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Not sure what the insurance problem is. I contacted Progressive and got the insurance card emailed to me within the hour. Cost me $440 per year. Not cheep but livable.
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This is how I use mine. Weekend short trips to the store and just cruising around town. The top priority is to keep on top of routine maintenance, filters, clean fuel, clean and repack hub bearings and check the brakes and then check the brakes again. Did I mention to check the brakes.I am considering my own Deuce. Have two DDs. This would be a fun vehicle. Weekend drives, trip here and there to the hardware store or supermarket. These trucks handle this kind of usage? Shorter trips (under 30miles) once a week? I have owned turbo engines before and understand caring for them.
So good for the weekend warrior? Are they reliable for that kind of usage?
I took my 818 to the Sonic drive through here in Huntsville on 9/11. THAT got some looks, and it even fitNever... and I say that as a guy who loves his deuce and has taken it on plenty of long trips (725 miles in one day last year).
Even bobbed and with a muffled rear exhaust, you will never be able to go through a drive through window with it. It will always be difficult to park, you'll never be able to go anywhere fast.... unless you have tall tires and Tom's overdrive and at that point you will be outdriving your brakes....... plus lack of a/c, music, etc.
Not to mention the short lifespan of the multi, which you could improve with a pre-luber and better filters..........
How about having to sit for 5 minutes and let the turbo spool down before you can shut it off? After a day of running errands, you will be ready to shut it off at once and let the turbo burn.
Arnold MD. We aren't so far away neighbor! Arnold is where I got my puppies from.This is how I use mine. Weekend short trips to the store and just cruising around town. The top priority is to keep on top of routine maintenance, filters, clean fuel, clean and repack hub bearings and check the brakes and then check the brakes again. Did I mention to check the brakes.
I've only done about 3~400 miles in the year I have had it. I wouldn't think you would need to change the filters that often. I changed the fuel filters as soon as I got my deuce and then again after the first tank of fuel was used. A lot will depend on how much gunk is in the system. I got lucky and mine was in very good condition. A couple members offer filter kits with gaskets for a reasonable cost, IMO. Other than the lug nuts and spindle nuts most of the nuts and bolts are average in size 1" or less. Not any special tools needed for routine maintenance or basic repairs. No shop or garage here. I do all the work in my back yard.Arnold MD. We aren't so far away neighbor! Arnold is where I got my puppies from.
Well that is good to hear. How many miles do you put on it?
I just am trying to forecast how often I will need to do routine maintenance. I understand pre-trip inspections much like a CMV would need, checking the brakes obviously key. But am I needing to change the whole lot of filters and fluids every year? (I understand that to run about 500 bucks?)
Also, I don't have the shop or tools to do larger projects on it at my immediate disposal. Routine PMC I could do in the parking lot?
This is reassuring to hear!i drive my 66 m35a2 as a daily driver in northern virgina heavy traffic at peak hours of the day i work at a shop use used filtered out oil then diesel 50/50 mix and it runs fine and dosnt smoke that much at all.. its great in heavy traffic so i dont have to worry about hitting my 83 audi quattro as a daily and plus no problems parking and evey person grabs their cell phone to take a picture so what the tires dont last if you choose to drive it deal with the expenses what do you need the radio for or any of that fancy stuff ? the whistle of that machine is good enough for me and you cannot get a speeding ticket and maitenence is cheap have you driven a car with the same miles? brakes are double if not tripple i dunno in my eyes it gets me from point a to b and can have a lot of fun with it also and parts are easy to get and cheap