So my boss drives up in his Hummer H3 today....

[TwixVoy]

So my repuke boss drives up to me in the parking lot this morning in his brand new Hummer H3, rolls down his window, and asks "Hey look what I just got. Like it?" He is one of those fools who trades in his new car every two years and finances an even newer one.

My first thought was "WTF are you asking me for? You have some serious self esteem issues". So I say to him in an uninterested voice "yea it looks ok".

Then the ass says to me "So you ever get embarassed driving around in that thing"? (I drive a 20 year old sedan) I was not in the mood for such BS this morning so I snapped back at him "Enjoy your 5 dollar gas and the years it's going to take you to pay that thing off. At least I have a positive net worth." Then I walked in to work.

I don't care if he tries to get me fired in the future. I am so sick of these idiot republicans who are so shallow and empty that this is the best way they know how to act in society. Complete idiots. "Look at me I just indebted my self to the banks another five years for my new tank. Praise me when I drive by".

[LisaM]

1. Not only that, but they're using up all the gas.....

We were talking about that this morning - some ass in an SUV was hindering us from changing lanes, and we were talking about how those gas guzzlers have been burning through the gas the last 10 years and now we're all paying.

They should charge those bozos more per gallon.

[Lorien]

55. It's amazing isn't it? They never see the connection between consumption,

supply and demand. :crazy:

[Mind_your_head]

56. They've smelled their own 'gas' for so long, they're now unconscious!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[N4457S]

2. The H3...

...has that new technology allowing it to run on fewer cylinders when it's not under stress.

Even so, the weight will be an issue and the SUV platform is geared for trails. That'll suck his wallet dry.

I looked at the H3 about two years ago. I don't normally buy American but they're nice.

We just parked our BMWs and covered them except for special occasions. My mother-in-law gave up her Corolla for health reasons and we're driving it for groceries and transport to the BART station.

[Warpy]

45. I understand they're a pain in the ass to drive

and the few people I've seen in this town who are tacky enough to own them do NOT look like they're enjoying their driving experience.

I'm perfectly happy with my little Korean econocar. It's comfortable, roomy enough to haul weaving and spinning gear, and cheap to feed. It's even fun to drive.

[JCMach1]

47. Hummer H3- Less rear room than my Hyundai Terracan @

1/2 the mileage

[LSK]

48. you are better off with a Jeep, not that 95% of those cars ever see dirt

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIh4or5EUsc

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

3. I would have asked him the gas mileage

And then pointed out that my 1990 Geo Prizm is getting 33mpg in town, and it is completely paid for.

[N4457S]

6. Having...

...the vehicle paid for is a more important issue than the gas mileage.

When I was in college, I did a review for a independent newspaper on the Geo Prizm, which was a rebadged Corolla during that era. They were very nice, very substantial cars for the money. Our test was driving from Akron to Niagara Falls and back over a weekend. I loved it!

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

42. If you are looking for a used car,

the Prizm is the way to go. Those made in the early '90s get great gas mileage (mine got 50mpg on the highway during an extended road trip), and they cost a fraction of what a used Toyota Corolla of the same year will cost, and they are the same vehicle except for the radio.

[DadOf2LittleAngels]

43. Why?

A car is a depreciating asset the less of its value you own the less you lose as it depreciates...

I did a paper for school some years back showing the point at which a minivan was cheaper to lease than to buy was only if the purchased minivan is held for 7 or more years. The cost of maintenance and the like was way higher after the 4 year mark than it is on two 24 month leases.

The problem is the type of car not the financing around it..

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

4. My husband, who used to work for a Chevy dealership

said that the Hummer was really some ordinary Chevy chassis with the the Hummer body put on top of it.

[deadmessengers]

5. The H2 is a Tahoe

Not sure about the H3, though.

[LTR]

36. I used to sell Chevys

The H2 is built on the same platform as the Chevy Tahoe, Suburban and Silverado, and its GMC counterparts.

The H3 is built on the same platform as the small Chevy Colorado pickup.

Fuel economy sucks in both models, even in the H3 with the I-5 engine.

[negativenihil]

7. IIRC

The H2 is basically a Tahoe with a "fancy" hummer body on it. I can't speak to the H3 though.

[N4457S]

12. H3 Is...

...the same chassis used in the Colorado and Isuzu trucks. Same damn thing.

[N4457S]

10. Yes...

...and that chassis was the same one used in the Isuzu trucks until GM got away from them.

Another poster here says the H2 is really a Tahoe. That's also true.

[Sequoia]

25. Sounds like those Hummers are putting on airs.

You can put on a pretty dress but underneath you're dressed in a flour sack.

[SlipperySlope]

27. Everything but the H1 are for posers.

The H2 and the H3 are just ugly bodies bolted onto Chevy truck frames. The vehicle itself is a poser, which makes anybody driving it a poser.

The H1 is legitimately a hard-core off-road vehicle. Most H1 drivers are still posers, but at least the truck itself is an honest hard-worker.

[LTR]

38. Not to mention, they're terrible to drive

I drove one, and it just wasn't fun.

Granted, if I took a real one off-road, that might be a different story. But on the street, the H2 really sucks ass. It's all for people with low self-esteem.

[madaboutharry]

8. Reminds me of that moron, Mike Gallagher

laughing on the radio about how he bought the biggest gas guzzler he could find.

[Mad_Dem_X]

20. He's such a dope

Who would brag about something like that? Oh yeah - a brain-dead right winger!

[lurky]

9. Honestly, I would be embarrassed

to be seen driving a Hummer. It's such a desperate cry for attention.

[TwixVoy]

13. Yes

He's also one of those people who has to keep up with everyone else. For example, he noticed I had a better cell phone than he did one day. He asked me all about it. A week later he says "Hey look what I got" Showed me his new phone. Seriously don't these people realize no one cares?

[lurky]

26. I have known people like that.

Their entire self-worth is based on owning stuff, and making other people jealous (they think).

If they weren't so obnoxious, I would feel sorry for them: It's such a sad, empty existence, and they are usually way over their heads in debt with nothing to show for it.

[tsuki]

31. Did he tell you how much he paid for it, and how much he saved?

Those are the people that drive me crazy.

[AlCzervik]

33. now that is sad, i think we all know people ike that, "i need validation that i'm good enough!"

[Marr]

76. Do you work in that fictional sitcom office from "The Office"?

Your boss sounds like Steve Carrel's character from that show, I swear-- haha. My sympathies.

[Iris]

57. And as good as a brand on his forehead saying, "I'm STUPID!"

[MorningGlow]

60. My 4 YO is fascinated by Hummers--at least, he was, until

he saw a fire-engine-red H2, with shiny chrome. Somehow it looked even bigger than the other Hummers on the road--don't ask me how. Anyway, I pointed it out to him, and he burst out laughing and exclaimed, "That's STUPID!"

Even the kid gets it...
:rofl:

[Yael]

11. One thing immediately comes to mind when I see a hummer

Small penis.

Those two images are hopelessly tied in my mind and try as I might, I can't pry them apart.

[N4457S]

14. We Have...

...two older BMW wagons that are paid for.

They have room in them, they handle well and they're still fairly good on gas although the periodic maintenance can be nasty.

[Yael]

53. One of my coworkers has a BMW Station wagon

I swear that thing will fade to dust before it gives out.

Maintenance is expensive, but they are certainly well built.

[electropop]

34. These guys buy a Hummer because it's the only way they'll ever get one.

:evilgrin:

[Yael]

54. LOL!!

[grace0418]

15. My reply to "So you ever get embarassed driving around in that thing?" would be

"I was about to ask you the same question, planet killer."

[shockra]

46. !

:spray:

[Doityourself]

68. Lmaooooooooooo!!! Good one.

[AlCzervik]

16. did he at least get a manual transmission?

i used to have a Trooper with a stick shift, that was back when gas was around $1.50 a gallon, that was an awesome vehicle, cheap, pretty decent on gas and was fantastic in the snow. I would never buy another large ride again though.

[nashville_brook]

17. i heard TWO reports today before noon, about how people have negative equity in SUVs

b/c they have fallen dramatically in value. many dealerships aren't taking SUVs on trade -- most people can't afford to trade with the falling value, anyway. the last story i heard on NPR said that "motivated" buyers in the SUV market are getting big 'deals." so, he prolly bought that thing for a song.

he's an idiot and i bet the dealership was amazed when he graced their door. they are laughing all the way to the bank.

[Muttocracy]

21. I've noticed those on car lots

Last week I was stuck at a stoplight next to a car dealership - forget if it's Ford or Chevy but they have lots of new SUVs and jumbo pickups out front - 2007s and 2008s - and also lots of used ones. I wondered whether the tradeins are worth much given the glut of new and recently used ones.

[nichomachus]

24. I'm old enough to remember

when we referred to "negative equity" as "in the hole."

[nashville_brook]

66. also "upside down"

[krispos42]

37. And so they get passed onto the poor and working-classes

The dirt-cheap domestic econoboxes are now being kept for their fuel economy, meaning that when peoples' cars die, they're going to be buying a well-used SUV instead. And paying the price in extra gas.

[nashville_brook]

67. the b/f told me that there's an emerging market in old Metros -- one went for $7500 on eBay

that's like 3 or 4 times its Blue Book value.

[krispos42]

73. It'll probably pay for itself in a couple of years

Assuming you don't hit anything larger than a squirrel, of course! :-)

[nashville_brook]

74. a friend of mine had one -- we called it the "lawn mower." :)

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

52. Hummm, Maybe now is a good time to trade my Taurus in for a SUV.

I haven't looked at the prices in a long time, and a SUV sure would be nice here in Northern Michigan. Or one of those Toyota small 4X4 trucks. Off to pull out the local ads I never look at.

[moez]

18. Exactly -

It's just like all of these idiots that had to have the biggest house around and lost them when the economy slowed. Then they run around and claim that nobody told them about the loan details..... friggin' morons.

[EmperorHasNoClothes]

19. This says it all:

[Sequoia]

22. My car is 1987 and still runs!! Go Nissan.

Good for you.

I just got a crack in my front window and new tires. It overheats in the summer and doesn't have rear defrost anymore, or a horn, but somethings you can live with. You jerk boss is going to be left holding the bag on that machine of his and no one will want it as a trade-in.

[nichomachus]

23. Print this out - leave it on his windshield

[Seedersandleechers]

40. Great cartoon

I made 10 copies to use when needed. There is a guy with a hummer who parks to the right of me in the compact car section of my parking garage. Think he'll get the message?

[Toucano]

62. I love your sig. n-t

[lpbk2713]

28. He's in for a rude awakening.

Evidently he buys in to the horseshit the RW Radio Hatemongers dish out about how the economy is in great shape.

He might also want to consider upper management might want to give him the axe without any advance notice
and replace him with someone who will work for a lot less than what they pay him.

[RedCappedBandit]

29. "Hey look what I just got. Like it?"

I would've laughed.

People actually like those things?

[Iris]

58. That's what I was thinking. Wasn't there just a report recently about how some car dealers

won't take SUVs as trade-ins anymore?

[electropop]

30. You didn't ask him if he was embarassed to be seen in the tank?

That's so passé.

[The Inquisitive]

32. a fool and his money will soon part...

need I say more?

[1776Forever]

35. GREED!!! This is what is going to bring us down! Hang in there - you are the one with class!

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

39. I love my old cars and wouldn't buy a new one

I have a 1957 DKW, a 1969 Citroen DS, and a 1973 Saab 96. They look beautiful, they don't use a lot of gas, and they're extremely fun to drive, not like modern heavy cars that feel like you're sitting on the living room couch. I wouldn't take a Hummer if they gave me one. They creep me out, just looking at them. I'd sell it and buy another old car.

[Ilsa]

41. My pig only gets 18 miles to the gallon, but it has been paid for

for almost two years, IIRC. We have always planned on driving our vehicles until they stop running. The idiot boss won't be able to unload his when he wants another toy. What an idiot, spending all of that money on toys.

[aquarius dawning]

44. Little known fact: There's a $25,000 tax write off for people who purchase a Hummer.

And it was $100,000 a few years ago. How much do you get for a Prius hybrid? If that doesn't boil yer blood, I don't know what will.
http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/Taxes/P97282.asp

[sofa king]

49. Heh, I've gone 3,700 miles on two H3 fill-ups.

My little Korean scooter gets a little better than 80mpg on average, and I calculate I've now burned 46 gallons of gas while racking up 3,700 miles. The H3 has a 23 gallon tank. I've gone about six times as far as one could go on two tanks of gas in an H3. Total cost of my vehicle was equivalent to about four months' worth of a 48-month H3 loan. No taxes or tags, either.

For awhile I was a little bummed about the extra emissions my vehicle produces, but then I realized that wasn't applying Enron math to the problem. With gas prices going up the way they are, every month there must be several H3s being permanently parked on the side of the road with "For Sale" signs in them. Their emissions drop to zero, which I'll take as a carbon credit. Now if I could just figure out how to steal their pensions, like Enron did.

[bedazzled]

50. you should have complimented him on having his "manhood restored"

remember that commercial? truth in advertising for sure!

[and-justice-for-all]

51. They need to take those earth destroyers off the market..nt

[femrap]

59. I would be fired by now....

I would have said: 'Gee I had no idea you had such a small dick.' Then I would have proceeded to tell him the joke about the mouse and the elephant.

[TXDemGal]

61. Would your boss just shit

if someone were to, say, key his lovely new POS on the driver's side?

Speaking PURELY hypothetically, of course. }(

[Heather MC]

63. SO you boss got an H3 and wants everyone to look...

:think: hmmm sounds like someone is overcompensating

[texastoast]

64. Gas=Blood of our Soldiers

We should sip as little as we can.

And if you really don't care if you get fired, put one of these on your 20-year-old sedan. I think I'm going to put one on my 13-year-old sedan because Hummers are selling much cheaper nowadays and a bunch of folks in my red 'hood have bought them.



Then there is always the "How many lives per gallon does that thing get?"

[AZBlue]

65. I would have pointed out that men drive Hummer vehicles because they can't get any other kind...

[bullwinkle428]

69. Don't tell me...let me guess - he bought the school-bus yellow H3, didn't he?

:rofl:

Ask him if he plans on getting a personalized plate for that, but he may end up disappointed if he finds that "DOUCHEBAG" is unavailable!

[bullwinkle428]

70. People that flaunt that kind of consumption are literally caricatures of the right-wing -

look at these posts I copied and pasted from another board that I read earlier this morning!

"KingMarine: Feel free to slow down and save gas as long as your doing so from the far right lane. Don't pull your silly tricks on one lane roads and when you see someone merging into the highway have the decency to speed up or slow down.

Sorry but I love my HEMI engine and I could care less about gas. If it's such a problem advance your career so you can stop whining about money. The one good thing about higher gas prices is hopefully soon all the ignorant poor will be off the roadways. More open road for those of us who love great American cars and the wonder they bring!
May 21, 6:47 PM"

"KingMarine: Very true Robert. I'd also like to comment on what's not mentioned but I always run into when speaking with people promoting better driving and fuel efficient cars.

The typical attack I see is the damn socialist style "saving fuel benefits humanity" attitude. I'm sorry to all those who think my driving raises prices for them but get a grip. Welcome to the land of the free, if you want socialism then move to Canada or Europe. Stop tying to tell me what to drive and how just because you claim in impacts you.

I also have some news for those types: When I watch video's of the so called "experts of hypermilen" they all look similar. Overweight white men: Please, why don't you also stop eating and lose weight so you don't impact my food prices as much.

See where your socialist fuel debate fails? Face the reality of the fact each and everyone one of you is using vast amounts of resources even while saving gas. Your punishing countless people in the third world with your selfishness. At least have the decency to not wag your self righteous stubby fingers at others who are just as wasteful as yourselves.
May 21, 7:46 PM"

You KNOW this thug spends most of his day wasting his employers' time posting at Free Republic!

[avenger64]

71. Be careful about getting snotty with your boss ...

... who is an absolute idiot. Why would you voluntarily buy a car like that in light of what's happening? Absolutely senseless.

[DangerDave921]

72. I drive an SUV

Not a Hummer of course. But a Highlander. Sorry, it fits my lifestyle with the kids and sports and bikes, etc.

[CRK7376]

75. I couldn't even get a Hummer

when I deployed to Afghanistan....but then Rummy and his and you go to war with the Army you have nonsense....No, my team in the badlands of central Afghanistan were given Toyota's to move around in.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

77. Did your boss tell you it had a built-in pussy magnet?

With an enhanced signal booster?

[lutefisk]

78. If you really want one, just go to the Hummer dealer and ask if it has one...sheesh..

But save your money. I've "heard" those things don't work anyway.