Have any of y’all ever purchased a vehicle from a military surplus site?

in Arkansas, you have to be a non profit organization to purchase one such as a volunteer fire department and such. We bought one a few years ago to use as a brush rig, it only had 2100 miles on it. They check regularly to make sure you arent using it for pleasure.

Know a guy who has recently purchased one from Gov Planet. Very legit.

The sell them already decommissioned and his is coming with the form needed to title it in LA. They do sell some that run and others that do not. Read the descriptions.

FWIW, he bought a slant back for $13k. Will take about a month to get to him. They do extensive credit checks and back ground searches on the individual that purchases the vehicles

Watch the Wheeler Dealer 1992 Humvee Episode

Humvee Episode

just keep in mind the vast majority of those are maintained by slackers who have to read instructions to put gas and oil in them.

i would equate it to buying a car from a high school mechanic shop

there are some gems in the lot but there are far too many turds to be a good investment unless it was the generals vehicle and you know it only had the best care with competent mechanics fixing it

I bought my Deuce and a Half in 2010 when Government Liquidation was running the auctions.

There were still quite a few 2.5 ton trucks in the surplus pipeline back then. After winning the auction I had to fill out an EUC (End User Certificate) and go through a background check. Took a few months since it was my first time. In the meantime, the truck sat on the lot. I was afraid parts of it would go missing but it all ended up good.

The government will provide you with a Form SF-97 for those vehicles that you can title with your state DMV.

My Deuce has the multifuel engine with whistler turbo, and runs like a top. It's a nice toy that has come in handy for several different applications.

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Why? If they are demilitarized then they’re no different than some of the trucks you’ll find on the roads right now.

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Yeah they are.

Safety and emissions standards aren't the forefront of a military vehicle, which is why you dont see many on the roads outside of parades.

That particular vehicle has probably been run through a "third shop" in the military. When vehicles get so worn out they can't really maintain them anymore they send them to a place on post where they completely restore them. When they come out the other side they are like brand new. In many cases they will change out the odometer with a new one.

That HUMVEE has 47 miles on it after a full restoration.