toe! It has a hand brake (emergency brake) for that purpose. I did my apprentice ship at a Swiss military maintenance plant. I drove Pinzgauers all the time. You can actually go pretty fast (for a Pinzgauer) around bends, just never let off the gas! We even engaged each diif locks in the middle of a turn, which caused some surprising actions...The shifter is rubbery because the shift linkage is like 4 feet long and has a big bend in it. But with a little bit of feel (pond intended!) it's easy! It has nothing to do with the trans being off-set. And you look very cute in your Christmasy look! As always I enjoyed your video and your down to earth attitude! Oh and there is a 6x6 version which is even more capable! You got to try one of those. With 6 chains they can follow any tank in the mud!

Loved this film! Thanks Nicole 👍

Most people have never even seen an Isetta, and you have four of them, how cool is that 😎

Chicken Butt!!!! That's my statement...I said this back in the 80's

The one and only Nicole Johnson behind the wheel shifting gears and making funny faces. Awesome video every time.....Loved it, you rock girl.

こんにちは♪・Hello, I enjoyed your videos again this year. thank you.👍

This video brings back good memories. I passed my military driver's license on such a Pinz 4x4... that was back in 1983 (does not make me any younger!) in the Swiss army. We also had 6x6 models, which I personally preferred in terrain.

I did not doubt that you would keep your word. Thanks! Many episodes ago i suggested trying out a Pinzgauer and you answered that there would be a video comming at some point. As you didn't need the lockers (which you can use on the fly and don't have to stop to engage) it seems you haven't challenged the vehicle much on camera but i hope you had as much fun as it looked like! (the old testdrivers at Steyr are quoted to have said something like "the only thing that stops a Pinzgauer is the fear of the driver" but i can attest that a little over 1meter of snow uphill can too, despite the use of snowchains 😂) I did not expect the gearbox to present such a challenge, as our drivers never complained about that. (but they did about the heating though...a lot😁) I never drove one myself, but spent quite some time as a passenger in the ones with he soft top during my service. (both 4x4 and 6x6) Most of our drivers were normal conscripts who had their civilian drivers license for not even one year at the start of their service. (The civilian one doesn't count in our military, it requires drivers to make a dedicated military one to be allowed to drive a mil vehicle and they do a little offroad driving as part of it too) Impressive pushup ability shown at the end, with elegance and precision! Fits the military use of the vehicle too i'd say: "Falling down for 20" is something that has happened a lot where these vehicles have been used. At least here in austria during my time, when a conscript did something wrong, that was one way of getting us to remember to not make the same mistake again. (Or when we answered _yes_ to the question "are you cold soldier?" with the reasoning "every soldier has his own heating system built in"...) Not sure if that's still practiced, but at least it was back then. (almost 23 years ago) Depending on where one made the mistake it could mean doing them in full gear, with backpack and helmet on and the rifle laying on the back of your hands. This then also meant the spacing of the hands was given by the length of the distance between buttstock and forward grip (the steyr aug is a rather short rifle) ->Hands best not moving much so the rifle doesn't fall/slip off, and only the ones where the rifle was on the hands and the chest touched the rifle counted. This comment gets too long already but i have to mention two more memory snippets: I have been in a Pinzgauer with an NCO at the wheel using a "shortcut" that turned out to be a mountain bike trail (against my advice as the navigator, but we came out fine), and the next day he decided to use a horse riding trail...🤪 (we soldiers had to help a little at one point...i mean who would have imagined that the Pinzi is wider than a horse... of course we did, but we weren't in command 😉) Greetings from the surroundings of Graz! 👋🫡 (where the Pinzgauer the Haflinger came from, and the Mercedes G still does to this day.)

I never knew Sammy had son. He seems like a truly great guy. Thank you.

Great video!

I drive these pinzgauer 6x6 daily in the austrian military. I love his engine sound, the smell of gasoline and oil and his handling. When i served in the army it was about 38 years old and has over 750 000 km. You cannot destroy the pinzgauer. We drove it in the forest whit 60 miles an hours, drift whit it a lot. Deam i miss these days. The best thing is the gearbox, everyone that that drove a pinzgauer says ( in austrian language) : Bam schoitn muaßt as wie die Nudelsuppn umrian. Donn geht da zwote Gong eini oida. Danoch Fuigas. ( Translate) If you want to change in the second gear you need to stir it like a noodle soup. Then i you can change gear. After that pedal to the metal.

I've been lusting after a Pinz 710M for ages. Awesome video.

That Art Work is amazing, a very talented artist

This is my idea of a garage - full of stuff in different stages of repair (or sometimes despair 🤭 ). I can so relate, even though my collection - and garage - is a lot smaller. Love the Isettas and the Triumph (sketchy? Yes, they usually are 😬)

Love the Mini Coopers!

It's great that Nicole you came back to light up our minds with your joy in the middle of the winter darkness, overcome our apathy with your humor and give us positive energy! Thanks Nicole! Warm thanks also to Aaron, thank you!🐇🐻🌞✅

Always a joy to see what unique vehicle Nicole finds to drive and meet the owners!

I rode a J.C.Higgins on sidewalks in Tustin, CA in 1960. Does that count ? Come to Bangkok, we love you. Thanks for bringing me joy.

Back to roots for Nicole. You "rock"! Thank you Aaron for sharing.

Ok…I think this is the first time I’ve seen Nicole have so much trouble trying to drive anything… pretty entertaining.

You have an awesome program and you are an awesome woman you know what you’re talking about. It’s always interesting to watch your program.

I have a 710M, I learned to drive on manual gears and drove all my life on gear transmissions, I can relate to your frustration with the transmission! My biggest beef with this transmission has always be to put it in reverse! Then an old trucker, week-end racer showed me to "double clutch". Now I get it in reverse usually on first try :) (not always!) Yes these guys are peculiar and temperamental, but they are the most fun vehicle I drove! And I went far in the Quebec Labrador toundra where "road" is just a concept! That was a great episode! THank you

Excellent video

One of my lottery-win overland vehicles. There's a business not far from me in central England that refurbs them and gives them different configurations. The ultimate 6x6 version would be an amazing post-apocalyptic truck.

Hans Ledwinka son Erich designed this mini truck using the same design principles with the backbone tube chassis and swing axle suspension as its bigger brother the Tatra truck. Great for rock climbing....the 6x6 is built proof and probably the best off road vehicle ever...

It was lots of fun to watch. I didn't realise I wanted to do off roading..... All the best.

I love Sammy, been going to shows since I was 13. He still rocks like back then and I am 57 now.

Irish Spring soap please enlighten me? I never knew it could be used for such a thing cheers from Atlantic Canada👍😎🇨🇦.

It was like the Batman and Joker hanging out. She was serious and focused and he just kept on laughing. Two great personalities and really super easy to watch.

So glad I found your site, even by accident. Thank you both for a wonderful time. See you next time!!

Pinzgauers are so cool, and damned near unstoppable. They're not fast, but they'll go pretty much anywhere. I've seen them embarrass $100K Jeeps at Moab. Hoping to get my hands on a 712K at some point. Great that you got to drive one around, and with such an engaging guest. Awesome episode!

He seems as awesome as his father. Very entertaining episode.✌️

great episode! that transmission is a ZF dogleg 5 speed, basically similar to the super rare dogleg 5 speeds you could order in a BMW 2002. I had the great experience of off roading in a friend's Pinzgauer about 20 years ago - Swiss German family brought one over as the father used one in the Swiss Army back in the day. the hydraulic locking diffs are really cool, as is the whole experience! Thank you Nicole and Aaron!

Pinzgauer 4x4; the sound of the engine, gears and tyres are burned in in my ears from hours of transports for the Swiss Army through Switzerland!... legend, this vehicle! And: There was also a 6x6 version.

Gues what? Chicken butt! What a great episode! From dolphin jet skis to Mini coopers this episode has it all. You two were so great in this one I watched it twice. My friend Keith Sarloos has a winery in our valley bought one of these but the canvas top one a few years ago and took me for a ride off road and it made my Defender look like a children’s toy in comparison! My next trip to Tahoe has a new stop!

As always you did a great job Nicole, I can't believe how much he looks like his dad 👍

That was SOOO much fun! Lots of smiles and laughing, and what's better than that?

Wow.. you go on the bestest adventures!

I had a F550 that shifted like this. It could be a pain in the rear.

I have yet to have an opportunity to drive a Pinzgauer, but I've had fun with it's baby sibling from Steyr-Puch, the Vanagon Syncro.

I need one! That thing is perfect!

Once again - and epic episode! More! More!

Had a smile all the way through this video!! Wait, all your vids thus far make me smile!! Nice 'kicks' too btw! I like the part "I found fear today!" That says a ton; Aaron isn't saying 'you scared me' not even remotely close--he, like most of us, have a predefined path; there's no way he could drive in your shoes but he was in his mind lol taking different paths and the vulnerability of not being in control--probably would've exuded a bit of contemporary expressionless gas release--but he kept relatively cool hahaha

Great video, enjoyed the fancy footwork!!

Some garages is very clean but this is full of charm.

Great interview, again. Good showing the mistakes. Talented man, just like his father. Cheers!

I've never seen someone so frustrated and have so much fun at the same time! 😂 If Nicole was having that much trouble with it than it must be a total pain to drive but I guess those are the joys of owning a 50 year old vehicle.