Driving the Hummer H2...

[Dr Mordrid]

GAWD....like driving a freakin' battleship!!

7 feet (2.33 meters) tall
7 feet (2.33 meters) wide
189 inches (4.8 meters) long
6,450 lbs (2925 kg)

The first thing I noticed is that when using a drive up ATM I could only reach the top 3 buttons on the keypad and could NO WAY reach the deposit envelope or money slots. I'm 6'1 and have an arm spread of 74".

What was cool though was when some moron who was talking on a cell phone started to drift into my lane. One hit of the horn & he looked to see what was going on.

Once he saw the H2 his eyes got the size of dinner plates, whereupon he moved back into his own lane at about warp 9

Unfortunately I had to give it back to my friend after a few hours, but if I ever win the lottery.....

Dr. Mordrid

[Strahd]

How rough of a ride is it?

[Brian R.]

I want to drive an original Hummer some day.

[JohnnyBond]

The military ones are better ALMOST drived one. And imagine how hard is it to actually see a humvee in Poland. It only missed a M60 on the roof. I think the owner had one hidden...

I want to OWN an orginal Hummer some day.

Btw - some stats for you viewing plesure:

There are 3 civilian version hummers in poland and 3 humvees .

[Gurm]

The problem with the H2 is that... it... isn't a Hummer at all. It's an Explorer that is made out to LOOK like a hummer. Don't try offroading in this vehicle.

- Gurm

[gt40]

Originally posted by Gurm
The problem with the H2 is that... it... isn't a Hummer at all. It's an Explorer that is made out to LOOK like a hummer. Don't try offroading in this vehicle.

- Gurm

Actually I thought it was a Chevy Pyukon made to look like a hummer and other than having a better approach angle, it really isn't much better at offroading - but then how many people that buy one will actually use it off road?

[Brian Ellis]

Jeremy Clarkson did a howlingly funny Top Gear crit of the H2. I couldn't find anything on the web but one of his underlings did:

http://www.topgear.com/servlet/tg?DEST=/content/jsp/individualRoadTest.jsp&EVENT=1010&MAKE=Hummer:X1&MODEL=H2:XX&roadTestNumber=01.html

[Technoid]

Remember the pic of the H2 that had been crushed by a ordinary pickuptruck
"it only looks tough"

[Nowhere]

Exactly...looks.
So it means it's popular and desired as it's a good penis extension kit.
Well, it works for Doc

[thop]

Hummer should be classified as a tank.

[Dr Mordrid]

Originally posted by Nowhere
Exactly...looks.
So it means it's popular and desired as it's a good penis extension kit.
Well, it works for Doc

I only like it for the "looks" and feel. If I wanted a true off-road vehicle for tough terrain I'd go for the H1 or a Range Rover.

Dr. Mordrid

[Chrono_Wanderer]

your friend must be rich

and has a passion of battles too

hmm... must be an interesting experience to "drive" a hummer!

[Jammrock]

Range Rover .... mmmmm. If you live in the Outback, Safari or some extremely isolated, hard to get place, except no substitute.

Jammrock

[Gurm]

Brian,

I find it interesting, that review. Normally I respect Top Gear - but recent headlines (and my own experiences watching one wreck itself going over the median strip on the local highway whilst a Jeep owner and a Volvo owner laughed at him and went right over) indicate that the H2 is UTTERLY incapable of any serious offroading.

- Gurm

[ALBPM]

Yes, this is what happens when an H2 tries to keep up with a couple Toyotas.

http://www.man-a-fre.com/gallery/lockwood.htm