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

[J. Forster]

Not to worry....   It's not THEIR money.

-John

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> 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.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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?
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net
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>>>>> Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2014 5:51 AM
>>>>> To: David Stinson
>>>>> Cc: mrca at mailman.qth.net; milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] OT: "Surplus Stupidity" Is Alive and Well.
>>>>>
>>>>> 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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