First post M38A1

[David Dunlop]

You have definitely caught the disease! I hope you understand…there is NO cure!!!

David

[Samuel Mcgregor]

Hello David that is what I am affraid of,seems that after the secound A2 and 1 M101 a Iltis I told myself this would be it ,but than my wife finds this M 38 and and tells me to buy it, also when paying the guy for the M38 he tells me he knows of 5 other M38A1'S in the same condition sitting in a field not far away and that I could get them all for cheap, now I feel I will need to rescue them also . I am so sick

[Samuel Mcgregor]

After restoring this 1985 CDN Iltis I sold it and a not restored M101 trailer to help pay for my addiction,I also vowed to myself to sell no more.

[rob love]

Originally Posted by Samuel Mcgregor

After restoring this 1985 CDN Iltis I sold it and a not restored M101 trailer to help pay for my addiction,

Ya done right....stick to the North American stuff and you can't go wrong.

[chris vickery]

Best thing you ever did, selling the Iltis...

[Samuel Mcgregor]

I must agree the Iltis was a money pit that I lost $$$$ on, after purchase and the never ending parts needed to keep it running. I loved driving the M151A2'S while in the military but parts from the US add up fast. It was on the M38 that I failed my first try for my 404's while in the military lol the LT was able to convince the SGT to give me a secound chance to pass the course and I did lol I am hoping the the M38 will be less expensive as parts are more readly avail in Canada and having leads on other M38's not far from home may turn out to be a great help.

[chris vickery]

Grab the scrappers if you can; they will give you many of the oddbal Canadian type items which add up if purchased individually.
Many M38A1 service items are easily obtainable right here in Canada, some items are right off the shelf at auto parts dealers if you have the civilian cross over numbers.
As far as the Iltis goes, some guys are diehard lovers of these for whatever reason while many of us are not. You hit the nail on the head regarding parts availability- there is none. In the last years of Canadian military service, many Iltis were out of commission having been cannibalized for parts to keep the aging fleet operational. So, if veh techs were having a hard time getting parts for an in service vehicle, how is the supply chain now for an obsolete machine which was surplussed out 10 years ago? Simply, there were not enough of them made to justify vast parts spares nor will there ever be a repro market for said items.