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That's pretty nuts. But the inflation has affected everything. Shocking numbers but seems like everything is shocking these days.
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what would smart money have done ?.. mainland shipping costs are @$20k on a $4200 truck?.. + "get it running costs" + transport costs to Nevada + another @ 4-5 digits to get the truck running "reliably"... plus I have seen the Guam trucks and they are total rust buckets and a never ending source financial headaches...Getting quotes in the $20k range now.
True that. I readily admit to not being smart, but I sometimes like an adventure. There are other factors involved with this particular truck that go beyond an investment. I never expect to make money on vehicles by their value alone. I'm always interested in seeing other M1148's in the States as well, and TRUE - Guam vehicles are full of rust and corrosion. If you have time, please follow my new YouTube Channel -what would smart money have done ?.. mainland shipping costs are @$20k on a $4200 truck?.. + "get it running costs" + transport costs to Nevada + another @ 4-5 digits to get the truck running "reliably"... plus I have seen the Guam trucks and they are total rust buckets and a never ending source financial headaches...
Smart money would purchase a local good running well sorted out truck with paperwork (registration/title) from a private party not a pot luck GP or MME truck. A well sorted truck from Bret, Alex, or Will will set you back @$15k OTD...with a reasonable resale value.. once a potential buyer hears " it's a Guam truck ".. you have a 10 ton paperweight on your hands...
but hindsight is always 20/20
I have nearly $35k into my 1078... and it has been 100% reliable for the last year...should I ever have to sell it .. I'd be lucky to get $10k..you have members that easily have hit 6 digits in their builds with the full expectation that there will never be a positive return on their "investment'...
these trucks are severely abused and neglected never ending money pits...
but the level of satisfaction of when you pull next to a $100k Mall Crawler Jeep with shiney tires is.... priceless..
I saw an M1148 for sale on eBay in Hawaii 8 years ago. Last one I ever saw in the wild. I originally wanted to put a hooklift on a tandem axle commercial truck, then, I started working on a crewcab fire engine, removed the pump and tank, but it was still too lightweight. Then, I was looking at Oshkosh HEMTT hooklifts and they were pretty rare and pricey in public, and then Oshkosh got a contract to upgrade all old HEMTT's and we've all seen that there are hardly any showing-up surplus, so, when this showed-up, I went for it. Still happy I bought it. There is primarily surface rust, but it still requires a full breakdown and sand blasting and repaint and replacement of several items. It will be a cool truck when I'm done with it. I have a big shop and will spend the winter going through it.I don't know that I've ever seen a M1148 in US civilian hands. I'm sure there are a few, but I don't even recall seeing one auctioned on GP stateside. The only one I can recall being auction on GP was yours. LOL
What's a good, running M1148 worth stateside? I've never seen Bret, Alex, or Will offer one for sale.
I think you'll be OK if the time ever comes to sell it....just based on what it is, what it can can do, and the fact that nobody else has or has ever had one for sale.
*bonus points for the adventures