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Army selling Humvees to the public for the first time — but there's a catch
Motoramic via Yahoo ^
| 12/15/2014
| Steve Siler
Posted on 12/15/2014 4:05:56 PM PST by fso301
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I wouldn't mind having one if it doesn't need a $25K overhaul.
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posted on
12/15/2014 4:05:56 PM PST
by
fso301
To: fso301
No titles with them so can’t be licensed for on road use.
That’s a pretty big drawback I’d think.
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posted on
12/15/2014 4:07:34 PM PST
by
nascarnation
(Impeach, Convict, Deport)
To: fso301
Local PD’s, post offices, WalMarts, EPA, NOAA, Dept of Forestry, VA, National Parks...
Right?
Easy dispersed forward staging.
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posted on
12/15/2014 4:08:32 PM PST
by
gaijin
To: nascarnation
Sure they can. You just title them as a specialty built auto.
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posted on
12/15/2014 4:09:46 PM PST
by
Jewbacca
(The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem)
To: fso301
You have to know they’re likely rode hard and put away wet. Like buying a used police cruiser. By the time they take out the radios and lights and peel off the decals you know they’re hammered.
CC
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posted on
12/15/2014 4:09:50 PM PST
by
Celtic Conservative
(Tagline Constructon zone- low humor ahead)
To: fso301
I'd buy one if it sported a dozen jihadi turbans that look like those little swastikas and Japanese flags you'd see on allied fighters during WW II.
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posted on
12/15/2014 4:10:31 PM PST
by
Gay State Conservative
(Jimmy Carter;No Longer The Worst President In My Lifetime)
To: nascarnation
If they are sold with a SF-97, you can get a title. I’ve done it for many military trucks.
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posted on
12/15/2014 4:11:13 PM PST
by
Blood of Tyrants
(Good Muslims, like good Nazis or good liberals, are terrible human beings.)
To: fso301
Not a lot of room on the inside and difficult to park.
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posted on
12/15/2014 4:11:21 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
To: Jewbacca
If that’s the case, purchase all you can afford!
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posted on
12/15/2014 4:13:34 PM PST
by
nascarnation
(Impeach, Convict, Deport)
To: Jewbacca
Or maybe an “R” title as a Reconstructed vehicle. There are surely a bunch of retrofits that will be required to make then street legal, depending on the state they go to.
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posted on
12/15/2014 4:15:38 PM PST
by
Tucker39
(Welcome to America! Now speak English; and keep to the right....In driving, in Faith, and politics.)
To: Celtic Conservative
I’ve heard the gypsy cab companies buy those Ford CVPI cop cars with 100000 miles and run them for 200000 more. God bless old school body on frame rwd construction.
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posted on
12/15/2014 4:15:39 PM PST
by
nascarnation
(Impeach, Convict, Deport)
To: Blood of Tyrants
Great. Buy all you want.
I was just quoting from the article.
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posted on
12/15/2014 4:16:25 PM PST
by
nascarnation
(Impeach, Convict, Deport)
To: fso301
There’s always a way to get them licensed to drive on the street. How do you think hot rods, made from multiple autos, are licensed. Call it a “Collector Car”.
To: nascarnation
No titles with them so canot be licensed for on road use. The wording of the article indicates that the "not for on-road use" is a condition separate and distinct from the "no title". As in "these are not road-legal, period".
In case you were planning to rumble up to church on Christmas morning and scare the little old ladies in the parking lot in one of these things, they will not be considered roadworthy.
Which makes me wonder about the National Guard Hummers that we all see on the highway as they go to and from their weekend training.
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posted on
12/15/2014 4:18:51 PM PST
by
PapaBear3625
(You don't notice it's a police state until the police come for you.b>)
To: nascarnation
No titles with them so cant be licensed for on road use. Thats a pretty big drawback Id think.Wonder what it is that prevents road licensing? Seatbelts, emissions, bumper height?
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posted on
12/15/2014 4:20:09 PM PST
by
fso301
To: PapaBear3625
I know the mil trucks don’t have to meet some of the MVSS, NHTSA, and EPA standards for regular on-highway motor vehicles. But if your state licensing is good with that, enjoy the ride.
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posted on
12/15/2014 4:26:45 PM PST
by
nascarnation
(Impeach, Convict, Deport)
To: fso301
It’s probably some combination of those factors, but I’ll bet there’s a web forum for the H1 out there with the specific answers.
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posted on
12/15/2014 4:28:57 PM PST
by
Charles Martel
(Endeavor to persevere...)
To: fso301
The reason that the HMMWV hasn’t been sold to the public is that they don’t have meet the safety requirements that other on-street vehicles do.
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posted on
12/15/2014 4:31:48 PM PST
by
Blood of Tyrants
(Good Muslims, like good Nazis or good liberals, are terrible human beings.)
To: fso301
Prices will start at $10,000
Eff that.
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posted on
12/15/2014 4:34:32 PM PST
by
mylife
To: Blood of Tyrants
I’ve driven some of the mil ones when we were upgrading the powertrain to the Duramax engine and Allison transmission.
They’re 101 inches wide, and that really shows up on road - similar to a full size motor coach.
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posted on
12/15/2014 4:38:21 PM PST
by
nascarnation
(Impeach, Convict, Deport)
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