I have an M1010 CUCV that I drive every day. It's my ONLY vehivle. I also
take it camping "off the beaten path"
Terry Soden
Former CPL of Marines
M1010
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From: "Enterprise B&B/Cayman Islands, BWI" <Enterprise@earthlink.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2000 12:25 PM
Subject: [MV] Do you play with it?
> I was thinking this morning (I love new experiences) as I was doing some
> prep work on my M37; I will have occasions to use it other than parades,
> etc. I can take it to Home Depot and such and not ruin one of our civilian
> vehicles (which I have done many times over the years to the distress of
my
> wives). Anyway, I then got thinking more, what if my driveway suddenly
> became 10' wider and 25' longer? I would then have a place to park the
> half-track I really want or maybe some other and larger piece of green.
> Then I asked myself the big question: When would I be able to play w/it?
> The idea of having it sit in my driveway 362 days a year doesn't seem
> either right or worth the investment.
>
> OK, now a lot of you probably live in rural areas or smaller towns and you
> can take your toys and drive around and have some fun but I live in a burb
> of Los Angeles. If you may recall, the last time an MV got serious
> attention here is when some guy took a tank from the National Guard
parking
> lot and proceeded to do a demolition derby on a couple dozen cars and
> finally got hung up on a freeway divider. This has been shown I don't
know
> how many times on shows like "World's Wildest Police Pursuit", etc.
>
> Anyway, so I was wondering how many of your listers actually get to take
> your toys out and play more than once or twice a year? I would love to
> hear some stories.
>
> Thanks.
>
> David
>
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