On 5/11/2011 3:05 PM, Pete C. wrote:
>
> James Silverton wrote:
>>
>> On 5/11/2011 2:42 PM, Andy wrote:
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'll take my "speck" over a Humvee any day.
>>>
>>>
>>> Jill,
>>>
>>> The Hummer was discontinued two years ago.
>>>
>>> GM said "screw it!"
>>>
>>> I always admired them. They look great! I always wanted one but truthfully,
>>> it was overkill for general around the town purposes, imho.
>>
>> Perhaps Hummers have rear view cameras but I wouldn't like to try
>> parallel parking one in a single space. Of course, that's also true of
>> Lamborghinis and Ferraris but their owners can afford to pay wallies to
>> do it for them.
>
> I certainly like the rear view camera on my current truck, however my
> other truck is the same size and doesn't have a rear view camera and
> I've never had an issue parking either of them in tight spaces.

Yes, I can parallel park my Honda Pilot SUV with the mirrors but it is
not easy. The view thro' the rear window of a Hummer is considerably worse.

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James Silverton, Potomac

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