ahhh, thanks eugene. that's the one. now if only i could download the damn thing from anywhere i'd be happy. you know that's bad when even p2p has nothing.
ahhh, thanks eugene. that's the one. now if only i could download the damn thing from anywhere i'd be happy. you know that's bad when even p2p has nothing.
oh shit. i just saw the commerical. i can't believe they let them use this. i have this cd
i do hae to admit as much as i hate these trucks, there commerical are good
H2's are for insecure men with big egos and small weenies. It's the Porshe 911 / Corvette of the new millennium!
I suppose everybody should drive a beat-up jalopy or a cookie-cutter Honda Civic then? The same applies to big, flashy homes vs. modest accomodations? What about big plasma screens vs icky rear-projection monitors?
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Originally posted by burningwheel
oh shit. i just saw the commerical. i can't believe they let them use this. i have this cd
Maybe they like money--Money that buys flashy cars, big homes and plasma TV monitors.
I suppose everybody should drive a beat-up jalopy or a cookie-cutter Honda Civic then? The same applies to big, flashy homes vs. modest accomodations? What about big plasma screens vs icky rear-projection monitors?
Naw, it's because the H2 is the biggest scam perpetrated on the consumer since Dr. John's Hair Tonic and Bathtub Cleaner.
It has no mechanical or performance relation to the original Hummer, it's just a Tahoe in another skin. For twice the price.
The original Hummer is an *amazing* vehicle and worth every penny... this? A scam... and people seem to be happy to be fleeced. I believe the word best describing that is 'moron'.
I suppose everybody should drive a beat-up jalopy or a cookie-cutter Honda Civic then? The same applies to big, flashy homes vs. modest accomodations? What about big plasma screens vs icky rear-projection monitors?
OK, OK... you forced me to be more specific...
1) Not all H2 drivers who are male are afflicted with big egos and small dicks, but I wager a large majority are because of how said vehicle is marketed.
2) Yes, absolutely the same can be applied to guys with houses 2 and 3x larger than they actually need... guys who buy gigantic televisions in order to impress their buddies / neighbors... and even guys who never used to ride motorcycles, but suddenly, at the age of 30 to 40-something, feel the urge to own a Harley.
Naw, it's because the H2 is the biggest scam perpetrated on the consumer since Dr. John's Hair Tonic and Bathtub Cleaner.
Somebody decided to clump it with a high-performance supercar like a Porsche 911, and an affordable sports car like the Corvette. And even the H2 has its uses as an intermediary between its Suburban and H1 cousins.
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It has no mechanical or performance relation to the original Hummer, it's just a Tahoe in another skin. For twice the price.
It actually isn't. The drivetrain is closer to an H1's than a Suburban's. As beefy? No. Raised transaxle? No. Tahoe in another skin? Sorta-not-really-no.
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The original Hummer is an *amazing* vehicle and worth every penny... this? A scam... and people seem to be happy to be fleeced. I believe the word best describing that is 'moron'.
They're getting what they want. Do you think H2 buyers are going to really test its off-road capabilities (which are indeed better than a Suburban's)? They're not marketing it as an equal to the H1 anyway. Heh, the brand is coming out with even smaller, less capable SUVs next year.
They're getting what they want. Do you think H2 buyers are going to really test its off-road capabilities (which are indeed better than a Suburban's)?
Of course not - I'd be shocked if most of them every see dirt *over* asphalt, much less dirt by itself.
Face it, it's a lame thing to own... either you have no need for the performance, and it's just bling bling for the yuppie crowd, or you got fleeced if you thought you were getting a serious off-road vehicle.
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They're not marketing it as an equal to the H1 anyway. Heh, the brand is coming out with even smaller, less capable SUVs next year.
Lame, lame, lame.
I feel sorry for H2 owners, to be honest. They got taken out of ignorance.
Almost none of the latter, I'd say. What's wrong with $bling$ again?
Um, how about that it's an utter waste of someone's resources in an attempt to gain social status in a completely empty and idiotic way?
Sorry, I don't see any difference between an H2, a Countach, or a 4" gold VW emblem on a 2lb gold chain around someone's neck. I don't feel envy, just pity for someone who's so devoid of their own sense of self-worth that that's the only way then can make themselves feel better.
In that respect, the comparison to a balding middle-aged man in a 911 hoping to pick up a hot young thing is spot on.
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That's only if they think they're going to go off-road, which you just agreed is not what most buyers ever plan on doing.
Or they bought it for bling, in which I case I pity them as a person, not just their wallet.
Clue to the H2 owners: no one's impressed. No one cares. People are laughing at you behind your back. It's just that simple. Stop overcompensating and live your life a little.
So, back to the jalopy and Honda Civic thing. That's what everyone should drive, eh? Whether personal preference is driven by social pressure or not, so what? People laugh at us for using MACs too. I don't think they're any more informed than you are.
So, back to the jalopy and Honda Civic thing. That's what everyone should drive, eh?
Not at all.
If you need the capabilities of a type of vehicle, get it. I own a Jeep Cherokee. I use the 4WD on a fairly regular basis, and haul medium sized loads semi-regularly.
If you need the social status of the type of car you drive, get therapy. Don't waste your money on a chunk of metal that just makes you look stupid.
H2 = nouveau riche (but not really rich) and typically lower education level. Real class is a nice, 100 yo home, big or small, in a nice, old neighborhood with an accord, volvo or whatever as the day car and, if you care about cars, a vintage ferrari (or whatever niche you dig) that you trailer up to the track on a weekend.
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So I'm guessing you mean Rhythm of Snow's Getting Closer to an Unknown Goal.
My favorite Hummer commercial is still the Happy Jack one. Mojave 3's Bluebird of Happiness is a good song.
Originally posted by Eugene
All the spots+music are listed at www.hummer.com.
So I'm guessing you mean Rhythm of Snow's Getting Closer to an Unknown Goal.
My favorite Hummer commercial is still the Happy Jack one. Mojave 3's Bluebird of Happiness is a good song.
As much as I hate the Hummer's and as often as we disagree (
Originally posted by Eugene
All the spots+music are listed at www.hummer.com.
So I'm guessing you mean Rhythm of Snow's Getting Closer to an Unknown Goal.
My favorite Hummer commercial is still the Happy Jack one. Mojave 3's Bluebird of Happiness is a good song.
link is wrong
that's sucks they used a mojave 3 song. i can't believe they let them use it
eidte; i guess link works. weird.
Originally posted by alcimedes
ahhh, thanks eugene. that's the one. now if only i could download the damn thing from anywhere i'd be happy. you know that's bad when even p2p has nothing.
oh shit. i just saw the commerical. i can't believe they let them use this. i have this cd
i do hae to admit as much as i hate these trucks, there commerical are good
Originally posted by Moogs
H2's are for insecure men with big egos and small weenies. It's the Porshe 911 / Corvette of the new millennium!
I suppose everybody should drive a beat-up jalopy or a cookie-cutter Honda Civic then? The same applies to big, flashy homes vs. modest accomodations? What about big plasma screens vs icky rear-projection monitors?
Originally posted by burningwheel
oh shit. i just saw the commerical. i can't believe they let them use this. i have this cd
Maybe they like money--Money that buys flashy cars, big homes and plasma TV monitors.
Originally posted by Eugene
I suppose everybody should drive a beat-up jalopy or a cookie-cutter Honda Civic then? The same applies to big, flashy homes vs. modest accomodations? What about big plasma screens vs icky rear-projection monitors?
Naw, it's because the H2 is the biggest scam perpetrated on the consumer since Dr. John's Hair Tonic and Bathtub Cleaner.
It has no mechanical or performance relation to the original Hummer, it's just a Tahoe in another skin. For twice the price.
The original Hummer is an *amazing* vehicle and worth every penny... this? A scam... and people seem to be happy to be fleeced. I believe the word best describing that is 'moron'.
Originally posted by Eugene
I suppose everybody should drive a beat-up jalopy or a cookie-cutter Honda Civic then? The same applies to big, flashy homes vs. modest accomodations? What about big plasma screens vs icky rear-projection monitors?
OK, OK... you forced me to be more specific...
1) Not all H2 drivers who are male are afflicted with big egos and small dicks, but I wager a large majority are because of how said vehicle is marketed.
2) Yes, absolutely the same can be applied to guys with houses 2 and 3x larger than they actually need... guys who buy gigantic televisions in order to impress their buddies / neighbors... and even guys who never used to ride motorcycles, but suddenly, at the age of 30 to 40-something, feel the urge to own a Harley.
Happy?
Originally posted by Kickaha
Naw, it's because the H2 is the biggest scam perpetrated on the consumer since Dr. John's Hair Tonic and Bathtub Cleaner.
Somebody decided to clump it with a high-performance supercar like a Porsche 911, and an affordable sports car like the Corvette. And even the H2 has its uses as an intermediary between its Suburban and H1 cousins.
It has no mechanical or performance relation to the original Hummer, it's just a Tahoe in another skin. For twice the price.
It actually isn't. The drivetrain is closer to an H1's than a Suburban's. As beefy? No. Raised transaxle? No. Tahoe in another skin? Sorta-not-really-no.
The original Hummer is an *amazing* vehicle and worth every penny... this? A scam... and people seem to be happy to be fleeced. I believe the word best describing that is 'moron'.
They're getting what they want. Do you think H2 buyers are going to really test its off-road capabilities (which are indeed better than a Suburban's)? They're not marketing it as an equal to the H1 anyway. Heh, the brand is coming out with even smaller, less capable SUVs next year.
Originally posted by Eugene
They're getting what they want. Do you think H2 buyers are going to really test its off-road capabilities (which are indeed better than a Suburban's)?
Of course not - I'd be shocked if most of them every see dirt *over* asphalt, much less dirt by itself.
Face it, it's a lame thing to own... either you have no need for the performance, and it's just bling bling for the yuppie crowd, or you got fleeced if you thought you were getting a serious off-road vehicle.
They're not marketing it as an equal to the H1 anyway. Heh, the brand is coming out with even smaller, less capable SUVs next year.
Lame, lame, lame.
I feel sorry for H2 owners, to be honest. They got taken out of ignorance.
Originally posted by Kickaha
it's just bling bling for the yuppie crowd, or you got fleeced if you thought you were getting a serious off-road vehicle.
Almost none of the latter, I'd say. What's wrong with $bling$ again?
I feel sorry for H2 owners, to be honest. They got taken out of ignorance.
That's only if they think they're going to go off-road, which you just agreed is not what most buyers ever plan on doing.
Originally posted by Eugene
Almost none of the latter, I'd say. What's wrong with $bling$ again?
Um, how about that it's an utter waste of someone's resources in an attempt to gain social status in a completely empty and idiotic way?
Sorry, I don't see any difference between an H2, a Countach, or a 4" gold VW emblem on a 2lb gold chain around someone's neck. I don't feel envy, just pity for someone who's so devoid of their own sense of self-worth that that's the only way then can make themselves feel better.
In that respect, the comparison to a balding middle-aged man in a 911 hoping to pick up a hot young thing is spot on.
That's only if they think they're going to go off-road, which you just agreed is not what most buyers ever plan on doing.
Or they bought it for bling, in which I case I pity them as a person, not just their wallet.
Clue to the H2 owners: no one's impressed. No one cares. People are laughing at you behind your back. It's just that simple. Stop overcompensating and live your life a little.
I don't laugh at H2 drivers.
Originally posted by Eugene
So, back to the jalopy and Honda Civic thing. That's what everyone should drive, eh?
Not at all.
If you need the capabilities of a type of vehicle, get it. I own a Jeep Cherokee. I use the 4WD on a fairly regular basis, and haul medium sized loads semi-regularly.
If you need the social status of the type of car you drive, get therapy. Don't waste your money on a chunk of metal that just makes you look stupid.
Originally posted by Kickaha
If you need the social status of the type of car you drive, get therapy. Don't waste your money on a chunk of metal that just makes you look stupid.
I think you're full of it.
Originally posted by Eugene
I think you're full of it.
And that matters to me not one bit, sorry.
H2s don't impress me. Gold chains don't impress me. 911s don't impress me. Sorry to disappoint you.