In the commercials for the Hummer SUV, is that Brian Adams singing? It sure sounds like it.
I don’t know, but the H2 has got to ge the ugliest damned vehicle I’ve ever seen. And it doesn’t even have Humvee running gear. (I think I heard it’s based on the Chevy Suburban.)
Actually, I’m not sure I like the civilian Hummer. I like my offroad vehicles with plain metal dashboards and no carpet and no leather. I’d have a surplus Humvee (even with the problems you’d have with a worn-out military vehicle with a different electrical system and such), but someone would have to give me a Hummer. And if anyone gave me an H2, I’d sell it and get a used Cessna.
I still stand by the baja as the ugliest vehicle ever.
glares at straight line lying there dead on the floor…
When I was looking to buy a new van/truck/whatever a couple years ago, the review mag I read said that the Humvee was just about the worst possible vehicle for any non-commercial utility useage. Too heavy, too bulky, bad mileage, doesn’t carry as much as you’d think. Its only claims to fame are (a) nigh indestructable (which prolly doesn’t count for the SUV version) and (b) nigh un-stoppable (a friend of mine who was in the army said the only time he ever see a Humvee get stuck was when they air-dropped a platoon of vehicles into a field which turns out to have been about a yard deep in mud…). The Suburban kicks the SUV Hummer’s ass up one side and down the other, with the added advantage of not looking like it might be an $80,000 vehicle.
I refuse to buy a Humvee until the machine gun comes standard.
Considering some of the misshapen creatures I’ve seen on the road the past few years I don’t think it is at all the ugliest, but I don’t think there’s anything “utility” about it.
It’s just another vehicle for rich folks to buy.
They are terribley uncomfortable rides IMHO and they looks like squashed ice cream trucks.
I have no problem with SUV’s, since I have one, but these guys that I see driving around in Hummers look ridiculous. I saw a guy loading his groceries in the back seat of his highly polished Hummer last week. Wish I woulda had a camera.
This may be a record for responses ignoring the OP! 
To steal from an article I read once, the H2 is the ultimate FUV.
The other one I love is the Caddy Escalade truck. Have you EVER seen one with anything in the bed? Checked out the Caddy website. They didn’t have a single picture of this alleged truck hauling anything.
I wouldn’t have a Humvee for the purposes for which the magazine reviewed it, which is why I would not like a civilian one. If I had a Humvee it would be for “fun” – going offroad, going to shooting areas, etc. No padded dash (which is required on the civilian ones), no carpets, no stereo, just metal. I can’t imagine that it would be any less comfortable than a Willys CJ2A, which can be a bit of a “kidney buster” offroad.
But since I’m still in Los Hideous, there’s no point in getting one yet.
As for the OP (not to ignore it 
) I still don’t know.
Why are the Auto Companies making this big, monstrous Trucks/SUVs, and why are the consumer buying these Trucks/SUVs. Don’t these cost alot to build and then buy. Can either really afford the money required to finance these Trucks/SUVs - Auto Companies - Materials required to build, marketing/advertising, R & D / Consumer - Gas, Insurance, Repairs/Maintenance, etc.
Hummer, Escalade, Navigator, M-Class, and the other Trucks/SUV’s in the family.
Maybe I guess I just don’t get it.
Actually, I think it’s the Tahoe.
And the H2 is a LOT cheaper than the H1. List starts under 50K. That Navigator next to you may well be more expensive.
But they are ugly. Looks like they built it from parts.
“Hey, I need a bumper.”
“We don’t have any. Want an I-beam?”
“Yeah, let’s bolt that on.”
Not if you can write off $32,000 of the $47,000 purchase price. See here.
Intaglio, can’t you use the same logic against most high-end sedans and sportscars? Why do you think the car companies make those?
There are a few Hummer comercials out witha few different songs, but the song I think you’re refering to is called The Only Way (Is the Wrong Way) by the band Filter. Great song, and a great CD!!!
You answered the first part of your question with the second part of your question.
Ooooh! I’ve got one of the SUVs in that list. Can the tax break be retroactively applied?
The H2 ain’t that special, or rugged. The next time you walk by one, tap that pretty chrome grille in front with your fingernails. Notice that it is not chrome, but plastic. Cheap piece of crap for over $50K, and it rides like a nightmare- very bouncy and unstable-feeling.
Nope, I’ll stick to the finest 4x4 ever built, thank you.
And no, I have no idea who sings the damn song!
BTW, the key to the tax break is the “business expense” part. If you can’t do it legitimately as a business expense, you are out of luck.
Hey, somebody who answered my question!!!
I’ve heard some Filter songs before, and I know what they sound like, but I swear, in this song, at least the part I hear in the commercial, Richard Patrick really sounds like Brian Adams.
Anyway, thank you for answering the question I asked 
Thank God somebody did!