<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by H2Finally:
You guys are thinking only of the off-road prowess -- which is NOT why Hummers sell. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>I'd have to disagree with this. The only reason Hummers sell is because of their ability, now and before with the H1 and HMMWV. People would not be buying them and pimping them out if there was not some positive association with it to begin with.
If the H2 was the same truck but 2 wheel drive, with 31" tires, it would not sell to the pimpers. There has to be some sort of validity to the vehicle before the "pimp my ride" people will embrace it and make it iconic. In case of Hummers, it is the perception of being the offroad King.
With all that said, GM has to look at the bottom line right now and produce what will make the most money. Maybe in a few years it can afford to produce a vehicle that is tailored more towards the small market of off-roaders who will buy a stock vehicle and put it on the trail right off the dealer lot. There are 2 things here, what you wish GM produced and what is practical.
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