In the end, we "enviro nuts" will be the ones that have the last laugh.
If you're right and I'm wrong won't we all be extinct about the same time...I'm pretty sure you won't be laughing.
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If you're right and I'm wrong won't we all be extinct about the same time...I'm pretty sure you won't be laughing.
Dude,
It appears you've been here long enough to have placed this in the Political Forum...the enviro nuts have already shown their thoughts.
Mine are that i am not a Hummer owner, but I am considering the new 2009 H3T, alpha. Hummer truck with nice V-8 power. Looks pretty sweet
Don't pay attention to the haters, they probably don't have jobs and mom and dad fund their gas money and liberal arts educations.
If it floats your boat, go for it!
LOL... how ironic that you mention education! no offense, you are probably a very successful attorney. but i'd probably never thought that it'd be your career based on the way you write and your logic.
I'll find you in the next life and point and laugh.If you're right and I'm wrong won't we all be extinct about the same time...I'm pretty sure you won't be laughing.
LOL... how ironic that you mention education! no offense, you are probably a very successful attorney. but i'd probably never thought that it'd be your career based on the way you write and your logic.
Nice one...undergrad was a BS, pretty appropriate. "Very successful" is a pretty big over statement.
Hummer's were the big thing 6 years ago when the H2 came out. I still kinda like 'em, but they are too similar to the Yukon/Tahoe and much more expensive than both of those. However, if you like that in your face style and would want to pay $100 at the fuel pump everytime, then by all means, go ahead and get one. As for Land Rover's, I can't say I like them. They are ok, but anything with a British badge is gonna see a shop every once in awhile.
I think once you hit the age of when getting a car is plausible, you'll probably change your mind. When I was your age, I wanted my first car to be an Honda Accord. It turns out, I got a Toyota Camry and i've never been happier with anything else in my life. It's my pride and joy, and thats the special thing about your first car. I would recommend anything Toyota sells or has ever produced, they are really great cars. The FJ40's are neat little SUV's and by the time your able to get a car, they would be much cheaper.
I think once you hit the age of when getting a car is plausible, you'll probably change your mind. When I was your age, I wanted my first car to be an Honda Accord. It turns out, I got a Toyota Camry and i've never been happier with anything else in my life. It's my pride and joy, and thats the special thing about your first car. I would recommend anything Toyota sells or has ever produced, they are really great cars. The FJ40's are neat little SUV's and by the time your able to get a car, they would be much cheaper.
I doubt that, actually. GM using Ford parts? Especially when they already use Delphi for all their electronic stuff?
Hey, I may be going to a liberal arts school, but I'm majoring in music, so
to you!From my own observations, I'd say a much higher percentage of Chevy Avalanche and Range Rover Sport (the new body style) drivers are complete *******s while driving. Way too fast for conditions and the road, taking more than they should, tailgating, cutting people off, etc. etc. I don't know what it is with those two around here, but it's awful.
Drawing a blank? I know I am.
Interestingly, I just don't see too many H2s or H3 around at all, never mind actually knowing someone who has one.
I am a pretty strong environmentalist, but I'm not gonna bombard you on that thing.
I suppose if you would go off roading, it would be ok. It's damn expensive tho, you might want to get something cheaper.
I suppose if you would go off roading, it would be ok. It's damn expensive tho, you might want to get something cheaper.
i dunno what part of Canada you are from but here in the toronto area we have tons of them, not one day goes by without me seeing more than 5 of them..You have to be an absolute jerk to drive a Hummer. I know that's a rather sweeping statement, but unless you are in need of some kind of emergency vehicle or traveling through country without roads, or a member of some really marginal utility group you pretty much have to be a jerk to think driving a Hummer is "cool."
I mean think of everyone you know who has one and have them stand in a line-up in your mind. Take a good look at them. ******s on parade or what? Then try to think of the face of some really nice person you know that has one. Drawing a blank? I know I am.
Also, even if you think everything I just said is wrong, and you think that you *are* a nice guy ... be prepared. Most people who see you climb out of one will *think* you are a jerk, whether you are or not.
In my neighborhood (Canada) they are quite rare, and I have seen random citizens actually curl their lips and shake their fists at Hummers if they see one driving down the street. Seriously.
You might as well wear a USA flag on your jacket and a "F*ck the Environment!" T-Shirt.
I'm in the US and think everyone who drives a Hummer is a jerk....and probably compensating for a small penis
2008 Toyota Sequoia Platinum
My dad recently got a brand new Sequoia Platinum for our family.
I have to say that this thing is AWESOME.
If you have the money to buy a Hummer,
I seriously suggest a top of the line Sequoia.
The one we have has features like:
5.7L V8 w/ 6 speed auto
3 zone climate control
DVD player
Navigation system w/ backup camera
It's really a very comfortable car for our 4 person family.
We do quite a bit of road trips and I think this car will really make us comfortable.
We've already taken ours to San Francisco and LA and it's awesome.
Oh, and with all the snow we get here at Tahoe, great 4x4 machine.
I really recommend you look into one.
My dad recently got a brand new Sequoia Platinum for our family.
I have to say that this thing is AWESOME.
If you have the money to buy a Hummer,
I seriously suggest a top of the line Sequoia.
The one we have has features like:
5.7L V8 w/ 6 speed auto
3 zone climate control
DVD player
Navigation system w/ backup camera
It's really a very comfortable car for our 4 person family.
We do quite a bit of road trips and I think this car will really make us comfortable.
We've already taken ours to San Francisco and LA and it's awesome.
Oh, and with all the snow we get here at Tahoe, great 4x4 machine.
I really recommend you look into one.
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That looks so much like a new model Suburban that I'm a little shocked. Looks nothing like a toyota imo...
By the time you're actually able to drive there's a good chance that "cars" like the Hummer may well have been banned, at least in EU. Or at the very least, priced off the road for all but the most wealthy.
Maybe
Maybe, but I think it looks alot like their Tundra, after all... the share the same platform. Anyways, if the OP wants something extra luxurious, I also recommend the Toyota Land Cruiser
Maybe, but I think it looks alot like their Tundra, after all... the share the same platform. Anyways, if the OP wants something extra luxurious, I also recommend the Toyota Land Cruiser
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Hummers (and other huge-ass SUV's) are ideal vehicles for those who feel the need to compensate for their masculine shortcomings. "I might be insecure about my manhood, and my penis might be pathetically small, but at least I have a bigger car than you do!".
If you want a proper off-roader, there's Land Rover. If you want proper off-roader with a bit more everyday practicality and luxury, there's Range Rover. If the closest thing to "off-road" you will ever drive on is a bit of gravel-road, get a normal sedan.
Hummers might be great for invading hostile countries. But as a civilian-vehicle, it's utterly useless.
If you want a proper off-roader, there's Land Rover. If you want proper off-roader with a bit more everyday practicality and luxury, there's Range Rover. If the closest thing to "off-road" you will ever drive on is a bit of gravel-road, get a normal sedan.
Hummers might be great for invading hostile countries. But as a civilian-vehicle, it's utterly useless.
And how often would you be "off-roading"? I mean, really off-roading? Driving on gravel-road does not count. Driving on snow and ice does not count. I bet that about 98% of Hummers sold never see any off-roading. Closest thing to "off-road" is the gravel driveway of the local golf-club. "Thank God I drive a 4x4, otherwise I might get stuck on this gravel!".
And while H3 might be "better" for roads that H1, it still sucks when compared to sedan.
You know what's even better for roads? A regular car. And for offroads? A Land Rover. You can even have BOTH for less than the price of any Hummer.
Actually it'd be interesting to make a poll among the male drivers in several countries with the following stats:
- Age
- Avg. Income
- Car weight
- Car model
- Real penis size
- Frequency of sexual intercourses
I guess the results would be easy to forecast...
Don't look at me, I drive an Opel Astra! And what I really want is a Smart, or a bike (or, given the choice, a Tesla)!
My girlfriend's father bought a Chevrolet M1010 to use as a truck with a pickup bed instead of the ambulance (he was restoring part of his house) and now he's finished, he's going to sell it, since it has absolutely no use for such a... "car".
Over here, all you need for that is to be American.Well no one will get in your way when your driving!
There's no such thing as a British Car.
Wow!
Never thought there were going to be so many arguments!
Anywho, if im rich (im taking business studies for year 10 so im making a company) then I will probably get a Bentley Continental GT Flying Spur or a Ferrari. I will most likely not do off-roading anyway, as I live in London
EDIT: After watching the whole of the Top Gear video, he says "Every jerny is a adventure" and some other positive stuff at the end.
Bentley.
Never thought there were going to be so many arguments!
Anywho, if im rich (im taking business studies for year 10 so im making a company
) then I will probably get a Bentley Continental GT Flying Spur or a Ferrari. I will most likely not do off-roading anyway, as I live in London EDIT: After watching the whole of the Top Gear video, he says "Every jerny is a adventure" and some other positive stuff at the end.
There's no such thing as a British Car.
Bentley.
Not really, they're owned by Volkswagen
Exactly. By the same token, you could say:
Aston Martin (Ford - US)
TVR (Nikolay Smolensky, private ownership - Russian Banker)
MG Rover (Nanjing - China)
Land Rover/Range Rover (Ford - pending sale to TATA - India)
Rolls Royce (BMW - Germany)
...and so on...
There's no such thing as a British Car.
EDIT: Oops. Too late a reply. Beaten by bigandy
Well I think Caterham still counts.
TVR = debatable…
But as for the rest:
Rolls Royce = BMW
Bentley = Volkswagen
Jaguar = Ford, but soon to be Tata Motors of India
Aston Martin = Kuwaiti Investment Co/Ford/Prodrive
MG = Nanjing Automobile Group
Lotus = Proton
Mini = BMW
Land Rover = Ford
RIP
Rover; Triumph; Austin… etc etc etc…
Makes you want to cry.
True! Both still British…
Mind you who would buy a Bristol Blenheim 3 for £149,812.50
http://www.bristolcars.co.uk/Blenheim3.htm