Yeah.,.......the tire deal in michigan...bought a couple of pallets full of
NEW spares on wheels there...still had the lables on them for $25
each......what a deal!
Bought a set.......of 14........that was 2 years ago.
Jon
At 05:16 PM 1/30/01 -0600, you wrote:
>Here is my experience buying 2 M35A2's over the course of last year. My
>first truck (never had something this big) I bought from the local DRMO for
>$1753. To get it home I hauled over two batteries and a bucket of tools to
>the DRMO, and got it running just by installing the batteries and drove it
>home some 25 miles. The next truck I got was farther away, so I was very
>selective on what I bid on. This truck actually started and ran at the DRMO
>(no driving allowed, but they cant hear what you are doing 500 feet from the
>nearest building). It seemed like a real nice truck that could use a fresh
>set of tires under it. After winning the truck with a bid of $1553, I
>proceed to drive that one home 280 miles. One of the tires in the back had
>a balance problem, so it got kind of bouncy, but it was an uneventful trip
>otherwise. I got a replacement set of 95%-New tires mounted on wheels also
>from that place along the interstate by St. Joseph MI as other listers did
>as well, $45.00 each. Shipping wasnt too much of a problem, spent a day in
>the first deuce making the trip over there to pick them up.
>
>In IL, I register them as antique vehicles, so the plates are really cheap,
>$28.00 for 4 years! Compare that to the $78 a year this state wants for a
>normal passenger car, and you might just buy one to save $$$ :) Insurance
>through State Farm in a metro suburban area 100/300 liability is $180 for 6
>months. Since I dont have anywhere to park it at home without pissing off
>the neighbors or the law, I have to pay $53.00 a month to a u-store-it lot
>to park it. All in all, not too expensive to have something this neat,
>these trucks get more looks than a Vette, at a fraction of the price :)
>
>I guess the moral of this story is pick a good one, check everything, and
>try not to bid on trucks that are missing stuff, there might be a reason
>that they are using them for parts. Try to buy the stuff that is
>"obsoleted", not "cannabalized" and you will be as lucky as I was to get
>some real nice trucks for cheap. You should note that some areas of the
>country seem to have better trucks, and some areas you might be very lucky
>to find a M35 at all that still looks like one. You see, some forestry
>departments, etc. in the area will be taking these trucks on a transfer from
>the military, while in other areas, no one wants them so the real nice
>trucks make it to public sale. Also, check what the bidding results are for
>the area you are in, some areas the winning bids may be somewhat higher than
>the cheap (IMHO) midwestern area I am fortunate to be in. Good luck!
>
>My M35....
>http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Highway/3969/M35A2.html
>My first M35....
>http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Highway/3969/Deuceforsale.html
>
>Andy
>
>
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