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Posted by IronPlanet on Sep 28, 2016 7:53:14 AM

THE FEDS ARE HAVING A FIRE SALE ON DECOMMISSIONED HUMVEES

Prices start as low as $4,000. Translation: Dude, hurry

 

BY EVAN BLEIER

 

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The US federal government (bless their cold, calculated, bureaucratic hearts) get many, many, many decisions dead wrong.

 

But selling off the DOD’s excess supply of Humvees for pennies on the dollar isn’t one of them.

 

The Humvees — which cost the government more than $220,000 on average — have been "completely demilitarized," come with no title, and are officially being sold for “off-road use only." That’s obviously a big drawback, but the price (as low a $4,000 in some cases) is definitely right on point.

 

 

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