Anyone got a spare $160 grand I can, ummm, borrow?!?

"CAR_IS_MI" (car-is-mi)
12/12/2014 at 14:06 • Filed to: None

Because I really want this thing. I mean the wheels are too ghetto fab for me, but those can be changed, and I really need a tank like this to run over, well, everything...

DISCUSSION (25)

LappingLuke > CAR_IS_MI
12/12/2014 at 14:09

That is soooooooooooooo epic badass. That's the only SUV (can we really call it that??) I could give a shit to own. So awesome in every way.

macanamera > CAR_IS_MI
12/12/2014 at 14:10

Buy a 5-ton for less than 10k, run over this Hummer. And the factory that made the Hummer.

OPPOsaurus WRX > CAR_IS_MI
12/12/2014 at 14:13

i'm with you those things are awesome

cazzyodo > CAR_IS_MI
12/12/2014 at 14:23

I'm with you on the wheels.

And running over all the things.

Shit, I might as well just play GTA all night tonight.

nermal > CAR_IS_MI
12/12/2014 at 14:29

Like a lot of things, I want to find a friend that owns one of these. So I can get the enjoyment of spending an afternoon driving around and bringing democracy to everything in the sight by running it over. Without, of course, the cost or hassle of actually owning it.

Milky > CAR_IS_MI
12/12/2014 at 14:37

Errr why is that one soooo much? This one is $45k.

Kinja'd!!!

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Milky
12/12/2014 at 14:52

The one above is probably an Alpha, which means it gets the Duramax and Allison, which are both infinitely better than the 6.5 Detroit and 4L80E.

Milky > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
12/12/2014 at 14:56

Completely forgot the Alpha was a thing. Good call.

CAR_IS_MI > Milky
12/12/2014 at 15:31

The One I posted is an 06 Alpha. One year only with all sorts of features as well as the much coveted 6.6 L Durmax diesel and Allison transmission

CAR_IS_MI > nermal
12/12/2014 at 15:33

I'm hoping one pops up locally for sale so I can see if it would even be a remotely plausible daily.

CAR_IS_MI > macanamera
12/12/2014 at 15:35

lol. But the hummer can climb a vertical wall. Also, 50 cal turret

macanamera > CAR_IS_MI
12/12/2014 at 16:01

You can mount a GAU-8 to the 5 ton if you really wanted.

And the 5-ton can run directly through that vertical wall.

CAR_IS_MI > macanamera
12/12/2014 at 16:49

Also true. But if that vertical wall is a rock shelf in the middle of the desert, I'm pretty sure the wall will win.

nermal > CAR_IS_MI
12/12/2014 at 16:54

I searched cars.com, and it seem that the 2006 H1 Alpha commands quite a premium over the older ones.

Here's a Bro-Hummer in Chicago for $80k - Linky

As far as being remotely plausible, that's doubtful. Check out those interior pics, and how much space there is between the seats. Plus it would tough to deal with in the city. I checked the specs, and the listed width is 86.5 inches, compared to 80 for a current GM pickup. Length is a bit shorter though.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Milky
12/12/2014 at 17:29

Still, you can buy an actual tank for less than the Alpha.

pip bip - choose Corrour > CAR_IS_MI
12/12/2014 at 18:18

i think i have that much down the back of my couch , no no no wait it's in the glovebox of my car , i'll be right back ;) LOL!

CAR_IS_MI > nermal
12/12/2014 at 20:46

it's 17 inches wider than my jeep and 13 inches longer... I don't drive in the city much so that's not really a concern for me.

CAR_IS_MI > pip bip - choose Corrour
12/12/2014 at 20:47

my friend found $40,000 in his couch once... Granted, it came from his pocket first but still

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > CAR_IS_MI
12/13/2014 at 01:44

Buy cheap H1 + swap in Duramax/Allison = Same thing for less.

CAR_IS_MI > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
12/13/2014 at 01:47

"cheap h1" = $40,000 ish. dmax swap = about 50k ish. alphas other features would probably be about $10k so yes-ish

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > CAR_IS_MI
12/13/2014 at 01:52

Duramax swap at 50k? I think it would be a bit closer to 20k, unless you bought one directly from GM.

CAR_IS_MI > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
12/13/2014 at 11:44

There's a good bit of metal work and fitting that has to be done to make it fit in the older years, the eng / trans is probably around 30 k new from GM but all the custom work is what drives the $ up.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > CAR_IS_MI
12/13/2014 at 14:49

I wouldn't buy "new". I would buy upgraded re-manufactured, or just used. It could be done. Also keep in mind, 40k is for a 6.5 H1 that runs, the 6.5 being the 6.5, there is a pretty good chance of finding a non running one for cheap.

CAR_IS_MI > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
12/13/2014 at 22:57

most of the non-ops Ive seen are in rough shape from sitting and would require some good body / interior work as well, so it probably would all even out. I am sure it could be done on a "budget", but unless I happen into some money soon, Ill just keep building my jeep and dreaming of bad ass 4 ton tank hoonage that is the H1 alpha.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > CAR_IS_MI
12/13/2014 at 22:59

Just dream for a Marauder. Not the Mercury.