From: Ron (rojoha@attbi.com)
Date: Sat Sep 28 2002 - 06:33:07 PDT
The original agreements with our Saudi hosts were that the 'secret bases'
maintained over there were to be fully stocked by them and ready for
immediate occupancy by our forces when required. Suburbans are the vehicle
of choice over there and a significant percentage of each years Suburban
production is destined for the mid east. What you saw were primarily
civilian 'Burbs modified and painted as required to fulfill Air Base needs,
something Uncle Sam should do more of.
Even more annoying is that a very large percentage of used Suburbans on
the east coast are bought up by brokers and shipped to Saudi Arabia where
they are used to transport large numbers of pilgrims in air conditioned
comfort to Makkah during Hajj each year. Which is why the darn things have
such a high resale value and the ones that are left behind are usually worth
less than the asking price.
Ronzo, Prozac is good, 2x the dose is better
----- Original Message -----
From: "Neil E. Amrhein" <neil@netfox.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2002 7:30 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] a question about military suburban
> There may not have been Suburbans spec'd out in the first CUCV
program,
> but the military did use some Suburbans. I was watching a show on History
or
> Discovery called something like "Inside the Kill Box - Fighting of the
Gulf
> War", and I distinctly remember seeing a Desert Tan 3/4-ton 4x4 Suburban
> drive by in some of the footage from one of the US camps.
> Does anyone know how these Suburbans were equipped? I would think they
> were diesels, and judging by civilian specs, they would have the TH400.
> Anybody ever see one? I guess their use was similar to the M1009? I did
not
> notice a brush guard of any kind, but I can dig out the tape and look for
> one. I'm sure it was just a civilian model, painted solid Desert Tan, and
> used in limited fashion, but it was still a neat thing to see.
>
> --Neil
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Julian Burke" <julianb@esper.com>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Friday, September 27, 2002 6:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [MV] a question about military suburban
>
>
> >
> > There are NO "military" suburbans-none were made as far as a CUCV was
> > concerned until 2nd generation-1998. If it is camo, it was painted from
a
> > civilian model. You aren't talking of a 1009 Blazer are you? All of
the
> > diesel engines in those years were excellent. (1983>UP 6.2L) Problems
in
> > the 4WD system? I don't think so as they were properly mechanically
> > engineered and gave NO trouble unless abused or wrecked. Problems to
look
> > for? That it works. The gov't didn't buy any "bad" diesels from GM as
> all
> > were 6.2L and later. If they were, they wouldn't have lasted 20 years
> with
> > GI's driving them esp when they had a life expectancy of 9 years in the
> > military system. They're Chevrolets and they're good trucks. But this
> > doesn't mean that it is in perfect condition either and you may need to
> > bring a knowledgeable mechanic with you if you don't know how to buy a
> used
> > car which is essentially what you are doing here. Julian Burke
> >
> >
> > > I am looking at purchasing a military suburban .
> > > It is a 1985 suburban
> > > diesel, 4WD, 3/4T, 80kmi,
> > >
> > > a couple of questions . Is the diesel engine that is in this year any
> good
> > ?
> > >
> > > What problems should I look for on the four wheel drive system ?
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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