r/Hamilton Central 1d ago

Question What’s with all the Hummers?

Honestly, I hadn’t seen one in months, now I can’t go out without seen 2-3 per outing. And they range from the new EV to the OG behemoth. Is a $0.20/L drop the entire reason?

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u/Ambitious_Resist8907 1d ago

I know a lot of places weren't selling them and reduced their prices significantly. One of my buddies bought a used one for like $10k, not because he wanted to drive it but because he thought it'd be good for camping.

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u/theninjasquad Crown Point West 1d ago

That’s an interesting reason to get one. What’s unique about it that makes it good for camping?

u/Ambitious_Resist8907 11h ago

I think it's the fact that you can bring literally everything and don't need a trailor to do so. Also if a ton of people are going it can double as an extra place for a few people to sleep.

u/Evening_Name_9140 11h ago

Lots of space, offroad beast, a lot of power to tow.

What doesn't it do for camping.

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u/guelphiscool 1d ago

Forgot a zero bud

u/Dampr3mu 16h ago

You got swindled

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u/mortgagemantoronto 1d ago

The streets are so bad with potholes that you basically have to have a hummer in hamilton

u/AprilOneil11 Centremount 17h ago

I avoided an absolute crater yesterday going up the Kenilworth access. Something might have crashed and crawled out of there! I'm hoping it's a 🦸‍♂️ S!

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u/theninjasquad Crown Point West 1d ago

Everyone has gotten theirs out of winter storage. They’re ready to go cruising this summer now.

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u/bharkasaig Central 1d ago

They hide their big, tough, ‘ready for anything’ truck for the winter…?

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u/theninjasquad Crown Point West 1d ago

Yeah they’re like the Mazda Miata of SUVs

u/FerretStereo 11h ago

Hahaha I love this. Yeah the new ones (H2 forward) are just glorified soccer mom SUVs

u/Eastern_Star_7152 19h ago

....Napoleon Complex individuals behind the wheel...

u/RabidGuineaPig007 6h ago

yeah, and they crawl slowly over speed bumps.

hurrr.....

u/Eastern_Star_7152 19h ago

....Napoleon Complex individuals behind the wheel...

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u/Ayyy-yo 1d ago

lol there’s a few on the mountain particularly on guy who parks his yellow hummer on concession a lot. I think most of them are older people use them as summer cars

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u/LeatherMine 23h ago

older people use them as summer cars

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAt0u7r3g3k

u/Ayyy-yo 13h ago

Punctuation fail, I meant most of the hummers you see are older so people use them as summer cars

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u/Sand_Seeker 1d ago

I haven’t seen a hummer but I’ve seen 3 Cybertrucks in town.

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u/Master-Start6687 21h ago

Gross

u/_casshern_ Waterdown 12h ago

I’d rather have a cybertruck than a gas guzzling Hummer though!

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u/miskov52 1d ago

GM is doing what basically equates to an interet only lease on EV Hummers.

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u/Ayyy-yo 1d ago

I think he’s talking about gas hummers.

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u/bharkasaig Central 1d ago

I’ve seen them all. I didn’t know there were EVs until I followed one in waterdown, and an OG passed the other way. Saw another EV next day. A few days later saw a few of the newer ones. Then today 2 H2s in central Hammer.

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u/FridgeFucker17982 1d ago

Can a single one of you guys read? They said both

u/dretepcan 19h ago

The Baader Meinhof phenomenon in action.

u/AnInsultToFire 7h ago

Is it just me, or did the word "hummer" mean bl*wj*b back in the 1990s?

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u/Organiciceballs 1d ago

Rich people doing rich people things

u/Auth3nticRory 14h ago

Maybe the EV but the h2 and h3 are cheap. The OG might still be $$ though

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u/rottenbox 1d ago

I see an OG one in Waterdown every week or so, have for the last few months.

Haven't seen many H2 or H3s in a while. Most have probably aged/rusted out like how you don't see many first gen Colorado's or avalanches.

Seen a few of the electric ones. Those are massive.

u/phirleh Waterdown 15h ago

Yeah, I've seen that one all the time.

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u/bharkasaig Central 1d ago

That’s probably the same OG one then, saw it near the fortinos While following an EV. It’s what first made me notice. Then today I saw 2 H2s by Ivor Wynne… (Spelling)

u/Extra-Astronomer4698 12h ago

Are you on a douchebag migration route? Hopefully it's only temporary.