If I get a bike - THIS truck will carry it

[wkid_one]

mmmmmm - Hummer H3T

HUMMER H3T CONCEPT VEHICLE SPECIFICATIONS <o:p></o:p>

General

Body/chassis structure: body on frame; steel body panels

Suspension <o:p></o:p>

Front: torsion bar with SLA

Rear: 5-link with coil over shocks/springs

Wheels: 19" x 8.5"

Tires: 285/65R19

Tire brand: Nike-inspired BFGoodrich

Brakes: disc with 15"-diameter rotors, 6-piston calipers

Dimensions

Height (in / mm): 70.6 / 1795

Length (in / mm): 174.9 / 4443

Width (in / mm): 74.5 / 1893

Wheelbase (in / mm): 118.6 / 3012

Track (in / mm):

Front: 65 / 1650

RearP 65.5 / 1664

Weight (lb / kg): 4650 / 2109

Bed storage (cu ft / L): 40 / 1133 <o:p></o:p>

Bed dimensions: 5 ft wide x 5 ft long x 1.6 ft deep(1.5 m wide x 1.5 m long x 0.5 m deep) <o:p></o:p>

Powertrain

Engine: 3.5L turbocharged Vortec I-5

Technologies: variable valve timing, variable intake manifold, 2-step variable valve actuation

Turbo intercooler type: air-to-water

Displacement (cu in / cc): 211 / 3460

Horsepower (hp / kw @ rpm): 350 /260 @ 6000

Torque (lb-ft / Nm @ rpm): 350 / 474 @ 3600

Transmission: Hydra-Matic 4L65-E 4-speed auto with AWD

[What?]

Don't even THINK about adding the running costs for that sucker, Dan.

[wkid_one]

Fuck who cares - look at the thing.......my god......

[Motu]

Yeah,but what are you going to do when the Hummer H4 comes out,but you can't get it in the colour to match your new...um...?????

[marty]

and WHEN you scratched it, who would fix it?

[wkid_one]

It is called a hypothetical situation guys........

[Hitcher]

I remember reading an analysis of market depreciation of high-value autos a year or so back and the Hummer won! Value halves in year one. On that basis, buy a secondhand one...
:sly:

[wkid_one]

I actually wasn't going to buy one at all - but however........

[mangell6]

How many people would get out of your way - Have you thought about the military version :) :)

You could fit two bikes in the back and whats this about "IF" . . . Rephrase that and say WHEN!!

Besides if you could afford one of these you wouldn't care about depreciation and running costs.

Sort of like bikes really . . . . . .

[James Deuce]

When I worked for the NZ Army they were in the middle of the procurement process for HUM-Vs. They couldn't buy them because the LTSA wouldn't road register them because with the wing mirrors fitted the military variants were all too wide for our lanes.

More FM's Hummer was taken off the road for the same reason.

I know it's hypothetical but the LTSA is already on to you WKID!

[wkid_one]

Rubbish - there are already 4 registered Hummers in NZ

[Wellyman]

Hey There is one up the road form me that is legal and on the road!!!
:2thumbsup

[bungbung]

I think the legal hum-v is the H2 civilian version which is narrow enough to be legal here. The military version is even bigger...

[jrandom]

I've seen one trundling around Freemans Bay or thereabouts. However if that was a sample then the 'Hummers' registered in NZ are just that, the civvy SUV version for folk with large wallets and small penises, rather than the actual HMMWV military vehicle.

(Insert obligatory comments about the effectiveness of a pintle-mounted fifty-cal in rush-hour traffic, etc, etc)

[James Deuce]

I've seen one trundling around Freemans Bay or thereabouts. However if that was a sample then the 'Hummers' registered in NZ are just that, the civvy SUV version for folk with large wallets and small penises, rather than the actual HMMWV military vehicle.

(Insert obligatory comments about the effectiveness of a pintle-mounted fifty-cal in rush-hour traffic, etc, etc)

Thank you sir . I did say the military variants had problems with road worthiness in NZ. I've been taken for a 2 hour ride in the communications model, mostly off road. The times that we did have to use the road the left wheels continually dropped off the edge of the shoulder of SH 1 around Waiouru, to avoid smacking the right hand wing mirror (big truck style one) on oncoming traffic.

Jim2

[georgedubyabush]

Thank you sir . I did say the military variants had problems with road worthiness in NZ. I've been taken for a 2 hour ride in the communications model, mostly off road. The times that we did have to use the road the left wheels continually dropped off the edge of the shoulder of SH 1 around Waiouru, to avoid smacking the right hand wing mirror (big truck style one) on on coming traffic.

The remaining vehicles

Jim2

So how was it off road? If youve seen Jackass the Movie, apparantly Henry Rollins completely wrecked the suspension on that one.

[James Deuce]

So how was it off road? If youve seen Jackass the Movie, apparantly Henry Rollins completely wrecked the suspension on that one.

A lot less precarious than a Land Rover and definitely more comfortable while being faster. I hate being a passenger off road so I can't say I enjoyed it as such. I can remember thinking how far away my boss looked in the other passenger seat.

I think Henry could wreck the suspension on anything depending on his mindset at the time :)