From: Dennis M. Hankey (dmhankey@grandcounty.com)
Date: Tue May 02 2006 - 08:23:29 PDT
Chuck, what am I missing? I have purchased vehicles & equipment from GSA &
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> Buying a military vehicle has many pro's, and as always a few cons. But,
GL and in 90% of the cases there are issues with the property. That's
generally why their disposing of it. Your view paints a rosy picture which
I would find the exception and not the rule. The above two organizations are
the prime mover of property not DRMO any more. Again, if I'm missing
something here please advise. Thanks Dennis Hankey
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Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 11:28 AM
Subject: [MV] funny ebays guide to buying military vehicles......really this
is on ebay
the
> pro's far outway the cons. I don't think you can really go wrong buying a
> military vehicle, if you know what to expect. It's just a little easier
than
> buying a used car from a dealership. If you want to know where to buy
military
> vehicles, the military has online auctions. You can for instance type in
a
> search right here on ebay web search to look for a base, click on that
base's
> website and go to civil services and find the category DRMO or type in a
> search on the website for it. You can also call the base operator and get
the
> number from there. Here is what I know from being in the Marine Corps and
Air
> Force:
>
> Military vehicles are always serviced at certain intervals. They are
> almost always are cleaned once a day or once every week. The oil is
changed
> very frequently, usually every 1500-2000 miles, or in case of a diesel
engine
> every time the engine gets over so many hours. The air and fuel filters,
> grease, fluids, and lubes are changed strictly by manufacturers
timelines. The
> military is very "by the book" when it comes to this. Maintenance is
carried out
> very seriously. The military doesn't have a whole lot of money to begin
with,
> despite what you have heard, and they take care of what they have and
make
> the best of it. All parts are ordered from the manufaturer and in some
rare
> cases from parts stores, usualy for items like belts, hoses, ext.
>
> There are some good vehicles and bad ones. Here are some questions
you
> might ask and some other helpful information to look for. If you purchase
a
> car that was for a marked case or a general, you can bet it is in the
best of
> shape and that everything works. Not always the case but usually. Ask if
the
> vehicle has been in combat. If it has it is likely that if the vehicle
has
> had problems in combat there might have been some emergency fixes that
weren't
> right and done just to get the vehicle moving again. Usually in these
> circumstances the problem is fixed the right way once it reaches a repair
facility.
> If it is too bad the military will scrap it. But you should be aware of
it.
> Also ask if they have the maintenance records to go with it and the
> manufacturers instruction manual.Check and see if parts are still
available for the
> vehicle. Sometimes the military will sell a vehicle if they can no longer
aquire
> parts for them.
>
> Different services keep vehicles for different lengths as well. for
> example, the Air Force will replace a vehicle every five or six years
whether
> it's good or not, where as the Marine Corps will use the vehicle until it
has
> no sign of life at all. The Marine Corps gets only 10% of the Navy's
anual
> budget so if they buy something you can bet it's going to be very, very
old and
> used if they get rid of it. So be mindful of where you buy the vehicle
from.
> But the Marine Corps does take care of what they have. Semper Fi!
>
>
> Chuck
>
>
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