HUMMER Hatred - Are they envious? Jealous?

[MisterMark]

I've been thinking about getting an H3, but in doing research online, I'm amazed by the amount of hatred that so many seem to have for the HUMMER brand.

I imagine that most owners learn to ignore them, but what do you think causes such knee-jerk reactions? Is it envy? Jealousy? Or maybe HUMMER is just an easy target for people to vent their frustrations.

[Dani]

Originally posted by Steve - SanJose:
Yea all 3 Hummers in 3 stalls of the garage like the 3 bears commercial. But where would I keep the sports cars?

S.

Under the H1?

[Hummer crazy]

Originally posted by Alex13188:
i personally laugh at all the dirty looks and stares you get nothing funnier than ruining a hippies day just driving by. Plus you cant beat the free gifts!

We "USA" don't even get much oil from the middle east Middle east supplys europe and china

[MisterMark]

Originally posted by Aphextwinop:
Walked right into that didn't I? ROFL!!!!!!

I doubt the State of Kansas thought about it either when they created those abbreviations.

[MisterMark]

lol at the bumper sticker. I'm gonna need one of those. I wonder if Hummer sells them at the dealership.

[Disnydad]

I've had one ricer blowing his horn and giving me the finger. That's it. I've also had many people asking to look in it even an old lady. The good comments far outnumber that one nut.

[f5fstop]

My opinion, who gives a flying F**k what someone says about the vehicle you drive. Most people are too ignorant to know the fuel mileage of any vehicle. I had neighbors in TN who thought I should drive my Jeep TJ more than my Vette since according to them, the Jeep had to get better mileage. (Jeep 16, Vette 28 highway.)
They never believe me when I told them the Vette was my economy car, and I didn't care then, and I don't care now. My basic answer is, "f**k off," and the older I get, the easier those words flow from my mouth.

I may drive a Hummer, and a Vette (when it is running), but I live in a house that is totally energy star rated. Not just all of the appliances and furnace, but every light bulb in this frigging place is fluorescent (they take a while to turn white), and the place is to dang tight I have to open the doors in the winter to get some airflow.
I bet most of the people driving those little fuel misers have a thousand lights on at one time, all incandescents, and leave their porch lights on all night because they are afraid of the Bogey man. (Me, I sleep with a SIG under my bed , but it is in the dark.)
RANT over....

[dochummer]

or 3 hummers...

[Dani]

I had my first encounter last night. I was at the store waiting to park. A lady and her 12 yr old son walk in front of me to get to their car. Now- the lady can see that I'm waiting to park in the spot right next to her. What does the b**** do? She looks RIGHT AT ME, smiles at me and sticks her damn cart right in the middle of the spot I'm waiting to park in. I figure not a big deal. I pull up beside the parking spot- move the cart (this whole time I can hear her son saying "I'm sorry. I told her not to put the cart there"), I get back in the H3, back up and start to pull in. I get about halfway in and the b**** starts flooring her car driving right at me. So since I can see that she's being an idiot- I stop. She gets about 1/2 inch from my front passenger side, hops out of her car and starts bitching at me. "What the f***'s your problem lady? you think that because you drive a hummer you can do anything you want?" I look at her like ok psycho let's see....Then I tell her-first- YOU intentionally put the cart right where I'm waiting to park and then YOU try to hit me. And I'm the one with a problem? I'd have gotten outta my H3 but my hubby is very non confrontational and he could see that I was extremely pissed off at the lady....so he proceeds to stand right by my door. The part that pisses me off the most- My hubby tells the woman we're sorry. I say very loudly with the sunroof and every other window open "I'm not f****** sorry. I didn't do a damn thing". Then I asked the lady if she'd like me to shove the cart up her ass. She got in her car and drove away.
Damn people anyway. I wasn't even doing anything wrong! I was just trying to park!

[Aphextwinop]

I'd have to say that all the comments I've received thus far are positive. People go out of there way to take a peek inside. I live in the midwest, (Kansas), and for the most part...were fairly down to earth here. I think that most negative comments stem from jealousy.

Pahex

[ufcjeff]

Well I won't have one until the fall when the 2007’s are out but I would enjoy a confrontation from one of these ignorant do-gooder, tree huggers who like to bash the H3 just because it’s a Hummer.

I'm all for protecting the environment but when these morons target the Hummer and specifically the H3 over all of the other giant SUVs and gas guzzling trucks, they are ill-informed and uneducated and it will be time to lay the smack down on them. This I will enjoy.

On the other hand, if my soon to be H3 is ever the victim of vandalism, I will go nuts.

[HummerNewbie]

[quote]Originally posted by Aphextwinop:
Hummer Newbie.....you must have lived here at one point in time....obviously.......LOL

Yep, grew up in PV and OP. Most of my family still lives in OP and Leawood.

Originally posted by Aphextwinop:
Yeah......so I do live in Kansas, however if you were to come visit the part of the city I reside in; it wouldn't be what most people had in mind. The greater Kansas City area, (shared with the show me state as well), is a great place to live, and has just as much to offer, if not more, than the more popular larger cities.

Overland Park was ranked #1 city to live, #1 city to work and #1 city to raise a family, in the US. Big reason why Sprint moved their world headquarters there. It is by far a better place to live than Orlando and someday I will probably move back there.

Originally posted by Aphextwinop:
JO stand for Johnson County, and Overland Park is in JO. It's where all the money is at and people here let everyone else know this. Trust me on this one! It's been that way for years. I really don't buy into it....I just enjoy living here. That being said......I get more snotty comments from my plates than my vehicles.....so HummerNewbie is right. I've just learned to ignore them. It can be expensive to live in JO and that's the root for all the stereotyping that follows JO inhabitants. I just realized that while I'm actually traveling in JO, I don't get many looks at ALL. Usually always happens if I cross over to another county or the state line....which are all within 10 miles of JO.

It is expensive to live there but I have never been anyplace in the US that is overall as nice as JO. Every place has nice areas but not usually an entire county like JO. Doesn't hurt that the two school districts in the county always rank in the top three in the nation. At least they used to.

Originally posted by Aphextwinop:
Hey Newbie......what if I had WY plates???? LOL!!!!!!!!

They might think you stole it and put your WY tags on it

[MisterMark]

This is from one of about a gazillion sites that bash the HUMMER brand:

The Hummer's basic statement is: "**** you". Hummer's own market research shows that the typical Hummer buyer is vain, insecure, self-centred and has little concern for the consequences of his or her actions on others.

The overall yuppie four-wheel drive attitude to safety is also "**** you". The basic idea is: "I'm bigger than you, so if we have a scrap, you're going to come out second best."

After I read this, I thought, "Well, hell yeah! This is the truck for me!"

Maybe I've got a personality disorder. Oh well. Let 'em eat cake.

[KenP]

Originally posted by MisterMark:
I've been thinking about getting an H3, but in doing research online, I'm amazed by the amount of hatred that so many seem to have for the HUMMER brand.

I imagine that most owners learn to ignore them, but what do you think causes such knee-jerk reactions? Is it envy? Jealousy? Or maybe HUMMER is just an easy target for people to vent their frustrations.

San Francisco, California, USA

Just remember, you live in one of the most liberal armpits of America. Your truck will always be a target there. Buy it... Do NOW!

[MisterMark]

And notice that they're currently sold out of that bumper sticker. It's obviously appealing to a lot of people.

[HummerNewbie]

Jealousy, misinformation and easy target are all appropriate answers.

[Agriv8r]

Originally posted by Alec W:
Who cares?

this is the real answer

[PackerFever]

Originally posted by Aphextwinop:
.....and then...."an incident" this afternoon after I get off work happens?

I'm driving to Raymore, MO with a fellow employee to do some shopping, and I'm sitting at a red light waiting to make a left. A guy in a white Galant pulls up to make a right......has plenty of time to make his turn, but pusposely stops......I look over and he makes a gesture with his hand as if his stroking his dick. He then spits on the inside of his own window, and then makes his turn. .....

Mark

I'm thinking that the moron thought he had his own window down and accidentally spit on his window instead of your truck....what a morooon. I bet his buddy laughed at him.

Yesterday I had a guy in a lowrider Pick Up stick his arm out the windo and give me a thumbs down then the bird....I actually think it may have been a local who was just giving me ****...I may know him. But a few weeks ago some kids started to say something as I was getting in the Truck and I said before you say anything else STFU I don't care and if you are still there after I back out I might run over your mtn bike....they moved.

[MisterMark]

Their "fingers" only make me want to buy 2 Hummers.

[Aphextwinop]

JO is a fantastic place to live.

Ok.....so how ironic is it that this thread was started......I respond that I've not encountered anything negative.....and then...."an incident" this afternoon after I get off work happens?

I'm driving to Raymore, MO with a fellow employee to do some shopping, and I'm sitting at a red light waiting to make a left. A guy in a white Galant pulls up to make a right......has plenty of time to make his turn, but pusposely stops......I look over and he makes a gesture with his hand as if his stroking his dick. He then spits on the inside of his own window, and then makes his turn. What a complete ****ing moron! It was so surreal, I was stunned. My friend and I looked at each other; for about a minute........and I say to him "What the HELL was that?".........we just laughed. Was I suppose to be hurt?

Man......I tell ya. Not sure about some people. He was seriously pissed off that I was driving a Hummer. Even before I was an owner, I would see the H2's and the H3's and just think "Cool".

Well that's my story.

Peace

Mark