Hummer is to go - are we sad?

[martc]

GM is to wind down Hummer as the Chinese have seen sense.I think the general opinion of Hummers is that they are sh*t, but with the production stopping, do they become sh*te?see the attched linky.......[/url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8533827.stm

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Humming Silenced

 

(There ya go martc)

[Mr H Sceptre]

Not at all sad to see them go. Cant stand them. Or in particular, I hate the sort of knobs who drive them. You know the sort - so-called 'gangsta' types & Premiership footballers with diamond earings.

[HillmanImp]

I loved the H1 Hummer which looked like it was a car designed for a purpose with styling as an afterthought.

 

No idea if this really was the case. It might have been badly styled and useless at its job, but I thought they looked cool. I would like to think they were proper hardcore. I mean there were designed for the army (even if it was the yanks).

 

 

The later ones looked proper gay. Why would you?

[Mr H Sceptre]

The later ones looked proper gay. Why would you?

 

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[Justin Case]

*Anorak mode* The original Hummer was designed as a military versions and the portal axles (like a Unimog's) gave it massive ground clearance and the ability to go anywhere. The H2 was a useless POS based on the Chevrolet Tahoe, and was slightly better off-road than a Morris Marina. */anorak mode*Good riddance to it, especially if that means there will never be another white stretched one ever built again

[saabhappy]

Not at all sad to see them go. Cant stand them. Or in particular, I hate the sort of knobs who drive them. You know the sort - so-called 'gangsta' types & Premiership footballers with diamond earings.

Dead right. Hate the bloody things.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Hummers are a golden example of GM 'brand management' fuckwittery.A rubbish car, invented just to make use of a 'brand', not even a brand with any history or general interest from the public. Just a shite effort all round basically.

[Lankytim]

Will the military vehicles still be built? From what ive read the military hummer are a seperate entity and GM just used the name.

[RedSparrow]

Hideous things, driven by the worst kind of wankers. 'nuff said.

[Cavcraft]

Not at all sad to see them go. Cant stand them. Or in particular, I hate the sort of knobs who drive them. You know the sort - so-called 'gangsta' types & Premiership footballers with diamond earings.

+1.Or some gaudy bright orange stretched limo full of gaudy bright orange skinned bints shouting out of the window after nine pints of Asti Spew-manti.

[Hudsonpie]

IIRC they were a rip off of sorts of this....

I am probably wrong though......

[garethj]

*Anorak mode* The original Hummer was designed as a military versions and the portal axles (like a Unimog's) gave it massive ground clearance and the ability to go anywhere. The H2 was a useless POS based on the Chevrolet Tahoe, and was slightly better off-road than a Morris Marina. */anorak mode*

What he said. When I used to work in South Kensington I saw a military Hummer parked on the street once. It was about a third bigger than a Range Rover in every direction and even with two wheels on the pavement it stuck out into traffic by a loooong way.

[FredTransit]

I see everybody's gutted then.....

[Spiny Norman]

IIRC they were a rip off of sorts of this....

I am probably wrong though......

Yes and no.

 

Initially, Lamborghini were courting the US military with the Cheetah, but the Yanks got cold feet and got GM do it, while the Lambo became the wonderfully bonkers LM002, which became a firm favourite with the Arabs.

The cooking versions used the Countach engine, but if you wanted more grunt you could spec it with an 8 litre marine version of the same engine. Back then Lamborghini did F1 offshore powerboat racing.

 

I think the LM002 still holds the record for having the biggest petrol tank ever fitted to what in the UK was classed as a car, at 76 gallons.

[warren t claim]

No way would I drive a Hummer but a LM002 Lambo would be totally cool!

[Hudsonpie]

I like them because I had a baby one when I were a lad...

.....wish I still had it now...

[Mr Lobster]

Won't be sorry to see the back of them at all. Good riddance!

[Rusty Pelican]

The Sooner they all get scrapped off the better

[Guest]

I quite like the H2 being around, because it means terrible people who have lots of money can have one and I won't feel particularly short-changed.

[Gompo]

I'm not sure if they owned it or not, but when I went to see the band I'm listening to now, Aborym, there was a black Hummer H1 parked right next to the venue (Electorwerkz in London). It's the sort of thing I could imagine them having.I wont miss them, but I did like the look of the originals. Even if they were a big 'fail' they did look purposeful.

[Vin]

I won't miss them either. I like this Airfield attack from Generation Kill though. Especially when the 'Hitman Victors' look like they'll bottom out...

[Station]

I saw a video of one trying to go off-road. It attempted to go over a small bump, immediately got stuck, and the front (trans?)axle cracked in half on the rock it was resting on.

I'm sure they're 'okay', but LR defenders are better surely?

 

It doesn't look too agile on this:

 

[Station]

Ah, here's that video:

 

 

Looks like the driveshaft or wishbone went all knackered. Still incredibly shit.

[mattblack]

Not too fussed either way, TBH...I personaly wouldn't want one, but then I don't suppose the average Hummer owner would want a 17 year old Rover...

[Timewaster]

 

Thats me leaning over the back door!

 

Stag weekend in Las Vegas 2007. We hired these 2 pieces of shit and drove out to the Grand Canyon. Should have pushed the cars over the edge!

 

Build quality on a par with a Yugo.

[Station]

Was about to say 'Look at those typical Yanks".

[Timewaster]

Was about to say 'Look at those typical Yanks".

In that photo, 1 Greek, 1 Yank, 1 Brit

[Guest]

Not bothered in the slightest.Off you go Hummer, go and clatter into the dustbin of history. You were mad, you were shit, you were the chav council estate embodiment of everything that's wrong with American cars. You also crowded up Bauer Millet's forecourts and brought most of Deansgate to a standstill when your wanky stretched limo edition conked out near the train station. Your H2 got stuck up a slight incline in the snow. I got further in my Citroen and how I laughed.Yeah, fuck off.

[saabhappy]

Not bothered in the slightest.Off you go Hummer, go and clatter into the dustbin of history. You were mad, you were shit, you were the chav council estate embodiment of everything that's wrong with American cars. You also crowded up Bauer Millet's forecourts and brought most of Deansgate to a standstill when your wanky stretched limo edition conked out near the train station. Your H2 got stuck up a slight incline in the snow. I got further in my Citroen and how I laughed.Yeah, fuck off.

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