Hatterasguy,

I didn’t think the M998 HMMWV was that an awesome winter vehicle the winter of 88/89 when I drove one on the DMZ in Korea and no one in the motor pool could get the heater to work. Brrr.

88/89 you likely had the joy of experiencing the brake problems as well.

Yeah but the civilian ones have better interiors. For $90k they better. :D

But they have plastic exteriors

:confused: other than better paint the civilian versions look about the same. Where is their plastic on the outside?

Other than canvas seats and painted green metal that's all you get in a military hummer. I had to drive them way back when and long drives were torture. The good part was Humvee's were brand new and everyone treated us like we were driving a CLK-GTR.

The bed on the truck ones. They have really cheap thin plastic with fake rivets. And overspray, i dont know if the military ones have that either. Or a plastic gas cap. And I dont know if the military hummers body panels fit correctly or not but they civilian ones dont. It might be great offroad and junk but they arent worth a 100K

Their a truck not an S-class. But fit and finish on the body panals are as good as on any Euro/Japanese car I have seen. If you every carry a load of fire wood or gravel the plastic bed liners are pretty nice.

The extra cooler thingie on the top of the hood in the military version of the Hummer is for real. On the H2 and H3 it is plastic and serves no purpose other than "decoration", like a Connie kit on a caddy.

The military Hummer is no doubt safer and more versatile than the Jeeps that precedes it as well as a lot more expensive.

The civilian versions, especially the H2 and H3 are vehicles largely based on fantasy and encrusted with bogus ornamentation.

The gadget to inflate and deflate tires from within the vehicle is probably very useful as a 4x4, but has been elin=minated from the H2 and H3.

HOLY COW!!! Thanks for all the responses. It's amazing how much emotion can be tied to some sheet metal. Anyway, thanks all for responding to my post. I didn't have access to the site this weekend but I'm amazed at the quanitity of / and the "spiritedness" of the responses.

I really was looking for the quality aspects of the H2, not the pent up rage many of you have for the vehicle but thanks for that too. It made for some amusing reading.

I still like them, regardless of the comments made about who would drive one. (and by the way, I liked the VW Thing as well - c'mon a Kubelwagen for the '70s - what's not to love).

I'm not certain any of these responses swayed my thoughts one way or the other but thanks for the reponses!! You guys are a hoot!

Hey, anytime you need an issue beat to a pulp, we're here for ya :D

Exactly - step away from the pony!

I caught a creepy Univ of MN kid making a "political statement" on my Land Rover Discovery a few years ago. I considered expressing my variance with his beliefs by thrashing his smelly ass, but instead I called the cops and had him arrested. Now he has a criminal record: hope that serves him well at job-seeking time. :pukeface:

Excellent. A solution that benefits all concerned parties.

Do they come with a Duramax? That would put it all together, along with 4WD.