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csziggy

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23. No Hummers have itty bitty tanks considering their horrible gas mileage

Fri Feb 24, 2012, 01:09 AM

Feb 2012

My Suburban gets worse gas mileage but it has a 40 gallon tank. Now days most pumps are set to shut off at $50 or 75. To fill my tank takes two or three times around.

If I had to drive my land barge very much, I couldn't afford it. I have to have something this size to pull my horse trailer, but most of the time it sits on the farm.

According to the article in the OP, that Hummer has a 23 gallon tank. At 15 miles to the gallon, that's only a 345 mile range. I thought one of their big arguments about electric vehicles was that they have limited range. 345 miles is a pretty limited range in my mind!

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Angry Republican Congressman Asks Why It Costs $70 To Fill Up His 2008 Hummer [View all] Galraedia Feb 2012 OP

there's a reason it's called a "gas-guzzler" Terra Alta Feb 2012 #1

because he's an idiot who drives a hummer. ejpoeta Feb 2012 #2

How can he complain? Bluegene Feb 2012 #12

amen. if you are going to drive a car like that then you don't get to complain ejpoeta Feb 2012 #33

and they're the party of personal responsibility Johonny Feb 2012 #36

Uh Alan? Why don't you ask your sugar daddies in big oil? muntrv Feb 2012 #3

Because he's a moron who bought a Hummer? MineralMan Feb 2012 #4

Free market at work Angry Dragon Feb 2012 #5

Obviously a jerk-off with a teeny weenie problem. . . DinahMoeHum Feb 2012 #6

He should ask his buddies at Goldman Sachs Canuckistanian Feb 2012 #7

You mean he had to fill up his own Hummer? Bluegene Feb 2012 #8

It cost fifty bucks to fill up my Hyundai Elantra customerserviceguy Feb 2012 #9

But the Elantra gets 40 mpg, so you should get to drive quite a bit before your next fill-up. bullwinkle428 Feb 2012 #13

Mine is from 2002 customerserviceguy Feb 2012 #32

Yeah Alan! Why does it cost $70 to fill your hummer despite my tax dollars subsidizing big oil? muntrv Feb 2012 #10

It took 82 to fill my Mini Van today... Bennyboy Feb 2012 #11

Added another link for more on this story. Galraedia Feb 2012 #14

Seventy bucks? Obviously his tank was only half full. demosincebirth Feb 2012 #15

No Hummers have itty bitty tanks considering their horrible gas mileage csziggy Feb 2012 #23

I don't have much better highway range and a worse city one dsc Feb 2012 #35

Hey, if you can afford a Hummer, you can afford to put gas in it. And the President is not a appleannie1 Feb 2012 #16

And surely he cannot grasp the irony and outright denial in his comments. bluerum Feb 2012 #17

...because its a fucking piece of millitary hardware that was never meant to be a civillian vehicle. JNathanK Feb 2012 #18

Somebody posted a chart the other day for gas prices csziggy Feb 2012 #24

There's really a basic lack of understanding on how economcs work in relation to oil it sounds. n/t JNathanK Feb 2012 #25

Your'e kinda wrong, but it's worse than you think Mopar151 Feb 2012 #28

Actually it is not a piece of military hardware madokie Feb 2012 #31

It costs $70 at current rate to fill my Nissan. Initech Feb 2012 #19

Nobody held a gun to your head and made you buy that Hummer, douchebag WhoIsNumberNone Feb 2012 #20

Now we know why we can't balance our budget and pay our debts. JDPriestly Feb 2012 #21

It's the FREE MARKET, stupid. kestrel91316 Feb 2012 #22

Allen West, pathetic crybaby. I hope this gets back to him. Zalatix Feb 2012 #26

Because Jesus shoulda spent more time killin' dinosaurs, and less time mollycoddlin' em! Warren DeMontague Feb 2012 #27

An H3? Not even a real, H1 Hummer? mikeytherat Feb 2012 #29

H3 - The same as the folks with the $50 Rolex watches they bought from a guy on the street Bozita Feb 2012 #37

Another West Poutrage of the day. hobbit709 Feb 2012 #30

Ask the commodity speculators and the oil companies, Einstein. hifiguy Feb 2012 #34

Republicans control congress, so why don't B Calm Feb 2012 #38