Aswayze
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Note: this was written last night on m laptop at work while the power was out. Just now getting it posted. 
Well am I now officially am an MV owner. I picked up my Deuce from GL at Ft. Riley today and drove it home to Kansas City. I won it in late May, submitted the EUC in early June, got my invoice yesterday and now have it home. One tire was flat and the batteries were dead when I got it but $80 worth of 6TN batteries and a quick puff of air followed by tightening up a loose valve core and she was good to go. Both front tires were new, brake lines look really good, all the fluids had been very recently changed; air filter was new, everything looked very good from the mechanical side.
Insurance was a snap, the DMV people were very nice about getting me my temp tag, GL was very helpful and that thing drives like a charm.
I had a 09:00 appointment to pick it up and rolled out ready for the road at about 10:30. A quick stop at Military outlet to pick up 14 4 foot X 4 foot X 2 foot MILES hard cases and we were on the road (I am really liking the ability to haul cargo!
Only a few issues encountered:
Brake lights did not work. Everything else worked good, just no brake lights, I had a chase car following me that stops a lot faster than the Deuce so I just ran with it and will fix them this weekend.
Cab soft top stitching came out on the front edge and started billowing part way home. It as a nice day so I just pulled it down. I have an industrial sewing machine that I use to maintain my unreasonable collection of canvas tents so I’ll just get that stitched back up and be good to go in no time.
Lastly, the soft top is in the chase car (at home) and I am now at work where it is raining and hailing like Noah’s flood and I just know I get to drive home in this… Good news is my air wipers actually do seem to work just fine so at least that helps a little bit.
Other than that it was just a hot sunny drive home. It is weird that with the top down and the windshields popped part way open that thing just was not very breezy; some weird aerodynamics going on there for sure.
Well am I now officially am an MV owner. I picked up my Deuce from GL at Ft. Riley today and drove it home to Kansas City. I won it in late May, submitted the EUC in early June, got my invoice yesterday and now have it home. One tire was flat and the batteries were dead when I got it but $80 worth of 6TN batteries and a quick puff of air followed by tightening up a loose valve core and she was good to go. Both front tires were new, brake lines look really good, all the fluids had been very recently changed; air filter was new, everything looked very good from the mechanical side.
Insurance was a snap, the DMV people were very nice about getting me my temp tag, GL was very helpful and that thing drives like a charm.
I had a 09:00 appointment to pick it up and rolled out ready for the road at about 10:30. A quick stop at Military outlet to pick up 14 4 foot X 4 foot X 2 foot MILES hard cases and we were on the road (I am really liking the ability to haul cargo!
Only a few issues encountered:
Brake lights did not work. Everything else worked good, just no brake lights, I had a chase car following me that stops a lot faster than the Deuce so I just ran with it and will fix them this weekend.
Cab soft top stitching came out on the front edge and started billowing part way home. It as a nice day so I just pulled it down. I have an industrial sewing machine that I use to maintain my unreasonable collection of canvas tents so I’ll just get that stitched back up and be good to go in no time.
Lastly, the soft top is in the chase car (at home) and I am now at work where it is raining and hailing like Noah’s flood and I just know I get to drive home in this… Good news is my air wipers actually do seem to work just fine so at least that helps a little bit.
Other than that it was just a hot sunny drive home. It is weird that with the top down and the windshields popped part way open that thing just was not very breezy; some weird aerodynamics going on there for sure.
