"drwxr-xr-x" wrote in message
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On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 13:27:39 GMT, Bob Miller wrote:

Well, the civilian Humvee started out in the $79M range, and I believe
costs more now. Hard to believe the gov't would get them at 1/3 the
civilian cost. Think I read up-armored Humvees in Iraq are in the
$130M range.

Innumeracy alert!

I always wondered why a simple Jeep wouldn't do. They are more
maneuverable, cheaper to produce, and much more fuel efficient--not the the
gov't cares. I can see where a heavier vehicle such as the Hummvee has a
place, but then there's lots of jobs a smaller Jeep could do, too. (yeah, I
am partial to the Jeep, but it is just MHO).

Jerry