Hummer / Asteroids TV commercial

Actually, the Suburban/Suburban chasis is a pretty heavy duty off-road vehicle. In many smallish countries without a US/Euro/Asian/Dictator budget they are used as military vehicles. They are also commonly used as armored limos, as their chasis is over-engineered and can handle quite a bit of plating. The Hummer, like any car, is a tool and performs a basic function, that being able to go just about anywhere on- or off-road. They are very expensive because they are difficult and expensive to build (the transmission is as large as most car engines) and because the market will support it's price (there really isn't an equivalent vehicle, though Land Rovers and highly customized Wranglers come close) Some guy/gal who buys one just to drive around town is no more or less rediculous than someone running a VAX 6000 to read their E-mail (anyone? :) People drive Hummers 'cause they are big and overpowered and FUN and COOL, if they aren't driving them because they have to (there are spots in the upper peninsula of Michigan where, if you don't have a truck/SUV, you don't drive *anywhere* for most of the winter) Many collect and operate classic computers because, among other reasons, it's cool to run a web server on a peice of hardware that cost $300,000.00 10 years ago in your basement. Cost effective? No. Environmentally friendly? No. Fun? You wouldn't be reading this list if it wasn't. Drive happy! -Jason (Driving his 1992 Sunbird with 170,000 miles on it. Horray for saving inherent energy costs! :) ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Rollins" <kd7bcy(a)teleport.com> To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2003 10:04 PM Subject: Re: Hummer / Asteroids TV commercial