Hummer Code

do you guys follow the code?

do you wave or give the peace sign to other hummers?

you know just like guys on motorcycles do

I always flash the peace sign and nod to other hummer drivers, most do it back except for soccer moms

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ORIGINAL: branstone

do you guys follow the code?

do you wave or give the peace sign to other hummers?

you know just like guys on motorcycles do

I always flash the peace sign and nod to other hummer drivers, most do it back except for soccer moms

I try to show mutual admiration to all the Breeds of the HUMMERS..You're right though, the soccer moms are usually too busy and have a cell phone stuck in their ear, or wrangling with a loose kid or two.

Darn! I didn't know there was a Hummer code.

it's not the same as being on 2 wheels. i wave to anyone on a bike, whether it's a crotch rocket or a cruiser, and most wave back, whether they like purple or not. the hummer is different though. most people don't know i'm driving a real hummer, they've most likely never seen one muddy and get confused, so don't know enough to wave. lowriders in front of me at night tend to wave, mostly just a single digit though, and typically in front of their rearview mirrors. even after i've adjusted the headlights as much as i can and still drive at night.

Lock and Load....

I just purchased my H2 before Xmas. I didn't realize there was a code. The funny thing is I traded in my
'99 C5 Corvette ( they tell you about "save the wave" when you purchase) and my '99 Jeep Sahara, they also had a code.

I thought with the H2 everyone was just super friendly. I wave!!!
Annette
NJ

Neither in my town nor when I go out of town has anyone ever bother to wave at my h2, although some people do gawk. When my wife bought herself a new 05 Mustang, there's been a lot of thumbs up from passing motorists and especially other Mustang owners. I'm just glad no one's yet given me the finger. I wouldn't like to end up in FUH2! LOL!!

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ORIGINAL: efrainl956

I wouldn't like to end up in FUH2! LOL!!

i think i saw your tags on there when i was looking for the bus. too late . . . .

I always sign the Hummer code which is holding up two fingers on the left hand with one finger from the right hand halfway down the two fingers to form a H. I can do this because I have a friend who owns a body shop.

I use the index finger and pinky in the air-- others folded down, it looks like an "H"- get some smiles and have started seeing the H sign from other hummers.

Coming home from Las Vegas in my then just brand new H3 I got a thumbs down by some jerk in a truck i do not even remember. I figured he was jealous and just hurting.

Next time, Flip him one of these...

just one finger dennis

Since I was only driving my new H3 for less than an hour and got 1 thumbs down I thought this was something I would have to deal with a lot. Luckily it was just an isolated sick-o. This vehicle has a lot of character and is very enjoyable to drive much in the same way my Z06 Corvette is minus the handling and speed.

when people give me **** I just run them over.... empty plastic soda bottles fling real well out the window too.. when you thow them people crap thier pants and swerve all over. I had one guy run off the road. What an ass... bad day for him. He should have been minding his own business.. or lack thereof I guess.

I own and 01 Vette Vert and an H3. I looked at H2's, but oddly, the H3 has more leg room. I'm 6' 3". People in Washington have different reactions to both vehicles. Neither is run of the mill . In the Vette, idiots want to race, including 18 wheelers. However, the H3 usually provokes curiosity, but no animosity, yet. I believe in "Save the wave" and sometimes get a wave back form H2's and H3's. I haven't tried my luck with an H1, yet. And, speaking of the H1. Now that it's going away, what symbol/icon will the Eco-Stalilnists choose to vent their spleen on? Hopefully each other!

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ORIGINAL: Zoomie

I haven't tried my luck with an H1, yet. And, speaking of the H1. Now that it's going away, what symbol/icon will the Eco-Stalilnists choose to vent their spleen on? Hopefully each other!

it always seemed to me like it was the H2 that bore the brunt of the hate from "eco-stalinists". more mainstream, easier to attack as its a GM design and not directly descended from a military truck, yada yada



I've noticed alot of love from H2 drivers (i drive an H2), but haven't gotten a wave back from an H3 despite probably 20 attempts.

I kind of hesitated to wave to H2 drivers because I thought they would think the H3 wasn't a real Hummer. But, I think a lot of the H3 drivers don't REALLY realize exactly what they are driving. My dealer has a demonstration track that proves the angles and capabilities of all Hummers, but I heard the Hummer dealer in Bellevue, WA has no such track. I guess what I am saying is that you don't know what ya got unless someone takes the time to really show ya. So, with the H3 being a new "entry level" vehicle, a lot of them are being bought by people who don't know or care what their capabilities are, the H3 is just kinda cute and affordable. also, a lot of people have never owned a vehicle that has a "secret handshake" like a Vette, Harley or Hummer. They think it's just another transportation appliance. Some people want to take the journey and enjoy the ride, others want to stay home.

What the hell did I just say??

Bill P

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ORIGINAL: Zoomie

I kind of hesitated to wave to H2 drivers because I thought they would think the H3 wasn't a real Hummer. But, I think a lot of the H3 drivers don't REALLY realize exactly what they are driving. My dealer has a demonstration track that proves the angles and capabilities of all Hummers, but I heard the Hummer dealer in Bellevue, WA has no such track. I guess what I am saying is that you don't know what ya got unless someone takes the time to really show ya. So, with the H3 being a new "entry level" vehicle, a lot of them are being bought by people who don't know or care what their capabilities are, the H3 is just kinda cute and affordable. also, a lot of people have never owned a vehicle that has a "secret handshake" like a Vette, Harley or Hummer. They think it's just another transportation appliance. Some people want to take the journey and enjoy the ride, others want to stay home.

What the hell did I just say??

Bill P

Hey Bill

i love H3's, and i wonder if the H2 has any off-roading advantage over the H3? i'm not convinced.

but i do think you're right that they attracta bit of a different crowd. but, then, H1 drivers would say that as they scoff at H2s driven by "soccer moms".

I must look like an idiot trying to get the attention of EVERY Hummer I see so I can wave at them. Some just give blank stares in return. Maybe I'm trying too hard.

I live in LA and get no reciprocation from Hummer owners. The H2 guys seem to look the other way when you pull along side. I think most H2 owners here are status rather than sportsmen. (This is not directed to H2 owners on this site).

I get much more reaction from FJ cruiser drivers. They seem to have dropped thousands of those things in LA already. My kids make faces at Toyota people on the freeway.

I get the same thing here in Florida. Hummer owners never wave to other Hummer owners. But I did get a shopping cart pushed into the side of My H2 the other day at the grocery store.

H2 owners pretty much ALWAYS wave, but not so much H3er's!!! WHAT'S UP WITH THAT!!!!!

My take is the pricing, to go out and buy an H2 you are most likely a really strong enthusiast. The H3 is very affordable and attracts a much larger more generic crowd as is evidenced by some of the mindless topics out there concerning the truck. I have a kid who plays elite level sports and the difference in the passion toward the sport among the parents is 10 fold that of the parents at neighborhood rec center sports.

I think what is going on in major markets is there is so much money that the rule does not hold true. In smaller more rural areas the people are friendlier in general.