2009 H2

[DRTYFN]

Got some info today -
Blue-tooth :)
2 new colors :)
No diesel :(

And contrary to earlier reports, the H2 will NOT be discontinued in 2011 - the redesign has been cancelled (for now).:clapping:

[Hummer Aficionado_VT]

That's good news! Do you know what the new colors are?

[tomp]

I take it the negotiations were resolved....LOL

[Boss Hoss]

That's good news! Do you know what the new colors are?

Sounds to me like these might be le colors but this is just a guess.

[blksunblkmoon]

:perfect10s: I had heard about the discontinuation on another board. that would have sucked!

[Hummer Aficionado_VT]

Sounds to me like these might be le colors but this is just a guess.

Oh, good point. Do you think they got rid of yellow so they can make a LE in yellow and get a premium for it?

[frenzy1]

Good to hear H2 will still be in production after 2011 !!!

[Hummer Guy]

Got some info today -
Blue-tooth :)
2 new colors :)
No diesel :(

And contrary to earlier reports, the H2 will NOT be discontinued in 2011 - the redesign has been cancelled (for now).:clapping:

All true...and no worries on H2 leaving anytime soon...we'll have another, smaller Hummer before they think of dropping H2...:)

[DRTYFN]

All true...and no worries on H2 leaving anytime soon...we'll have another, smaller Hummer before they think of dropping H2...:)
But still... weren't you looking forward to an H2 makeover and the new diesel? I know I was. 20" of ground clearance, diesel, possible portal axles....

[tomp]

DRTYFN, it would be nice to have portals on the H2 but dont see much advantage with solid rear back there. It would be cool if they did independant rear suspension with portals on all four axles! Couple that with the diesel and dual lockers and we would have a much better H2.

A couple of interior options would be nice too. (IE: digital inclinometer, re-chargable flashlight, bluetooth, iPod connection, etc)

[Hummer Guy]

[quote=DRTYFN]But still... weren't you looking forward to an H2 makeover and the new diesel? [quote]

yes....

[Vettster]

No Diesel.
GM lost one sale on that.

[Goonsqd]

No Diesel.
GM lost one sale on that.

Make that 2

[Hummer Aficionado_VT]

Isn't the new diesel going into a couple of other GM SUVs? What's the big deal with adding a diesel to the 2?

[pteam]

I saw diesel was $4.19 today .

[HUMMERcustoms.com/TAZ]

pteam

You hit that nail on the head. It may be different in other places but, diesel I hear about and see is going higher faster than gas. Man I'm glad I retired from farming and growing rice. I had worked on a 5 year plan to convert all wells to diesel engines. That bill has got be outrageous last few years.

I realized one winter that I was 42 everything paid for 1200 acres and equip. Good labor was hard to find and I did not know spanish or I would have hired some Latino men. Here the farmers I see hiring them those men work hard. Well brought back some memories.

I would not want a diesel powered rig now. Someday hopefully by the time Dragons tow pig is wore out he or I well maybe together will buy a diesel tow monster H2.

Diesel at $4.20 not yet

TAZ

[TXSUT]

Man I'm glad I retired from farming and growing rice. I had worked on a 5 year plan to convert all wells to diesel engines.

On the other hand, Taz, you could have abandoned the wells, dried the fields, and made a $hitload of money growing corn for ethanol....at least until the idiot enviro-whackos and gov't come to their senses and figure out that biofuels production does more harm to the environment than oil production. :notallthere: :mad:

[Spuds]

In the oil bidness, and right now the refiners are trying to recoup their capital expenditures to convert over to LSD....uh, low sulfur diesel you laymen. :)

I expect that it won't stay higher than premium forever......

[Hammer]

I have to pay 8.77476 $ per gallon for premium fuel isn´t that cheap:rant:

[HUMMERcustoms.com/TAZ]

TXSUT
Man I wish I still had the land and plant nothing but corn and wheat.

When I got out 1999 all this bio crap and ethanol stuff was not even a twinkle in but a few peoples brain. We had been screaming for it for 10 years before I got.

You are right it sure is the place to be depending on where you live. It has been so wet in midwest and midsouth that corn should have been planted in our area in middle of March. Alot of wheat in in the states on each side of Mississippi River is under anywhere from 5" of water to as much as 10'.

Look for bio-diesel and food to go up. The purpose for gov. coming out with these programs was to cut payments to help farming because Americas farmers could not compete with world and I could give cost and sales price for example but will not. Anyway now the idea of more crop usage would have the cost of increased price spread amoung more people and it not hurt so bad. Well along came oil shortage along with crop price up because less to be used for food diverted to fuel and gov. has a real mess on their hands.

Believe it or not the farmers were screaming in the 80's for gov. to get out of farming with support money etc. and let those of us who are good businessmen survive the rest find a new job. I was not afraid of getting gov. out making my business decisions for me. It was on deaf ears. Wait till gov. mess with sugar next. Right now there are only about 3 major farm families that draw the bulk of gov. money and then these families control the price setting they make. The very biggest is a Cuban immigrant family that moved legally into Florida and Louisiana with financial ability to buy up much of the cane growing land. Not knocking the heritage of the people because for one thing they had the know how that others did not. So more power to them. It is just another crop that does not need huge tax payer money paid to grow it. Yet there will be a move at some point to use sugarcane as well as sugar beet to aid in fuel. So instead of paying high fuel prices and have cheaper food the gov. will give grants which they have already for crops mentioned to bring it on line as a fuel so that fuel will stay up and food will go up also. There needs to be an independent group to regulate how all this is brought online so food and fuel cost go up to high.

TAZ

[Hammer]

How about CNG or LNG ?

In Finland CNG is three times cheaper than premium fuel. Diesel cost almost as much as regular fuel.

I have seen hunreds Hummer H2´s that runs on CNG or LNG. I´m planning to install CNG system to my Hummer H2 mainly because 8.8$ per gallon for premium fuel is just simply too much...



Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)
Liquefied natural gas (LNG)

[TXSUT]

Wait till gov. mess with sugar next. ...Yet there will be a move at some point to use sugarcane as well as sugar beet to aid in fuel.

I grew up in the cane fields of southeast Louisiana, my family owned a sugar plantation, and my dad worked at the sugar mill just about all his adult life, so I know what you're talking about. And now, I work for a major oil company, so I can say you are spot-on about the use of bagasse (the pulp from the sugarcane stalk after the juice is squeezed out).

Brazil is already there with sugarcane, but take a look at what biofuels are doing to the Amazon rain forest...it's being clear-cut and burned for crop expansion. Even some of the experts who, five years ago, were saying that biofuels is where we HAVE to go, are now admitting their studies were flawed. The overall effect that biofuels is having on the environment, atmosphere, and global warming is severely worse than conventional oil production and refining. That phucking bitch Hillary needs to update her note cards, cuz she don't know $hit. :mad:

[HUMMERcustoms.com/TAZ]

Right with you TXSUT as my AG background and over the last 2 years my jump into the oil business we have similar understandings.

To many people making policy for OUR NATION as well as the world if you take it further, that have no idea of the reprecusions it could have just 3 to 5 years away. I wish the gov. would recruit real people that are or have been involved in the different fields so brighter minds in all the skull sessions they hold and all be paid highly.

I'm not a full isolationists yet. The way I see how other countries take advantage of our ability to protect them and furnish not only weapons to help them defend themselves but, more importantly OUR BRAVE TROOPS. I every day move in that direction. We have some true friend nations and we should continue to have their backs.

When we have a long time politico ( who's families wealth came from millions at rum running in late 1800's as well as prohibition running in early 1900's) make a statement about munitions used by McCain before he was shot down and not available for sometime this shows 1) the guy just reads what is put in front of him 2) the kid writing it has no idea of the history of his country making both veggies making allot of money for nothing. I wish the voters of this country would have the guts to one time vote out all the old farts, make a check by the name of a new face because they do not hold the seat the old guy has but, do it in an informed way.

Well TXSUT I'm sorry to drag this out but, I grow everyday that this country could survive on it's own and if we help the money is placed in the bank account of this NATION then we help. Guns for hire like the old west and there were good guys that did it also.

I stop, blame it on TXSUT as I think the nerve I'm getting bugged is the same as his and many many of Our Forum Buds.

TAZ

[TXSUT]

...blame it on TXSUT ...

:clapping: