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Tuesday, 05 August 2008 02:00

The Hummer was first developed as military vehicle for the American military by AM General Corporation. The vehicle was than called an HMMWV or Humvee and was a very important part of the US military due to its cross country capabilities. AM General Corporation started the work of creating civil version of the humvee during the 80s. One of the main points in the development was to keep the qualities that made the car so good for the military in the civil version just adding extra comfort.

There was for a long time no dealers that sold this car that costed 50 000$ at the time and those who wanted to buy one had to go to the factory to do so. The first Hummer sold to a civilian was sold in 1991 to California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger which only helped to improve the cars macho image. The civilian model of the Hummer caught the attention of the world and the American consumers during the adventure tour were two Hummers drove from London to Beijing through the rough roads of Russia and the former soviet union.

General motors later started selling hummers and eventually ended up buying the brand name Hummer. The later models of Hummers like the H2 and H3 are developed by GM for civilian consumers and have never needed to live up to the standards that were needed for the first model in the military service. This does not mean that they are bad cars just that things like comfort have had a larger influence on the development. The latest model is in fact developed to be a suitable family car and to work well as a city car. The latest model also has more high tech features and more safety features designed for families.

Hummers have a high ground clearance, double of a standard SUV, to allow them to traverse rough terrain. This means that a hummer can go almost anywhere. They can go up and down steep hills and can easily climb a 16 inch vertical rock. Hummer cars also have a very high tolerance for water and can traverse relatively deep streams. Hummer also features a long row of different functions to allow the driver supreme control regardless of the terrain. An example on one such features is the Central Tire Inflation System which allows the driver to control the pressure in all 4 tires individually from the driver seat.

Hummers are today sold with a large number of accessories and can be customized according to the individual customers need. Examples on such customizations are bullet proof hummers and the today relatively well know hummer.

Read about the new Hummer models like the HUMMER 3 - H3 and the coming model HUMMER 4 - H4 that is currently under development.

Do You Really Want to Own an H2 Hummer? (Luxury/Exotic Car Buying Guide for Beginners)

Thursday, 12 June 2008 11:01

You were finally out of college, and you got your first a great paying job. Now you could buy all the things that you couldn"t afford while you were in college.

You walked into a Hummer dealership and bought yourself an H2 Hummer. You didn"t have the money to buy the car cash, but since you now have a steady income from your paycheck, you are now qualified for the low down monthly payment loan. You decided to buy the Hummer with $1000 down payment and agreed to pay $400/month for the $40,000 loan for your new H2 Hummer.

You drove home proudly and showed all your best friends and even your enemies that you now have an H2 Hummer. Your friends applauded you, they surrounded your car with awe, they loved you, they said good things about the car, and you felt so good to the bones. You drove with your friends around the town every night and went to every party they had in town the first month you owned the H2 Hummer. It felt so good to have everybody looking at your new Hummer.

The second month of owning your new Hummer the first bill finally arrived from the bank where you got the loan from. You now had to pay the $400 month you promised to pay the bank to finish your $40,000 auto loan for the Hummer. You found out later than your gas bill for your Hummer was $500 the first month of driving it. Now you had to come up with $900/month just to pay the loan and the gas!

You only had one job that pays $2000/month, and your rent is $900. $1800 of your money went to rent and your beloved Hummer. You looked good, but no body knew that you were on an instant ramen noodle diet and you can only drink water, since you could no longer buy food to eat, since all your money went to buy gas and to pay the car payment.

Since you were so broke now, the bank came to rescue you by sending a credit card application. So you were now qualified to have a credit line of $8000. You said “Wow, now I can buy food by using my credit card!” You went out there and bought all the food you need and went partying again by using your credit card. You also bought a lot of nice clothes, shoes and toys.

The only thing that you forgot was you didn’t have enough money to pay the credit card company back, since most of your money had been used to pay for the Hummer, the gas, and rent.

Within 8 months, you were stuck with $8000 debt and you made a lot of late payment that increase the interest rate of your credit card. Every month as you saw your credit card statement, the bank charged you $500 every month from the interest rate. Your debt rose every month from $8,000 to $8,500, from $8500 to $10,000 and so on.

You were now in a big trouble, while you are still driving around in your nice H2 Hummer!

One day the bank where you got the auto loan from to buy the Hummer called you because you could not keep up with the car payment. So they took your Hummer away since you could no longer pay them the monthly payment.

Today you no longer have your Hummer and also you are stuck with $10,000 plus debt from your credit card. Your friends decided not to hang out with you anymore, because now you are so broke!

Do you still want to own the Hummer H2?

Sophisticated Interior, Supreme Off Road Capacity for Hummer H1

Saturday, 05 April 2008 06:00

Rugged. Functional. Uncompromising. Off road. Confidence. Power. Those are just a few of the adjectives and words that would describe the Hummer H1. Hummer, the brand, claims that this truck could be quite considered to be a whole new vehicle itself. For years, it has undergone various changes to make it bigger, better, and perform greater.

Michael C. DiGiovanni, the general manager of Hummer, says, “The H1 is what started it all for Hummer. It’s the vehicle that drew the interest of adventurous consumers across the nation, as well as the interest of General Motors. It offers superior off road capabilities rugged enough for Baja and power presence on road. There’s really not another vehicle that is in the H1’s league.”

Take a ride inside the Hummer H1. The latest changes have definitely been great for this vehicle. It has become more refined and more upscale. Sophisticated in one way or another. But yet, the vehicle still has the same Hummer H1 effect. The instrument panel to the cargo area all but shows just how great the Hummer H1 could get regarding its interior. It is more luxurious, more inviting, and definitely could give people a very warm embrace in its spacious interior.

Jon Albert, the interior designer of Hummer, reacts about the Hummer H1’s new interior. He says, “Although H1 still has all of the capabilities that made it a huge hit with our service men and women, it’s really a new kind of luxury vehicle. In fact, many H1 owners purchase this vehicle in lieu of an exotic vacation or home addition. As such, we felt it was imperative to raise the level of the vehicle’s refinement – bringing it more in line with today’s luxury vehicles.”

Aside from the interior, the power has also been redone in such a way that the Hummer H1 holds greater amounts of this. It holds a 6.5 liter V8 turbo diesel engine. This machine is very much responsible for producing some 205 units of horsepower at 3400 rpm. To assist the engine in its functions is the GM’s Hydra-Matic 4L80-E that is the electronically controlled four speed automatic transmission system.

Bill Knapp, the program engineering manager for Hummer, comments, “Customers are always impressed at how nimble H1 is. It has a turning radius of just 26.5 feet. They are also pleasantly surprised at how manageable H1 is and how well it handles, both on and off road. Credit for this belongs to the four wheel, fully independent suspension system, and variable rate heavy-duty coil springs.”

With years of combined experience in selling premium quality Hummer parts and auto parts, Auto Parts Discount has been the trusted and most reliable source of superb quality auto parts and accessories. Interested parties can simply select the premium car parts that they want, fill in their particulars at its secure checkout page, and Auto Parts Discount would be sending their orders right away.

Article Source: http://www.articledashboard.com

Auto Parts Discount, Hummer parts ### Joe Thompson is the owner of a successful auto body shop in Ferndale, California. This 38 year old is also a prolific writer, contributing automotive related articles to various publications.

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