Exactly, if you need the capabilities of the Hummer,..... get a
Hummer, the H1, not the parking lot destroyer, the H2.
Joe OBrien
--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Jack Stiefel" <jackstiefel@xxxx>
wrote:
> You know I was thinking that as I replied to Marc's post myself.
I was
> telling my father the other day that next Hurricane season I might
be able
> to make it to our plant facility even in the worst conditions. I
can just
> see me pulling up to a customer to pick up their scrap wheels in
my wife's
> H2.
>
>
>
> On a side note, my father and I were also mulling about replacing
our Rams
> with H1's one day for work one day for just that impression I
described
> before. We tow about 8000 Lbs or scrap in our trailers daily, and
the H1
> would more than tackle that. If the H2 came in diesel we would do
it now.
> Our junkyard buddies would flip out if we drove in with those bad
boys lol.
>
>
>
> Jack Stiefel -- Tampa, Florida
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> From: Andrei Cular [mailto:acular@xxxx]
> Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 9:43 PM
> To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [DMCForum] Big Trucks..
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>
> In south west FL 6" of standing water is a daily occurance during
rainy
> season.
>
>
> Andrei
>
> Marc Levy wrote:
>
> >
> >How often will you wife need to tackle 6 inches of
> >standing water at 40mph? or climb 16-inch steps?
> >
> >It may be a capable vehicle, but in most cases the
> >only purpose to a vehicle like this is status. Most
> >(not all) owners have no need for that kind of
> >machine.
> >
> >
> >--- Jack Stiefel <jackstiefel@xxxx> wrote:
> ><SNIP>
> >
> >
> >>The H2 is said to be capable of tackling 6 inches of
> >>standing water without
> >>slowing below 40 mph, and conquer 20-inch streams at
> >>5 mph. According to
> >>Hummer "It can also comfortably and confidently
> >>climb 16-inch steps and
> >>rocks, without getting hung up or jarring its
> >>passengers. And it can paddle
> >>through deep sand or run over sandy surfaces in
> >>high-speed desert conditions
> >>with remarkable ease." The H2's 6.0-liter V8 is good
> >>for 316 hp and 360 lb
> >>ft of torque. The V8 is mated to a heavy duty GM
> >>4L65-E four-speed
> >>electronic automatic transmission, with a 3.06 first
> >>gear ratio.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>Just my 2 cents, but it is a very capable vehicle my
> >>wife will be proud to
> >>drive around since she hates the Mini-van. Truth be
> >>told it will be her
> >>daily driver as I use my 2005 Ram 2500 Turbo Diesel.
> >>
> >>
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