Hummer H2

We have an H1 in the Fire Dept...gotta say its a piece gets stuck like no four wheel vehicle I have ever driven.....actually let me change that when it does get stuck it is really stuck.
 
engine23ccvfd said:
... when it does get stuck it is really stuck.
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I concurr. When I worked at Syncrude, they were considering changing to Hummers (the old ones, with the pickup bed) from the standard Ford and Chev 3/4 tons. Seems the Fords and Chevs got stuck a lot, and the guys would do really stupid things with them.

I've seen trucks that were 6" deep in tarsand - in the passenger compartment! Normal problems - seats shredded, boxes torn off, fenders, bumpers missing, suspension caved, you know, the stuff you see at a monster truck pull.

They thought the Hummer was going to stand up better to the abuse. Hummers did take quite a bit of abuse, more than a regular truck would have. Well, all they did was get them stuck harder. I saw one Hummer that had to be pulled out with a D9 Cat. Two other Hummers couldn't get it out.

Now, a normal pickup wouldn't have got there in the first place, but when you tell some drivers "they won't get stuck like a pickup will" - the drivers will just try harder!
 
Hey Ross,.. I was at Camp Stanley 94-95. Helicopter mechanic in the 2nd Infantry.

I've had Humvees stuck only once or twice. It's possible of course! But you have to try pretty hard, and usually have a lot of fun in the process!

Tom
 
I'm not a big fan of the H2 either. However, there have been a few times I've seen women drivers use them to cut off a**holes trying to zip by on the shoulder or sneak into the front of a long line of cars.

When that happens, I'm usually so thrilled I would send them flowers if I knew where they lived. THAT is a good use for a huge vehicle.

A mechanic friend of mine said that the H2 is just a different exterior plunked down on a Suburban chassis. Anyone here able to confirm or deny that?
 
Tahoe platform actually but the same vehicle nonetheless. The longer Avalanche (and Escalade EXT) is based on the Suburban.

But I also understand that the H2 is built at the AM General Indiana plant where the H1 comes from (I believe I read this somewhere).
 
I gotta coworker who's got one of the durn things...in fact, it's exactly the same color as the one in the first picture. He's pretty proud of it, and I've seen it...he's got a right to be. He's installed some kinda multifunction display thingamajig in the panel, where the radios used to be...does the stereo functions and plays DVDs while on the road and has a moving-map display sorta GPS thing.

I was impressed...sorta. I take a lotta heat from my coworkers for the MM: "What's that? Ewww, a gas hog...it's too big...insurance is too expensive..." these and more from Fed employees running around in 6-year Saturns and 13-year old Escorts, to say nothing of all the minivans. :rolleyes: There's also the more practically minded comment, "I wouldn't have it as my primary car." Can't really defeat that one. I probably shouldn't, but oh well...it'll be fun to restore some day...

But if they wanna criticize practicality, man...that H2 is totally impractical. The phrase "gas mileage" doesn't even apply here. Sure, there' s a lotta room inside, but I've got a lotta room too, and I get 24 mpg on the highway. Not nearly as sturdy as the H1.
And in STL, snow traction's a must (I'm gonna be in trouble this winter!); H2's are gonna be doin' pirouettes all the over the interstate. Gonna look like a high-priced fat-lady ballet.

My coworker was so happy while he was showing me around...said he was only the 3rd guy in all of STL to get his...think he said Nelly the rap star got the other two. I looked my coworker right in the eye, thanked him for the tour, and walked away convinced more than ever that my MM was the best deal in town...
 
I deal with these things at work every now and then and they have horrible build quality. I shut the back hatch on one and one of the taillamp brush guards popped off. I would't want to even hit a shubbery in one of these things.
 
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