From: specwar@piace.com
Date: Mon Apr 08 2002 - 06:00:33 PDT
It all has to do with unit pricing, more M35A2's were acquired than
A2C's, and more were acquired without winch than with. It is like
that with any item both government acquired and civilian especially
equipment that is a specialized version of something that the ASC or
W/W option would be. If you make more of something you can spread
production costs for that model over a wider base, inverseley if you
produce a smaller amount of an item, production costs for that model
don't have as large a base to spread costs over so it forces the unit
price up, alot of time significantly.
Robert J. Wilson
1964 American General M35A2C
> Original Message from Mon, 8 Apr 2002 08:19:50 -0400:>
> Bob,
> The M35A2 standard bed, without winch (NSN 2320-00-077-1616) had an
> acquisition cost of $41,822.
> The M35A2 standard bed, with winch (NSN 2320-00-077-1617) had an
acquisition
> cost of $46,750.
> The M35A2 drop-side bed, without winch (NSN 2320-00-926-0873) had an
> acquisition cost of $56,832.
>
> The difference is the drop-side bed. The listing on GL must have
the wrong
> picture, or the govt. put a dropside bed on a standard truck. Check
the NSN
> in the listings. I bet they are different. I have no idea why a
drop-side
> bed would cost $15,000, but it is the govt. Probably has to do with
the
> dropsides possibly being a separate contract of fewer vehicles,
thus the
> contractor can't give as much of a "volume discount". I really
don't know.
>
> Interestingly enough, the M35A2 (drop-side, with winch -- NSN
> 2320-00-926-0875) had an acquisition cost of $82,645!! The $5,000
winch
> option on a standard truck just became a $26,000 winch option for a
> drop-side!
>
> --Neil
>
>
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> Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2002 12:15 PM
> Subject: [MV] M35 vs. M35 GL 658
>
>
> > No, No, No,
> > I guess I wasn't clear enough... my fault !!!
> > on GL 658 there was a 1985 M35 no winch,
> > no nothing except for drop sides and hard top,
> > gov. cost $41,822. 1970 M35 soft top, no winch, no
> > nothing, also had drop sides, gov. cost $56,832.
> > Similar examples throughout 658. I can't believe
> > a hard top costs $15,010. Can anyone explain ???
> > Bob
> >
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