Now, if you're saying why not replace a $60,000 HUMMV with a $35,000 Ford
F350.........
At 08:01 AM 4/13/99 -0500, you wrote:
>You have missed my point.
>Change that analogy to a Ford F550 with 4 wheel drive. It costs 35-40K
>and is still made in the USA.
>
>The FMTV's cost 3-4 times that much and should outperform a new cheap
>civy Ford in all respects, right? I would expect it to.
>
>>The Army cannot purchase foreign vehicles, and the ISUZU truck it not
>>as
>>rugged or durable as a S&S FMTV is. It is limited to mostly onroad
>>driving,
>>the FMTV, on the other hand, can go a lot further offroad than the
>>Isuzu.
>>>
>>>This is my perpective: if an ISUZU cabover 2 1/2 ton truck can
>>maintain
>>>65-70 mph forever until it runs out of fuel and cost about 35K, and a
>>>specially designed 2 1/2 ton truck is made for on and off road work
>>and
>>>costs 80-100K or more, then wouldn't the typical person expect it to
>>be
>>>able to maintain well over 45 mph indefinitely? I would.
>
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