• Cort@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I could be wrong, but the windshields have that delamination haze that’s common on older bullet proof glass/lexan laminates. That’s what makes me think it’s actually a humvee.

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      2 months ago

      Just from image searching “hummer h1” and “humvee,” this looks like a humvee to me. The angle of the back seems to be more squared on hummers vs humvees, and the strip to separate the windshields seems different too, as do the mirrors.

      And it would be consistent with the militarization of police as you noted. Why buy an inferior hummer when you can get the real deal for free or cheap from the military? The hummer is a luxury vehicle, the humvee is a workhorse, and if real mil not natl guard they’re bulletproof. Only thing they’re missing is a key system lol, just flip the switch (halfway, wait for the light, finish flipping,) and go!

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        2 months ago

        Only thing they’re missing is a key system lol, just flip the switch (halfway, wait for the light, finish flipping,) and go!

        Meh, they don’t have keys on fire trucks either and nobody steals them. Same halfway, all the way switch to turn it on.

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          2 months ago

          Tbf, I want to steal a humvee SO MUCH MORE than I want to steal a fire truck. Never even thought about stealing a fire truck tbh, and now that I am I’m against it, they’re needed for emergencies. Humvees otoh…

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        2 months ago

        Okay, this vehicle is definitely not an H1. I thought there was a question as to whether it’s even a HUMVEE.

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          2 months ago

          I must have misunderstood because the title and the reply we’re under both mention “hummer” and “h1” by name, my mistake.

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            2 months ago

            A HUMVEE and an H1 are the same size, right? That’s my main point, that this vehicle which was once considered totally oversized for public roads now looks normal or small compared to today’s SUVs.

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              2 months ago

              Good question, unfortunately I do have a tape measure but not either vehicle lol, I’ll do some digging and see if I can find the dimensions.

              Humvee:
              
              Length:
              180in
              
              Wheelbase:
              130in
              
              Width:
              85in
              
              Height:
              72in, reducible to 54in
              
              Hummer:
              
              Wheelbase:
              130in
              
              Length:
              184.5 in
              
              Width:
              86.5 in
              
              Height:
              77 in
              2004–06: 79 in
              Pre-2003 Wagon: 75 in
              

              Looks like Humvees are smaller by a little with the same wheelbase.