I recovered mine from Barstow, CA. I had owned one deuce before and driven them a few times in the Army, as well as LMTV's, tracks and what have you. When I sold my first deuce, I took the new owner around the block in it, showed him the controls, let him take me on a 5 mile ride through town and then sent him on his way. He drove it 400 miles to his home in Northern, CA. He ran out of fuel, but other than that, he did fine. I say, have somebody teach you the controls, look the truck over well, take every tool you have, extra fluids and be ready for the unexpected. Drive that puppy and see what happens.