Whoops!!J. R. Ewing wrote:I guess I should explain my reasons for my statement. Thing with the Hummer is that it's a very niche machine, not many people want to be in one let alone drive one so production figures are low. I've driven one on a test drive off road track when I was in the states and they do give out 12 to 15 MPG on a US Gallon so that could be 15 to 18 MPG on a UK Gallon - not good I hear you say but my friend as a 3 series BMW and he gets 25 MPG and the production figures are quite a lot higher for BMW 3 series' and equivalents.skeptik wrote:Why? Unless you actually NEED a monster all terrain truck, its just total overkill for normal road use. I bet most Hummers have just one passenger in them for most of the time. Absurd.I still don't believe the Hummer deserves the battering it recieves from greenies and environmentalists.
Id say it deserves all the battering it gets. With the ammount of resources that goes into making one, and the pathetic mpg it achieves, it is no wonder that its become a totemic enemy for the green movement.
Never mind, I expect in two or three years time there will be a huge second hand stockpile of Hummers that you wont be able to give away. Where do you think gasoline prices are headed in the States? Back down to $1 or on up to $5?... place your bets.
A false sense of security? looks like it. I'd rather drive defensively in a small car, which I KNOW isnt going to save me in the event of a serious accident.
Again I think it could probably be a case of just cutting down the useage of any vehicle and not pinpointing at one while owning and using another.
Maybe I'm wrong, let me know what you think?
I meant "Finger Pointing" not "Pin Pointing".
