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WaaaWhaaat?

Red223Red223 Member Posts: 7,946
edited May 2006 in General Discussion
Now why on EARTH would the govt. buy a brand new F-350 4x4 and sell it?

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$50 minimum bid.

http://cgi.govliquidation.com/auction/view?id=863520&convertTo=USD

(I know why...they contracted out all their maintenance at the Navy base and the contracted mechanics have been keeping the keys to vehicles so people can't look under the hoods of the trucks. Then nobody will bid much because they can't open the truck..thus they don't bid much. The contractor mechanics then bid a grand or two and get running vehicles.)

But this is just silly. Heck it's still under Warranty!
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  • rogue_robrogue_rob Member Posts: 7,033 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    well it IS in Guam...... That kinda knocks some of the bidding down.


    quote:2005 FORD F350 TRUCK 4X4 WITH V8 TRITON 6 CYLINDER GAS ENGINE WITH AUTO-TRANS INTERIOR OF CAB IN FAIR CONDITION, EXTERIOR OF TRUCK HAS MINOR RUST AND SCRATCHES, TIRES COMPLETE AND SERVICEABLE RIGHT SIDE MIRROR CRACK, MFG BY: FORD, MDL: F350 4X4 XL SUPER DUTY, MILES 24369.

    I dont know anything about fords but I thought that a V8 Triton was 8 cylinders(considering that the truck is a F350)
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  • spryorspryor Member Posts: 9,155
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by rogue_rob
    well it IS in Guam...... That kinda knocks some of the bidding down.


    quote:2005 FORD F350 TRUCK 4X4 WITH V8 TRITON 6 CYLINDER GAS ENGINE WITH AUTO-TRANS INTERIOR OF CAB IN FAIR CONDITION, EXTERIOR OF TRUCK HAS MINOR RUST AND SCRATCHES, TIRES COMPLETE AND SERVICEABLE RIGHT SIDE MIRROR CRACK, MFG BY: FORD, MDL: F350 4X4 XL SUPER DUTY, MILES 24369.

    I dont know anything about fords but I thought that a V8 Triton was 8 cylinders(considering that the truck is a F350)


    Kind of makes one wonder: if there are enough inaccuracies in the listing, it may keep people from bidding. Then someone's buddy gets a heck of a deal.
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  • bpostbpost Member Posts: 32,669 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The heck with the F-350....

    I want the little dunmp truck sitting next to it! Now that is one item I could really use this spring.
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  • pickenuppickenup Member Posts: 22,844 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Red223
    Now why on EARTH would the govt. buy a brand new F-350 4x4 and sell it?
    It was the wrong color.
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  • spanielsellsspanielsells Member Posts: 12,498
    edited November -1
    Perhaps they don't want a Triton V6 in an F-350.

    What do they need that for? Hauling feathers?
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  • Red223Red223 Member Posts: 7,946
    edited November -1
    The contractors at govliquidation.com that list the stuff for the govt. don't know squat about vehicles....or pretty much anything. I doubt they even have high school diplomas...the majority of the island doesn't have diplomas.


    I think I know why this may be for sale. The Marines just left not too long ago after an exercise. They have a habit of drinking a little and vehicles end up in the water at the beach.[:p]
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  • spryorspryor Member Posts: 9,155
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by quikdraw67
    mabye they just realized it IS a Ford, and dumped it as soon as they could[:)]


    Good one.
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  • bobskibobski Member Posts: 17,866 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    its probably got some snakes nesting in the cab...if youve been to guam, youd get the joke.[:o)]
    Retired Naval Aviation
    Former Member U.S. Navy Shooting Team
    Former NSSA All American
    Navy Distinguished Pistol Shot
    MO, CT, VA.
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  • FrogbertFrogbert Member Posts: 2,380 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    15,000 brown Treesnakes per square mile. Stowing away on cargo ships in WWII, they invaded and, with no predator competition, they proceeded to eleminate entire species of vertebrates and screw up everything about Guam over the succeeding years.

    brown Treesnake, (Boiga irregularis)
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  • mpolansmpolans Member Posts: 1,752 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Wow, they sound like annoying little buggers.
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  • zr700zr700 Member Posts: 2,430 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I just decoded the vin, it's a 5.4 V-8
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  • matwormatwor Member Posts: 20,594
    edited November -1
    How much ya gonna bid Red223?
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  • Red223Red223 Member Posts: 7,946
    edited November -1
    I don't think I'll bid on it. On a good day it would get 14mpg here.

    I'd have to pay over $6 for gas just to drive from the Air Force base to the Navy base.

    My 14 year old Chevy Silverado will do it for half that and it's got a bigger cab.
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