I didn't realize how many people feel exactly the same way about Hummers (the vehicle!) as I do. Don't get me wrong: I'm not even close to being a hardcore what-is-your-carbon-footprint-asking, green-lifestyle-preaching, Toyota-Prius-driving person, but owning a road beast like that seems like such an irresponsible waste. Every. Single. Time. I see someone driving by in an H2 (which actually happens a lot around here), my involuntary reaction is to roll my eyes and shake my head in disgust.
That should explain why someone who has been witness to this behavior (maybe a few too many times, but he says it's part of my charm!) knew sending me this link to F-YOU AND YOUR H2 would make me laugh my ass off. Make sure you click on the "Submissions" page to see some hilarious photos!
Thanks, B!
Friday, March 7, 2008
It blows my mind how much a full tank of gas costs, even for my Honda "34-miles-per-gallon" Civic
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Ack! I nearly passed out when the other day it cost me $50 to fill up my Santa Fee...I can't even imagine filling up one of those things.
And yet I have a neighbor that owns one. Sad, huh?
I'm getting a hybrid next time...
I am totally with you. I'm not exactly the granola type but Hummers are just STOOOPID! Love that site.
The image of the petite, trendy, and Oh-so-cutesy mom interview by 60 Minutes and asked why she drove a hummer (can't bring myself to capitalize the word) delivering this answer "Because I can't find anything more menacing." is etched in my mind forever. She is "nurturing" small children with the overriding theme of "be more menacing" as their value system!!! Makes me beyond sick!
Thanks for the rant outlet (and glad that you included this link below your signature on "comments")
Yeah, I am not a granola cruncher either but I do roll my eyes every time I see one.
On the other hand I desperately want to be cool too. So just to be a part of the "in yet apparently retarded" crowd I am going to get an UPS van to drive on errands. No wait; make that an old school bus painted jet black. Yeah, that would be seriously wasteful therefore cool! Woot!
I never imagined that Simon (my Mini Cooper) would cost so much to fill up. Luckily, I only have to do it about once a month.
And I frickin' LOVE that hummer site.
A few months ago my aunt (who I have/had a lot of respect for and love dearly) purchased some huge GMC car (not a hummer but just as bad). Her reasoning was that she needed a family car to shuttle her two kids around. My heart died a little bit when she told me.
@Melissa: I know it was just a typo but I love that your car is a "Santa FEE". With these gas prices, it makes total sense!
@Don Mills Diva: "STOOOOPID" is the perfect word for them, and that's what I'll have to say out loud when I see them driving by now!
@John-Michael: I think hearing that same reasoning coming from a big burly man would be just as offensive (to me, anyway).
@Rob: How about just getting an actual military tank? That should suck up enough of your hard-earned client-dangled hundred-dollar bills, you cheap, desperate slut (<--- that, for everyone reading, is something Rob called himself in one of his own blog posts, so don't jump on my case, he has a sense of humor)!
@CherryRide: OMG, you have a Mini? That is the next car on my list. My parents bought one a few years ago (in the color I wanted, no less! I'm convinced they did it to torture me) and I love them. I actually got some of the black Mandarina Duck Mini Cooper luggage as a gift from a friend, so all I need now is the actual ride... and I'll be ready to motor!
Oh dude, love the site. When I was living in downtown Toronto I regularly kicked H2s (& Regular ol' Hummers) that were parked on the street. I mean, come on, do you really NEED that much car? I drive a Yaris and I highly doubt one needs much more than that. Plus the Yaris looks like a jellybean! Jellybean! So cute!
You know, I am a man and I love big trucks. I had to let mine go last year. :(
Onto my point. I would never buy an H2. If I am going to buy a Hummer, I'm getting the real deal with the optional gun turret.
Now that said, I believe that the hybrid craze is a marketing ploy to scam people out of thousands of dollars. Let's say I do in fact want to get a car based solely on gas mileage. I can:
A) Buy a Prius for $30k and get 50mpg.
or
B) Buy a used Honda Civic for $1500 and get 40mpg+.
I'm sorry, theres no way that you can cover that cost difference in gas unless you owned that car for the rest of your life. And the chances of that are slim to none.
Me = Anti-Hybrid.
@Spammon - You left out a choice! I have a Ford Escape Hybrid. A small SUV so I can still see in traffic (I hate being low- well, other than my posts and comments) and get 36 mpg city
The Escape Hybrid cost $4,000 more than the 'regular' 4 cylinder Escape but I got a $3,000 tax credit. I get twice the mileage of the F-150 I was driving. So it took me 28 weeks to break even on that last $1,000 in gas savings
Ya know the best part? When you tromp on the gas pedal the computer kicks in BOTH the electric motor and the gas engine and brother, that little thing will shit and get and leave 100 foot of rubber and still get 30+ mpg. I love my hybrid! :)
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Rob
Dude, a while back while I was walking down the street on my lunch break talking to my friend about the price of gas an H2 came up upon us at the crossing. I said to her "Now look at that f*cking idiot, who buys an freaking H2 when gas is $3.50 a gallon. What a dumb@ss". Right about then I realized he had his window down and heard everything I said. He looked at me and I looked back and smiled and just said "dillhole". I felt good about it.
@Alex: Apparently some people DO need that much car, but it's just to compensate for other things that are lacking, or so I've heard. Yaris' are very cute, I can see the appeal. Who doesn't want to drive a jellybean around town?
@Spammon: I love my civic (though it cost more than $1500-- did you leave a zero out of your cost estimate?), and not just because of the gas mileage. I agree with you completely about the Hummer. I mean, if you're going to sell your first born child just to afford the gas, you might as well be able to shoot up some banks so you can clean out their vaults.
@Rob: Is this the same hybrid that has scratches on the windshield from cement blocks? ;) Good thing you clarified about the "low" thing because I found that statement very ironic. You literally hate being low but figuratively can't stand NOT being low. That is quite a contradiction. You're so complex, how will the ladies ever figure you out?
@Cha: You're the only person I know who uses the term "dillhole" so you must be today's "anonymous". Also? It's very YOU to say something like that when people have their window open. I've been a witness far too many times.
Is this the same hybrid
Sadly, yep!
how will the ladies ever figure you out?
I am man of mystery and intrigue! Well, that and a cheap desperate slut! :)
rob & jules - Don't get me wrong, I don't hate hybrids just because they are hybrids, I hate them because car manufacturers charge so much for them. They jack the prices of them because everybody is trying to be 'green' and know they will sell it for whatever price they ask. A brand new Prius for $25-$30k or a 1995 Toyota Corolla that I can find in the local paper for $1500. You know how long it would take me to make up that money based on 10mpg difference? If I were really concerned about gas mileage and savings, I would buy an old used commuter car.
Now comparing a pickup to a hybrid is completely different. Pickups and work trucks aren't meant to get good gas mileage. They're meant for hauling and off-roading. This is something the hybrid may never work on. Towing capacity and torque are lacking in hybrids and until they can figure out how to equal a gas engine in that field, I will most likely never own a hybrid.
Spammon: I totally hear what you're saying. I'm not preaching about hybrids at all! I was just curious about the $1500 Civic, but now that I realize it was a 95 Toyota Corolla, it all makes sense! ;)
A Civic for $1500? That's blasphemy. I got all tangled in my words!
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