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dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
Wed Dec 17, 2014, 09:15 AM Dec 2014

You can buy a military-issued Humvee for the first time ever, starting tomorrow!

Pics and low low prices of military vehicles at the link.


Thinking about trading in your 2008 Honda Fit for something with a little more muscle?

Well, starting tomorrow you can purchase a real military-issued Humvee retired from the battlefield and declared as surplus by the Pentagon.
This is the first time that the former troop or cargo carriers will be offered to the general public — but for off-road use only.
Up to 4,000 of these gas-guzzling military vehicles will be put on the auction block for bidding through the website GovPlanet.com, which was created by IronPlanet, an online marketplace for buying and selling used equipment and trucks. The company reached a deal with the Pentagon in July.

Bids for the “demilitarized” Humvees will start at $10,000.
http://fusion.net/story/34347/you-can-buy-a-military-issued-humvee-for-the-first-time-ever-starting-tomorrow/?hootPostID=e11546510cdaa101c506072e08abcece
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You can buy a military-issued Humvee for the first time ever, starting tomorrow! (Original Post) dixiegrrrrl Dec 2014 OP
Just what I always never wanted. hobbit709 Dec 2014 #1
Except it won't come with a title and you cannot register it with the DMV Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 #2
Yeah, that is a hard sale...these are too large and heavy for a standard car trailer... pipoman Dec 2014 #3
Details, details....... dixiegrrrrl Dec 2014 #5
Dang it! I already finished my Christmas shopping! logosoco Dec 2014 #4
or for store runs......no parking issues, ya know? dixiegrrrrl Dec 2014 #9
WOW, exactly madokie Dec 2014 #6
Just don't drive over 50mph or WhiteTara Dec 2014 #7
Just get a Marauder instead: kentauros Dec 2014 #8
Very reliable vehicles and easy to work on underpants Dec 2014 #10
And with gas at such low prices... dixiegrrrrl Dec 2014 #11

Jesus Malverde

(10,274 posts)
2. Except it won't come with a title and you cannot register it with the DMV
Wed Dec 17, 2014, 09:19 AM
Dec 2014

Might make a good golf cart some someones big ranch.

 

pipoman

(16,038 posts)
3. Yeah, that is a hard sale...these are too large and heavy for a standard car trailer...
Wed Dec 17, 2014, 09:33 AM
Dec 2014

To transport one to a recreational area one would need a large equipment trailer and a heavy truck, or a semi...not that many weekend warriors will sign up because of this.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
5. Details, details.......
Wed Dec 17, 2014, 09:36 AM
Dec 2014

Look, it's almost Christmas!!!!
A bargain price for the special someone who is so hard to shop for,
or the man who has everything.

logosoco

(3,208 posts)
4. Dang it! I already finished my Christmas shopping!
Wed Dec 17, 2014, 09:35 AM
Dec 2014

Perhaps my grandson's could use it for Easter egg hunts!

madokie

(51,076 posts)
6. WOW, exactly
Wed Dec 17, 2014, 09:39 AM
Dec 2014

what I wouldn't want on the place. if I was to come pulling up in one of these monsters at my brothers 483 wooded acres place he'd shoot me I'm sure.

WhiteTara

(29,676 posts)
7. Just don't drive over 50mph or
Wed Dec 17, 2014, 10:10 AM
Dec 2014

your wheels will fall off. I'm sure they are selling the crap ones first.

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