Where is all this hate coming from??

[ryaleon]

What is the deal with Hummer hate? Why do so many people bad mouth this wonderful vehicle? Apparently....it's bad off road, weak, ugly, useless, it's just a tahoe, bad on gas (true-ish), blah blah blah. Why all the hate?


I personally have not received a single bad remark...yet. Maybe it's because I live in Texas? I just don't understand the big deal with all the hate. Ignorance maybe? I love my H2. And I have several vehicles and have had several more in the past. Cars and trucks. And without a doubt the H2 is my favorite truck that I have ever owned. It is wonderful!


I was just reading that article about the woman who cut off the Hummer driver and ran into the gas pumps. The comments underneath the article are basically just a bunch of people bad mouthing the Hummer. Why?? Maybe they forget that the Hummer driver DID NOT cause the explosion.

Anyhow, just curious as to why there is so much hate. Just ignorance? Jealousy?

[tyler1bo]

People have nothing better to do..they never will be able to afford one, so they hate it. And they don't have a clue about how it's built, NOT a tahoe/suburban/blazer at all. The only thing they can look forward to driving each day is their Prius..funnnnn lol.

[ryaleon]

That's probably true. If they can't have it they try and ruin it for us all. I've had tahoes and yukons and yeah the Hummer is definitely different

[guruerror]

Ignorance...mainly. Most of the negative comments that I've heard/read are based on nothing more than what the individual themselves has 'heard/read' from one source or another...and the only information that is typically circulated about anything these days is negative and biased.

On the few occasions where I've had the opportunity, and actually cared enough, to correct such a person with factual evidence they've back down with "Oh, really? I didn't know that." It never ceases to amaze me how people will open their mouth and spout out 'facts' without a lick of knowledge/experience on a subject. My step-father used to call that "talkin' out your a55."

"Believe none of what you hear and half of what you see." -Benjamin Franklin

[LoJac963]

^exactly. I've looked at other sites who are stating their hummer "facts" and its so far from the truth. As mentioned above most of these morons have no clue how the H2's are even built or by who for that matter. Luckily here in AZ I've never had any issues with mine since I've had it and have actually had compliments from other drivers on the road.

Fact of the matter is they are awesome vehicles, very capable all while being pretty darn comfy.

[iwillnc]

Most of it is gone, the people board themself to death over it, I have had some dumb little kids get behind me once and start flicking me off, but i kinda gave them a nut check by going from 60 to 0 in a second.

Another time I got flicked off on the highway.... probably cause I cut someone off.... maybe <.<......>.>

[Humvee21]

In all fairness, we get that same hate within our own Hummer community. It's sad to say, but very true.

[markdoddridge]

They have a whole site dedicated to H2 hate: FUH2.com

Funny, the biggest complaints they have about it is that its a gas guzzler, is dangerous to other drivers because of the raised bumpers, and they think theres some kind of magic tax loophole you get from buying one

It mostly seems like envy to me, kind of like the occupiers who think rich people are evil

[Z06RB]

I've had pretty much all complements, but in Texas trucks are very popular, with many much larger than the Hummer.

I have a friend with a 4X4 Ford Excursion with a 6" lift. Parked next to it my H2 looks like a Toyota FJ Cruiser.

[H2Much]

People are always going to hate just because none of them have the balls to rock a Hummer. People expect that we are big, bad mofo's that have mad money and we don't care about the world... sad reality is that I live a pretty normal life and my hummer spends much more time in the mountains and outdoors than it ever did in the city. With this, the granolas can drink their own piss because I guarantee I will be out there alive and well if there is ever a natural disaster just because I was smart enough to buy a ride to take me, my buddies, and my gear through hell and high water to get out of town.

They all just wish they had that kind of sense, but they live in their sardine cans in the city and drive their mouse-wheel powered hatchbacks. Don't think I would be asking them for help anytime soon if there was a disaster or an earquake as they would all be dead in the first 24 hrs... I guess I shouldn't rule out the zombie apocalypse either though now, should I.

[guruerror]

Originally Posted by Z06RB

I've had pretty much all complements, but in Texas trucks are very popular, with many much larger than the Hummer.

I have a friend with a 4X4 Ford Excursion with a 6" lift. Parked next to it my H2 looks like a Toyota FJ Cruiser.

You gotta love Texas!

[ryaleon]

More lifted trucks here than regular trucks.

[tyler1bo]

I will also agree that the lifted truck trend is spreading fast in my hometown. Not that I mind!

[HummerJim]

You never can go anywhere unnoticed in an H2! I've gotten so many it's so ugly or it's an overgrown Tahoe remarks that I just smile at them and nod my head, however, when it snows everyone loves it. You're not going to change their opinion so it's not even worth it. I have a sister in law that for years, every time we take the Hummer to her house she says you brought the ugly one. I got the same thing when I had the Viper - "That thing is so ugly." I did the same then that I do now. I love my H2, I'm an old retired fart, and I really don't care what they think and for the most part it's jealousy on their part.

[StockStar]

Originally Posted by iwillnc

but i kinda gave them a nut check by going from 60 to 0 in a second.

...and you wonder why they bad mouth the hummer! Do not feed the mosnsters by commiting ignorant act in the streets. You slamming on the brakes only adds to the negativity of the H2's.

I think I got called a nazi,pussy and a liberal for the same comments in another thread regarding the same issue, so expect the onslaught at any moment now

[Z06RB]

To answer your question as to where all the hate for the Hummer is coming from, look to the left.

[StockStar]

Originally Posted by Z06RB

To answer your question as to where all the hate for the Hummer is coming from, look to the left.

Probably one of the more ignorant answers to give to any question, but it's entertaining,uneducated & unsupported at the same time I suggest you turn your radio/tv off and start thinking for yourself.

I think people hate because they have issues in their own lives, regardless of it's a certain car, neighborhood, designer brand, color etc... The H2 is a big unit and was singled out as one of many vehicles as using alot of gas, but since the H2 was the largest and most popular at the time it got the most flack, but that's my opinion. I have friends with a Toyota Sequios, Denali Xls, Yukons and older Broncos. All of these vehicles get the same or in some cases even worst MPGs.

[Z06RB]

Originally Posted by StockStar

Probably one of the more ignorant answers to give to any question, but it's entertaining,uneducated & unsupported at the same time I suggest you turn your radio/tv off and start thinking for yourself.

I think people hate because they have issues in their own lives, regardless of it's a certain car, neighborhood, designer brand, color etc... The H2 is a big unit and was singled out as one of many vehicles as using alot of gas, but since the H2 was the largest and most popular at the time it got the most flack, but that's my opinion. I have friends with a Toyota Sequios, Denali Xls, Yukons and older Broncos. All of these vehicles get the same or in some cases even worst MPGs.

I think I hit a nerve. I will stand by statement.

[guruerror]

Originally Posted by Z06RB

I think I hit a nerve. I will stand by statement.

LOL! That's our Elcova Den Mother. He's a laugh a minute.

[atomicgoofball]

always going to be haters, for any vehicle you drive/have someone out there is going to hate it.

It's all hype though, everyone in the US follow trends like lemmings, if the mass hate it, individual followers will hate...but we here are not followers! we stand our ground and show the world that we get what we want! despite the hate!

seems like people overseas LOVE the hummers though! i have friends in korea who are like OMG!