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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 02:38 PM Original message |
HUMMER HATERS...just so you know. The cars you really need to hate |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
1. I saw a CNN report a year or two ago that said Hummers get on average 6 miles per gallon |
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gatorboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 03:03 PM Response to Reply #1 |
37. You were probably referring to the original hummers, I think. |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
2. Hummers are just a symbol - the real worst MPG goes to the Escalade |
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bullwinkle428 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 03:50 PM Response to Reply #2 |
78. The Escalade actually does okay, but Hummer won't even list MPG figures |
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hatrack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 09:12 PM Response to Reply #78 |
154. By law, Hummers don't HAVE to list MPG figures - neither do Excursions |
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bullwinkle428 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 09:39 PM Response to Reply #154 |
157. I wonder when that exemption was put into place - |
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Sapere aude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
3. Those old cars use to run on leaded gas now they have to be detuned to run on unleaded I think. |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 02:50 PM Response to Reply #3 |
21. Not really - high octane fuel is high octane whether it is produced |
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meldroc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 03:24 PM Response to Reply #3 |
67. Lead was added to gasoline to prevent knocking. |
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VTMechEngr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 05:00 PM Response to Reply #3 |
103. You just need to rework the heads |
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meldroc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 05:05 PM Response to Reply #103 |
106. Yep, that's right. |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
4. I know I hate those too. |
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nonconformist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
5. I think it's a matter of resources |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 03:10 PM Response to Reply #5 |
45. ... |
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lazyriver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 03:10 PM Response to Reply #5 |
46. Bingo n/t |
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JNelson6563 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 03:15 PM Response to Reply #5 |
56. Amazing you had to 'splain it |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 05:41 PM Response to Reply #5 |
123. Bingo! n/t |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 06:50 PM Response to Reply #5 |
133. Bingo, that's why I don't get pissy over old cars. |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
6. It's not just the gas mileage. |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 05:18 PM Response to Reply #6 |
111. bingo! n/t |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 09:08 PM Response to Reply #6 |
149. Then it isn't an environmental issue. What if it was a hybrid but the same size? |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 07:40 AM Response to Reply #6 |
169. It's the small penis, short man syndrome |
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TN al (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 09:26 AM Response to Reply #169 |
177. Kind of like this? |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 11:06 AM Response to Reply #177 |
182. Exactly! Ha! n/t |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 08:42 AM Response to Reply #177 |
216. yeppers. |
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rox63 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
7. I think it's because they're such obvious examples of consumption |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 02:47 PM Response to Reply #7 |
16. a lot of people got Hummers basically for free a few years back... |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 05:24 PM Response to Reply #16 |
115. Yes, over 8,000 lbs, got up to $100,000 in tax breaks, while the credit |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 10:21 PM Response to Reply #16 |
228. People with sterling credit and the liquid cash up front to buy them. |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 02:42 PM Original message |
My wife's 1983 Cadillac |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
26. My mother's 1977 Chevrolet Monte Carlo has only 48,000 miles on it. |
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spacelady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 10:42 PM Response to Reply #26 |
208. Word. Have driven my '68 Buick Riviera since 1975. n/t |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 10:25 PM Response to Reply #26 |
229. YES! Buying a new car can be worse than buying Chinese jeans @ WalMart |
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quispquake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 02:42 PM Response to Original message |
8. Because these days, people should know better... |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 02:46 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. THE POINT IS PISSY PANTS GAVE A Tax cut until it was revoked for rich people to buy them! |
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Solo_in_MD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 02:59 PM Response to Reply #14 |
34. Actually it was targeted at small business to buy delivery or work trucks |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 03:36 PM Response to Reply #34 |
76. and it was used by a whole lot of yuppies.. |
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Solo_in_MD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 04:02 PM Response to Reply #76 |
83. Unintended consequences is one of the reason taxes should not be used for social policy |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 04:13 PM Response to Reply #83 |
85. i don't say they are not...this tax break was another tax cut ...it just burns my rear end !! |
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Telly Savalas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 11:31 PM Response to Reply #83 |
214. All manner of policy mechanisms have unintended consequences. |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 01:53 AM Response to Reply #83 |
247. ???? |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 04:09 PM Response to Reply #34 |
84. Are you claiming Democrats "broadly supported" Bush's tax plan in 2003? |
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Solo_in_MD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 09:58 PM Response to Reply #84 |
158. You are quite correct that as a package Dems did not support the package, but |
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in_cog_ni_to (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 06:51 PM Response to Reply #14 |
134. $38,000 Federal Tax Deduction. "It's not just a Hummer, it's a tax break" |
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VTMechEngr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 04:38 PM Response to Reply #8 |
95. My 77 VW Bus gets 20/28 mpg. |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 02:42 PM Response to Original message |
9. Some people are too poor to buy a new car. |
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Rosemary2205 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 03:01 PM Response to Reply #9 |
35. Yep. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 03:54 PM Response to Reply #35 |
80. Anybody who begrudges you that deserves a kick in the seat. |
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derby378 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
10. Personally, I don't mind Hummers that much... |
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Clark2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 03:26 PM Response to Reply #10 |
70. I salute them, too - they make enough money to afford hybrid |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
11. hummers just piss me off to no end..the thought of people driving them as cars and the symbolism |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 02:48 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. They look silly as grocery grabbers in Chevy Chase, MD. nt |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 02:51 PM Response to Reply #11 |
24. So what would you say if that HUMMER |
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EnviroBat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 03:13 PM Response to Reply #24 |
52. I'd have to wonder what my tax money was going towards, and I'd be frikkin OUTRAGED! |
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fudge stripe cookays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 08:54 AM Response to Reply #52 |
217. Yeah. Me too. |
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MindPilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 03:26 PM Response to Reply #24 |
69. However you'll notice that most people who need a truck/van/SUV |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 04:24 PM Response to Reply #69 |
87. This is because they're NOT work vehicles |
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flyarm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 03:40 PM Response to Reply #24 |
77. i don't have a problem with that..just jane doe wifey driving it to think they are cool.. |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 05:36 PM Response to Reply #77 |
119. Why are you associating it with gender? |
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Gemini Cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 10:47 AM Response to Reply #119 |
180. Maybe that's what s/he sees. |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 02:49 PM Response to Reply #180 |
200. Sees? Or notices? |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 10:40 PM Response to Reply #24 |
230. You show me a fuckin' farmer with a VALID need for a hummer that |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 01:58 AM Response to Reply #24 |
248. They are neither light nor trucks. |
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RedEarth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 02:45 PM Response to Original message |
12. Gas mileage depends on the Hummer...H1 get 8-10 mpg...H2..11 mpg...H3..17 mpg |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 02:46 PM Response to Original message |
13. Maybe the Hummer people should NOT hire you for PR. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
15. My 1973 Mercury Capri gets 27mpg on the highway, but you're right... |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 03:31 PM Response to Reply #15 |
72. Your '73 Capri (fun car to drive BTW) puts out many times the emissions of a newer car |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 03:34 PM Response to Reply #72 |
74. not if it gets driven only once a week |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 06:38 PM Response to Reply #72 |
129. I drive it once or twice a month. But I'm thinking of putting something else under the hood. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 08:16 AM Response to Reply #129 |
171. At least you're not like one of my high school classmates |
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piesRsquare (960 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 02:49 PM Response to Original message |
18. Um...not quite. |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
19. What I hate even more are large, raised trucks. |
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MindPilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 03:13 PM Response to Reply #19 |
51. And they are so damned noisy!! |
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EnviroBat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 03:15 PM Response to Reply #19 |
54. Whenever I see one of those, the words "Republican Dumbass" instantly pop into my head. |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 03:23 PM Response to Reply #54 |
64. I saw one with a Confederate flag hanging out of the back of the bed. |
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bullwinkle428 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 03:54 PM Response to Reply #64 |
79. I totally believe you - I'm in Iowa and more than just occasionally, |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
20. All Hummer drivers - by virtue of price and newness - had the option |
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MindPilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 02:59 PM Response to Reply #20 |
33. And there are some of us who just don't find anything |
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aint_no_life_nowhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 05:38 PM Response to Reply #20 |
121. That's it - some poor people have no choice |
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MindPilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 02:50 PM Original message |
fixing up? What does that mean? |
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Toucano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
22. It's a military vehicle. It doesn't belong in a civilian fleet. |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 02:51 PM Response to Original message |
23. They sold 12,000 Hummers in a decade of production |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 11:06 PM Response to Reply #23 |
232. GM's August 2006 figures? HUMMER had its second-best sales month of 2006 with 6,711 deliveries |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
25. Often people drive older cars, because they have NO choice. |
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zonmoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 03:24 PM Response to Reply #25 |
66. actually there is one choice poor people like myself can make if they |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 04:59 PM Response to Reply #66 |
101. I'm not poor (yet!) but I'd certainly use public transportation |
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zonmoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 02:55 PM Response to Reply #101 |
223. right now |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 11:07 PM Response to Reply #66 |
233. And if they are in a small town? |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
27. There seem to be a number of reasonable responses |
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Rosemary2205 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 03:05 PM Response to Reply #27 |
40. Oh come on. |
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jollyreaper2112 (955 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
28. no, hummer owners still suck |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
29. They are status symbols really... |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
30. like a real one or the H2 or H3, aren't those a Tahoe with different sheet metal? |
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gatorboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 03:07 PM Response to Reply #30 |
42. The H2 used that same chassis as the Tahoe and Cadillac Escalade |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 03:10 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. whats the H3 built on? that ones is the smallest of them--yes? |
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gatorboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 03:17 PM Response to Reply #44 |
58. It's based on Chevy Colorado and GMC Canyon mid-size pickups. |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 03:20 PM Response to Reply #58 |
60. those are crazy wide, a guy in my neighborhood has a real one thats piss yellow |
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gatorboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 03:27 PM Response to Reply #60 |
71. I can see why. The one's I've seen take up a lane and a half. |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 02:58 PM Response to Original message |
31. Here's why: Hummers are so damned heavy and bumpers |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 03:15 PM Response to Reply #31 |
55. How are Hummers rated for collision safety? |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 04:29 PM Response to Reply #55 |
92. Insurance rates may be falsely low because the damage |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 02:58 PM Response to Original message |
32. There are two reasons for driving an older car: Price or hobby. |
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MindPilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 03:04 PM Response to Reply #32 |
38. GPM? 19 Gallons Per Mile is actually steep even for a cruise ship |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 10:21 AM Response to Reply #38 |
178. Occasional dyslexia can be the spice of life! |
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LoZoccolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
36. That is because Internet politics is high on whining and low on research. |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 03:12 PM Response to Reply #36 |
49. Well, since you asked... |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 03:15 PM Original message |
my car made the list, it was on the sticker but i'm glad to see it on that list. |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
57. Two of the three cars I'm looking at are PZEV rated |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 03:19 PM Response to Reply #57 |
59. did you check the Mitsubishi web site? Usually in the Spec section it will tell you. |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 03:21 PM Response to Reply #59 |
61. Yeah, it says under the key features section. |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 03:23 PM Response to Reply #61 |
65. thats a neat looking car, looks like you could have all kinds of drivng fun with that. |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 05:03 PM Response to Reply #65 |
104. Actually it uses CVT (continuously variable transmission) - same technology found in hybrids! |
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porque no (180 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 12:22 PM Response to Reply #36 |
192. Oh please. |
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LoZoccolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 09:59 AM Response to Reply #192 |
220. I, however, do not think of our troops as "wankers". n/t |
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porque no (180 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 03:49 PM Response to Reply #220 |
224. That's about as dumb as it gets, |
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LoZoccolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 09:51 PM Response to Reply #224 |
225. You said "period", implying that your statement needed no elaboration. |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 01:45 PM Response to Reply #36 |
195. Hypocritical much? |
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LoZoccolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 08:51 PM Response to Reply #195 |
203. Because I don't drive at all. |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 09:57 PM Response to Reply #203 |
204. I love non-sequiters. |
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LoZoccolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 10:38 PM Response to Reply #204 |
207. Like saying that someone should post information about auto emissions... |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 10:54 PM Response to Reply #207 |
209. You were complaining about people not bothering to look up facts |
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LoZoccolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 11:27 PM Response to Reply #209 |
212. I'm sorry! I'm sorry! |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 11:34 PM Response to Reply #212 |
215. If I did that we'd be here forever. |
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OwnedByFerrets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
39. Why would you be mad at someone who drives an |
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Rosemary2205 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 03:10 PM Response to Reply #39 |
47. Actually |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 04:40 PM Response to Reply #47 |
96. Heavens... I see those hobbyist cars in Colorado frequently... |
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OwnedByFerrets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 09:03 AM Response to Reply #47 |
176. ..... |
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Qanisqineq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 09:05 PM Response to Reply #47 |
262. my dad restores old cars as a hobby |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 07:21 PM Response to Reply #39 |
140. Bruvas like those cars. They put on 4 thousand dollar rims. Haven't you seen them? |
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Nihil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 07:31 AM Response to Reply #140 |
166. So? That just means that they're arseholes like the Hummer owners. |
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Samurai_Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 03:06 PM Response to Original message |
41. My 1984 Bronco II gets 25 mpg |
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appal_jack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 05:46 PM Response to Reply #41 |
125. good engine, there |
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EnviroBat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 03:09 PM Response to Original message |
43. Oh, I don't know. Maybe because a 73 Olds doesn't scream, "I'm a dick-less tool!" |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 11:47 AM Response to Reply #43 |
187. So then you hate the car for superficial reasons. Then BE REAL and say that. |
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EnviroBat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 12:13 PM Response to Reply #187 |
189. Oh yeah, that's gooood... |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 11:55 PM Response to Reply #187 |
234. Just what is wrong with disapproving of narcissistic assholes? |
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AndyA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
48. Wait just a minute. |
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lildreamer316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 08:30 AM Response to Reply #48 |
173. THANK you. |
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Qanisqineq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 09:10 PM Response to Reply #48 |
263. BINGO |
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deepthought42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 03:13 PM Response to Original message |
50. I am equally pissed... |
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MindPilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 03:22 PM Response to Reply #50 |
63. Hang on. Most "historic" cars are pretty clean. |
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bullwinkle428 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 03:58 PM Response to Reply #50 |
82. It's a numbers thing with historic vehicles - there are very few |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
53. If someone buys a used car, there isn't new waste and oil usage associated with its production |
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AndyA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 03:35 PM Response to Reply #53 |
75. This is a very good point. |
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mitchtv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 03:22 PM Response to Original message |
62. we drive a '82 jeep Scrambler |
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moggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
68. A cartoon for you |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 03:33 PM Response to Original message |
73. 1. because they are rare 2. because the could be a collector car |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
81. Because a half-dead beater costs $500, and a Hummer costs $50,000 |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 04:20 PM Response to Reply #81 |
86. $26,995 for new H3 actually... |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 04:25 PM Response to Reply #86 |
88. I was thinking of the H2, which is something like $56,000 new, iirc. |
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piedmont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 04:30 PM Response to Reply #88 |
93. The H3 is the ultimate piece-o-shit style-over-substance wannabe. |
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TX-RAT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 04:59 PM Response to Reply #88 |
102. H3 is the one i like most. |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 05:10 PM Response to Reply #88 |
107. they're so popular Hummer of Sac has about 100 of them on their lot |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 04:44 PM Response to Reply #86 |
98. same price as an Escape Hybrid or a RAV 4 |
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Matsubara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 07:10 PM Response to Reply #86 |
138. Is that supposed to be "affordable?" |
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tritsofme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 04:27 PM Response to Original message |
89. The strangest thing I've ever seen from my Democratic governor in Illinois |
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Bjornsdotter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 10:16 PM Response to Reply #89 |
226. I thinks it's older than 10 years |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 04:27 PM Response to Original message |
90. What did my BMW ever do to you? |
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bliss_eternal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 02:23 AM Response to Reply #90 |
164. Hug it for me, too. |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 09:58 PM Response to Reply #164 |
205. Did! |
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piedmont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
91. An awful lot of energy and materials go into producing each new Hummer |
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camero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 04:33 PM Response to Original message |
94. That ol Tbird doesn't have a 60 gal tank |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 04:43 PM Response to Original message |
97. Yeah, go ahead and hate it |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 04:44 PM Response to Original message |
99. Why shouldn't I hate Hummers? |
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VTMechEngr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 04:54 PM Response to Original message |
100. People like you piss me off! |
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TX-RAT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 05:12 PM Response to Reply #100 |
108. I believe what the OP was pointing out. |
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VTMechEngr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 05:22 PM Response to Reply #108 |
113. Hummer is a modern status symbol choice |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 05:19 PM Response to Reply #100 |
112. 1967 Type II |
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VTMechEngr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 05:26 PM Response to Reply #112 |
116. That is so sad |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 05:51 PM Response to Reply #116 |
126. My VW faves are all pre, but I can see your point. |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 09:10 PM Response to Reply #100 |
151. BUHWAWAWA! |
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VTMechEngr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 09:18 PM Response to Reply #151 |
156. Real descriptive. |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 11:36 AM Response to Reply #156 |
184. Wow. I guess so. Funny thing is you need to feel better about you. Who cares |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 12:44 AM Response to Reply #184 |
236. said just like a perfectly intelligent bully. (or wannabe) |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 11:05 AM Response to Reply #100 |
181. Good points. |
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TheFarseer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 05:03 PM Response to Original message |
105. It's hard to be pissed off at someone |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 12:51 AM Response to Reply #105 |
237. Oh honey, people outside the Midwest think any car over 5-7 years is OLD |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 05:12 PM Response to Original message |
109. so, exactly how many mpg's does a hummer get? n/t |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 05:13 PM Response to Original message |
110. and from the other thread: They are basically a big "fuck you" to other drivers on the road and in |
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StarryNite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 05:24 PM Response to Original message |
114. To Hummer owners the saying... |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 12:54 AM Response to Reply #114 |
238. sonovabitch. That's HILARIOUS. |
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blues90 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 05:33 PM Response to Original message |
117. I hate ALL cars and trucks |
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carly denise pt deux (855 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 05:37 PM Response to Reply #117 |
120. Even with these "tax breaks", how do these people pay for these vehicles? |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 06:21 PM Response to Reply #117 |
128. Damn. |
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kysrsoze (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 02:17 AM Response to Reply #128 |
250. You must have a sh*tty car |
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friendly_iconoclast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
118. ANY used car will have less environmental impact than a new one |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
122. I am equally pissed! |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 05:46 PM Response to Original message |
124. Who says it's either or? I can hate them and your hummer equally. |
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Secular Agent Man (229 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 06:09 PM Response to Original message |
127. My 1979 Cadillac Coupe DeVille has 4900 original miles on it. |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 08:50 PM Response to Reply #127 |
146. I got a Pimpmobile too!! A man with good taste! |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 09:11 PM Response to Reply #127 |
152. BOOM SHAKA LAKA SHAKA LAKA! That's what I'm talkin about. |
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july302001 (175 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 11:20 PM Response to Reply #127 |
211. pimpin' Caddy! |
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Secular Agent Man (229 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 10:47 PM Response to Reply #211 |
231. Oh my, it's much too classy for a "pimp"... |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
130. I get about 11mpg in my 89 Trooper, and it's staying on the road |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
131. No, I'm not pissed off at the guy who drives an 80's t-bird WHEN THAT'S OBVIOUSLY ALL HE CAN AFFORD! |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 07:17 PM Response to Reply #131 |
139. But yet it funks up the atmospheres. So you hate rich people who drive cars that don't |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 10:36 AM Response to Reply #139 |
179. With great power comes great responsibility..... |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 12:13 PM Response to Reply #179 |
190. Still...there are worse cars out there than the hummer. Used hummers don't even |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 01:01 AM Response to Reply #190 |
240. You didn't include USED hummers in your OP, did you? |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 09:59 PM Response to Reply #139 |
206. And what exactly are they supposed to do about this "funk"? How do you propose they pay for |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 06:49 PM Response to Original message |
132. My friend's dad drives a Hummer H2 |
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wildhorses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 06:51 PM Response to Original message |
135. because the hummer drivers can afford to do better |
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Matsubara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 07:08 PM Response to Original message |
136. I don't "hate" any car. But there are many cars that should not be street-legal. |
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Solo_in_MD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 07:39 AM Response to Reply #136 |
168. Don't hate the vehicle... |
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blues90 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 07:09 PM Response to Original message |
137. what's always been complete insanity to me other than what I said |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 07:23 PM Response to Original message |
141. I'll 'splain. |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 09:07 PM Response to Reply #141 |
148. I'm talking about those big ass car from the early 70's. Those are in style now. |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 01:07 AM Response to Reply #148 |
241. How convenient. How innocent. We believe you. |
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Matsubara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 07:27 PM Response to Original message |
142. I like this ad for the new ZAP electric Utility Vehicle... |
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tjwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 07:29 PM Response to Original message |
143. It's the big lincoln Navigators and other such behemoths... |
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RedCappedBandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 07:39 PM Response to Original message |
144. I hate Hummers because they are huge and obnoxious |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 09:09 PM Response to Reply #144 |
150. Would you hate it as much if it was a hybrid but the exact same car? |
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RedCappedBandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 11:44 PM Response to Reply #150 |
160. Yes, because it would still be huge and obnoxious |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 11:49 AM Response to Reply #160 |
188. So basically you're PLAYA-HATIN...which is cool but be real about it. |
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porque no (180 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 12:27 PM Response to Reply #188 |
193. I'd call it "Glutton hatin'" |
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RedCappedBandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 02:22 PM Response to Reply #188 |
199. I don't hate the player, I hate their transportation :) |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 02:10 AM Response to Reply #150 |
249. Yes |
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DireStrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 07:57 PM Response to Original message |
145. Well, the hummers are brand new and stunningly inefficient |
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salin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 08:55 PM Response to Original message |
147. let's compare the buyer of each |
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Malikshah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 09:12 PM Response to Original message |
153. dupe |
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Malikshah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 09:13 PM Response to Original message |
155. Wow a lot of Hummer defenders here... For a little less than 1/2 of them, 2 pics sum it up for me. |
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regnaD kciN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-09-07 10:43 PM Response to Original message |
159. Bullshit |
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buddhamama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 08:47 AM Response to Reply #159 |
174. good point |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 12:07 AM Response to Original message |
161. Persecuted Hummer Owners Unite! |
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Solon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 12:55 AM Response to Original message |
162. My previous car, an '89 Celica, got about 32 mpg... |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 01:16 AM Response to Original message |
163. in my mind a hummer says: I AM A REPUBLICAN PIG WHO WILL |
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Nihil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 07:27 AM Response to Reply #163 |
165. Yep! |
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GreenEyedLefty (708 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 07:38 AM Response to Original message |
167. Hummers scream "conspicuous consumption" and |
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n2doc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 07:44 AM Response to Original message |
170. Gas ain't the only damage to the environment |
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buddhamama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 08:19 AM Response to Reply #170 |
172. exactly right, |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 08:48 AM Response to Original message |
175. I'm sorry Xulty. I love ya' doll, but... |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 11:45 AM Response to Reply #175 |
186. I can't say I dissagree. But there are the military verison and the street version. |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 01:31 AM Response to Reply #186 |
242. No, I DON'T have to bitch about the other cars as much! |
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EnviroBat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 12:13 PM Response to Reply #186 |
260. Yeah, like they don't seem to think before saying stoopid |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
183. Hey! I have a 1972 Barracuda that gets better mpg than your |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 11:40 AM Response to Reply #183 |
185. I don't have a hummer. Doode, there are mercedes that are bigger than H2s. |
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buddhamama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 12:21 PM Response to Reply #185 |
191. there's something wrong with your Dad's car |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 02:02 PM Response to Reply #185 |
197. There are lots of cars and trucks on the road that get poor gas mileage. |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 02:11 PM Response to Reply #197 |
198. My 2000 Durango got 12 10 16. |
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Madspirit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
194. ...because I consider everything AND I have some compassion |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 01:48 PM Response to Reply #194 |
196. Shhhhh...you're going to ruin a perfectly good victimization thread. |
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Madspirit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 02:58 PM Response to Reply #196 |
201. Hiya Forkboy! |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
202. It's called the high cost of being poor. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 11:13 PM Response to Original message |
210. Now me and my '70 chevelle are feeling really bad. |
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kysrsoze (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 02:25 AM Response to Reply #210 |
251. Touche! Everything we do generally takes some form of energy and creates waste. |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-10-07 11:28 PM Response to Original message |
213. 'Splain? Maybe because I don't hate poor people?????? |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 09:00 AM Response to Original message |
218. No problem with Hummers, just their owners nt |
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fudge stripe cookays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 09:16 AM Response to Original message |
219. This has got to be one of the stupidest threads I've seen on DU in a long time. |
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LoZoccolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 10:01 AM Response to Reply #219 |
221. Someone poorer than you could say that you are selfish as well. |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 01:35 AM Response to Reply #221 |
243. I think I peed, just a little. |
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progressoid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 10:27 AM Response to Reply #219 |
222. Yaaay! |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 01:50 AM Response to Reply #219 |
246. Can we nominate a sub-thread cause you'd get my vote |
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fudge stripe cookays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-13-07 12:32 AM Response to Reply #246 |
253. Propaganda FOR a Hummer? |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-13-07 10:02 PM Response to Reply #253 |
254. OMG!!!! I didn't mean your post was propaganda |
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fudge stripe cookays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-13-07 10:15 PM Response to Reply #254 |
255. Ack! |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 12:06 PM Response to Reply #255 |
259. I'm so glad I checked DU over the weekend |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-11-07 10:17 PM Response to Original message |
227. I drove a 1971 CB350 for 4 years. |
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smalll (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 12:12 AM Response to Original message |
235. John! Is that you??? |
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illinoisprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 12:59 AM Response to Original message |
239. what is hummer mileage? my bug gets about 35. Just curious is all. |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 01:48 AM Response to Original message |
244. Damn straight skippy - let's blame the folks too poor to afford something new & expensive |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 01:49 AM Response to Original message |
245. I can splain |
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Cobalt Violet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 07:29 AM Response to Original message |
252. When they start costing $500.00 I'll consider it. |
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Cats Against Frist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-13-07 11:03 PM Response to Original message |
256. I don't know how valid this is |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-13-07 11:29 PM Response to Original message |
257. Old cars are driven by people who can't afford better.Hummers cost a ton of money,& their owners CAN |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-13-07 11:58 PM Response to Original message |
258. Poor people HAVE to drive old crappy cars because they cannot afford CAR PAYMENTS |
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ikojo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 08:58 PM Response to Original message |
261. To really get your Hummer hate on go here |
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