Just thought I would put this out there, and see what people had to say. As many of my friends know I drive a Hummer. I constanly hear people talking crap about them, making fun of people who drive them, and just a general hatred toward these cars. fI find most of the comments by people are totaly untrue, and most people who hate them, probably havn't seen one or looked at facts I have always driven SUV's I like having the space, enought room to crash if needed, being higher up on the road, and the 4 wheel drive, and handeling. I've had a blazer, jeep tj, grand cherokee, pick up truck, land rover, and yukon. When gas prices went up a few years ago, I decided to give into the hype and try a car. I got a subaru all whele drive. It was the worst car I owned, 4x4 on any SUV was way better in the winter, and the used just as much gas, and was more for insurance. I took it back after 4 months. Sure I live in the city, and there really arn't to many rivers i have to fordge on my way to work. But there are countless times I've need a SUV. I pull boats and camping trailers, Often. My cottage is no maintained roads in the winter and before I had a SUV we'd have to hike 2 hours in. There are countless time in the winter, every other car was stuck in snow, and I was the only person on time at work. Plus my SUV is always paked with thinks that would never fit a small car. I thought HUMMERS were stupid too, and never considered buying one. When my landrover died. I wanted to buy a used jeep. My grand cherokee was by far my fav car I ever drove. It got stolen. When I went to the dealership I was looking a 04 grand chreokee, it had a v8, huge hemi. It didnt have leather, a sun roof, or power locks, and had 47000km. It was around $39,000 or the lease was like $400 a month. In the back I noticed a used H3 I went and looked at it. The hummer had a V6 3.5l and some feature that when your driving slow it switches to only 4 of the cylinders. the hummer is shorter in legents, side to side, and overall heigh then the jeep. The hummer was an 06, with 20,00k, every option, I still liked the jeep a bit more. but the hummer had more leg room all around, especially in the back, it has a high towing capacity, higher clearance, and had run flat tires. The kicker was the Hummer was $ 35,000. It was an easy choise, a cheeper car that is 4 years newer, 3 grand less, still under warrenty. Uses less gas, and has more room. The fact the car looks cool was just a bonus. My land rover, didn't fit in my gerage, my hummer does easily, it used to cost me at least $20 in gas each way to my cottgae, in any other suv, In the Hummer $20 gets me there and home and to work on monday. I really dont see why people hate them so much, its far more efficient then any car i've ever owned