Saw a Humvee yesterday in Liffey Valley!

Furp

There I was driving home yesterday though Clondalkin in Dublin on my way to the N3 and coming the opposite direction I see this bright flash of chrome and the glossy-est black I have ever seen on this huge humvee.

I mean the size of the thing was ridiculous, it was all black with black windows huge chrome grill, and wheels and it had graphics on it like route 66 and such like.

How could someone in Ireland afford to keep on of these on the road let alone fit on the road, I remember when top gear did the review and they were only getting 1-5 mpg out of it.

Also I think the one I saw was the smaller version as I have seen the military version in a museum and it didn't look quite as wide as that.

Also it was an 04 something reg not sure if it was D or C, it must have cost quite a bit to import.

Anyone else seen this around, it was quite impressive, it would be a pity to scratch that paint and chrome driving over traffic..

DukeDredd

Yip theres one around Cork also - i think it's a 95-C reg. Huge bloody things in the flesh. Don't know how he manages to drive it around our narrow streets - it looks wider than a truck! Always thought i'd like one of them but after seeing it a few times around i though no. A bit hideous really.

ToxicPaddy

in fairness they are a fairly imprssive vehicle but just not suitable for irish roads..

Imagine trying to drive one through Dublin traffic in rush hour or along the narrow
country roads... :rolleyes:

And the mileage you would get from a tank of petrol/diesel or whatever they use
would be pathetic.. :dunno:

I saw a stretch one in Montreal a few years back and it looked class..

As long as those stretch limos going around dublin at the mo..

Tox

Kali

Pfft, hummer schmummer, I seen a Noble M12 GTO on the Lucan-Celbridge road last week .. never seen one on the roads before, just in various motor-shows.. goddamn is it good looking.

Kersh

The black hummer belongs to my cousin. The stickers on it are from when he did the Gumball 3000 a few weeks ago. And if that makes you sick...he has a Modena and an X5 too. And he is about 24.

Furp

Does it run on diesal or petrol, I was surpised about was how quiet it was didnt hear a big throaty roar from a v8 engine then again i was travelling at 30mph in the opposite direction.

Kersh

Petrol. Dont know how big the engine is. Its actually parked right outside the window here.(Our company is right beside his fathers company). It sounds like a big v8. Its an 04-d. Running costs would not be a problem. Think he might be getting a Gallardo too.

Quatre Mains

WTF! I never knew Ross O-Carroll Kelly was a real person!

Kersh

Who /what is Ross o Carroll Kelly.

Quatre Mains

fictional character, has a column on the back page of the Sunday Tribune. 2 books available with the best of the old ones, classic entertainment. New stuff not so hot. Basically a piss take of the class of youth who would frequent Annabels etc. Don;t worry I'm sure your cousin's been called much worse - some lads would take it as a compliment!

Krusty_Clown

Roish! Think he'd be seen in Tallaghfornia?

sharkman

Is your cousin John Ronan of Treasury Holdings ??

Mick L

A sample of Ross O Carroll Kelly

Lemming

There are actually 2/3 HumVee's around Dublin. I've seen a blue one which looked fitted for *actual* off-road use, and a big black shiny one around Nassau st. which looks very much like a 'posseur' status vehicle the way it was kittted out. I've seen another one around Dundrum a few years back too.

ChipZilla

Originally posted by ToxicPaddy
in fairness they are a fairly imprssive vehicle but just not suitable for irish roads..

I dunno about that - some of the potholes I come across every day would need a Humvee to get through.

Yeah, they are big though. I saw a Humvee H2 a couple of weeks ago in a car park taking up two spaces, with a Transit parked beside it. Not much of a difference between the two size-wise...

rymus

Originally posted by DukeDredd
Yip theres one around Cork also - i think it's a 95-C reg.

He lives round the corner from me. Bit much for doing the shopping in but just the right size for ramraiding jewellers or pulling ATM machines out of the walls of banks.

Kersh

My cousin is not John Ronan!!!!!!

sentenel

Big Bad and ugly but you've got to love them

http://www.maac-ireland.com/events/kilbsep03/pic20.htm

http://www.maac-ireland.com/events/kilbsep03/pic3.htm
It belongs to one of the lads in our club and its in the new Pierce Brosnan film(cannot remember its name)
joe:eek:

rymus

Can you imagine having to change one of those tyres? You wouldn't want to be in anyway unfit... I'd say if you rang the AA to come and do it they'd have to send 5 lads and a small crane.

mike65

I wonder if, when you select reverse, a voice repeating "Stand well back, vehicle reversing" suddenly sounds out!

Mike.

HacksawEddie

how much would the insurance for one of those be?
i wonder if its hard for a 24 yr old male to get a company to insure him?

Gmodified

impressive machine OK but not for Irish roads.

Kersh

Afaik its on a company policy. Not sure though. Lhd too.
The Modena is lovely.

echomadman

pfft
Whats the point without the roof mounted .50cals.

Doctor J

He must have a teeny weeny knob

rymus

Originally posted by HacksawEddie
how much would the insurance for one of those be?
i wonder if its hard for a 24 yr old male to get a company to insure him?

The mind boggles... I'm 23 and was quoted a few grand for insurance on a fecking micra. Methinks I'll ring Quinn Direct for a larf and say "Hi, I'm 23, living in Cork and wondering how much it'll cost me for fully comp on a hummer." I'd be single-handedly funding the company outing to Florida.

unkel

Originally posted by rymus
I'd be single-handedly funding the company outing to Florida.

ROFL

BTW the black one in the south inner city is owned by the dude that owns the Treausury Building on lwr gd canal st iirc. He also owns a Ferrari and a few other exotics afaik

Lemming

Originally posted by HacksawEddie
how much would the insurance for one of those be?
i wonder if its hard for a 24 yr old male to get a company to insure him?

8.4 ltr engine if I recall - and all at the low low cost of approx. $110,000 (hard-roof variant). The top speed is about 84kph if I recall from the tech sheet on hummer.com (I think it was - although t'was ages ago)

Kersh

Jus looking at it now. It takes up 2 spaces. Big shiny wheels too. One of the other guys in here has an RX8.

darragh o meara

I caught the rally/race in marbella in spain and got a pick of the mighty beast couldn't believe it was irish.

mike65

Looks like Mr Ts pimp-mobile!

Mike.

ChipZilla

"I pity the fool who don't like mah bling-bling chromed 8-spokes"

God, that's a bit OTT that is...

Kersh

Yep. thats it alright. Quite the tank. What is the other one in Dublin like. The one owned by the Treasury building guy.

Blitzkrieger

Originally posted by DukeDredd
Yip theres one around Cork also - i think it's a 95-C reg. Huge bloody things in the flesh. Don't know how he manages to drive it around our narrow streets - it looks wider than a truck!

It's not that big. It seems smaller each time you see it tbh. There's a tit in Cobh who has a massive SangYong whocareswhat that's even bigger. God it's a hideous yoke. What kinda muppet buys one of those for the streets of Cobh. I think the guy who has the Hummer in Cork lives in Ballincollig which is bad enough. I wonder if it's the same guy who has the white Stingray Corvette in the same area.

Originally posted by Kersh
And if that makes you sick...he has a Modena and an X5 too.

Is he gay? I'm not, but you wouldn't know what I'd do to drive that Modena.

rymus

Originally posted by Blitzkrieger
I think the guy who has the Hummer in Cork lives in Ballincollig which is bad enough.

I'm fairly sure that guy lives around the corner from me on the Carrigaline road.

Tommy Vercetti

I think the one in the pic is the H2, the "civilian" model (I've read about them in mags before but I have no interest in such vehicles). There was a woman in the south Dublin area a few years back with the full-on Humvee, dunno if it's still around.

the evil belly

Originally posted by Blitzkrieger
I think the guy who has the Hummer in Cork lives in Ballincollig which is bad enough. I wonder if it's the same guy who has the white Stingray Corvette in the same area.

there is a black hummer here in ballincollig. huge beast of a thing. tis the full on mid 90's one not the new H2. he's actuallly sound out on the road and leaves everyone out at junctions etc. iirc top speed on them ones is 112kph(was watching a thing on 4x4's on the telly the other day. dunno if it's the same guy who owns the stingray. i'll ask him next time i see him around

D-Generate

Ah the hummer in Cork. It looks incredibley out of place on the streets. Quite a funny sight seeing it go up Sydney Hill, struggles to dodge the traffic when he is dropping his kid off at my school. Ya know he just drives up there though to show off the beast like. He has stopped now that the roundabout is in place in the school grounds and Golfs even have trouble navigating it.

rabbitinlights

Nice.

rabbitinlights

Not so nice:

dahamsta

When I first saw it I thought "jaysus, another bloody poser with the weekend toy", but now I see he's using it as a daily driver I say fair fecks to him. That shows commitment. It's like the (opposite of the) twits that go around in convertibles with the roof up on days like we've been having up until today. That drives me utterly spare.

Hate the H2 btw. The originals had balls, and you needed balls to drive one. The H2 is just an overgrown hairdressers car.

adam

rymus

Originally posted by dahamsta
That shows commitment.

and an un-naturally bulging wallet too I would imagine.