Great Points Jullian!
As an endorsement of the CUCV, I bought (Special order) a brand new 1985
Blazer, diesel, no AC, rubber matts for a personal vehicle. I ran it up to
300,000 miles with very few problems (Other than my !@#$%^& employees
ocasionally putting gas in it.)
If I had the money right now, I would pick up a CUCV for semi daily driver.
Hank
----- Original Message -----
From: "Julian Burke" <julianb@esper.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 10:17 AM
Subject: [MV] Very Poor Judgement
> I thought we had covered this point before and also what this list is for.
> It is general enjoyment and to talk about MV's and help find parts we
> normally can't find. Although we all have our opinions, I prefer not to
> "trash" other people's ideas about their preference of MV's. When I post,
I
> ALWAYS sign my name at the bottom of the posting so someone can relate to
me
> or find me if necessary. Point in mind here is the posting from M35A2USA
> trashing the CUCV series. Let's look at this point for a moment. He says
> they aren't 24 Volt. Not exactly, mostly half and half BUT they will
> operate 24 volt radio systems and will slave other MV's so that's not
> entirely true. Quote " No different than GM getting the contract and
making
> the CUCV the worthless piece of rubble that it is." Let's call a spade a
> spade here. Why do dueces rarely bring over $1800 at auction that RUN?
> CUCV's that have been parted out usually bring more than that that don't
> run! There is a reason for this so think about that one. Dodge M880
> family-same thing as a duece. 715's? Same! Would I ever start out cross
> country with a duece? NO WAY!! Let's go off on another tangent here; the
> 151 jeep. It's really a poorly engineered vehicle that after 50 miles you
> are really tired of it! It kills me to drive mine to a parade and have to
> drive it home return trip. But I love it!! (I just don't drive it as much
> as my CUCV's) The CUCV family that Uncle Sam bought was in reality the
only
> machine that ever made sense in the military system. You can buy parts
for
> it from any Chevy dealer. Almost any mechanic can fix it. You can drive
it
> cross country and not be a nervous wreck after driving it. You know it
> won't break down on a trip once it is running. Why would anyone call it a
> "piece of rubble". My CUCV's don't let me down at the last minute either
> like many other types of MV's. They don't break down in the middle of a
> parade either. A CUCV will do about 85% of what a Humvee can do at less
> than half the cost! Soldiers prefer to drive a CUCV vs a Humvee. (ask
any
> of 'em!) Maintenance? Same thing! Although I have no need or want of a
> M35, I admire them. You have to be a special kind of person to want one.
> (to store one too!) Parts can be pricey or hard to find for one. I DON'T
> WANT ONE!!! BUT I love them just the same as I would any of my vehicles.
> Food for thought. Jullian Burke
>
>
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