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

[Peter Gottlieb]

Perhaps they bring back the ones in better condition.  Still, it must cost some 
serious money just in transportation costs.


On 3/20/2014 7:40 PM, Bob Camp wrote:
> Hi
>
> They brought a *lot* of Hummers back. Living where I do, the truckloads rumble by me on the highway from time to time. They refurbish many of them just down the road. Most of what was left was a bit larger than a Hummer and a lot less practical for “normal” use. Yes, I’d love to have ten of any of them and the room / time / funds / tools / help  to make one functional one out of the group. To your point - you might have a tough time getting them past the safety inspection once you were done.
>
> Bob
>
> On Mar 20, 2014, at 10:19 PM, Peter Gottlieb <nerd at verizon.net> wrote:
>
>> 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.
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>> 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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