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Love it! Have always wanted one.
So, just how impractical are they, really? Can they be driven regularly? Can you get on a highway with one? Are they reasonably easy to park? How tall are they usually? Impossible to garage? Do want!!! JA
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Nice toy, could have used it here in Michigan - we got 14.1 inches of snow on Super Bowl Sunday.
 Note: no cab on my truck, that's snow!
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Sweet, great weather for working on it too.
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Here's a sweet looking one...
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Equally curious. The tires don't look highway friendly.
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I thought more for crushing Prius'.
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I hear changing a track is pretty time consuming as well. You could fill it with Jet A at the airport though.
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Cashflyer, here's your Prius work truck. Functional, and sexy. 
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Nice score, and looking forward to hearing more about it as you learn, too.
Last summer I was out for a run and passed this about a mile from mi casa. Same house, one on each end.  
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Wow, really want.
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From reading the ad, I can tell the seller doesn't know ***** about unimogs
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I have brake parts and some other tune-up goodies on order, just sitting on my hands waiting for now. I've driven it around the block a couple of times, but it's a bit "interesting" with the weak brakes.
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LOL, 24 speed. Simple!
 
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I wish I knew more about them, the gearing and drivability, etc
The firetruck pictured above says top speed is 40mph! This one is for sale in VA. 
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From what I've been told, the 404 is a gas burner. Almost all were, except for a very small number that were spec'd as diesel by the end user. Like, so few, you will never find one. Also, was told that none were ever built to go interstate speed. That 60 is really pushing it hard, and that the trans will not take that for too long. Realistically, they said, it is a 50mph top end. Anyway, that's what I was told. Here is a DoKa firetruck on ebay - for $63k  
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