| Author | Message | ||
     Brian Kluge (Brianwi) New Member Username: Brianwi Post Number: 16 Registered: 10-2002 |
Unless I'm missing something, nobodys been talking about the Hummer H3 that's due to come out later this year. Does anybody have any info on it? I hear that it's based on the Chevy S10. Oh, the horror! www.hummer3.net some "spy photos": http://www.popularmechanics.com/automotive/spy_reports/2001/2/GMs_Future_Four/in dex2.phtml | ||
| Chris Marcel (Gumarcel) Member Username: Gumarcel Post Number: 115 Registered: 11-2002 |
Wow that looks like crap! I thought the h2 was bad, come on these people are retarded! | ||
| Bruce Mac Lennan (Bmac66) Member Username: Bmac66 Post Number: 22 Registered: 06-2002 |
Looks like just the "ticket" for a wanker. | ||
| Phillip Perkinson (Rover4x4) Member Username: Rover4x4 Post Number: 51 Registered: 02-2003 |
did you mean wankster? IE the song by rapper "50 Cent" | ||
| Paul D. Morgan (V22guy) Senior Member Username: V22guy Post Number: 1263 Registered: 02-2002 |
From that sketch, it looks as though GM is trying to combine the rugid look of a hummer with the usefulness of the new subaru. It's amazing how GM applys sooooo much plastic to their stuff and Americans come running with their wallets to buy it. Kinda like the Aztec thing that Garrett dreams about at night........  I just read an article in Automobile talking about the future of Ford with Land Rover and Jaguar. Not good for LR. But it's even worse for Gm who purchased SAAB. They are loosing their ass! But then again....my VW was built in Mexico...... | ||
| Chris von Czoernig (Chrisvonc) Senior Member Username: Chrisvonc Post Number: 1047 Registered: 07-2002 |
The concept drawings looks terrible compaired to the real truck. This site has some good pictures: http://www.elcova.com/h2/sutgal.html Google image search has some good ones too: http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=hummer+SUT Chris | ||
| Paul D. Morgan (V22guy) Senior Member Username: V22guy Post Number: 1264 Registered: 02-2002 |
Okay, that is better Chris. | ||
| M. K. Watson (Lrover94) Senior Member Username: Lrover94 Post Number: 702 Registered: 02-2002 |
i ave got to get one, maybe two.... | ||
| Greg (Gparrish) Senior Member Username: Gparrish Post Number: 1101 Registered: 04-2002 |
So are we gonna start seeing commercials about "Change for a dollar?" or "Wanna change?" Is there really no real rear wall? Or is that cut for viewing purposes on the show car? Well, it can be called a "Hummalanche"........ | ||
| Jack Parker (Jack) Member Username: Jack Post Number: 98 Registered: 03-2002 |
Hummalance... That's some funny shit | ||
| gp (Garrett) Senior Member Username: Garrett Post Number: 1895 Registered: 10-2001 |
yeah those Aztecs make the Avalanche look sweet!! and those 'sketches' look like Billy from Ohio drew them. damn. i can draw better than that.......sober. | ||
| Leslie N. Bright (Leslie) Senior Member Username: Leslie Post Number: 1839 Registered: 02-2002 |
I saw a quip about the H3 on the bottom of the screen on CNN's Headline News... went to check, and not only is there gonna be an H3, there's gonna be a smaller H4, more like a Wrangler-sized vehicle, so, there'll be a family of 3 HX vehicles.... FWIW... -L | ||
| Greg Hirst (Gregh) Member Username: Gregh Post Number: 89 Registered: 10-2002 |
Yeah, the S10 is a kick-ass offroader... | ||
| Greg (Gparrish) Senior Member Username: Gparrish Post Number: 1104 Registered: 04-2002 |
Yes, but just remember, somewhere some GM engineer and marketing person are getting a pat on the back for being so smart and thinking of this idea to create vehicles based on the reputation of the original. I'm sure we will see the same crap out of Ford once some rocket scientist there realizes they can build an Escort into a truck wagon and throw a LR logo on it and then market the shit out of it to make it sell. How long before the LR Dashes, radios and guages start to come off the standard Ford parts shelf?' Most of the time I would venture to guess that the company is just buying the name and reputation, and not the product line. Who gives a shit about making a product true to heritage if you can make a cheaply produced product, throw a name badge on it and sell it for $50k. | ||
| David Marchand (Dmarchand) Member Username: Dmarchand Post Number: 97 Registered: 09-2002 |
Looks as useful as the Subaru Baja.... I'm a subaru owner as well, and it makes me sad to see what they've done. I'm sure some GM owners out there are crying too. | ||
| Brian Kluge (Brianwi) New Member Username: Brianwi Post Number: 17 Registered: 10-2002 |
Hey Chris von C: The link you provided was for the H2 "SUT", an Avalanche-esque option that'll be available for the H2. The H3, along with an H4 sometime down the line, will be smaller than the H2, or so I've heard. Bri | ||
| Brian Dickens (Bri) Member Username: Bri Post Number: 228 Registered: 08-2002 |
I betcha that the waiting list for this vehicle is a mile long. Hell, on the H2 sight a while back someone mentioned they only had an 18 month wait. Evidence itself that this is truely a wannabe vehicle. However, to each his own, it does come with a rear locker. | ||
| thom mathie (Muskyman) Senior Member Username: Muskyman Post Number: 187 Registered: 11-2002 |
yep brian is right the H2 SUT and the H3 are two different vehichles. but GM is still miles off the mark IMHO
what total Bull shit....GM just keeps stacking it deeper | ||
| Kirk Thibault (Kirkt) New Member Username: Kirkt Post Number: 38 Registered: 11-2002 |
"Most of the time I would venture to guess that the company is just buying the name and reputation, and not the product line. Who gives a shit about making a product true to heritage if you can make a cheaply produced product, throw a name badge on it and sell it for $50k. " This is exactly what happened in the bicycling industry about 5-8 years ago or so - especially as the various subspecialties of mountain biking (downhill, "freeride" and dual slalom) and cyclocross became popular. Instant credibility and niche product representation through purchasing a name and then swapping in the big company's lack of creativity and cheap manufacturing with the small, "cool" little company's logo on it. Oh well. kirk | ||
| Steve (Steve2) New Member Username: Steve2 Post Number: 10 Registered: 09-2002 |
prediction- the new 'h3' will be priced out at $35,000.00 +. it will basically wheel about as well as the mini blazer zr1 (?) they tried to push on the public about 6 years ago... see how many there are on the road today? how about on the trails ? but i am sure it will sell like crazy, as there might be some drizzle on the way from picking up their latte' to the gym..... paleeze!!!!! land rover REALLY needs to get their heads out of their rear diffs, and import the td5 discos with cdl......or bring back the d110sw with a 4.6 or td5 (they could get past importation by installing a 2000lb weight in the back to bring the weight over 7000lbs and then removing the weight at the docks...) steve | ||
| David Marchand (Dmarchand) Member Username: Dmarchand Post Number: 99 Registered: 09-2002 |
I hate to say it but if LR brought the Defender back, I'd put myself on the waiting list for a new one too. Even if it was 18 months.... But not for an H2 of course. | ||
| Blue (Bluegill) Senior Member Username: Bluegill Post Number: 1999 Registered: 02-2002 |
Unless I'm missing something, nobodys been talking about the Hummer H3 that's due to come out later this year. I try to not step in dog shit. I try to not talk about hummers. | ||
| gp (Garrett) Senior Member Username: Garrett Post Number: 1902 Registered: 10-2001 |
the second part of your statement is wayyyyyyy off bill. way off. | ||
| Nathan Cooper (Cooper) New Member Username: Cooper Post Number: 26 Registered: 10-2002 |
whats up with that wierd Kino light on the roof? is that so the front of the vehicle is always ready for a photo op? | ||
| Paul Clawson (Pnut) New Member Username: Pnut Post Number: 39 Registered: 02-2003 |
yeah I read that GM hopes to give land rover discovery some competition with the H3 as it will be priced around 35,000.00. I'm sure they are shaking in the boots in Solihull...from the laughter | ||
| Eric N (Grnrvr) Senior Member Username: Grnrvr Post Number: 1263 Registered: 02-2002 |
If that light is what I think it is I would love to have one on my Disco. Having a FLIR System in the truck would be a cool toy to play with. | ||
| Andrew Clarke (Aclarke) Senior Member Username: Aclarke Post Number: 298 Registered: 10-2002 |
Aaaaah yes, infrared video cameras. Last time I played with one of those was about 10 years ago. It cost around C$70,000 at the time and as a Co-op student working for the government I got to demonstrate it at trade shows. I had great fun demonstrating it by showing trade show chicks how "hot" they were Tax dollars hard at work. | ||
| Corey (Discobro) Member Username: Discobro Post Number: 94 Registered: 12-2002 |
What's with this boxy look anyway? Has anyone seen the Honda Element up close? Basically a miniature of the 03 Hummer. |
