The last three months or so I have seen many more on the road as well, though not all that ugly yellow color. I find it interesting that we keep getting bigger, more expensive and less fuel effecient cars, but if I want the equivalent of the old VW Beetle (small, efficient and easy to repair yourself for most things), or one of those European mini cars then I am for the most part out of luck. And if you do have a small car woe be to anyone who gets hit by one of these huge things.
I am not saying no one should be allowed to buy these things, but I do wish our society respected and helped out bicyclists, walkers, small effecient car owners and public transit riders as much as the do SUV type vehicles. For example here is an article that tells how the Bush admin. is giving a tax break for larger SUVs and trucks. link
What I would like to see is people who bicycle, take public transit or walk to work get big tax breaks and incentives and let those who can afford their huge wasteful cars pay more for the privilidge. And I realize people who buy these types of vehicles already pay a lot, however, they know what they are buying and I feel should not get favorable breaks like this.
Oh boy, another thread for people to piss and moan about what others choose to drive. He’s got a Hummer so obviously he must be a prick who cares nothing about other people. She’s driving a Jaguar so obviously she’s a whore with a rich husband. He’s driving a Corvette so he must be compensating for a small penis. Help me out folks. :rolleyes:
We have a dipshit in the building at work who can’t FIT his Hummer into any spots, so he parks in the fucking loading zone instead. Dumbass - it’s a LOADING ZONE. Luckily, the building manager has ticketed him several times…I don’t think he’ll be parking his butt-ugly tank there anymore.
I don’t give a shit if people want to buy SUVs or trucks - whatever. It’s your gas bill. I just ask one thing - if you BUY a giant SUV or truck - please make sure you can park the fucking thing. If you can’t park it correctly, you don’t need to drive it. This after nearly getting sideswiped by a woman driving a GMC Yukon and nearly taking my little Kia out, then leaving her car in that position so I had to do some fancy driving to get myself OUT of the spot without hitting her precious truck. She was halfway into my spot.
What she said. They’re hideous. And even if one is using them for 4wheelin’ are they that much better than a good old landcruiser, that there is actually a logical reason to have one?
I can see paying a lot for a car. A good looking car that runs and handles worth it’s price. Does the 50k monstrosity handle 50k worth? Cuz it looks $1.89 worth.
Sorry, I’m with the pinky waving crowd. Sounds like compensation for something.
for all the men who couldn’t get anyone to give them a road hummer…now they can drive one. anyway to each his or her own.
I saw the stretch hummer the other day…whoever saw the one at the gas station…did you get a look at how much the fill up cost?
my biggest beef with this or any large size car driver, is that when you are waiting to make a left hand turn in a normal size car, these suv/minivan drivers drive up on your right to make a right turn, and totally block your line of vision. clearly had they stayed back a few feet they could easily see over lil ole me. I’m not sure what to do at that point except to give them the stare of death. most people ignore you, except one bloke who was trying to give me the all clear and direct me into my turn…
yeah like i’m gonna charge blindly out into traffic to my death.
I’ve gotta say, I like the original hummer (used to drive one as a squad car) but i’f I’m gonna drop that kinda jack on a CAR, it’s gonna be this one, theFord 427. That’s what I’M talkin about.
Blech, they’re horrible. Dunno about Brutus’ experience, but I was kidnapped, and forced to accompany a friend on a test drive. They don’t handle well, they’re noisy, not as big as their exterior would lead you to believe and I felt like a jackass riding around in it. To compensate/apologize I went out and planted a couple of trees.
A couple of blocks from where I live is a very very modest, economically speaking, neighborhood. Around christmas someone bought a Hummer. Great, they have a car that’s worth more than the blessed house it’s parked in front of. I haven’t seen it lately and something makes me think that it was repo’d. My sis worked in that industry and says a lot of folks cobble together enough cash to get a flashy new car and then lose it not too long after.
When you put it that way, where do I sign?!?
Actually I just bought a new Honda CR-V last week. Plenty of room, and 23/28 mpg. Also rated high in quality and satisfaction. In other words, it’s the anti-Hummer.
Uh, you do know how the economy works, don’t ya?
A hint: People who spend money create jobs. People who put it in their vault in their mansion to sit on and roll around in have uncomfortable chairs and filthy habits. But, I think you are confusing reality with the economics you learned while reading Scrooge McDuck comics as a youngster.
It has to be all those billionaires that jb_007 (or some such) was hating in a different thread. The pretentious pricks just can’t be happy with pillow cases stuffed with $100 bills. No, they have to buy land tanks which are probably packed to the gunwales with $100 bills.
Seriously…as far as off roading, I think they (at least the military versions) do pretty well. They can negotiate a 26" vertical barrier.
And you can put in or take out air in the tires as you drive along. Let’s see your $35K SUV do THAT!
Buying giant cars is a pretty inefficient way to create jobs. Really rich people don’t keep their money as cash in a vault like Scrooge McDuck; they put it in tax-free offshore accounts. If they wanted to use it to create jobs, they’ve already got the means; if they get extra money from a tax cut, they’ll just shove that into their Bermuda bank accounts on top of the pile they’ve already got.
The first time I saw a Hummer, when they first became available to consumers, I went over to take a look at it. Not only was it taking up a space and a half, but it had a proximity alarm that went off when I got close, announcing in a Robocop voice: “STEP AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE!” I had fun for a while walking back and forth in front of the Hummer to make it talk, then left a note saying, “Tell your stupid car to shut up.” I thought about hanging around just to see what the owner looked like, because I had to wonder – what sort of person not only spends (at that time) about $80,000 on a car, but thinks he can order people not to walk close to it in a public parking lot?
The other day, we went to the store in the Mini.
Saw a parking space and zipped right in, no problem.
An H2 comes lumbering along. Pulls in, backs out. Pulls in again, backs out.
We stood there, watching in interestest. Mr Baboon was amused at the amount of time it took while I was watching to make sure that she wasn’t going to hit my car.
So, she finally parks. She has great difficulty getting out.
I wish you could have seen it: I believe my car length ended approximatly where her front seat began. It just stunned me to see such an excessive waste of space, etc.
At this point me and Mr baboon are walking away. She comes running after us.
She says: oh oh! isn’t that adorable how are cars look next to each other?
me: no, I don’t think it’s neat at all how big your car it is, persoanlly.
her: but…but the size difference!
me: I’ll say…
her: but…but, I won in in a contest.
me: yeah, ok…
To which I just walked off. Her car her choice…but still! I know that the Mini isn’t for everyone, but these new SUVs just seem excessive.
As for being involved in an accident with one, I am not too worried.
My mini handles much better. I would be more concerned being in an SUV. Those things seem to be deathtraps!
Besides, not chatting on the cell phone at the same time lets me concentrate on …driving.
I’ll second the real ugly thing, and that has nothing to do with it taking up space like there’s no tomorrow or using fuel like it was 1999 (TAFKANAPrince-Speak).
Small cars can be ugly, too. May I present the pustule on the face of cardom: Fiat Multipla
And I really like the idea with the Lobster license plate, Shirley. But I guess that would take all the fun out of being a bigwig Hummer driver.
Ah, I am particularly impressed by the tasteful use of blacklight and neon trim. Clearly for those looking for the bespoke wedding or graduation party look.
I was just thinking, how can I really get that just so look for my next wedding? Clearly importing one of these will just do the trick for emphasizing my nationality and like.
