Hummer Rescue

[garbs]

Okay, its not a rescue picture but it would become one very fast if it was taken off road
Saw this in front of a house on my way home tonight. WHY would you spend the time and money to do this???

[RcCola]

Originally Posted by garbs

Okay, its not a rescue picture but it would become one very fast if it was taken off road
Saw this in front of a house on my way home tonight. WHY would you spend the time and money to do this???

Because people will pay high dollar for a H2 Limo...

[gatesy00tj]

is there any logical explanation for the fact that when a jeeper calls out a hummer on its offroad capabilities that the owners immediately resort to "well, u just wish you could afford one"??? no.. thank you, really, im gonna go drive to the top of that mountain. i'll catch up with you at the mall later..

[jeepfreak4life7]

Originally Posted by gatesy00tj

is there any logical explanation for the fact that when a jeeper calls out a hummer on its offroad capabilities that the owners immediately resort to "well, u just wish you could afford one"??? no.. thank you, really, im gonna go drive to the top of that mountain. i'll catch up with you at the mall later..

They want people to think they have money. When in reality, I could pick up a used H2 for the price I paid for my LJ.

[jeepdog5]

Originally Posted by benny36

Thats true and I apologize to anyone I've offended. I've had alot to drink

dude totally get where you're coming from in your first post. jeepers just like hatin on hummers because they stole our grille design!

btw, something inside of me twists into a knot everytime i see one of those big plastic grocery-gettin-munchkin-haulin boxes of junk rollin through town with its crappy IFS systems

[Firedog13]

This is slightly off topic, but I'm going to mention it anyway. Today I saw a H3 with what I would guess to be about 26" wheels and tires that had MAYBE an inch of sidewall. What I don't understand is that people buy a vehicle that is designed to be functional offroad, and then do stuff like this. What is the point? Is money and looks the only motivation? If it's looks, then I would call this a failure. It looked ridiculous.

[stoneytj]

ok, i love my jeep but in stock form it doesn't compare to and h1! you have to buy a rubicon to get anywhere close to a h1 stock offroad. the water fording, the break over angle, the side hill ability, they have us all beat. i have wheeled with h3's and they can go the same place my lifted ruby could. yeah they might be big hunks of plastic junk but so are the new jk's. hell the jk will be ifs in 2010! ifs also isn't that bad off road. a really well built ifs will go just as far as a solid axle front end. go out in the really deep snow with a solid front and you turn into a plow. look at the crazy canadians, they build alot of snow jeeps with ifs and 502 ci motors.

[XJAbuzer]

Originally Posted by Firedog13

This is slightly off topic, but I'm going to mention it anyway. Today I saw a H3 with what I would guess to be about 26" wheels and tires that had MAYBE an inch of sidewall. What I don't understand is that people buy a vehicle that is designed to be functional offroad, and then do stuff like this. What is the point? Is money and looks the only motivation? If it's looks, then I would call this a failure. It looked ridiculous.

That description reminds me of this....

[LTrainGC]

Originally Posted by XJAbuzer

That description reminds me of this....

WOW! Glad to see they upgraded the brakes there! That looks absolutely ridiculous.

[RUNIT]

Originally Posted by mg2000xj

So much whining on JF lately sheesh, back to topic:

Not my GC or Hummer and technically not towing it out but sure is showing that Hummer that Jeeps>Hummers.

I think if the Hummer had that lift and tire package, it would hold it's own.

[ctown67]

i don't hate hummers but they way they both sit now the jeep is still less expensive.

[91YJRockCrawler]

Originally Posted by XJAbuzer

That description reminds me of this....

can that thing even turn?... it looks like it would rub the front bumper

[pbj-tj]

Great thread! Puts a smile on my face

[Steve01WJ]

Originally Posted by 91YJRockCrawler

can that thing even turn?... it looks like it would rub the front bumper

HAHA! Looks like a horse buggy...just needs some horses in front of it!

[xantasm]

This: High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) (M998 Truck)

is not the same as this: 2003 Hummer H2 - First Drive Review

The H2 is a modified Suburban, nothing more. When AM General brokered a deal with GM to build the "hummer" line everything but the look was scrapped and retooled to be built from the already existing Suburban line parts. If you expect a H2 or H3 to act like a Chevy 4x4, it will do that. If you expect it to act like a HMMWV, your going off of looks and not actual running gear.

Here is a nice anti hummer vid for ya (hummer owners caution: you might get your feelings hurt by this video): http://videos.streetfire.net/video/Hummer-H2-vs-Jeep_6609.htm

Two years as an OPFOR scout in Hohenfels damn near living out of a HMMWV, two years of running the ranges at Fort Knox in a HMMWV, and a year of playing out in the woods of Fort Campbell in a HMMWV. They are monsters offroad but Jeep's can go more places easier and less abusive on the driver than a HMMWV can. So I don't see why a psuedo suburban would do better at off roading than it's military counterpart. Just my

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