Hummers Really Blow
Some interesting points from about the Hummer H2, from a great little site, http://www.fuh2.com/
-The H2 is the ultimate poseur vehicle. It has the chassis of a Chevy Tahoe and a body that looks like the original Hummer; i.e. it's a Chevy Tahoe in disguise.
-The H2 is a gas guzzler. Because it has a gross vehicle weight rating over 8500 lbs, the US government does not require it to meet federal fuel efficiency regulations. Hummer isn't even required to publish its fuel economy (owners indicate that they get around 10 mpg for normal use). So while our brothers and sisters are off in the Middle East risking their lives to secure America's fossil fuel future, H2 drivers are pissing away our "spoils of victory" during each trip to the grocery store.
-The H2 is a polluter. Based on G.M.'s optimistic claim that it gets13 mpg, an H2 will produce 3.4 metric tons of carbon emissions in a typical year, nearly double that of G.M.'s Chevrolet Malibu sedan.
-The H2 is a death machine. You'd better hope that you don't collide with an H2 in your economy car. You can kiss your ass goodbye thanks to the H2's massive weight and raised bumpers. Too bad you couldn't afford an urban assault vehicle of your own. Or could you...?
-The H2 is a tax loophole. Under Bush's new tax plan, business owners can deduct the entire cost of their $55,000 H2. If you are in the highest tax bracket, that's a tax savings of nearly $20,000! The government rewards you more savings for buying an H2 than you'd get for buying an electric car.
Check out the site--the best are the emails from the for and against crowd; there's a remarkable similarity with the latter...
-The H2 is the ultimate poseur vehicle. It has the chassis of a Chevy Tahoe and a body that looks like the original Hummer; i.e. it's a Chevy Tahoe in disguise.
-The H2 is a gas guzzler. Because it has a gross vehicle weight rating over 8500 lbs, the US government does not require it to meet federal fuel efficiency regulations. Hummer isn't even required to publish its fuel economy (owners indicate that they get around 10 mpg for normal use). So while our brothers and sisters are off in the Middle East risking their lives to secure America's fossil fuel future, H2 drivers are pissing away our "spoils of victory" during each trip to the grocery store.
-The H2 is a polluter. Based on G.M.'s optimistic claim that it gets13 mpg, an H2 will produce 3.4 metric tons of carbon emissions in a typical year, nearly double that of G.M.'s Chevrolet Malibu sedan.
-The H2 is a death machine. You'd better hope that you don't collide with an H2 in your economy car. You can kiss your ass goodbye thanks to the H2's massive weight and raised bumpers. Too bad you couldn't afford an urban assault vehicle of your own. Or could you...?
-The H2 is a tax loophole. Under Bush's new tax plan, business owners can deduct the entire cost of their $55,000 H2. If you are in the highest tax bracket, that's a tax savings of nearly $20,000! The government rewards you more savings for buying an H2 than you'd get for buying an electric car.
Check out the site--the best are the emails from the for and against crowd; there's a remarkable similarity with the latter...
3 Comments:
Is it really any use complaining about such things?
After all, where does the Hummer hail from but good ol' America! And everything is bigger in America!
Really, it's just a phase they are going through. All (and I use this word with massive reservation) "great" civilizations must mature past a look-what-we-can-do age. China had it's Great Wall and insane palaces; Egypt et al had their pyramids; Colosseums and cathedrals; etc etc.
I'm not agreeing with the American way, but really, is their fault? The Hummer is merely a reflection of America's maturity.
Remember, American society is not even 250 years old -- drooling infants shitting in their pants!
The Chinese crapped out, the Romans and Greeks burned out, Byzantines and Aztecs - gone, even the all-mighty British Empire flopped. I guess the sun does set after all.
They may not know history (or even how to find their own country on a map) but they are doing a fine job of repeating it. Take solice in knowing our neighbours to the south (and north) will one day lay in total and utter ruin. The Hummer and George W. are just speeding up the process.
Two wheels good...you know the rest.
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Problem is, were going to go down with them.
Pinder
Yeah, we're kind of like the weaker Siamese Twin. We're joined with such a large border it's impossible to seperate us. So when the twin with the heart has a big fat filled jammer we'll probably end up going down with the ship too.
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