What if Ford or Dodge bought the rights to Hummer instead - would you still?

[tomp]

I don't think anyone could have done just a fine job making it look as good as GM did. It would be interesting to see what Ford and Dodge's version would have looked like though. Too bad they don't try and make a comparable version.

The Dodge Powerwagon pickup is a very capable off road truck with built in winch and front/rear elockers. It also has E-detaching swaybars for better articulation, bfg tires and some other cool stuff. It was real close to my next truck.

[Arizona Hummerboy]

The H1 Hummer use ford locks for the Ignition and the Doors. That why they are so Tuff

Just my Two cents as a Locksmith.

[dna]

Just curious. If Ford or Dodge bought the rights to the Hummer and made the Hummer practically the same as GM did, would you still have bought your H2??

I have always been a Chevy fan. Even though they may have their probs, I've had a vette conv, iroc, 69 camaro, along with various other GM vehicles - each had issues but made me a solid GM fan.

Other than GM, I like Dodge, especially when they brought back the Viper in 1992 (I think). The Durango and Ram trucks are nice too. Ford sucks in my opinion, other than the Mustang (had one of those too - they rock!) and Navigator. But the caddy Escalade kicks on the Navigator and the H2 just wipes out the Escalade.

Anyway, just curous if you would have still bought if GM was not the manufacturer. For example, imagine if Honda or Hyundia bought the Hummer name - I definately would not have bought it (got to stick to North American brands). Just try to same it, Honda Hummer (ha-ha-ha).

[CBR_Raven]

My Dad and Grandpa would roll over in their graves if they knew that I bought a Ford or a Dodge. I really can't say anything bad about the Ford or Dodge because I never owned one. Driving GM is a tradition in my family. I think AMGeneral/GM did a great job with the H2. It may have a few problems that need to be worked out but the good outweighs the bad by far.

[HummerNewbie]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Fubar:
The F150 in my opinion does have a great new interior </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

A buddy of mine recently bought new F150 Lariat and I was shocked at how nice the interior is.

[Fastest H-Town Realtor]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by HummersGoneWild:
I would have bought the H2 from either. GM is old, slow, and does not seem to care about quality. Check out their Malibu.

The reason I am glad that GM has it is that their PCMs are open architecture whereas Ford and Dodge make people break their codes. As a result, aftermarket power accessories take longer to develop. GM is doing something right wrt their PCMs. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>


True,but if you are in the circle, FOMOCO has a way of making sure you get the needed support for hi-po tuning.

No Ford. No Ford.

[HummerNewbie]

I would probably still buy one if it was built by Ford but not sure if it was built by Dodge. 10 or 15 years ago I wouldn't even have considered one if it was built by Dodge but they have come a long ways in that time. I have had far more GM vehicles in my life than any other maker but have had mostly Fords over the past 8 years. I have been very happy with them but the Hummers are like nothing else and I can't wait to get one.