News Week Article on Love to Hate the Hummer

[Viet Nam Vette]

The greenies look like they won this one......... GM is looking to cut and run from the bad PR.

I'll be keeping my rig. They can all kiss my ass

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I agree..And they can S _ _ K my D _ _ K

I just saw a piece on the screwed up Biased news media today. They were shooting down the HUMMER Brand and showed Arnold in the early days with his H1 ..Then they went on yaping and showed the Hum-V...and they continued to yap and showed the H2.

They talked about how poor the milage is and then compared it to the Toyota model (I forget which one) that get's simular milage as the H2 but said since the Toyota makes some green cars nobody bust's on there gas hog SUV.

The whole time they didn't even show or mention the H3. Fargen Biased News media... Full of crap..!!!!




Plus... My rig is an 07 Loaded with every option (Not an X) and the on line valvue is no more then $20.695.00.
It only has 10500 miles and is in perfect shape. Was thinking about moving up to an2008 Alpha V8 just to say FU to the Greenies and burn every last drop of oil that comes out of the ground.

Wonder what 08 loaded 3's are going for at the dealers??

[DennisAJC]

I will always hate the H3.

[Dave92270]

Originally Posted by Viet Nam Vette

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Plus... My rig is an 07 Loaded with every option (Not an X) and the on line valvue is no more then $20.695.00.
It only has 10500 miles and is in perfect shape. Was thinking about moving up to an2008 Alpha V8 just to say FU to the Greenies and burn every last drop of oil that comes out of the ground.

Wonder what 08 loaded 3's are going for at the dealers??

why not wait for '09 Alpha? it should be hopefully out in a couple of months(?)... with dual lockers. You can always wait until early next year when the '09 Alphas will be hopefully available with rebates. When 09 Alpha is out, I will probably go see the dealership...unless I'll get pissed enough from hearing about all of this oil/hybrid/green/eco/ crap every day, and trade for H2 just for the heck of it. It's just that H3 is so convenient vehicle...not too huge to possess smallest problem to fit average garage or tight parking lot (and tight trails), gets through any carwash easily (I do wash my truck after every off-road trip, which is somewhat frequent), and is apparently less hate magnet (particularly these days) then oversized H2.. and H3 works for my "light off-road" needs just fine.

[HummerJim]

I agree that a lot of it is jealousy. After over 3 years of owning Hummers, I've found:
1. People either love or hate them - very few in between.
2. The higher the yearly income, the more they like the Hummer.
3. They all think we get 8 to 9 mpg.
4. Kids universally LOVE THE HUMMER!
5. Hummer Haters have low self esteem & below average education.
6. They feel threatened by the size and grille design when next to you on the highway.
7. After a ride in a Hummer, the haters are much more prone to be quiet. We did this at an off road outing in the Ozarks where there were some Hummer haters gathered in the staging area, and those that road in the H1s came back truly speechless.

[HummerMann]

As a four year Hummer owner. I agree strongly with the jealousy & envy part. I would also add point #8:
8. When there is 18 inches of snow on the ground, you and your Hummer suddenly become everyone's best friend.

During the Blizzard of '05 in Upstate New York, I had over one dozen calls from friends and business associates that needed to get somewhere. Our family doctor, who lives a mile away, even called and asked me if I could take him in to his office. Our son and daughters are the same way about the Hummer too - if they have to go somewhere and the Hummer is here, it's take us "in the Hummer." After little league baseball it's always Mr. X can you take us home in the Hummer.

[RubHer Yellow Ducky]

Have had both of my H-3's now for about 2 1/2 years and living in hurricane central I notice in off season (Dec-May) many jerks yell and scream and give you the finger etc...

BUT

come June 1st everyone becomes your friend and all the jokes and crap stops...