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After eyeballing humvees all year at Ft. Polk, I started dreaming in Feb of getting one. There was quite a regular supply with 10-30 on most weeks. I threw some bids but nothing stuck. I noticed that the 4 man green & camo ones were going for a premium along with a1's and winch trucks out of my budget. It seemed tan trucks did not go as high and 2 man were lower.
Patience paid off and when I first saw this one, I said this is the one. 21,400 miles and it looked like it had been pampered. All Led lights and newer headlights, new looking cargo and soft top cover, high back seats, solargizer, 3 mwo's and not a crappy paint job on the inside.
Karma is a wonderful thing. I threw down a bid and walked away as I had a mtg with my CEO and I knew I could not watch the auction live. It was a crappy mtg IMHO but there is goodwill. Checked the computer and I won! $6750 and I was ecstatic! Screw the mtg I just had.....
Like all of you I had to wait the patience game waiting for my EUC to clear but I had done one on a trailer in the spring and it cleared. Purchased 6/1 cleared 7/12. Actually did not catch it for 4 days as I got no email and for some reason had let 4 days go buy without checking. What a complete joke it was talking with DLA to check status. Those folks are morons and incompetent at best. No customer service skills what so ever.
Picked up 8/3 in a storage lot at DeRidder. John from GP was helpful and slaved it off and moved some others out of the way.
My son went along and also had Zev~GoldnEagle tagging along for just in case and back up. Garrett~Jeepsinker met us there as that is hometown for him. I appreciate the support and another layer of back up. Thanks Zev & Garrett!
Garrett saw that the fan time delay module was dripping epoxy and recommended that I dis-connect to prevent electrical smoke gremlins from escaping. Zev also provided a spare tire/rim. Be prepared
Plan was to drive home 200 miles. I was ready with a tow bar and plenty of tools to pull driveshafts if needed. Plan B pick up uhaul trailer if needed. Plan c I have AAA plus with a 100 miles free if I had to get it half way home and let AAA do the rest.
Thankfully she slaved right up and ran. Everything looked good. All fluids ok and no leaks anywhere. Took cargo cover off. Right mirror was backwards in my opinion, and I could not use it as is so we unbolted it, flipped the swing arm and re bolted it on. Aired up tires. Had food in De Ridder and topped off tank (1/2 full) and added grey can diesel clean. Fuel gauge worked! Yeah! Only pic of recovery at Mc D's getting human fuel.
No problems on recovery. Drove fine, steering is tight, shifted perfectly, and I thought it was pretty peppy. Did 65mph on Interstate no problem. Only advice I have is I wish I had brought my noise cancelling ear muffs with radio. Driver's soft door was bent in the back and I had unzipped passenger window. This puppy is loud on the road with out a door and soft top/soft door. I actually think it was nosier than my 5 ton.
All I could find wrong is both batteries did not come back, bad fan time delay module, and windshield washer pump dead. One of the rear seat highback panels was missing the cushion and the bottom seat lid but I plan on changing to 4 man set up anyway. Bonus in seat wells was 2 green funky cheap screwdrivers, antenna tie down rope with clip, tire jack with some tools, spent regular and blank 5.56 casings, and a neat surprise jammed in a corner. Tucked in a small plastic measuring cup wrapped in aluminum foil was someone's favorite green leafy residue.
Patience paid off and when I first saw this one, I said this is the one. 21,400 miles and it looked like it had been pampered. All Led lights and newer headlights, new looking cargo and soft top cover, high back seats, solargizer, 3 mwo's and not a crappy paint job on the inside.
Karma is a wonderful thing. I threw down a bid and walked away as I had a mtg with my CEO and I knew I could not watch the auction live. It was a crappy mtg IMHO but there is goodwill. Checked the computer and I won! $6750 and I was ecstatic! Screw the mtg I just had.....
Like all of you I had to wait the patience game waiting for my EUC to clear but I had done one on a trailer in the spring and it cleared. Purchased 6/1 cleared 7/12. Actually did not catch it for 4 days as I got no email and for some reason had let 4 days go buy without checking. What a complete joke it was talking with DLA to check status. Those folks are morons and incompetent at best. No customer service skills what so ever.
Picked up 8/3 in a storage lot at DeRidder. John from GP was helpful and slaved it off and moved some others out of the way.
My son went along and also had Zev~GoldnEagle tagging along for just in case and back up. Garrett~Jeepsinker met us there as that is hometown for him. I appreciate the support and another layer of back up. Thanks Zev & Garrett!
Garrett saw that the fan time delay module was dripping epoxy and recommended that I dis-connect to prevent electrical smoke gremlins from escaping. Zev also provided a spare tire/rim. Be prepared
Plan was to drive home 200 miles. I was ready with a tow bar and plenty of tools to pull driveshafts if needed. Plan B pick up uhaul trailer if needed. Plan c I have AAA plus with a 100 miles free if I had to get it half way home and let AAA do the rest.
Thankfully she slaved right up and ran. Everything looked good. All fluids ok and no leaks anywhere. Took cargo cover off. Right mirror was backwards in my opinion, and I could not use it as is so we unbolted it, flipped the swing arm and re bolted it on. Aired up tires. Had food in De Ridder and topped off tank (1/2 full) and added grey can diesel clean. Fuel gauge worked! Yeah!
Only pic of recovery at Mc D's getting human fuel.No problems on recovery. Drove fine, steering is tight, shifted perfectly, and I thought it was pretty peppy. Did 65mph on Interstate no problem. Only advice I have is I wish I had brought my noise cancelling ear muffs with radio. Driver's soft door was bent in the back and I had unzipped passenger window. This puppy is loud on the road with out a door and soft top/soft door. I actually think it was nosier than my 5 ton.
All I could find wrong is both batteries did not come back, bad fan time delay module, and windshield washer pump dead. One of the rear seat highback panels was missing the cushion and the bottom seat lid but I plan on changing to 4 man set up anyway. Bonus in seat wells was 2 green funky cheap screwdrivers, antenna tie down rope with clip, tire jack with some tools, spent regular and blank 5.56 casings, and a neat surprise jammed in a corner. Tucked in a small plastic measuring cup wrapped in aluminum foil was someone's favorite green leafy residue.
Took a side trip to Wilmington North Carolina and visited Southern Metals. they have a contract to scrap USMC units from Ft. Bragg. Lots of cool stuff they can sell and some they can not. No slant backs, armour, or air drop bumpers available.
