Hummer Drivers Get More Tickets. A Lot More.

[M. Oiseau]

Originally Posted by slickQUICKprius

...it's the motion of the ocean, not the size of the boat in the harbor...

How does she feel about your reference to hers being a harbor?

[jayman]

Any safe port in a storm

[rpatterman]

Originally Posted by slickQUICKprius

Also, I doubt all hummer drivers are "compensating" for something.

I guess the question is "what" are they compensating for?
-Size?
-Lack of financial sense?
-Low self esteem?
-Were they bullied as a kid?
-Bad attitude? "I just don't care!"

There is a builder in Colorado that uses his hummer for a billboard for his building business.

What exactly is he advertising???
-"Least Green McMansion"
-"Why bother with energy efficency"
-"Built-in obsolence"
-"Who cares about your money?"
-"Hey, Look at Me"
-"Bigger$$ is Better$$"
-"Who Cares About the Future?"

P.S. My Prius is "compensating" for the fact that some parts of my life are not as "green" as they could be. Just trying to do my part.

[slickQUICKprius]

Originally Posted by rpatterman

I guess the question is "what" are they compensating for?
-Size?
-Lack of financial sense?
-Low self esteem?
-Were they bullied as a kid?
-Bad attitude? "I just don't care!"

P.S. My Prius is "compensating" for the fact that some parts of my life are not as "green" as they could be. Just trying to do my part.

Well, lets look at the Mercedes G500...

To me it's in the same class as the H2. Rediculous, Giant, and in my opinion much uglier. Fuel Economy ain't much better. Are these people in the same class as the Hummer? Or does the mercedes emblem give them a pass?

I think a portion of them want something they never thought they'd have, or view it as a symbol of status. I think thats what NBA, NFL players all think when they get their Hummers, that they in with an elite group. Look at rap stars boasting with their Hummers.

And I don't know about you, but when it comes to the NBA and NFL.... I don't think they compensating in the area that the previous cartoons were getting at. They have huge barges.

[jayman]

Originally Posted by slickQUICKprius

Well, lets look at the Mercedes G500

Well, at least the Gelandewagen is based on a military platform, which is still in use. I know a family who purchased one new in 2007, despite the stratospheric price tag and loads of genuine wood and leather trim, it's pretty obvious there is a military vehicle underneath

I'd much rather drive an M class. Actually, for sheer practical use, the R is hard to beat. It's a solid, well built, very comfy cruiser with loads of rear cargo room

I've had the misfortune to drive military Humvees: noisy gear whine, noisy gutless engine, cramped interior, etc etc. But they do get the job done. Perhaps the last year of civilian sales was the best version: it had a Duramax diesel and an Allison automatic. The military version would be a lot more capable if they replaced the ancient 6.2 diesel V8 with a duramax

Of course, the military is now replacing the Humvee with a much larger vehicle based on a medium truck design. I suppose with the need for 7.62 and IED protection, the extra weight is too much for the Humvee

I've never understood the H2. It's a lifted and tweaked Tahoe. To pretend it's an "offroad" machine is a joke. I've had dumbasses here tell me "it's a Hummer" to which I reply "No it's not, I've driven them in the Army." Some are popular as armored VIP transport

If you really do need armored VIP transport, the last thing you want is a machine that draws attention to itself, like an H2. A 2500 series Suburban with Level IV or V armor blends right in.

You really have to know your armored vehicles to notice that Suburban is heavily armored and reinforced. The 2500 handles the extra weight without too much strain, though more are being supercharged for extra performance: the whole point of an armored vehicle is to floor it and get the hell out of the danger zone