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Old 12-10-2003, 01:00 AM   #1 (permalink)
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OT: A Hummer boo boo (rollover)

Not sure if this is old or not.


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Old 12-10-2003, 01:42 AM   #2 (permalink)
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where did it happen - what lead to the roll?
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Old 12-10-2003, 01:58 AM   #3 (permalink)
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RE: OT: A Hummer boo boo (rollover)

If I assume it just keeled over, and did not roll a long way from the top (by the looks of it, it did not), I think it looks like the driver for some reason steered the car up the rock under the bush in the left corner of the first picture.

Maybe he came in from the right, dropped off the right hand rock ledge, turned too late and got his left front wheel too far up the left side. He might have panicked from the drop, or he might have had his front lockers on (if the H2 has front lockers) and not managed to turn his battleship at all.

He might also have tried to compensate for the vehicle slanting too much for comfort, by trying to steer it to higher ground. I know I do that if I dont focus on the terrain.
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Old 12-10-2003, 12:32 PM   #4 (permalink)
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RE: OT: A Hummer boo boo (rollover)

Either which way .It looks like it is going to be expensive to put to rights!!
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RE: lets learn

Agreed. These kinds of things are the scarriest to me, since I look at the terrain and I think, "Whoa! How could you roll there?" And then the next thought through my head is, "He thought the same thing!"

So yeah, if something concrete can be found out about the circumstances I'd be interested.

There is always the possibility of people just doing dumb stuff in the name of trying to have fun, but I hat to chalk it up to that without hard evidence if the opportunity to learn something exists.

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Old 12-10-2003, 02:20 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Sorry no background

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where did it happen - what lead to the roll?
Sorry Harald, but I don't know the background on what happened.
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Old 12-17-2003, 04:40 PM   #7 (permalink)
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RE: OT: A Hummer boo boo (rollover)

Ouch, that had to hurt. That's what these preppies get for thinking those monster luxury vehicles can actually be driven "off-road".[}:)]
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RE: lets learn

That looks a lot like the Hollister Hills Recreational Vehicle Area just south of San Jose, but I'm not sure.
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RE: lets learn

Could've been some hoodlums out joy riding a stolen vehicle too. Without any facts we could fabricate any story we like. Certainly it is an expensive occurence and I imagine the tow truck driver had some fun with that recovery.
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RE: OT: A Hummer boo boo (rollover)

the H2 doesn't have front lockers. its just a rebodied chevy tahoe with the truck hd axles and motor. its another p.o.s. GM suv. maybe i am sick of seeing them all over park city as rental vehicles.
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