Author Topic: Hummer is for sissies... (Read 811 times)

Wolfala · « **Reply #15 on:** August 02, 2005, 09:01:49 PM »

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Originally posted by lazs2
how well does it cruise at 80mph on the freeway and how good is the air conditioning.... what are 0-60 times?

lazs

It is important. I had a Mercedes 240D, which is a 4 banger non turbo diesel. You had to seriously plan your highway entrance because the spool up time for 0-60 was over 15 seconds, which made it boarderline dangerous. Only saving grace was the 40 mpg, which was counteracted by the 3.00 gal for #2 diesel.

WOlf

Ripsnort · « **Reply #16 on:** August 02, 2005, 11:17:42 PM »

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Originally posted by Staga
I don't think it goes 80mph even in downhill but with it you can drive straight to your livingroom thru the walls even if you happen to live in a middle of the swamp like a true redneck.

It won't have an AC but who needs it when you can carry a freezer in the back.
And a TV
And a DVD player.
And a kitchen
And a waterbed if you like
And nobody wouldn't be surprised to see a satellite dish in the roof; especially if in camo paint

Dunno about the acceleration but the sound when I started it made my back hair grow couple inches.

I think I'd rather take a Hummer but I have to admit that GAZ would turn more heads when driving in the city.

Or in swamp

Anyways it's so frigging ugly you just have to like it

I have all that AND air conditioning...except for the waterbed, I prefer a stiff matress.

(4X4, heavy duty, front and rear sways, airbags, Rancho 9000 9 -way adjustable shocks, 460 ci. motor. Passes everything on the freeway and offroad except the gas station

)
http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL767/2726312/5455534/69827881.jpg

Staga · « **Reply #17 on:** August 03, 2005, 12:12:56 AM »

So those yellow vans were copies of Transits; I thought they did look a bit familiar

GAZelle was a good name; it felt like every yellow public taxi Gazelle I was in had clutch made by Australian kangaroos

Few pics from my trip to Chelyabinsk:
http://koti.mbnet.fi/staga/chel/

Rip I hope you're not going to drive Your Ford over anything bigger than a 2 by 4... You'd be stuck

But it's just as pretty as that Gaz

rpm · « **Reply #18 on:** August 03, 2005, 03:59:56 AM »

Gentlemen, I give you the International CXT.

Built 12 miles from my house.

Slash27 · « **Reply #19 on:** August 03, 2005, 05:46:55 AM »

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Originally posted by rpm
Gentlemen, I give you the International CXT.

Built 12 miles from my house.

Staga · « **Reply #20 on:** August 03, 2005, 06:56:30 AM »

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Originally posted by Boroda
So they finally turned back to making copies of American 1.5 ton trucks.

I doubt they have many Transits in US; it was Ford Europe's product like Taunus, Cortina, Sierra etc.
Our club owns older Transit bus from mid seventies; its our "drunk ferry" but needs new engine and TLC.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #21 on:** August 03, 2005, 07:23:12 AM »

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Originally posted by Staga

Rip I hope you're not going to drive Your Ford over anything bigger than a 2 by 4... You'd be stuck
But it's just as pretty as that Gaz

Staga, that camper comes off in about 10 minutes. With a 4.10 gear ratio rear end combined with 420 ft. lbs. of torque, "stuck" is something that only happens when I can't get away from work to get out in the boondocks.

lazs2 · « **Reply #22 on:** August 03, 2005, 07:45:41 AM »

"Irrelevant homeboy issues when real mans are heading to midsummer party at "Kuusenpersiis" (far far backwoods) "

this doesn't involve a bunch of 'real mans" sweating naked together in some smoke house does it?

I have never been one for off road stuff.

lazs

Jackal1 · « **Reply #23 on:** August 03, 2005, 07:57:10 AM »

I couldn`t tell from the pictures, but where is the "Soccer Mom" bumper sticker?

Skydancer · « **Reply #24 on:** August 03, 2005, 09:55:11 AM »

Of course a hummer is for sissies.

If your too scared to go out on the road without mega tons of gas guzzling military vehicle around to protect you you then you must be a sissy!

Staga · « **Reply #25 on:** August 03, 2005, 10:41:43 AM »

Jackal your ordinary "soccer mom" couldn't propably climb in without having a hernia and at least the jungle of shifters without any indications which one is doing what for gears, differential locks and hi/low speeds would send her away screaming

Skydancer; you should see our mosquitos and gadflies... Anything less than couple layers of steel won't keep them away; bird size mosquitos suck you dry in 15mins and gadflies big as tigers eat your flesh like a frigging wolfs... and this is true!

lazs2 · « **Reply #26 on:** August 03, 2005, 02:12:38 PM »

and the ice bears!! don't forget the armor piercing ic bears!

lazs

Staga · « **Reply #27 on:** August 03, 2005, 03:38:16 PM »

Nilsen ate our icebears

Hangtime · « **Reply #28 on:** August 03, 2005, 10:41:46 PM »

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Originally posted by Staga
Jackal your ordinary "soccer mom" couldn't propably climb in without having a hernia and at least the jungle of shifters without any indications which one is doing what for gears, differential locks and hi/low speeds would send her away screaming

Skydancer; you should see our mosquitos and gadflies... Anything less than couple layers of steel won't keep them away; bird size mosquitos suck you dry in 15mins and gadflies big as tigers eat your flesh like a frigging wolfs... and this is true!

i'd say you've been hanging around in russia too much. yer begining to devlop a russain flair for understatement

Skydancer · « **Reply #29 on:** August 04, 2005, 05:49:44 AM »

Ah but Staga, will they eat through leather and fiberglass?

Though I concede they might make a mess if they hit yopu with the visor up!