Thursday, October 28, 2004

War Materiel, Mostly Used

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You don’t have to be an Arab trader, a thrifty Yankee, or a corporate titan to value a good deal.

Who among us has not wished for a lower car payment, or a more cost-effective set of wheels?  For the stump-jumping set, how long have you pined to take your H2 off-road for real, without needing the resources of a corporate sponsor to pay for the damage?  Can any one of you reading this now honestly say you have no need at all for a tracked vehicle?  Of course not.

For alot less cost and effort than you might think, you can drive away in an old US 2 1/2 ton truck (the venerable and ubiquitous “deuce-and-a-half"), various Germanic surplus trucks ("Pinzgauers"- these things kick viele Arsch), an old tracked tank destroyer (only driven to church and back-promise!), and even like-new Austrian assault bicycles.  Dealers’ prices too much for you?  Put in your own bid for everything from aircraft parts to semi-trailers.

The Pinzes especially are super cheap.  Even the refurbished ones are quite reasonable, both in terms of price and therefore in terms of not being afraid to really beat the shit out of them the way these things should be.  Don’t be surprised to see one someday around my house with a snowplow on it.


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