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02-12-2003, 05:04 AM
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that wasn't even close to accurate, i laughed myself at the misrepresentation of the video.
I love fishsticks w/ hot sauce and tartar sauce
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02-13-2003, 01:58 AM
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Firebreather,
Yeah, I don't like them much either. They are fine for street but not too good for off road. Throw some good meats on there and it's a whole new game.
If it can break it can be fixed.
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02-13-2003, 08:05 PM
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So if you wanna talk stock vs stock do all those H2's with side steps get counted out? That seems to be a favorite mod with you H2 owners. What about the guy with the fake bead locks is he counted out too? GM puts vehicles on the Highway not the back country
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02-12-2003, 06:27 AM
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It seemed like they took the most expensive SUV from each maker and ran them. So for instance a Suzuki Samurai while they can go nearly anywhere does not belong in this category.
I love how the H2 hits the powder hill at 40mph and powers up, then the others with no momentum at all are steered into the soft stuff to flounder and get stuck. I think I could have done better with any of the other trucks.
I was surprised by the other trucks dipping so low in the fording basin. I expected the Range Rover to do better. I almost bought a Range Rover then tried the H2 and drove it home.
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02-13-2003, 08:20 PM
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gutsy:
sure count out the H2s with sidesteps...that actually helps the H2s capability argument. but then you have to do the same thing with the Landies and Jeepers.
Excuse my ignorance but what are bead locks?
and for clarity sake, all im saying is in order to be fair, you should only compare stock vehicles to stock vehicles and when i say stock i mean no performance enhancing mods. obviously, appearance mods dont really count when it comes to determining the stock off road capability of a particular truck.
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02-13-2003, 12:04 AM
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Hey Cohummerowner, (jeeze thats a long name to type)
I am currently broken but I am making progress with the truck. I should be ready to be out on the trails again by the end of this month or beginning of next. I can usually go on wed and up untill my last trip (indepedance--there is a write up on discoweb.org of that trip) I wheeled every sunday. My truck is drivable now but I have the fendor off to pound back out some dents and I had to pound the headlight holder thingy back into place. My cv are broken and wife has put a kabash on truck money otherwise I would be back up ad running again. drop me an e-mail
blfsales@cs.com
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02-18-2003, 07:02 AM
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Oh yeah....
My vote for the BEST behicle capable of going over almost any terrain and never bottoming out or tipping over:
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02-08-2003, 01:56 AM
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02-09-2003, 05:16 PM
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I can't seem to view the H2 video???
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02-18-2003, 02:33 PM
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Steve...
Not nit picking, but SRA does't really preclude you from Desert racing. One of the fastest classes for years were class 8 2wd trucks with SRA and LOTS of suspension travel. Iv'e had a couple of desert race rigs and my H2 is number 21 of my 4WDs both with IFS & SFA. I am still undecided as to which is better. They both have their advantages and faults.
BTW... I remember some race film footage I saw one time where they were filming Walker Evans in his class 8 truck from a helicopter. You could see the shadow of the helicopter on the ground next to the truck. They comented in the film on how the truck was out running the helicopter!
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02-09-2003, 06:17 PM
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Fred:
And where the wrangler anyways? Don't want to show a vehicle that can show up the H2 in most if not all of those tests?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Doncha just love Jeep people 
I have no doubt in my mind that a Wrangler could wheel its way through the obstacle course just as easy or even better than the H2, but you'd really be comparing Apples to Oranges...
The Wranglers are teeny with a short wheel base, so it wouldn't have any trouble clearing the obstacles...
But if that was the case, you might as well bring in an old Suzuki Samurai 4x4  (those things kick arse for mudding!!)
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02-06-2003, 11:01 PM
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Lets not call me by that. just look at the video yourself. the guy could have lifted the range rover and lexus up using the suspention, but he didn't
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02-09-2003, 05:19 PM
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I keep trying, but that damn movie just won't come up for me. Does that link work for everyone else?
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02-13-2003, 12:48 AM
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brian:
i was just playing about the video being completely unbiased. but with all due respect, u are out of your mind!
the stock tires on a Disco might as well be whitewalls...
strictly stock vs. stock, i really dont think there is any comparison. look at the numbers..approach and departure angles...clearance...water fording...power...etc...lockers...adjustable suspension...etc...
i dont think there is any argument that the Disco can be modded to be a much better truck...
but u have to concede at least on the Jeep...a Grand Cherokee? its a station wagon! i could see an argument if it was a wrangler...
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02-09-2003, 09:18 AM
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02-13-2003, 04:20 PM
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Brian,
I visited your lovely discoweb forum late last night and was practically shocked: it was a lot like walking into the lair of a psycholgically deranged murderer. You guys are all bent out of shape and can't stand to see us enjoying our H2's. Your purpose here is quite simple....since Carter's IP is blocked, your over here on his behalf to give us a hard time.
You guys are practically stalking us....you've got our names, our quotes, our pictures.....OMG: you guys need some very serious therapy...cause your mentally feeble minds have some serious confidence and security issues to deal with.
Your only interest here is to cause problems, and then run back to your forum and gleefully rejoice in whatever mayhem you can stir up. Kinda reminds me of elementary school.
Yeah...so the video was a typical commercial, but we all know a stock disco ain't worth a darn. I've seen your rig....you konw...the one that is currently broken...it's all tattered, bashed, dented and trashed: wow...your quite the macho guy!
You wonder where are pics are....well...gee..let's see, the H2 has only been out for about 5-6 months, and I suppose lots of people want to enjoy their new toy before they go pushing them over cliffs. We've got nothing to prove to you. Get a grip, get a clue, get off our forum!
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02-09-2003, 02:01 PM
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That video is made to show what the hummer can do. It did not show any of the vehicles that could make it over that stuff. Those tests were built specifically for the H2 so it is not an accurate representation of the differences of the vehicles. And where the wrangler anyways? Don't want to show a vehicle that can show up the H2 in most if not all of those tests?
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02-13-2003, 01:21 AM
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Heres what we need to do. We need to round up a couple of disco2 guys and a couple of h2 guys and hit a trail. If I am wrong I will admit it.
Don't rely too much on publishe numbers because that is all they are, numbers. The track that the video was taped on was designed to show the strengths of the h2, just as land rover tracks are designed to show the strengths of Land Rover. The real test would be out on a trail somewhere. The one variable that could not be acounted for is drivers skill. So the contest needs to have stock vehicles and drivers with roughtly the same experience level.
Any one in? 12 pack riding on it and a bit of humility.
brian
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02-09-2003, 06:13 PM
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Zazing:
Wow Snake, that is one nice trans am. Trans am used to be a dream car of mine growing up and I think it has evolved nicely over the years. I hadn't seen the new one yet. Looks great in yellow too.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Thanx
Yeah, the T/A was pretty much my Dream car when growing up too  (especially the 70)
However, times change (and families grow), so now we have to look into sumthin bigger (hopefully an H2)
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