You thought Hummers were bad...

valryte · Post by **valryte** » September 13, 2004, 3:15 pm

http://money.cnn.com/2004/09/13/pf/auto ... tm?cnn=yes

Cartalas · Post by **Cartalas** » September 13, 2004, 3:24 pm

valryte wrote:http://money.cnn.com/2004/09/13/pf/auto ... tm?cnn=yes

Im willing to bet Kooky is already out buying one. I know how much she loves SUVs

Kaldaur · Post by **Kaldaur** » September 13, 2004, 4:00 pm

Quit being a fucking troll. Discuss the article or shut the hell up. Create a post about Kyoukan if you want to bitch about her.

Cartalas · Post by **Cartalas** » September 13, 2004, 4:04 pm

Kaldaur wrote:Quit being a fucking troll. Discuss the article or shut the hell up. Create a post about Kyoukan if you want to bitch about her.

Fuck off

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » September 13, 2004, 4:14 pm

The redneck's new dream vehicle. It would cost them their entire daily paycheck in gas to get back and forth to work though.

Kelshara · Post by **Kelshara** » September 13, 2004, 4:24 pm

Cartalas wrote:
Kaldaur wrote:Quit being a fucking troll. Discuss the article or shut the hell up. Create a post about Kyoukan if you want to bitch about her.
Fuck off

You are not just a troll. You are a poor excuse for a troll.

Cartalas · Post by **Cartalas** » September 13, 2004, 4:26 pm

Kelshara wrote:
Cartalas wrote:
Kaldaur wrote:Quit being a fucking troll. Discuss the article or shut the hell up. Create a post about Kyoukan if you want to bitch about her.
Fuck off
You are not just a troll. You are a poor excuse for a troll.

And your a assclown so what does that have to do with anything.

Xzion · Post by **Xzion** » September 13, 2004, 4:51 pm

ooo, thats the new dream car for any man with a very very small penis

Drolgin Steingrinder · September 13, 2004, 5:02 pm

I don't get it - who in their right mind would think a hummer was a bad thi...oh, nm.

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » September 13, 2004, 5:09 pm

Drolgin Steingrinder wrote:I don't get it - who in their right mind would think a hummer was a bad thi...oh, nm.

You Danes are lucky to even fit scooters on your little girlyman euro cobblestone streets!

Voronwë · Post by **Voronwë** » September 13, 2004, 5:15 pm

i hope for their sake Navistar makes more than just this vehichle, cause otherwise their company isn't going to last too long.

Marbus · Post by **Marbus** » September 13, 2004, 5:16 pm

Dude, that truck ROCKS!

Xatrei · Post by **Xatrei** » September 13, 2004, 5:47 pm

Voronwë wrote:i hope for their sake Navistar makes more than just this vehichle, cause otherwise their company isn't going to last too long.

Navistar is a major player in the heavy truck manufacturing industry. It was spun off from Case/International Harvester following the two companies' merger in the 80's. Case/IHC is a major manufacturer of heavy construction and farm equipment.

Hoarmurath · Post by **Hoarmurath** » September 13, 2004, 5:48 pm

Voronwë wrote:i hope for their sake Navistar makes more than just this vehichle, cause otherwise their company isn't going to last too long.

From a recent Navistar press release...

Navistar International Corporation (NYSE:NAV), the nation's largest combined commercial truck, school bus and mid-range diesel engine producer...<snipped for brevity>

They had a net income of $56 million last quarter, I think they'll be alright considering they only plan to make 50 of these trucks per year, which would amount to about $5 million, or about 2 percent of their projected annual net income.

Chidoro · Post by **Chidoro** » September 13, 2004, 5:55 pm

The article doesn't even reference if it can actually offroad in any way shape or form. If not, than all it has is flatbed capacity and towing capacity. The latter of which wasn't given either.

Hell, at least the H2 is an excellent offroad vehicle even if it's a noisy draining ride after 15 minutes. This also isn't going to even come anywhere near the northeast or california if it isn't a commercial vehicle due to pollution regs.

I think they'll be alright considering they only plan to make 50 of these trucks per year, which would amount to about $5 million, or about 2 percent of their projected annual net income.

Net income or revenue? Sounds like revenue which is a huge frikken difference

Voronwë · Post by **Voronwë** » September 13, 2004, 6:11 pm

i think they missed the market on this by a couple of years, but we'll see.

It is going to have limited application because it doesnt fit in a garage. Most people like to treat $100,000 with some degree of care

.

i can see it being used by radio stations and the like as a promotional tool.

Kelshara · Post by **Kelshara** » September 13, 2004, 6:18 pm

Hell, at least the H2 is an excellent offroad vehicle even if it's a noisy draining ride after 15 minutes.

I have yet to ever see a single H2 go offroad or have a speck of dirt on it heh.

Post by **Sylvus** » September 13, 2004, 6:23 pm

I'm guessing that you generally don't see them offroading... because you usually aren't offroading?

I find the argument that people with SUVs never go offroading a bit silly because most people who make that aren't ever offroading themselves.

I've never actually seen an astronaut in outer space!

Xatrei · Post by **Xatrei** » September 13, 2004, 6:25 pm

Chidoro wrote:Net income or revenue? Sounds like revenue which is a huge frikken difference

http://www.navistar.com/site_layout/new ... asp?id=593

Kelshara · Post by **Kelshara** » September 13, 2004, 6:30 pm

Nah I have Sylvus and know some peopel who do it regularly.. might just be up here, but it seems to be mostly trucks that are used here.

Krurk · Post by **Krurk** » September 13, 2004, 6:49 pm

Friend of mine at school has a daddy warbucks who bought him an H2 that he takes off roading every weekend.

Gone out with him twice into the Brooksville area to ride.

However, most of the H2's I see are immaculate. Normally some soccer mom or a guy with a really small dick driving it. If not, it's a promotional vehichle since the tax exemption practically pays for the truck.

Metanis · Post by **Metanis** » September 13, 2004, 6:50 pm

I've seen one of these trucks in a local truck dealer. At the time I thought it was some specially built one-of-a-kind model. I predict they will sell a ton of these and not be able to keep up with demand.

Sionistic · Post by **Sionistic** » September 13, 2004, 10:48 pm

6 to 10 miles per gallon of diesel? jesus christ

Tenuvil · Post by **Tenuvil** » September 14, 2004, 12:04 pm

Why not just buy a truck tractor and be done with it?

Personally, I'd like to see Navistar bring back the grandaddy of all SUVs: the Scout. Couldn't kill those fuckers.

Metanis · Post by **Metanis** » September 14, 2004, 12:09 pm

Tenuvil wrote:Why not just buy a truck tractor and be done with it?

Personally, I'd like to see Navistar bring back the grandaddy of all SUVs: the Scout. Couldn't kill those fuckers.

No crap. A buddy of mine had several Scouts back in my high school daze. Those things were like the Timex watches of off-roading! I liked the original short Scout the best. It was like driving a baby tank.

masteen · Post by **masteen** » September 14, 2004, 12:19 pm

Given the fact that this THING is based off of a dump truck chassis, I'm going to hazard a guess that its off road capabilities are less than stellar.

Neost · Post by **Neost** » September 14, 2004, 1:12 pm

One word:

Jeep Willys!

Drasta · Post by **Drasta** » September 14, 2004, 3:30 pm

i wanna see the gas milage and the gas tank size ....
chalk up another truck for the rednecks

Hoarmurath · Post by **Hoarmurath** » September 14, 2004, 4:26 pm

Drasta wrote:...another truck for the rednecks

Rednecks can't even afford tires for that car on blocks in their front yard, how can they possibly afford this behemoth?

Marbus · Post by **Marbus** » September 14, 2004, 5:46 pm

***<<<NEWS FLASH>>>***

I agree with Met 100% those old International Scouts were (and are if they have been kept up) the best off-road vehicles.

Marb

Arborealus · Post by **Arborealus** » September 14, 2004, 5:54 pm

Hrrrmmm Scouts would be 4 on my all time 4wd list...

Early 70's Land Rovers, Willy's, and Early 70's Broncos then Scouts...

Marbus · Post by **Marbus** » September 14, 2004, 5:58 pm

I would put those all in the top 5. Those old Broncos were pretty sweet as well. They are actually suppose to be making a new one too

will probably suck though.

I would think that the old LR Defenders might be the best but never got to test one myself so out of what I have driven, the scout wins.

Marb

Kelshara · Post by **Kelshara** » September 14, 2004, 6:41 pm

heh friend of mine back home had one of those old Land Rovers.. swear we could fill the tank with anything from gasoline to goodness knows what and it would run.

Drasta · Post by **Drasta** » September 14, 2004, 11:28 pm

trust me somehow they will have with ... just think of all the gun racks they can hit on it =-P

Keverian FireCry · Post by **Keverian FireCry** » September 20, 2004, 6:23 pm

"It's not going to fit into the standard garage," said Mark Oberle, a spokesman for Navistar, based in Warrenville, Ill., outside Chicago. "We can see it as a vehicle for business people who want to make a distinct impression. For personal use, it's for people who want to make a statement."

That statement being what? "I'm an ignorant peice of shit that couldn't care less about the environment or the growing oil crisis around the world! Oh and my penis is so devistatingly small that this is the only way I can feel like a man."

It should be a felony crime against environment to to drive this thing this shameless gas-guzzling peice of shit without a specific business liscense.

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