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HUMVEE are fine in big open areas, but they are problematic on the street and tight areas

As for reliability, some of the  US Army guys I have chatted with have said that when they were working they were fine, but, the do spend alot of time in workshops for multiple reasons, admittedly, they did get a hard time by the boys and girls who drove them

I would definitely put them in the "buyer beware" category 

They do look tough as nails though 

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32 minutes ago, The Bogan said:

HUMVEE are fine in big open areas, but they are problematic on the street and tight areas

As for reliability, some of the  US Army guys I have chatted with have said that when they were working they were fine, but, the do spend alot of time in workshops for multiple reasons, admittedly, they did get a hard time by the boys and girls who drove them

I would definitely put them in the "buyer beware" category 

They do look tough as nails though 

H1 is not the Humvee, but is the most road based version.

Lachlan (HankScorpio) on here has a proper Humvee. He imported it a few years back.

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15 hours ago, soviet_merlin said:

What a statement to throw in there like that. If you do, could you make a build thread and share what it's like to own?

Must be one of the old school coolest trucks out there. There's someone who owns one around here but I've always only seen it parked, and never driven.

Absolutely! I've been in love with them since I was a kid. I remember doing a school essay on Humvee's back in grade 5 haha. I always wanted one, but didn't have the space nor the funds. With us now looking for another larger home with a larger garage, I'll have room to park it. They have also gone down considerably in price. The US army has been phasing out Humvee's, so they're flooding the market which also brings down H1 prices. 

10 hours ago, The Bogan said:

HUMVEE are fine in big open areas, but they are problematic on the street and tight areas

As for reliability, some of the  US Army guys I have chatted with have said that when they were working they were fine, but, the do spend alot of time in workshops for multiple reasons, admittedly, they did get a hard time by the boys and girls who drove them

I would definitely put them in the "buyer beware" category 

They do look tough as nails though 

It shouldn't be a problem to drive around here, I live in the suburbs. I would absolutely not buy one if I lived in a city though. They are known to be terribly unreliable. People often swap out the original 6.2/6.5L for a more reliable Duramax. 

10 hours ago, MBS206 said:

H1 is not the Humvee, but is the most road based version.

Lachlan (HankScorpio) on here has a proper Humvee. He imported it a few years back.

H1 and Humvee's are identical, minus the fact that the H1 has a dash and seats. It sadly also makes the H1 more expensive. I've driven both and the Humvee interior, or lack thereof makes it extremely loud and unpleasant to drive. Don't get me wrong, the H1's interior is horrendous, but at least it's present. Most do a custom interior in a Humvee which I'm also more than happy to purchase. 

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On 29/04/2025 at 11:14 PM, TurboTapin said:

H1 and Humvee's are identical, minus the fact that the H1 has a dash and seats. It sadly also makes the H1 more expensive. I've driven both and the Humvee interior, or lack thereof makes it extremely loud and unpleasant to drive. Don't get me wrong, the H1's interior is horrendous, but at least it's present. Most do a custom interior in a Humvee which I'm also more than happy to purchase. 

I didn't actually know this! I've seen photos of the H1, mainly outside shots, and they just look "different".
I guess there'd be a few little changes like nicer rims, and probably the fact they have nicer looking paint with some depth and shine, which will make any vehicles body look different to the very flat colours of the defence force.

 

I've watched the guys on GHPC convert their Humvee to LS1, and they've done some really nice front shock upgrade. I'm waiting for the next video on it with the rear end done.

I can't remember if they've already done it, or I dreamed it, but I believe they're also supercharging theres.

They will be in the future doing proper long travel suspension too.

 

If you ditch out your big V8, as rubbish as it must be, send it to my place. I'll let the unreliable V8 motor and box be here. I just like V8s... So I'll find something to do with it... Even if that something is just taking up valuable space in the yard. :P

I might have something Skyline I can send back in payment... Or even Ford Barra motors :P (From memory you're in Canada yeah?) So you can then play with the legendary Aussie 4L version of an RB... :P Except they don't have that distinctive random miss at idle like the RB25 does. :P

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On 29/04/2025 at 6:14 AM, TurboTapin said:

Absolutely! I've been in love with them since I was a kid. I remember doing a school essay on Humvee's back in grade 5 haha. I always wanted one, but didn't have the space nor the funds. With us now looking for another larger home with a larger garage, I'll have room to park it. They have also gone down considerably in price. The US army has been phasing out Humvee's, so they're flooding the market which also brings down H1 prices. 

It shouldn't be a problem to drive around here, I live in the suburbs. I would absolutely not buy one if I lived in a city though. They are known to be terribly unreliable. People often swap out the original 6.2/6.5L for a more reliable Duramax. 

H1 and Humvee's are identical, minus the fact that the H1 has a dash and seats. It sadly also makes the H1 more expensive. I've driven both and the Humvee interior, or lack thereof makes it extremely loud and unpleasant to drive. Don't get me wrong, the H1's interior is horrendous, but at least it's present. Most do a custom interior in a Humvee which I'm also more than happy to purchase. 

The H1 Alpha with the 6.6 Duramax is basically the actual powerplant it needs to be remotely ok to drive on public roads. It's just not worth the cost to buy a real one. Humvees look cool but man the reality of them is depressing. Grunts aren't kind to them but they aren't that reliable either, they have horrible payload despite absolutely massive size, zero actual armor against mines/small arms, absolutely anemic naturally aspirated diesels, list goes on. 

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On 04/05/2025 at 11:08 AM, joshuaho96 said:

The H1 Alpha with the 6.6 Duramax is basically the actual powerplant it needs to be remotely ok to drive on public roads. It's just not worth the cost to buy a real one. Humvees look cool but man the reality of them is depressing. Grunts aren't kind to them but they aren't that reliable either, they have horrible payload despite absolutely massive size, zero actual armor against mines/small arms, absolutely anemic naturally aspirated diesels, list goes on. 

I couldn't agree more. As an owner of a built high HP skyline, I'd be a hypocrite to not buy a Hummer for the reasons you listed though haha. 

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9 hours ago, TurboTapin said:

I couldn't agree more. As an owner of a built high HP skyline, I'd be a hypocrite to not buy a Hummer for the reasons you listed though haha. 

If you do go through with it and try to engineer it to be vaguely ok on the street I would love to hear about how it goes for you. 

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On 29/04/2025 at 11:14 PM, TurboTapin said:

Absolutely! I've been in love with them since I was a kid. I remember doing a school essay on Humvee's back in grade 5 haha.

Haha, similar here. I remember reading about them in a magazine as a child. And how Arnold Schwarzenegger had six of them or something ridiculous like that. And somehow it left more of an impression on me than the Countach / Diablo / F40 or whatever the big poster car was at the time. 

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29 minutes ago, joshuaho96 said:

If you do go through with it and try to engineer it to be vaguely ok on the street I would love to hear about how it goes for you. 

Luckily no engineering/emissions here. We do whatever we want. 

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18 minutes ago, soviet_merlin said:

Haha, similar here. I remember reading about them in a magazine as a child. And how Arnold Schwarzenegger had six of them or something ridiculous like that. And somehow it left more of an impression on me than the Countach / Diablo / F40 or whatever the big poster car was at the time. 

Hummers and Skylines... our love for unreliable money hungry vehicles is always questionable lol

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