Why not M998s at GL auctions????

[emmado22]

There is a few good articles in Army Logisitican on the costs to rebuild a humvee VS buying a new one. And the rebuilds are just as good as brand new ones. The cost savings is huge.

http://www.almc.army.mil/alog/issues/NovDec06/pdf/nov_dec06.pdf
Thats just one of the articles.

Ansd here is the cost savings of rebuild VS buy new.
http://www.maine.gov/mma/current_services/hmmwv.htm

 

[hobie237]

I'd bet they can do better selling them in bulk to other countries. At the very least, it'd be easier to sell, say, 50 at a time than 50 to individual sellers.

That said, I think that American bidders should have the right to bid for them, even if required to buy 50 at a time like other countries would for their military. Middlemen could then buy the lot of 50 and resell them one at a time.

 

[m35a2kevin]

well if gl doesnt sell them, who is the one realesing usmc models?
there was a fella, i knew down in fairfax/mclean va, who had a usmc humvee, used in, war of the worlds.,
and ive seen a few camo, civi ones fly around here in chambersburg,
kevin

 

[emmado22]

Check MV Magazine issues 76 and 77 for the whole story on the USMC/UD "auction" of several hundred ex USMC M998's in late 1999. It is all legit, but Uncle Sam closed that loophole after that for M998's getting out into public hands.

With regards to Clark Truck and TNJ selling them to other countries, it was all approved by the US State Dept..

 

[bulldog_mack13]

so a A2 made in 86' is that much differnt than a a2 made in 74'. I know theres a few changes.

Id love ot have a Humvee, if we quit giving them to the Iraqis

 

[bulldog_mack13]

Quote:
"Two Iraqi Soldiers drive off in an M1114 humvee that was transferred from the U.S. Army to the Iraqi Security Forces after their graduation from the three-day Drivers Training Course at the Iraqi Army Service Support Institute on Taji March 18. The Drivers Training Program at IASSI is part of the U.S. Army's initiative to field 8,500 humvees to the ISF in the next two years. So far, about 100 vehicles have been fielded. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Andrea Merritt, 1st Sustainment Brigade PAO)"

 

[Bobert]

Maybe when they replace them, they will start giving them to state agencies, forest service, DNR, Fire departmanes, etc.

Then 20 years from now, we can buy them. But by then we will be wondering why we can't buy the army's hydrogen powered armored hover vehicle.

 

[ssgtwright-usmc]

20 years from now I will probably dying from cancer and bed ridden before the M998s were ever to be released.
20 years is along time to be waiting.

 

[Lex_Ordo]

This is why it is important to get a hold on what is available now. M35's are being released like the WWII vehicles were in the 50's.
These will proboably be the last Military Vehicles to go out to the public. I don't have room for one, but bought it anyway. Just a good investment. And for the prices; How can you go wrong?

 

[oifvet]

I think it all goes back to "safety."

My guess is, too many people smashed their heads back in the 70s with gov-bid jeeps, trying to play Johnny Off-Roader, and the decision was, "No jeeps (or HMMWVs) for John Q. Public, because he'll hurt himself some more."

People do stupid crap and then the lawyers make sweeping decisions to protect the rest of us from ourselves.

Lawyers, Litigation, Lawsuits, and Liability. It's just "L" sometimes.

 

[bulldog_mack13]

Sgt Bilko had a "new" hover tank for sale I bealive

 

[ARMYMAN30YearsPlus]

Guys tighten your belts because the Army is serching for even more vehicles to make up the new Brigades Modularity has created a demand for more trucks than we have in the inventory. Maybe we should not have sold off the 900 series trucks. I asked a force manangement guy and he did not think they would be call back any 800's or lower that is why M35A3's are coming out but I expect the market for 900 series to get tight

 

[bulldog_mack13]

Say it aint so, nuts

Too bad on the M151's ruined the M998 chance of getting realeased , dang sock and sandal wearing granola subaru "suv" drivers suing

Im a big M151 fan , guess ill have that before a M998 LOL

 

[CCATLETT1984]

I am locking this thread, the government has the final say, and thats that.