[MV] Reality
Julian Burke (julianb@esper.com)
Wed, 5 May 1999 16:23:29 -0400
Hello, I forgot to make the point of the deuce. DRMO's are open to EVERYONE
over 18 years of age. Suppose a 20 year old sees a duece and "thinks it's
neat" and wants one. M35's go for around $1200-2500 from surplus. He buys
it and gets some "fatherly advice", gets in and "fires it up" not knowing
the throttle control or how the brake system works. It gets away from him
and he kills someone or himself. People will run around asking "what
happened"? DRMO's don't check if you know how to operate one. He may have
not known of some cannabalization that took place on the brake system and
couldn't stop it even though it was listed in "good condition". Then they
WILL be placed on the "demil" list. One DRMO has already said they were.
M35's are NOT to be reckoned with like a Dodge Caravan for fatherly advice.
There are procedures/experience that MUST be known to a driver to operate
these big machines and NOT fatherly advice. Does anyone see my analogy
here? The DUCK that sank in Arkanas will not help our cause even though it
wasn't the operators fault. It's how the media portrays it. If you want
one and know nothing about it, find someone who has one, learn to drive it
and only then should you find a "gettin place" for one, NOT "what should I
look for". I hope this clarifies my opinion. Julian Burke
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