From: Arthur Bloom (m35prod@optonline.net)
Date: Sat Apr 01 2006 - 11:25:39 PST
"The Government is not your friend." is my motto.
Barbary Wars
War of 1812
Spanish American War
WW One
WW Two
Korean Police Action (draw)
Vietnam (2nd Place Prize)
Double-digit inflation
Double-digit unemployment
Watergate
Iran-gate
Contra-Gate
Break-up of Bell System
Whitewater-gate
Vince Foster-gate
Iraq Fiasco, Parts 1 & 2
Government Liquidation
The Stewart-Stevenson family of military vehicles.
etc.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sonny Heath" <sonny@defuniak.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>; "Arthur Bloom"
<m35prod@optonline.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 2:14 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Unimog insurance problems (Maine)
|I do EXACTLY what you say Bloom. They don't learn "jack" from me, unless
of
| course they are doing something I'm looking to receive.
|
| Sonny in Sunny Florida,
|
|
| ----- Original Message -----
| From: "Arthur Bloom" <m35prod@optonline.net>
| To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
| Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 7:48 AM
| Subject: Re: [MV] Unimog insurance problems (Maine)
|
|
| > Are you talking about full coverage? Liability only? Fire & theft?
| > Collision? What level of liability? $100/$300K? That would be the
minumim
| > I
| > would have, and $1300 doesn't seem out of line. You can register it as
an
| > historical vehicle, and pay about $350. That would, however, limit your
| > use
| > of the truck.
| >
| > A CDL is not required to drive a vehicle with air-ASSISTed brakes, any
| > more
| > than it would be required for vaccuum-assisted brakes. The key word is
| > air-over-HYDRAULIC. That means that the brakes still work hydraulically
| > even
| > if the air supply fails. Tell them that.
| > How did the subject come up in your discussions with the Dept. of Motor
| > Vehicles? Did they ask you, or did you offer the info? You need to say
| > nothing and offer no facts when dealing with the state-sanctioned Mafia
| > known as the DMV. Nowhere else is your right to remain silent more
useful.
| > Go to another office, and this time, let them do the talking.
| >
| > APB
| >
| > ----- Original Message -----
| > From: "Stephen Grammont" <islander@midmaine.com>
| > To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
| > Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 5:24 AM
| > Subject: [MV] Unimog insurance problems (Maine)
| >
| >
| > | Hi all,
| > |
| > | I recently bought a 406 Unimog and was surprised to find out that
| > | insuring it is apparently a big problem in Maine. I've been quoted
| > | $1300 and can't seem to find anything less than that. Just so you can
| > | get a feel of my shock, that is more than I pay for my Pinzgauer, 97
| > | 1/2 GMC pickup, and 97 Subaru COMBINED. The problem appears to be
that
| > | no normal underwriter wants to touch it, so I have to go to the
| > | insurance equivalent of a loan shark. I don't understand :-( Can
| > | anybody give me any advice?
| > |
| > | Another shocker is the need for a CDL. I know about a dozen reasons
| > | for needing a CDL, but air assisted brakes was not one of them. Just
| > | another headache to get settled before I can fully enjoy driving 45mph
| > | 8' off the ground :-)
| > |
| > | Steve
| > |
| > |
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