[Milsurplus] OT: "Surplus Stupidity" Is Alive and Well.

[Peter Gottlieb]

Those military hummers have another issue in that they're prone to rollovers on 
the highway.  I heard the high accident rate is what prompted them to cease 
sales of surplus ones in the USA.  Maybe they should have just gone back to Jeeps.




On 3/20/2014 4:09 PM, Bob Camp wrote:
> Hi
>
> The other reported issue from those who *did* take one or more of them - pretty much beat to death. They spent a lot of time being driven over very rough terrain by people who were more concerned with staying alive than preserving the shock absorbers.
>
> They are no different than the car in your garage. Buy it as a bundle of parts and they cost a *lot* more than a brand new one right off the lot. Once enough stuff needs replacing, they don’t have much value to somebody who indents to use them for their designed purpose.
>
> Bob
>
> On Mar 20, 2014, at 9:04 AM, don davis <dxguy at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>> 2 mpg and very expensive to maintain, and different from their normal equip?
>>
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>> The US tried to see them to friendly country but there were few takers. Does
>> anyone know the rationale why the countires didn't want them?
>>
>> Mike N2MS
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