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Why? Please give me a real answer, but be reasonably succinct.

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Ok. My reasoning for the above comment is quite simple. For one, there is nothing a Hummer can do that any other Full size truck or suv can't. And for the most part, drivers of said massive good for nothing suvs are pricks that are just trying to cover for their shortcomings. Finally there is absolutely no reason for another gigantanormus vehicle with terrible fuel economy.

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I wouldn't say hummer needs to, but 90% of the people that buy a hummer need to die. They never take it off road, the whole "not that I would, but I could" trash. Its like buying a big, stainless steel grill (for food), then never actually using it to cook because it will get dirty. But hey, it stores Christmas decoration nicely!

Don't buy them if you aren't gonna take them offroad at least twice a year or tow something! Your cock isn't gonna get any bigger.

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Pete, Don't you see how Hummers are hurting Mother Earth? Hummers make Gaia cry.

God knows that people should only drive cars that have been certifed by some Sierra Club a-hole not to hurt a chipmunk if you run it over.

Brett, in a free liberal society, people have a right to drive what they want. I can not get over how you pompous and arrogant sh!t heads think you know what is best for society, what is best for the environment, or what is best for everybody else. We all have a brain, and we can think for ourselves. Take your eco-religion to AB Green.

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Brett: I know it's beyond your knowledge, but yes, H2's do go where other SUV's and Full Size trucks can't go. Infact, other than the H1, there is no full size that can go where an H2 goes in stock form. When you learn about approach angles, departure angles, and breakover angles, you'll quickly see why no other stock pickup or SUV can offroad.

See, if you're going to knock something down, atleast take the time to familiarize yourself with what you want to hate. That way, when you start to ramble, instead of looking like an idiot who doesn't know what he's talking about, you just look like an idiot who simply hates what he can't attain.

- 4x4North (Yes, someone who actually offroads regularly with HUMMER's, Jeep's, and Toyota's, modded and unmodded, it's nice to KNOW what you're talking about, eh?)

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Hey 4x4 guess what I do know what I am talking about. Hummers too big for a lot of trails and 90% of people don't even take the off road. Many older jeeps and pickups and even the Fiat Panda 4x4 can run circles around Hummers. So my rant was completely justified.

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Haha, too big for a lot of trails, that's funny... That right there tells me how much experience you have offroad.

Actually, it's 30% of owners that take it offroad but that's not relevant. You've got people buying sports cars that never use it for anything else but daily commutes. Should we stop building sports cars? Hell no, sometimes I wonder why you people even visit an automotive website, you definitely lack the love for these things.

Alas, there's no doubt H2's and H3's are very capable rigs in stock form, they've proven themselves. I can't wrap my head around why people who have never done any offroading (other than a picnic) would even care to knock down vehicles that A) They have never driven offroad, and B) certainly don't care about the sport.

Brett, Wal-Mart is having great sales on bicycles, go buy one and join a bike blog. You're definitely not a car guy.

4x4North

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Um- the most capable civilian Full-size is most likelt not the H2, but the Dodge Powerwagon. Lockers at both ends, sway-bar disconnects, and a factory Warn M12- pretty serious.

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Guenther: Although a front locker and disconnecting sway bars might help in some occasions, it's not a necessity and certainly doesn't override approach, breakover, and departure angles, and ground clearance. The powerwagon only has 8 inches of ground clearance, and some very average angles.

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Because of the small fuel sipping vehicle Brett chose, without a doubt his "thing down there" must be humongous without a doubt. He must be proud. He also wants to save the earth. Wow it is great to see a model citizen thinks.(sarcasm)

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I'm not an SUV fan or off-road guy, but the comment 4X4 North made (he beat me to it) "You've got people buying sports cars that never use it for anything else but daily commutes. Should we stop building sports cars?" is my thoughts exactly.

I love sports cars, own them, yet can never fully use their potential 95% of the time (until I get to the race track a few times in the summer).

Having a large SUV capable of going almost anywhere is to an off-road enthusiast what a large 4 sedan with stupid amounts of power is to a sports car nut like me.

But last I saw, no one was ragging on the M5, RS6, SRT8 Charger, etc.

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"Ok. My reasoning for the above comment is quite simple. For one, there is nothing a Hummer can do that any other Full size truck or suv can't. And for the most part, drivers of said massive good for nothing suvs are pricks that are just trying to cover for their shortcomings. Finally there is absolutely no reason for another gigantanormus vehicle with terrible fuel economy."

replace Hummer with Porsche/Ferrari/Lamborghini/etc, and truck/suv with car and see what the reaction is

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they already average 10 to 12 mpg, 13 if you're driving mrs daisy. diesel + a 6 speed should get it to 14-15 at least =)

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The difference with diesels is that from the factory they get terrible mileage, but after break-in the mileage and emissions improve considerably. It's not unusual to see a Duramax or Cummins get 20+ mpg after break in. Heck, the Cummins race car that Banks built gets over 20 mpg and even tows its own trailer to the salt flats.

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Just a joke! But seriously (from Wikipedia):

Forbes notes "H2 gets a paltry 13 mpg on the highway and 10 mpg in the city." Motortrend observed 12 mpg. Car and Driver observed 10 mpg. A reviewer at about.com got 8.6 mpg. Edmunds observed 9.2 mpg. Four Wheeler magazine observed 10.8 mpg in their final long term report of a H2 SUT. Their worst tank was 7.2 mpg and best tank was 15.3 mpg. Consumer Guide observed 10.7 mpg, even with mostly highway driving. Automobile Magazine averaged less than 10 mpg. US News observed 9.5 mpg according to its trip computer. Cars.com observed 11.4 mpg according to its trip computer in mostly highway driving. Car and Driver notes that the 2008 H2 is more efficient than previous models and will get 11.5 mpg.

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Didn't I just say all that? 10-12 mpg? =)

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