Radiation

blevesque@shaw.ca · Post by **blevesque@shaw.ca** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 9:48 am

Any thoughts on the possibility of vehicles from Japan containing higher than normal amounts of radiation? See link below:
http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/nvn/c ... 52423.html

westendah · Post by **westendah** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 10:27 am

This could be hogwash, I mean have you ever looked up "Vladivostok customs"? They're the ones who supposedly found the shipment of the affected used vehicles.

They seem kinda flakey - I wouldn't be surprised if they don't know what a geiger counter looks like, they're too busy popping the bubbly!

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/sh ... ok-Customs

I am not making this up.

William · Post by **William** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 10:35 am

It's a good sales pitch

12k for a non landed L400 is $500.00 below his cost ? If that's the case, he got taken by some dealer in Japan

bassnailer · Post by **bassnailer** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 10:23 pm

posting has been taken down

westendah · Post by **westendah** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 2:21 pm

Do you think this is being posted by the same guy as before in an effort to deter people from buying Japanese imports?

http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/van/w ... 89685.html

blevesque@shaw.ca · Post by **blevesque@shaw.ca** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 2:39 pm

I hope to buy an L400 that lands this week. Someone suggested radiation might be an issue. I don't agree but like Scotty says to Captain Kirk, "I'm a doctor, not an engineer." There are some very intelligent folks on this site and I thought someone could address the issue authoritatively.

westendah · Post by **westendah** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 2:46 pm

If you are seriously worried about radiation you can pick up a Geiger counter on CL and make your own tests - I see several for sale there, and the cheapest one on ebay is 62 bucks. I think it's a waste of time though, I mean, the entire planet's been testing nukes in the open air for decades, I am pretty sure that's done a whole lot more harm to the general population than any vehicle imported from Japan ever will.

nvanadm · Post by **nvanadm** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 3:19 pm

If there is a little contamination is it most likely Iodine 131 which has a half-life of about 8 days (I think). It's pretty harmless (for the most part). I wouldn't worry about it too much.

mararmeisto · Post by **mararmeisto** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 7:30 pm

It read more like a FUD campaign than anything. Play on people's fears and you can usually get more out of them - money, that is.

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