datadawg
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Been bitten by a small bug to own armor and the itch is getting stronger. Trying to figure out what to focus on, but have been offered a Saurer APC for around 15K euro. It's in Eastern Europe, and from what I gather was in the Austrian army up until 3 years ago. Does anyone own a Saurer 4K? The youtube vids look very cool. Is it costly/difficult to keep running? How available are the rubber track pads for replacement? Two of the things that intrigue me is (1) it is street driveable due to pads (though LEO and public panic may make this not viable); and (2) top has 2 large hatch openings that make the rear a quasi convertible... so can take a crowd on a joy ride and not feel like you are in a submarine.
If anyone owns a Saurer, do you think the investment of time/effort/money/PITA is going to pay out vs. the unit's value in US? Basically, if I self import, is there any risk I'm going to be underwater financially vs. buying something similar located here. Finally, I'm an armor neophyte, am I getting in over my head by getting tracked vehicle as first toy? I live in suburban Philly (Bucks County) and would want to drive it on the road maybe once a month. I'm sure I could visit w/the local LEO ahead of time to make them comfortable I'm not a lunatic/jihadi/anti-government anarchist, but if every other Prius driver calls 911 on me, it's going to get very old taking kids out for icecream in the thing. Thanks for any feedback.
If anyone owns a Saurer, do you think the investment of time/effort/money/PITA is going to pay out vs. the unit's value in US? Basically, if I self import, is there any risk I'm going to be underwater financially vs. buying something similar located here. Finally, I'm an armor neophyte, am I getting in over my head by getting tracked vehicle as first toy? I live in suburban Philly (Bucks County) and would want to drive it on the road maybe once a month. I'm sure I could visit w/the local LEO ahead of time to make them comfortable I'm not a lunatic/jihadi/anti-government anarchist, but if every other Prius driver calls 911 on me, it's going to get very old taking kids out for icecream in the thing. Thanks for any feedback.