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"Last year, GM sold 374 H1s, down 16 percent from 447 in 2004. AM General, which builds the H1, H2 and Humvee in Mishawaka, Ind., said that it doesn't plan to cut any jobs as a result of the decision. GM said workers there were expected to be shifted to military production."
1 posted on 05/13/2006 5:53:04 AM PDT by kellynla
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To: kellynla

As stylish as a brick on roller skates.....I never understood why anybody liked that box of saltines.


2 posted on 05/13/2006 5:55:15 AM PDT by Loud Mime (War is humanity's way of dealing with the tyranny caused by liberalism)
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To: kellynla

I drove a Hummer (Army kind) in Desert Storm...man, that was a trip driving on sandy roads...and fast. My CSM was riding along and he didn't mind me driving fast...although I had to watch out for those blasted camels! LoL For some reason, they don't want to move...


3 posted on 05/13/2006 5:56:16 AM PDT by GulfWar1Vet (Remember 9/11...and the reason we are fighting. Islam is a threat to our national security.)
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To: kellynla
Poor copy of the military version.

While it looks cool and sort-of like the military one it seriously lacked the drive train and suspension of the "Real Deal". The "Real Deal" does not have straight axles.
5 posted on 05/13/2006 6:00:14 AM PDT by PeteB570 (Guns, what real men want for Christmas)
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7 posted on 05/13/2006 6:06:46 AM PDT by zeebee
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"GM Says It's the End of Road for Hummer H1(R.I.P.)"


Boy, that's a relief! Here I thought that GM was going belly up.




8 posted on 05/13/2006 6:07:00 AM PDT by G.Mason (And what is intelligence if not the craft of outthinking our adversaries?)
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To: kellynla

I'm amazed that the book price on a 5-year used H1 is over $50,000 according to Edmunds!


11 posted on 05/13/2006 6:08:34 AM PDT by Atlas Sneezed (Your FRiendly FReeper Patent Attorney)
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To: kellynla
BAH! The H1 was the only good-lookin' one, IMHO.


12 posted on 05/13/2006 6:09:14 AM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: kellynla
A) H1's don't burn "gas"

B) If you've never put one through it's paces offroad, you have no clue of what you're missing.

13 posted on 05/13/2006 6:12:35 AM PDT by xcamel (Press to Test, Release to Detonate)
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To: kellynla

If I wanted a nice 4x4 for over $100K, I would look at a Unimog. They're ugly, but they work.


14 posted on 05/13/2006 6:12:38 AM PDT by Disambiguator (Unfettered gun ownership is the highest expression of civil rights.)
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After my recent accident...

There is a used, less costly, YELLOW Hummer out there somewhere waiting for me!


19 posted on 05/13/2006 6:30:19 AM PDT by 3D-JOY
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Had it sold like hotcakes, I'm sure they wouldn't be stopping production.

My guess as to why production is ceasing: costs about $130,000 to $140,000.

21 posted on 05/13/2006 6:43:36 AM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It. Supporting our Troops Means Praying for them to Win!)
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Why would anybody in a city need a piece of junk like that?

If they really feel they need an off road vehicle that bad why not by a John Deer tractor? They'll look just as ridiculous driving through New York and have all that "practicality" they desire.
24 posted on 05/13/2006 6:58:03 AM PDT by Porterville (I gave at the State Franchise Board; leave me alone you blood sucking liberal.)
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To: kellynla

I have been going off-road for years, deep into the backcountry on steep, narrow, windy trails, in various 4X4 pick-ups, Jeeps, etc., and I have yet to see a Hummer back there. Probably because they are way too wide and unpractical for most trails. For that matter, I have yet to see a SUV of any kind on remote dirt trails. In reality, all you ever see way back in the boondocks are Jeeps and 4X4 trucks.


28 posted on 05/13/2006 7:07:42 AM PDT by Inyo-Mono (Life is like a cow pasture, it's hard to get through without stepping in some mess. NRA.)
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I'm surprised at the low number of Hummers. I live in Bullhead City, AZ and I'm constantly shocked by how many of these I see on the road here. I moved here from San Diego, and I never saw as many there.


30 posted on 05/13/2006 8:08:14 AM PDT by Hildy ("Whenever someone smiles at me all I see is a chimpanzee begging for its life." - Dwight Schrute)
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The 2006 model year will be the last for the Hummer

Paris Hilton will no longer be in the spotlight next year? We can only hope.

38 posted on 05/13/2006 10:49:49 AM PDT by RightWingAtheist (Creationism is to conservatism what Howard Dean is to liberalism)
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To: Berosus; Cincinatus' Wife; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; FairOpinion; ...
The steady decline of General Motors puzzles those who light their illegally imported Cuban cigars with $100 bills.
The 2006 model year will be the last for the Hummer H1.
Oh, no, can the culture take the hit?
44 posted on 05/19/2006 1:17:27 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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