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Common HMMWV Questions from observers....

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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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When I had my M1009 I was mortified if someone thought I painted a K5 in camo - "It came that way from the factory!"

I'd be equally mortified if someone thought my 1165 was one of those SUV conversion kits... :eek:

4- How did you come to own that?
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"They park them all over on the base, and there's no keys, so..."

Ironically, I think I could easily do just that. Several in the DRMO lot start right up. I keep mine looking like it's still on active duty, and have never even gotten some side-eye driving it out the gate.
 
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Mainsail said:
When I had my M1009 I was mortified if someone thought I painted a K5 in camo - "It came that way from the factory!"

I'd be equally mortified if someone thought my 1165 was one of those SUV conversion kits... :eek:



"They park them all over on the base, and there's no keys, so..."

Ironically, I think I could easily do just that. Several in the DRMO lot start right up. I keep mine looking like it's still on active duty, and have never even gotten some side-eye driving it out the gate.
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I work on an Army installation....
So it is my daily driver right now.
 
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Coug said:
I usually just tell people I borrowed it from work...
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There are only Two HMMWV on the installation, and one is with the fire department, and one is mine.
The Fire Dept complains no end about their HMMWV it is a Turbo Diesel with the fire apparatus on the back for range fires.
I need to ask the Colonel if I can get a pic of my HMMWV in front of the base sign... Photos are Verboten here. for a variety of silly reasons.
 
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thoner7 said:
I’m serious. I get 8 mpg
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I found on my M1123 the throttle return spring at the end of the pull cable was stretched, replaced it and went from 1050 rpms to 700rpms at idle. That made a big difference, then fixed my Cadillac valve, thermostat and Time Delay Module. That gave me a huge bump... Went from 12 to 14.5. I know it's a 4 speed, but look into that it may help more than you think.
 
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