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- SmpleJohn, on 07/29/2008, -11/+64"All in all, off road driving is probably one of the last types of adventures you can take in the modern age"
Yeah, because people don't really do adventurous non-pollutant things like hiking, mountain climbing, hunting, surfing, mountain biking, etc. - Aharoni, on 07/27/2008, -25/+61For people who love off road driving, the H1 is a dream. The H2 and H3 are just a bunch of gas guzzling pretty-boys' machines...
But if I had a choice, I'd still choose a Land Rover Defender.
All in all, off road driving is probably one of the last types of adventures you can take in the modern age - a man and machine working against and with nature's obstacles... where a man's driving skills can mean a lot more than the various gadgets your fancy car has... if you never tried it - I highly recommend it. - StripeyMagee, on 07/27/2008, -11/+41I laugh to myself every time I ride my bicycle past a gas station and see a Mummer or other big assed SUV fueling up. Of course I laugh also riding past the car lots with outrageous prices on the windshields in big neon numbers. It's a free country so to each their own I guess.
- Tonorific, on 07/27/2008, -3/+32You just proved that a Kia makes a lot more sense to drive than a Hummer. Was that your point?
Total cost to buy and drive 100,000 miles:
Kia=$23,500
Hummer=$64,300
As far as comparing a Hummer to a Kia, I'm sure most Hummer owners wouldn't be caught dead in a Kia and vice versa. Hummers are not a very practical vehicle and Kias are very ugly but practical.
Practical to a fault, Kia was about to bring a full size 375hp V8 pickup truck to the US market and decided to cancel their plans for practical reasons. The high cost of fuel has softened the truck market. It's practicality like that, that keeps them thinking inside the box. Nice and safe like. Producing very boring and practical cars. When Asian carmakers come out with prototypes they're ridiculous looking things things you wouldn't want to buy at toys-r-us, let alone a car lot.
That said I have three cars, all of them Japanese and I'm looking at the new Hyundai Genesis. Oh well I guess I'm practical too. - jpie05, on 07/29/2008, -5/+34A few weeks ago I saw a Hummer (H1 I guess, but that could be wrong) covered in bumper stickers about saving the earth, green energy, and biofuel. The guy was getting a lot of stares and I overheard a woman grill him on whether the Hummer runs on biofuel or not and apparently it does. There's no reason hybrids and other oil-friendly vehicles can't be big SUVs.
- rayraym0fucka, on 07/29/2008, -2/+31If people would stop driving them to the grocery store there shouldn't be a problem. The problem is not because people like to take them off-road but because people like to use them for everyday *****.
- kd420, on 07/27/2008, -4/+31I think the main reason people still buy beasts like the Hummer is because the new mentality is not "Is this the best choice for my budget?" but rather "Is there any way possible I can have one?". This is the reason why so many people have credit problems now, they don't think of whether it is the best option for them, they just _have_ to get it. I have a friend who is in debt and just sold his truck and bought a used sports car. His reasoning is that he will save on gas, completely ignoring the fact that a cheaper, less flashy car would help him pay off his debt and save some money.
- trying2hide, on 07/29/2008, -3/+29How can they still drive a Hummer?
- I believe the answer to that question is that they can still afford to drive a Hummer. - Shogi, on 07/28/2008, -18/+40If you're stupid enough to buy one in the first place, you're stupid enough to keep driving it.
- blah247, on 07/29/2008, -5/+27I had an H1 back in '99. It really didn't do all that well on offroading trials. The problem was it was to wide to be able to navigate most midwest courses. My YJ Jeep did much better and was more fun.
On a side note a good friend of mine drives an H2 and loves it. I guess the great thing about living in the US is if you have the money you can buy whatever you want. - brstilson, on 07/29/2008, -0/+19Actually I've spoken to a person who offroads for fun, and he indicated how much offroaders love laughing at the n00bs who bring Hummers to an event. Sure, they're fine for open areas, but take them through the woods and they'll get stuck in no time.
The Jeep is the superior vehicle for offroading. The only reason the army uses Hummers is to transport troops and supplies, but that bulk comes at a price when you're trying to whip through the woods. - themystif, on 07/29/2008, -0/+18Well, to be fair, all those require you get get off your ass.
And, well, goddammit, this is America! - jimlamb, on 07/29/2008, -4/+21In this fantasy, the Hummer (a GM product) runs for 300,000 miles while the Prius (a Toyota product) runs for only 100,000 miles. The entire argument rests on this wholly unsubstantiated (and ridiculous) assumption. We're certainly not going to solve our environmental issues by building more cars, but the article you referenced is a joke.
- marx2k, on 07/29/2008, -2/+18"When he and wife, Steph, married two years ago, guests were ferried to the mid-trail ceremony in a procession of 40 Hummer H1s."
Classy - ATLien74, on 07/29/2008, -5/+21The only thing more annoying than Hummers is listening to Eco-Snobs bitch about them.
- WiretapStudios, on 07/29/2008, -1/+16When hummer drivers think that people are looking at their car in 'envy' what other people are really thinking is 'Wow, what a huge douche, in a huge douchey truck.'
- inactive, on 07/29/2008, -6/+20@rayraym
He's talking about driving a huge truck in the woods as being one of the last adventures possible to humanity.
All of the activties named by simplejohn beat killing nature with a truck and calling it an outdoor sport. They're all better for you, better for the environment, more exciting, more interesting, more involving, and more adventurous then doing circles in the dirt. - inactive, on 07/29/2008, -8/+21But how are they going to make it to their kids soccer practice now?
- inactive, on 07/29/2008, -5/+18So enjoy cars, but don't pretend it's a sport.
It's just a bunch of fat ***** drinking beer and getting a boner from loud motors. It's more *****-erotic than anything.
"oooh the power, it's loud, I can feel the engine!" - UnleashX, on 07/29/2008, -2/+15I don't drive a hummer .. but at the rate i get rear ended i sometimes feel it'd be worth the investment. People can't drive for *****!
- brandonelliott, on 07/29/2008, -2/+15if you're going to be dumb you gotta be tough..
- Praelior, on 07/29/2008, -3/+15I know a guy who works at a Hummer dealership, and he said they are still selling pretty well. It kind of makes sense if you think about it. Hummers are generally expensive enough that the only people who can afford them are people who probably really don't care about gas prices, or don't have to worry about maintaining a budget. He said pretty much everyone buying a Hummer today is very well off and has money to throw away.
- BassCadet, on 07/29/2008, -3/+15Nothing screams "white trash" more loudly than a Hummer.
- krystofr, on 07/29/2008, -12/+24Most of them are compensating for a small penis. The rest were bullies as kids and need to continue that trait through their automobile.
- norman619, on 07/29/2008, -0/+11This is the same reason why we have that sub-prime mortgage problem. People want to live beyond their means and are willing to lie to themselves to do it.
- takamalak, on 07/29/2008, -4/+15Yeah, and you can be as big a douche as you want too and no one can do anything about it.
- BobMysterioso, on 07/29/2008, -10/+21I laugh when I see bicyclists getting rained on, or motorcyles waiting under an overpass for the weather to clear up. Sure, alternative forms of transportation work in /some/ situations, but the safety of either public transit or a car (reasonable size) is hard to outweigh.
If you're idea of cost of transportation is a bicycle - then I could see how cars would be "outrageously" priced. But prices are outrageous only when people stop buying them. Until that point they are just "expensive" but still being bought. Hell, to bring it back on topic, Hummers then are expensive, but for whatever reason people are still buying them. - KSUdesigner, on 07/29/2008, -7/+18If you're rich enough to buy one in the first place, you're rich enough to keep driving it.
- Residents, on 07/29/2008, -4/+15The only thing that really honestly scares me about this size of a vehicle is the skills of the people driving them. I honestly care about the environment but I also kind of enjoy living as well. My point is, there are many times I see bad driving but these large SUV/Off-road drivers I always catch doing stupid... stupid... things. The other day it was a Yukon - they aren't small. Totally speeding, totally blew a red light, nearly hit my passenger door if I didn't stop on a dime. I drive a 92 Pontiac Sunbird. That Yukon would have just driven directly through my car and either completely crushed me or run me over. So yeah its the size that gets me, similar to the saying "With great power comes great responsibility" well a vehicle of this size including a hummer.... those things have ridiculous power in an accident.
- Stryder1976, on 07/29/2008, -5/+16Up here in Winnipeg, Canada, we get dumped on quite often during the winter with 10-18" snowfalls. It sometimes takes the city 3-4 days (sometimes even 2-3 weeks) to clear it. During that time, *most* people have to stay home from work, but because I have a H3, I can easily drive through it to work. I'm not missing out on a lost day's pay, everyone else is... That pays for some of my H3 payments.
As for the gas, well, I get about 19 MPG, and when we had a 2003 Chevy Venture, we got 21 MPG. Not much difference there. How many "Chevy Venture Haters" are there among environmentalists. It's exactly what the story said, other SUVs weren't touched during the "assault". Why so much hate?
So, how can I still drive a Hummer? It uses almost the same amount of gas as that "soccer mom" 'brat bus' we used to drive, and it goes places during times others can't (like 3-4 times every year in the winter). It might be harder to justify something like a Hummer in areas of the US where there is no such thing as snow and closed roads (they close them all of the time here in the winter, and motorists get stranded for days in the middle of nowhere), but here I would almost consider them a necessity to someone who *HAS* to get around to survive.
Go ahead, digg me down for owning a Hummer... - WiretapStudios, on 07/29/2008, -1/+11They also ran over a herd of deer and used gas exclusively made from wildlife tears.
- inactive, on 07/29/2008, -2/+12Lol class. If you think a hummer represents class, you might be a redneck.
- saleem, on 07/29/2008, -3/+13"The Hummer, on the other hand, costs a more fiscal $1.95 per mile to put on the road over an expected lifetime of 300,000 miles"
If you believe a per mile cost that gives the Hummer a 300,000 mile lifespan, you're fooling yourself. - marx2k, on 07/29/2008, -3/+13KSUdesigner: Hummers don't cost all that much. The expensive Hummers were the H1's which no one buys anymore. Rich people don't buy Hummers. People who want others to think they're rich buy Hummers. Real rich people buy SSC, LeBlanc, Saleen, Mercedez, Bugatti, Ferarri, Porsche, Bentley, Koenigsegg, Maybach, etc.. Hummers are like the idiot cousin from West Virginia you invite to the country club and wish you never did.
- BobMysterioso, on 07/29/2008, -0/+10Canyonero!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8hDUaik7A4 - inactive, on 07/29/2008, -3/+12Was about to make the same comment.
- inactive, on 07/29/2008, -3/+11Hummers have always been the vehicle to drive if you want to impress OTHER douche bags.
- WiretapStudios, on 07/29/2008, -8/+16Congratulations, your dad is a huge douche. Please strive to learn from his mistakes.
- marx2k, on 07/29/2008, -0/+8norman619: "Vehicles like the Hummer are status symbols for people with lots of money. The KIA is for the average person who doesn't make so much money they don't need to watch how much they pay for gas."
So why did Hummer sales drop off 40% and now the parent company is looking to sell the brand? Looks like you fell for the marketing gimmick of the Hummer. - inactive, on 07/29/2008, -0/+8The article divides the Prius's cost by 100,000 and the Hummer's by 300,000 and somehow we are supposed to be surprised the Hummer's number is smaller? They don't even base those numbers on the cars, but by the driving habits of the driver, which makes no sense. Did you know a Prius gets worse miles per gallon than the Hummer if the driver buys thousands of gallons of gas and pours it on the ground?
- Rudegar, on 07/29/2008, -1/+9but not really fair to compare a 38 year old car with a newer one
- MonkeyHugger, on 07/29/2008, -9/+17Environmentalists will never under that some people, god forbid, enjoy driving. You don't buy a hummer because it makes financial sense you buy it because you love it and you want it. What's the problem with that? If a driver doesn't mind paying to enjoy his/her car, let them.
- fletcher008, on 07/29/2008, -2/+9"You've got to be tough to love a Hummer."
I was suprised to read that it was about the monstrous SUV. - DanMiller, on 07/29/2008, -0/+7I can buy that perhaps someone "just prefers an SUV". The problem is with all the choices out there why pick an SUV that gets horrid gas mileage, even for an SUV. Not to mention that from a reliability, performance, or luxury standpoint is inferior. The new Hummers are literally nothing more than a misguided status symbol meant to pump up the ego for the idiot driving it.
- marx2k, on 07/29/2008, -1/+8"Hummers then are expensive, but for whatever reason people are still buying them."
Well, not really since sales dropped 40% and the parent company is looking to sell the brand. - ROBINEW, on 07/29/2008, -1/+8Who in their right mind is going to take a hundred thousand dollar vehical through the mud? Hummers are only for show for people who have more money than they know what to do with.
- inactive, on 07/29/2008, -0/+7No, you can't. And my bike gets better gas millage. Also it picks up bikini clad beach chicks.Your F850 picks up rednecks. Yack.
- marx2k, on 07/29/2008, -2/+9http://pizdaus.com/pics/9fWiZdpJUQ4S.jpg
- jimlamb, on 07/29/2008, -3/+10Right. They may have well said "we'll continue to support middle-eastern sponsored terrorism at any cost."
- cawpin, on 07/29/2008, -2/+8No you can't. An H2 or H3 is NOT a hummer. They are a Tahoe or Trailblazer. They don't even make the H1 any more.
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