From: Bruce C. Beattie (bruce@eecs.berkeley.edu)
Date: Fri Sep 10 2004 - 14:03:50 PDT
Hi Glenn,
Yep, I got it from Gene in Colorado. He had made one masterfull change
on the vehicle. He raised it 2 inches and put the 36 inch HMMWV tires
on it with civilian rims. This means that it will do about 65 on the
freeway.
Any faster and the rear seal starts to leak.
Bruce
Glenn Shaw wrote:
> Hi Bruce
> Yes you were the lucky dog. That was a deal and a half.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruce C. Beattie [mailto:bruce@eecs.berkeley.edu]
> Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 4:38 PM
> To: Glenn Shaw
> Cc: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [MV] M998 HMMWV?
>
> This is very good advice!
> Bruce MVPA 23824
> CUCV M1008 (1987)
> I was lucky and got one in very good condition with only 15k miles on it
> $7500
>
> Glenn Shaw wrote:
>
> > Hi
> > If you are looking for a humvee that runs you can figure on around 20K
>
> > and it may still need work. Just a running heap. Pass inspection,
> > maybe, maybe not. These are expensive vehicles as MV's go. They cost
> > a lot to repair and work on as far as parts go. More than a deuce or
> > 5 ton, but less than a HEMMT or Armor. Given your situation I would
> > suggest an M1009 CUCV which you can get in decent shape for 5 or 6K.
> >
> > Glenn
> > MVPA
> > MTANJ
> > M1009
> > M1043A1
> > M151A2
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Christof Ambrosch [mailto:mudisgood@hotmail.com]
> > Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 3:01 PM
> > To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> > Subject: [MV] M998 HMMWV?
> >
> > i dont know how many people saw my last post but what the hell. i am
> > a freshman college student looking for a reasonably low priced M998
> > HMMWV.
> >
> > all it really needs to do is run and pass inspection. the reason i
> > dont
> >
> > want to spend much is because...well...im in college. need i say
> > more? i am also in the army national guard (19k tanker). i live in
> > the northeastern
> > part of pa. any help as to where i can find one or the location of a
> > nearby
> > surplus sale would be appreciated. thanks.
> >
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