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To Fix Up or Trade Up, That is the Question

536 messages,  Last post on Jul 24, 2009 at 9:12 AM

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Re: 1995 Taurus SHO Body Damaged [jipster] by Mr_Shiftright HOST
May 06, 2009 (2:18 pm)
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Replying to: jipster (May 06, 2009 2:06 pm)

Tell me about it. 3 gallons to the mile, too. You can knock down trees real easy though, so that was some consolation. I have been around them when they fire, and they are freakin' LOUD. War movie soundtracks don't do it justice.
 
I would certainly run a CARFAX on any used tank. You just don't know where they've been.
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Re: 1995 Taurus SHO Body Damaged [Mr_Shiftright] by fezo
May 06, 2009 (2:22 pm)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (May 06, 2009 2:18 pm)

I remember being in a tank when I was kid. This would have been very late 50s or early 60s. The one thing I could say for it was that it was certainly claustrophobic. Are they still that cramped? I would guess so.
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Re: 1995 Taurus SHO Body Damaged [fezo] by Mr_Shiftright HOST
May 06, 2009 (2:30 pm)
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Replying to: fezo (May 06, 2009 2:22 pm)

I don't know about the new ones. Generally army vehicles do not cater to human comfort. I certainly would want no part of one during a war on a modern battlefield. It's getting dangerous out there.
 
People buy up old ones and rent them to movies, I guess. Some big businesses like that down in L.A.
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Re: 1995 Taurus SHO Body Damaged [Mr_Shiftright] by fezo
May 06, 2009 (2:33 pm)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (May 06, 2009 2:30 pm)

The thing that struck me about the tank at the time and has stayed with me is that I was somewhere say about 7 - 9 years old. I felt cramped. I can't imagine a full grown man in there.
 
I have no idea if they still do this kind of thing but they used to open up the local military base on Armed Forces Day and show off what they had. Certainly convinced me this wasn't where I was heading....
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Re: 1995 Taurus SHO Body Damaged [fezo] by Mr_Shiftright HOST
May 06, 2009 (2:48 pm)
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Replying to: fezo (May 06, 2009 2:33 pm)

Speaking of "fix up or trade in", There was this truck called a Tank Retriever. You picked up broken tanks and took 'em back for repair. This was a BIG truck, much larger than the 5000 gallon tanker I used to drive.
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Re: 03 Acura TL 85000 miles [Mr_Shiftright] by oldfarmer50
May 06, 2009 (3:52 pm)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Apr 30, 2009 3:07 pm)

"...You might find a '57 Chevy but it will have a Russian engine in it, a radiator from a tractor, carved painted wood for trim and 25 sheet metal patches in the floor..."
 
So, I've driven worse.
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Re: 03 Acura TL 85000 miles [oldfarmer50] by Mr_Shiftright HOST
May 06, 2009 (4:38 pm)
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Replying to: oldfarmer50 (May 06, 2009 3:52 pm)

Well then, you're one of the few, the brave, the chosen! Good for you.
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Re: 1995 Taurus SHO Body Damaged [Mr_Shiftright] by rockshocka1
May 07, 2009 (4:00 am)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (May 06, 2009 2:30 pm)

The M1A1, & every other track vehicle I've crawled around in considerably, are very cramped. I don't know if they offer more room than previous generations, but if they do, I would not want to try getting in one of the old ones.
 
However, the Army has added comfort touches to non-track vehicles. Over the last few years they've gone automatic, deciding it was too hard to teach the troops how to use a manual. Air conditioned cabins & cup holders! It's very entertaining to see new models when they roll in & what features have been added.
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Re: 1995 Taurus SHO Body Damaged [rockshocka1] by Mr_Shiftright HOST
May 07, 2009 (6:52 am)
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Replying to: rockshocka1 (May 07, 2009 4:00 am)

Automatic duece and a half trucks go way way back. They make great farm trucks.
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Re: 1995 Taurus SHO Body Damaged [Mr_Shiftright] by maryh3
May 07, 2009 (7:29 am)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (May 05, 2009 8:01 am)

Car photos at:
 
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http://www.carspace.com/maryh3/Albums/maryh3%27s%20Album/DC00003.jpg/page/photo.- html#pic
 
http://www.carspace.com/maryh3/Albums/maryh3%27s%20Album/DC00005.jpg/page/photo.- html#pic

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