RE: H3 Misconceptions - What people don't know (makes them sound like a fool)
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RE: H3 Misconceptions - What people don't know (makes t... - 8/9/2006 2:30:15 PM
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fatdog77
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I always love it when the anti-SUV\Truck crowd uses the "their more dangerous in a crash" arguement against us. Is a big truck or SUV safer for its driver in a wreck. Hell yeah, that's part of the reason I drive one. Are they more dangerous for someone in a little tiny car. Hell yeah. But why should I be made more dangerous because someone else can't be safer? That's like saying everyone should be forced to live in a trailer home because they are dealier in a tornado. Next thing you know, we'll all have to wear the same grey clothes and wave a big old red flag every where we go. No thanks.
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RE: H3 Misconceptions - What people don't know (makes t... - 8/10/2006 8:07:27 AM
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Trey124
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That is awsome. My wife and I are going to join the Illiana Hummer Club in Illinois/Indiana. They do so much for kids with handicaps and dissabilities, plus I think are part of the HOPE program which I think I'm going to look into. I understand people are afraid of being hit by those, but how often do you see a Hummer in a crash? I have yet to see ANY Hummer vehicle in a crash and I live in Chicago where there are alot of accidents every day. People that drive Hummer's know how to drive them.
I think you handled that quite well.
Our new home is being built in a place nicknamed "Tornado Alley" in Illinois, which is a town called Plainfield, which was all but wiped out in the late 80's from a major tornado, and still gets very violent weather. Anyway, when we get settled in, I'm really thinking about joining.
I wish people would just stop stereotyping everybody and realize there are people out there that don't just want attention by having one, even though it definitely is an attention grabber. I love when the kids see it. They always wave at me.
Thanks HummerGuy. After my wife was released from the hospital I did leave our info with them in case they needed our services. I think it would help people's perception of the vehicle if GM/Hummer did more TV ads showing the HOPE program.
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RE: H3 Misconceptions - What people don't know (makes t... - 8/10/2006 10:19:43 AM
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fatdog77
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Two things.
1) My insurance actually went up $14 a quarter compared to the 2004 Chevy Avalanche I replaced with the H3. Something about being stolen more.
2) Where can I get more info on the HOPE program? That definately sounds like something I'm interested in.
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RE: H3 Misconceptions - What people don't know (makes t... - 8/10/2006 10:20:47 AM
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HummerGuy
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You are right. That would be a great idea. I'm glad to hear your wife is ok. I had to take my wife to the ER on Friday. Her's was a pulled muscle though.
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RE: H3 Misconceptions - What people don't know (makes t... - 8/10/2006 4:46:04 PM
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Trey124
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You are right. That would be a great idea. I'm glad to hear your wife is ok. I had to take my wife to the ER on Friday. Her's was a pulled muscle though.
My wife had a breast reduction and got a blood clot in her lung as a result of the surgery. Glad to here your wife is ok. Mine is going to be on blood thinners for the next 6 months and weekly blood test. It's just amazing that here my wife was in the ICUnit and the nurse was complaing about HUMMMERS. Can't please everyone, but I did change her mind or atleast like to think I did.
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RE: H3 Misconceptions - What people don't know (makes t... - 8/10/2006 5:06:59 PM
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I hope everything turns out OK for you. Did the nurse even realize why you were there, or was she just someone that was casually passing by?
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RE: H3 Misconceptions - What people don't know (makes t... - 8/10/2006 6:31:09 PM
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auria
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Someone above posted that advertising may be working against us H3 owners and it just may be doing so.
2 of the tv commericials currently airing for the H3 show people (one features a male and the other a female) deciding to purchase an H3 AFTER each is disrespected in some way. The man decides to purchase the H3 after he is looked at with a smirk because he is purchasing vegan food instead of beef and meat at a supermarket. The woman has a mother and child jump ahead of her with her son at a playground while they are waiting to use a sliding board.
So those commercials kind of lead people to DRAW certain conclusions about the type of person who would purchase a hummer and of course that doesn't lead to any understanding of the actual price or mpg.
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RE: H3 Misconceptions - What people don't know (makes t... - 8/11/2006 10:22:31 AM
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Someone above posted that advertising may be working against us H3 owners and it just may be doing so.
2 of the tv commericials currently airing for the H3 show people (one features a male and the other a female) deciding to purchase an H3 AFTER each is disrespected in some way. The man decides to purchase the H3 after he is looked at with a smirk because he is purchasing vegan food instead of beef and meat at a supermarket. The woman has a mother and child jump ahead of her with her son at a playground while they are waiting to use a sliding board.
So those commercials kind of lead people to DRAW certain conclusions about the type of person who would purchase a hummer and of course that doesn't lead to any understanding of the actual price or mpg.
My take on those is HUMMER is offering people something to step out of their boring mundane life.
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RE: H3 Misconceptions - What people don't know (makes t... - 8/11/2006 4:19:08 PM
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HummerGuy
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That is just bad marketting. They are trying to appeal the younger 20's crowd whereas the older crowds probably have more means to purchase one. Instead of concetrating on the Hummer roots and exploiting it's ruggidness, they are saying "You will look cool in a Hummer driving it around the city on flat pavement"
If you have kids, you should probably invest that 30K in a mini-van. I probably would, but that's just me. If you market them as a family vehicle, that is all fine and dandy, but you are basically saying that buying a H3 will make you look cool if you are married and have kids, and maybe you can get some attention you are lacking at home because your spouse is spending too much time in front of the TV watching commercials for H3's 
Just kidding.
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RE: H3 Misconceptions - What people don't know (makes t... - 8/12/2006 9:46:55 AM
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Trey124
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I hope everything turns out OK for you. Did the nurse even realize why you were there, or was she just someone that was casually passing by?
The nurse was taking a blood sample from my wife's arm, when we had this conversation. Can you believe it?! Went to family Dr. and all tests show that the clot was from the surgery and after the next 6 months of weekly blood tests and taking a blood thinner she should be 100% healthy. Just goes to show that any surgery shouldn't be taken lightly, no matter if it is plastic syrgery or otherwise. I can't wait for her to heal because can't go off-road with her because of the bumps hurt her chest. Thanks for asking.
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RE: H3 Misconceptions - What people don't know (makes t... - 8/12/2006 9:55:18 AM
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Trey124
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Not to minimize the horrible after affects, but would you like a moment of silence for the reduction? My girlfriend wants to get one. I can see her point knowing how it kills her back and shoulders. At the same time, I'm really going to miss those DDDs.
Again, not trying to make light of your wife's situation. Hopefully everything with her will work out fine.
They took off 8.8 pounds!!!! She is still a D cup but much smaller than what she was. I'll miss them as well, but they were killing her back and shoulders. Side note: you don't get to keep them like you can on stones, teeth, etc. Laughter is the best medicine....she'll be fine once the bllod clot disolves.
HUMMER needs to advertise to people who are looking for a different vehicle. Personally I don't get the ads running right now. Just cause someone cut in front of you at the playground shouldn't make you go buy an H3...the kid still didn't get to go down the slide and now she has some monthly payments to make.
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RE: H3 Misconceptions - What people don't know (makes t... - 8/13/2006 6:46:59 PM
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auria
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ORIGINAL: HUMMER needs to advertise to people who are looking for a different vehicle. Personally I don't get the ads running right now. Just cause someone cut in front of you at the playground shouldn't make you go buy an H3...the kid still didn't get to go down the slide and now she has some monthly payments to make.
The commercials do not make sense to me, of course my hubby and I are just having fun, the 2 of us. So we are not really thinking about child safety locks etc....with all respect to those who are.
During our recent vacation to Las Vegas we had a rental car, it was a pontiac grand prix and was fun to drive for the 10 days we were there. I gave the 'thumbs up' to every hummer driver I saw on the road.
Of course I know that GM studied,read and researched before many test markets and for some reason those silly commercials won the 'on air' demographic for the advertising spots.
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RE: H3 Misconceptions - What people don't know (makes t... - 8/14/2006 9:06:16 AM
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HummerGuy
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My wife wants to rent a car also if we take another road trip. We took one last year from Chicago, to Yellowstone, to Vegas, San Diego, then back, and we were in my Scion xB that was dropped. I wish I had a H3 at that time to go through all of the off-roading trails we came across. We round a state park that was literally on top and in between two 4000 foot mountains.
We supposedly bought the H3 for road trips. I am going to make sure we use it for that ;-)
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RE: H3 Misconceptions - What people don't know (makes t... - 9/1/2006 6:06:15 PM
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cjandnw
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Periodically I will have people give the classic phrase when referring to a guy in a sports car or upscale SUV: "must be making up for his shortcoming(s)"
No, I just want a nice, functional, safe, stable, new, classy, tough vehicle which is different than the 1000's of generic, boiler-plated SUV's out there.
< Message edited by cjandnw -- 9/1/2006 6:07:12 PM >
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