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Remember when the Hummer H1 was the biggest, most obnoxious passenger vehicle on the road? (pixelfed.crimedad.work)
submitted 1 week ago by CrimeDad@lemmy.crimedad.work to c/cars@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.crimedad.work/post/145697

cross-posted from: https://pixelfed.crimedad.work/p/crimedad/755907901353344482

Remember when the Hummer H1 was the biggest, most obnoxious passenger vehicle on the road?

This one is parked between two new Blazers, which are as wide and have distinctly taller hoods.

#FuckCars

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[–] espentan@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago

We've become more conscious of the impact we're having on the planet, that's why we're making smal.. no, wait.. shit.

[–] jqubed@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Are you sure those are Blazers? They look more like Tahoes, and they’re common as first responder vehicles, which the one on the left appears outfitted as.

I’m also not sure that’s a real Hummer; something looks off about it. There are companies that sell kits to make other vehicles look like Hummers and I think this might be one. The current Blazer is 76.7" wide and 67" tall. The Tahoe is 81" wide and 75.9" tall. The Hummer H1 is 86.5" wide and 77" tall. Ten inches would be pretty noticeable side-by-side with a Blazer I would think. Even if these are Tahoes, a real H1 is a bit taller, and I think these look a little taller than the Hummer, which again makes me think it’s a kit.

The H1 remains a ridiculously wide vehicle (while lacking interior width for occupants from what I’ve read) for civilian purposes. The height was tall, but also not out of the range of normal compared to work vans. I don’t think I would worry about height clearance in one except for very low parking garages.

[–] CrimeDad@lemmy.crimedad.work 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

You might be right about the Chevys not being Blazers.

I don't know why the police would have a kit Hummer. The interior looked like a real HUMVEE, with tiny seats, a wide partition down the center, and a spartan dash and instrument cluster. It even has a big, circular hatch in the roof.

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The police have a real humvee because the army gave it to them. My city's police has an APC and mrap.

[–] CrimeDad@lemmy.crimedad.work 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Some people have remarked that it might not be a real one. It looked legit in person, but now I'm not so sure.

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I could be wrong, but the windshields have that delamination haze that's common on older bullet proof glass/lexan laminates. That's what makes me think it's actually a humvee.

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Just from image searching "hummer h1" and "humvee," this looks like a humvee to me. The angle of the back seems to be more squared on hummers vs humvees, and the strip to separate the windshields seems different too, as do the mirrors.

And it would be consistent with the militarization of police as you noted. Why buy an inferior hummer when you can get the real deal for free or cheap from the military? The hummer is a luxury vehicle, the humvee is a workhorse, and if real mil not natl guard they're bulletproof. Only thing they're missing is a key system lol, just flip the switch (halfway, wait for the light, finish flipping,) and go!

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Only thing they're missing is a key system lol, just flip the switch (halfway, wait for the light, finish flipping,) and go!

Meh, they don't have keys on fire trucks either and nobody steals them. Same halfway, all the way switch to turn it on.

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Tbf, I want to steal a humvee SO MUCH MORE than I want to steal a fire truck. Never even thought about stealing a fire truck tbh, and now that I am I'm against it, they're needed for emergencies. Humvees otoh...

[–] CrimeDad@lemmy.crimedad.work 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Okay, this vehicle is definitely not an H1. I thought there was a question as to whether it's even a HUMVEE.

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I must have misunderstood because the title and the reply we're under both mention "hummer" and "h1" by name, my mistake.

[–] CrimeDad@lemmy.crimedad.work 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

A HUMVEE and an H1 are the same size, right? That's my main point, that this vehicle which was once considered totally oversized for public roads now looks normal or small compared to today's SUVs.

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Good question, unfortunately I do have a tape measure but not either vehicle lol, I'll do some digging and see if I can find the dimensions.

Humvee:

Length:
180in

Wheelbase:
130in

Width:
85in

Height:
72in, reducible to 54in

Hummer:

Wheelbase:
130in

Length:
184.5 in

Width:
86.5 in

Height:
77 in
2004–06: 79 in
Pre-2003 Wagon: 75 in

Looks like Humvees are smaller by a little with the same wheelbase.

[–] CrimeDad@lemmy.crimedad.work 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Maybe they reduced the height on that police HUMVEE. It's not like we have a lot of wilderness around here through which to drive it.

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Seems logical enough to me, it's a show piece really anyway. Can't imagine any cop is driving that on the daily lol.

[–] CrimeDad@lemmy.crimedad.work 2 points 1 week ago

It sure looks a lot less comfortable than their cruisers.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

It's a real Humvee.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Unless those kits include switching the frame out, that's a real Humvee. You can see the frame and suspension.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

And a Blazer isn't even the biggest thing you can get

[–] Albbi@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I guess blazers took this comic personally.

[–] CodingCarpenter@lemm.ee 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah sequoias are fucking nuts

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

The new Escalades look ridiculous. Big snooty noses with the badge high up.