Myke
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Welp...first of all..thanks for contributing to the HMMWV. I found this place as I went temporarily insane. A little true story worth the read. I spent MANY years being a Jeeper. After building up my TJ to the best it can be..I just got sick of seeing more and more Jeeps...literally 1 every 2 miles. So I was just randomly looking for something different. I ran into many Humvees and already owning an H2...I said "Hmmm 15k..I can probably do this". Welp I ran into an ad where it said "$1"...on FB marketplace. I sent a few messages to the cheapest (15k) and the ONE "$1" responded "$7,500". I definitely had that in my safe...after calling the guy he said he busted some u-joints and threw some belts but swore it ran. After talking a bit we agreed on some firearms and cash-IF I was interested. I drive up to Austin, TX and meet this old fellow..about 75 years old. We go to the Humvee and I look inside the engine bay and see the U-joints and he pops in the drivers seat and cranks it..It fires up for a split second where I see a puddle of oil. (here is where it gets good) I told him stop and I crawl under and see a huge defect...when the front driveshaft lost its ujoints...the shaft flopped around and smacked the oil filter gashing it. Well..I checked the oil and she was very low. We went to the auto parts..got some oil and a filter..filled her and after a jump..she fired up..now the belts...which at that point I didnt care...I wanted this Humvee..So I drive it around with some tangled belts...just to make sure it geared up and we came to an agreement. 4 firearms and $5000. It was already titled and insured...which was the best thing ever...Welp...Here I am and here is the Humvee...I really look forward to learning and hopefully contributing back to the community.
