There is nothing I like better than a really good hummer.

You beat me to it.

Those are two different jokes altogether. ;)

That being said I hate hummers, they are stupid. (the kind on the road) :D

I'm just a utilitarian kind of guy. I suppose if I was a Utah polygimist with four wives and fifteen kids, it would make sense to own one, otherwise it seems like a pretty stupid idea.

Pretty much my thoughts on the matter...coming from someone who enjoys off-roading whenever I get the chance, there's no way I would pay $$ for a Hummer (either iteration)...and if someone gave me one, I'd accept it just long enough to turn it around and sell it. The H2 is a joke, and the H1 is too big to do any playing around in...and besides, I don't care who spec'ed the H1 out; I firmy believe that independent suspension does NOT belong on a off-road vehicle.

BTW, my F-250 almost never gets driven unless I'm hauling or towing...or when I need my full collection of tools (most of which are kept in the truck) for something in "the field" i.e. fixing a friend's car. OTOH, my F-250 burns real fuel...none of that g@$$er crap for me ;)

I think the H2 is probably the ultimate overgrown soccer-mom poseur mobile.

But I do like the H1. Mostly because if its burly, industrial look.

....And because it really pi$$es off the radical treehuggers. :D That's ALWAYS fun!

But if I were going to spend nearly six figures of MY money on an "off-road" vehicle.....it would definitely be a black Mercedes G-Wagen.

Mike

Hmm.., interesting. I was just thinking about these cars today and happenned to see this post. I confess a soft spot for these "H2's", not only for the tax breaks they offered early on for business owners, but also because of what remains of my adolescent love affair with the off road Lambo. I know, I know, they have nothing in common. You don't need to tell, me, I'm posting on a car site and its like 2 in the AM.

There is a slight resemblance, at least in theory/design. I have an older Explorer, though, and I know what rotors, brake pads, radius control arms, bushings and balljoints cost for one of those. I can't imagine maintaining a vehicle over the long haul that even looks like its as "heavy duty" as those things are. Especially after considering that the underpinnings are the same as the Silverado/3500 thingy and the Canyon. Thanks for reminding me GM makes it. Also-what is up with the new american style trend of slit windows? Visibility is a good thing.

Ohhhhh yeah. Don't even get me started on these. If I wanted a giant tonka toy I would buy one and go smash into some trees to see how it held up. I think a tahoe would even out do a H2 only because it is not a giant piece of plastic. Anyone who buys one of these is uneducated. Either that or they love to watch the TV everyday to learn how to live like many unfortunate people these days.

Yeah I think an older diesel G-wagon would do the trick, or a diesel FJ-40. I've had a 67 ALL ORIGINAL FJ-40 in places that I never thought any vehicle belonged. Just unbelievable the balance and gearing she had…. Once had to plow down some trees to get out of a very sticky situation. Not a scratch.

I actually quite like the Hummer although it wouldn't be at all practical over here. Not only would it cost a fortune to run due to our ridicules petrol prices but I don't think it would get to some of the places my Land Rovers go :D
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...e/RIMG0618.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...sse/rich2a.jpg

Definitely Not a Hummer
 

Paris - Dakar Lambo:

http://www.lambocars.com/highres/lm002pd.jpghttp://www.lambocars.com/lm/lm002pd2t.jpg

:eek:

The weird thing is, I almost never see women driving them. It's usually a fortyish, pallid, embarrassed-looking white guy. You have to scale down to the Escalade, the Tahoe, or even the Grand Cherokee to find the soccer moms. (oh shi-)

I don't know that I'll ever be able to wrap my mind around the idea of driving a $60,000+ vehicle through mud and branches and such. Won't the paint get scratched up and the carpets stained? Why not an old Bronco or Blazer or something for offroading?

That's everybodys point. None of these H2 will ever see mud, well, except the little dirt spill from a dump trunk on an Interstate.

My neighborhood is full of those ugly H2, wish I have money for a G-Wagon to show them what a real 4 wheeler is.

It really comes down to which hummer you are talking about, the H1(military humvee) or the H2(the rebodied suburban). The H2 is absolute junk, just a ploy to make money using the legendary hummer name. The people that buy these do it for the image. The H1 is just an amazing vehicle, one of the most capable off-road. During the introduction of the H1 during Desert Shield and Storm, the GIs would have contests of who could get their humvee stuck during R&R. Very few succeeded. And do remeber, the new H2 has a V8 gas engine that gets maybe 12 mpgs at best, while the original H1 has a diesel V8, so 20+ mpgs is attainable.

I still fail to understand why some people feel obliged to get all bent out of shape over another persons choice in vehicles.

Personally, I couldn't possibly possess any less desire than what I have now to own an H2. I don't like the parent company, I don't like the interior quality. I've seen heavier duty looking plastic in a Yugo. I have no need for such a vehicle. Nor do I see how GM can possibly ask 50 large for the contraption.

Irregardless, I couldn't care less if somebody else buys one and drives it to and from the grocery store only. It's their money, and they can waste it on whatever they want. I know I'm pretty good at wasting money myself. I feel that it's none of my buisness why they bought it, and I have plenty of my own issues to take care of. It's called living in a free country, and that includes the freedom of one person to purchase a vehicle that another may not like.

Choices have consequences. Some consequences are collectively shared/suffered--see oil war.

Hey, I'm selling my '71 ;)