I ORDERD PEWTER H2 IN OCTOBER FOR AN APRIL DELIVERY(SIGH...). BUT TILL THEN, EVERY 2 WEEKS
THE DEALER LET'S ME BOOT ONE AROUND. I TOOK IT TO THIS AREA WHERE THERE WERE ABOUT 6 OR 7 JEEP
YJ's AND TJ's. THEY SAW IT AND THEY ALL GAVE ME A THUMBS DOWN(PLUS A FEW BIRDS). ONE GUY YELLED OUT, "THAT'S THE UGLIEST SUV I'VE SEEN". TRANSLATION TO ALL THAT IS, THEY ARE JEALOUS AND THEY ARE NOT PART OF THE NEW ELITE GROUP....H2
....EVERY ONE CAN HAVE A JEEP AND BE ONE OF THE SHEEP....BUT ONLY A FEW CAN HAVE A HUMMER AND TRULY TURN HEADS.

I ORDERD PEWTER H2 IN OCTOBER FOR AN APRIL DELIVERY(SIGH...). BUT TILL THEN, EVERY 2 WEEKS
THE DEALER LET'S ME BOOT ONE AROUND. I TOOK IT TO THIS AREA WHERE THERE WERE ABOUT 6 OR 7 JEEP
YJ's AND TJ's. THEY SAW IT AND THEY ALL GAVE ME A THUMBS DOWN(PLUS A FEW BIRDS). ONE GUY YELLED OUT, "THAT'S THE UGLIEST SUV I'VE SEEN". TRANSLATION TO ALL THAT IS, THEY ARE JEALOUS AND THEY ARE NOT PART OF THE NEW ELITE GROUP....H2
....EVERY ONE CAN HAVE A JEEP AND BE ONE OF THE SHEEP....BUT ONLY A FEW CAN HAVE A HUMMER AND TRULY TURN HEADS.

Yeah...they can be real jealous bastards...all but Mike.

unless they really think its ugly... but why woud anyone call the h2 ugly?

oh wait...

Wait... who are the sheeps shelling out $60K for a box with a similar name as a real "leader" that is still $50K too expensive for them?

Are you someone who your mom told when kids picked on you that the other kids were just jealous? Sometimes mom is wrong.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. When I first saw the H2, I put it in the same category as the Aztec and Avalanche.

It has started to grow on me since then, but I will NEVER like the dash design.

I'm much more impressed with the mechanical features than I am the looks.

What those guys said was deffinitly uncalled for and very immature. If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all.

I don't think they were jealous about not being part of the "elite group" though. More than likely, they probably thought you were a yuppie poser and wanted to let you know it.

I agree that probably about 90 percent of the people out there that dislike the H2 are jealous because they probably would love to own one but can't afford it!

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03 Hummer H2 Adv./Lux. Pkgs. Sunset Orange W/Sunroof
Air Spring Susp. Pkg. + 3rd. row seat
http://www.haugens.com

I think you're half right.

Probably just jealous because they can't afford one.

To be 100% honest, that is my first emotion when I see one going down the street. I think the same thing when I see a Navigator or Escalade, too.

Doesn't mean that I want one, but it would be nice to be able to AFFORD one.

If I had 60k to spend on a vehicle, I'd probably take 30k to buy a nice daily driver, and take the other 30k and buy a restored classic car.

We had a husband wife couple that we were close to say to us the day we got ours, "those things are totally ugly and I would never own one", we were shocked since they were good friends and we called just to share our excitement with them. Then they proceeded to give us a cold shoulder for a week or two. So after a while I went over and got the hubby to drive it around the neighborhood, he came around, the wife took a little longer. We concluded it must just be the jelous thing... shrugged it off, we are still friends (I think? Sort of)

"Let me show you my gun collection"

People like that just piss me off. I have or had friends just like that.
I'm not the richest man in the world. There are alot of things out there that other people have that I could just dream of. And yes, I too get jealous at times, and think to myself, boy I would love to have that. But I never would through it in someones face that can afford something that I couldn't.

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03 Hummer H2 Adv./Lux. Pkgs. Sunset Orange W/Sunroof
Air Spring Susp. Pkg. + 3rd. row seat
http://www.haugens.com

If we were still stuck with our Jeep, I'd be jealous too!

Whatever....it's all just a bunch of metal, rubber and plastic....it's what you do with it that counts. After all...in the end it all ends up in a junkyard being scrapped.

I waited a year for the thing to come out...and when I first saw it I was quite upset. I love the front angle and the rear finally grew tolerable....but I still look at it and don't think much of it. How's that for honesty?

I own a 2001 Jeep Grand Limited and I am totally jealous of all you H2 owners. I'll admit it. I just keep lurking here in hopes of some day I can afford an H2. Until then I will continue to just read about them. I do like my Jeep but want an H2 bad.

I've found that it all depends on the individual and Jeep owners/enthusiasts tend to be a loyal lot.

I had one lady pull up to the gas station in her lifted TJ and she rolled down her window and proceeded to impart nothing but sincere and positive comments. She indicated that she was "glad to see another bad-ass American rig being produced."

PreyObird6 is totally wrong, Mom is always right! I've been a stock Yj Sahara owner for
8 years and I'll tell you. If your jeep isn't modified, lifted, or beefed up,....Jeep enthusiasts can be really cold. I've worked damn hard to save up for this puppy and I will enjoy it. And yes they are jealous because NO MATTER WHAT THEY PUT ON THEIR JEEPS, IT WILL NEVER OUTPERFORM A STOCK H2!!!

Oh and Mike97ZJ, Ego or not, Hummers are ELITE, that's why I want one. I want to be a yuppie poser, then I'll buy a Beemer.

I'm from B.C. Canada, the terrain here is Hummer country....Not many yuppie posers here.

Canada mourns for the astronauts too. Hang in there guys.

I'm surprised to hear so many people say they don't like the looks. It still, after owning if for almost 3 months, makes me grin every time I see it. I like the looks and the fact that it looks ready to go out and play hard. I've liked the looks since the first time I saw it.

Kim

KAC
'03 Red Adv Series

Good to see you posting Kim....wondered what became of you.

I'm with you Kim, I think the H2 is outstanding
to look at.

Speaking of looks, Have you seen the New Toyota FJ CruiserAt first I didn't like it but it is starting to grow on me. what do you think THUMBS UP OR THUMBS DOWN ??

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Spidey:
I'm with you Kim, I think the H2 is outstanding
to look at.

Speaking of looks, Have you seen the New Toyota FJ CruiserAt first I didn't like it but it is starting to grow on me. what do you think THUMBS UP OR THUMBS DOWN ??<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I much prefer the H2 to this H2 wannabe. THUMBS DOWN!

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Good to see you posting Kim....wondered what became of you.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Still here - having a hard time catching up after missing all of this for 2 weeks. You guys are talkative!

Kim

KAC
'03 Red Adv Series

[This message was edited by KAC on February 04, 2003 at 04:50 PM.]

Jeepster...

If you take the time to notice you may discover that this, in fact, happens to be a Hummer H2 forum. Perhaps you were looking for the Jeep forum?

Ahhh....don't worry about it. You've got some good points...things we've covered already. We've come to figure our respective vehicles are like our genetailia...we all have 'em, they differ to some degree....but we don't need to play "who's is better".

The bottom line is that the Jeeps (while being lethally effective) are really not a good comparison to a Hummer. In other words...your not comparing apples to apples.

The Jeep has a small wheelbase and is packaged nicely to accomplish many task offroad. It's silly to compare the vehicles: I've witnessed obstacles that each vehicle could do that the other can't.

Just recently, one of my buddies pre-ran the John Bull trail up in Big Bear for our club: he was able to get up a nasty incline with no problem....whereas a Jeep Rubicon (your flag-ship) was unable to make it despite repeated attempts. Does that make the H2 better then a Rubicon? well...in that particular situation yes...but can the H2 rockcrawl with her big size and longer wheelbase....not nearly as well.

My buddy Dennis was just being a bit over-enthusiastic about the H2. We've endured a few attacks from other forums here and there....so please excuse what you may perceive as an overly defensive repsonse.

On a friendly note, if you plan to stick around (and your welcome to), you may want to reconsider your username to something else....maybe something that doesn't incorporate the term Jeep in it?

Btw, while you read this post...somebody just stuck a paper with the words "I LOVE HUMMERS" on the back of your shirt!!!