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Common HMMWV Questions from observers....

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KKroger

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1- How many miles per gallon... in my case consistently 13MPG
2- IS that a REAL Humvee?
3- Is that bullet proof?
4- How did you come to own that?
5- What is it?
6- If you hit my car would it just explode?
7- Can I take a picture?
8- How fast will it go? since replacing the lift pump it will now hit 70 but is a 3 speed so is turning some revs then.
9- How much did you pay for it?
10- Where did you find that?


for extra credit other drivers like to exclaim how cool it is,
"Dude! That Thing is SICK!"
"I'm a Vietnam vet I love that thing"
"THAT'S COOL!!!"
 
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Other comments are:

Not much space for the driver.
They didn’t spend much on comfort, huh?
How does it do on the trails?

One that sometimes bother me a little bit:
Is this a H1? :mad:
Or they call it a Hummer. But I’m never put off enough to not talk with anyone about it.

Edit: My M1123 4 speed gets around 14.5 mpg In the summer, 13-14 in the winter.
 
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@KKroger as I recall they were simply 'light vehicles' in the first place, so armour was only an afterthought retrofit which naturally added to quite more weight aka long-term mechanical issues (especially the chassis itself)

as for #6 ummm are you sure you haven't confused the ford pinto?
 
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canadacountry said:
@KKroger as I recall they were simply 'light vehicles' in the first place, so armour was only an afterthought retrofit which naturally added to quite more weight aka long-term mechanical issues (especially the chassis itself)

as for #6 ummm are you sure you haven't confused the ford pinto?
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Yep sort of medium I think taking the place of the 1/4 ton jeep or 151 and the 1008/1009 1 1/4 ton....

We expedient armored with flak vests back in the day. And and ga just like they did jeeps and mutts and m35s
 
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