think twice before buying a Hummer

I used to drive an Austin-Healey Sprite through deeper snow than that almost daily in winter. Who knew it was an SUV?
 
It became a true SUV in your hands becuase of your driving skillz in the snow, your respect for the snow, and you probably had better tires for it.
 
unclehobart said:
It looks like an H3. Those things have had most of the characteristics that made a Hummer a Hummer in the first place, removed. The ground clearance is no better than an ordinary SUV.
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The H3 is a Tahoe with a different body. The H2 is a Suburban with a different body. The only true Hummer produced was the H1, which was a Hummer with a decent interior. I always get a giggle when I see an H2 or H3. The boneheads could've saved themselves around $20K by sticking to the GM/Chevy brand names. :rofl:
 
Gato_Solo said:
The H3 is a Tahoe with a different body. The H2 is a Suburban with a different body. The only true Hummer produced was the H1, which was a Hummer with a decent interior. I always get a giggle when I see an H2 or H3. The boneheads could've saved themselves around $20K by sticking to the GM/Chevy brand names. :rofl:
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Not to mention the 5 MPG drop.
 
That looks like an H2 with "off-road" tires... notice the wide channels in the tread pattern? But in snow, you would need chains regardless of the width of the channels in the tread.

BTW, the H3 is built on the TrailBlazer platform. Why they ever thought a five-cylinder engine would be the way to go, though, I have no idea.
 
Chains in that situation would have probably made things worse. Situations that actually warrant chains are few and far between.
 
You can see how much snow driving I do here.

In any case, it's still hella funny that he has a wench on the front and isn't even using it.

Oh... anyone remember the scene from "The Gods Must be Crazy" where the guy hooks the wench from his Land Cruiser in the river to a tree branch and turns it on... and when he gets back, the Land Cruiser is hanging from the tree?
 
Inkara1 said:
Oh... anyone remember the scene from "The Gods Must be Crazy" where the guy hooks the wench from his Land Cruiser in the river to a tree branch and turns it on... and when he gets back, the Land Cruiser is hanging from the tree?
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Now I wanna go and watch that movie again :lol:
 
I like that scene about as much as the scene where the guy has to stop his land cruiser (which has no brakes) on an uphill to open a gate... and when he gets out, it rolls down the hill... so he has to close the gate (if he leaves it open the animals will get out) and go back down the hill to get the land cruiser... and repeat the cycle for a while. Why he can't just let it stop, then let out the clutch without giving the engine gas, so that it dies, then uses that as a parking brake, I'll never know... but it's less entertaining that way. :D
 
Inkara1 said:
That looks like an H2 with "off-road" tires... notice the wide channels in the tread pattern? But in snow, you would need chains regardless of the width of the channels in the tread.

BTW, the H3 is built on the TrailBlazer platform. Why they ever thought a five-cylinder engine would be the way to go, though, I have no idea.
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:hmm: My Audi has a five-cylinder engine. *handonhip Gotta problem with that? :grumpy:
 
The GM five-cylinder hits the trifecta: it's unrefined, it's underpowered and it gets crappy mileage. I'm not sure how refined the Audi five-cylinder is... but also, it has a lot less weight to move around.
 
Inkara1 said:
Oh... anyone remember the scene from "The Gods Must be Crazy" where the guy hooks the wench from his Land Cruiser in the river to a tree branch and turns it on... and when he gets back, the Land Cruiser is hanging from the tree?
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Dude had a wench in his Land Cruiser (wasn't it a Rover?). Was she a saucy wench? Why'd he hook to a tree. I never realized "The Gods mus be Crazy" was S&M porn.
 
Only problem I see with the Hummer was the idiot wasn't going fast enuff when he hit the snow.......damn rookie:rolleyes:
 
We had that much snow here on my street a few weeks ago and my mini van went through it no problem. I like my Kia.
 
kellyg said:
Only problem I see with the Hummer was the idiot wasn't going fast enuff when he hit the snow.......damn rookie:rolleyes:
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That's a fine line. Hit it too hard and you'll leave half your suspension behind you. Not to mention, you never know what surprises the snow hides .... like boulders, fire hydrants, solid ice ....

I had a neighbour who drove a 10 ton loader for snow removal for the city. He hit a block of ice that was well attached to the road surface. The loader was a write-off. Wrecked not only the blade, but the centre pivot. And put him in hospital for a week with back issues.
 
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