From: David Cole (DavidCole@tk7.net)
Date: Wed Jul 23 2003 - 17:44:50 PDT
If you need one, like in the next month or two; you really only have two
choices, buy one from a private individual and test drive it etc, or buy
one from a dealer. Forget thinking that you are going to pickup a runner
from either GL or the GSA. I bought a 5 ton from the GSA, I talked to the
mechanic himself and he said everything was great, ya ya ya. I decided to
flatbed it back home. Good thing, brakes out, engine ran light shxt, diffs
low on fluid, on and on and on.....
Driving it home would have been a disaster. Sure you can call a tow truck,
but it might take a day to get one that can handle a duece, then what do
you pay, where do they tow it too? There's a lot of empty America out
there and I sure wouldn't want to be broken down in either the middle of
the city, or in the middle of the country. Been there, done that. It's
not fun and you are totally at the mercy of whoever has the gear to handle
your truck. Not a place I want to be.
If you buy a GL or GSA truck, plan on towing or flatbedding that duece. I
don't mind taking risks but I'm not an idiot either.
Dave
On Tue, 22 Jul 2003 11:33:55 -0500, Steve Hughes <hughe029@tc.umn.edu>
wrote:
> Turns out I need to buy an M35A2 2 1/2 ton cargo truck. Who knew?
>
> This may have been handled in the past on this list, but I have been
> unsuccessful in finding the topic in the archive, so here goes.
>
> I've seen a number of these vehicles for sale by outfits that clearly are
> targeting a more retail than wholesale market. The going price ranges
> from about $3000 to $5500, depending upon features, paint, and general
> cleanliness. I don't need something pretty, I need something cheap and
> drivable!
>
> Obviously these vehicles frequently come up at auction, and that may be
> the way I'll proceed, but I do not have ready access to a flatbed for
> transport. Frankly, if I do get one, I'm going to have to drive it home.
> Plates etc aside, is this actually practical? I'm turning to the list to
> get a sense of how drivable these trucks typically are when bought at
> auction. The pictures I've seen suggest a range of conditions. Before I
> head off to inspect, I'd appreciate hearing what experiences others have
> had.
>
> In general, if a vehicle looks complete, has good tires, and is basically
> clean, what is the likelihood that it is drivable?
>
> Thanks for any help,
>
> Steve
>
>
>
>
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-- Dave
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