Actually, the Suburban/Suburban chasis is a pretty heavy duty off-road
vehicle. In many smallish countries without a US/Euro/Asian/Dictator budget
they are used as military vehicles. They are also commonly used as armored
limos, as their chasis is over-engineered and can handle quite a bit of
plating.
The Hummer, like any car, is a tool and performs a basic function, that
being able to go just about anywhere on- or off-road. They are very
expensive because they are difficult and expensive to build (the
transmission is as large as most car engines) and because the market will
support it's price (there really isn't an equivalent vehicle, though Land
Rovers and highly customized Wranglers come close) Some guy/gal who buys one
just to drive around town is no more or less rediculous than someone running
a VAX 6000 to read their E-mail (anyone? :) People drive Hummers 'cause they
are big and overpowered and FUN and COOL, if they aren't driving them
because they have to (there are spots in the upper peninsula of Michigan
where, if you don't have a truck/SUV, you don't drive *anywhere* for most of
the winter) Many collect and operate classic computers because, among other
reasons, it's cool to run a web server on a peice of hardware that cost
$300,000.00 10 years ago in your basement. Cost effective? No.
Environmentally friendly? No. Fun? You wouldn't be reading this list if it
wasn't.
Drive happy!
-Jason (Driving his 1992 Sunbird with 170,000 miles on it. Horray for saving
inherent energy costs! :)
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Rollins" <kd7bcy_at_teleport.com>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2003 10:04 PM
Subject: Re: Hummer / Asteroids TV commercial
> >Envy of real station wagons, that is, which are at least 18 feet
> >long and weigh well over two tons
>
> Mmm... And the last one my dad had a number of years ago used more
> oil than gas. Gotta love those monsters though... Could drag along
> the entire cub scout group!
>
> H2's are just plain stupid. It's an overgrown Suburban. If you want a
> Hummer, get the real thing.
> http://www.humvee.net
>
> -JR
Received on Mon Nov 03 2003 - 15:41:05 GMT