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mdmike said:
The way I see it, you're renting it to people that want the novelty of driving a Hummer for a few hours.

The people that know the reliability, terrible driving characteristics, noise, etc... are clearly not going to be your target market.

You want the "Super Dad" suburban vacationer that wants to throw his family in the thing and drive around like he's hot shit for a few hours.

I bet you could buy just one, put a somewhat obnoxious stereo in it with a flashy wrap and some LED lights, and you would have people waiting in line to throw money at you.

Like someone said earlier, if it sucks to maintain the diesel, throw a crate 350 in it with open pipes and let the renters run the wheels off of it.
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yes, this is 100% what I was thinking.
 
Jag said:
I was intrigued but at about 55k avg each for his whole business the price seemed high relative to just buying from gov planet and building them out to be a reasonably reliable rental. But i think the idea works with the right person behind it.
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Would you be interested in a UTV rental business in Pigeon Forge?
 
You don't want hummers. They're not terrible rigs unless they've been in the military and are surplus'd out. :laughing:

These guys bought a couple and road tripped them back home to Idaho. Total clusterfuck and every single person I've known that's owned one has the exact same story of woe and angst. :lmao:

 
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70 tp said:
Another Jeep vote.....Went to key west a while back, there doorless jeeps being Rented and driven all over. The people seemed to be enjoying them as well
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SomeGuy said:
Why not just rent jeeps with all the panels pulled off on the nice days? Maybe not much more reliable but way easier to fix/maintain and most importantly drive.

Or do some 911 safari/dakkar type builds out of automatic 996 cabrio's....those would be fun on road and slightly off on the dirt roads. Just put a small lift, some knobbly tires, wrap them with cool graphics too and you're set. Should be actually cheaper than Hummers and still reliable/fun/interesting.
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Projectjunkie said:
I could see them renting OK, maybe swap in crate 305s with aftermarket efi for reliability...


But it would seem that buying scratch and dent mall crawler jeeps would do just as well, with less maintenance
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70 tp said:
Another Jeep vote.....Went to key west a while back, there doorless jeeps being Rented and driven all over. The people seemed to be enjoying them as well
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I am trying to find a niche vehicle, something no one else has. Something that is harder to acquire as the copy cats are brutal in this area.

Every place rents Jeeps in this area, there is nothing special about them and I would just have more of the same old shit you can rent anywhere.
 
crispins said:
Would you be interested in a UTV rental business in Pigeon Forge?
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Partnering or investment yes but i couldnt buy in and run it full time although I do have a hot big breasted blond local friend that needs a job :flipoff2: :)
 
The first time I saw one of those turds was in Korea in ‘86?

About a year after I got back home, the unit I was assigned to got the H1s. I turned over a Chenowth framed sand rail (FAV) with weapon mounts to pick up a brand spanking new H1 (12 miles on the clock). The POS broke down half way between the railhead and the motor pool, about 5 miles.

You couldn’t pay me to take one of those :barf:

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Not my pic, but this is what FAVs ( Fast Attack Vehicles ) looked like, mine rocked a MK-19 :smokin:
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crispins said:
I am trying to find a niche vehicle, something no one else has. Something that is harder to acquire as the copy cats are brutal in this area.

Every place rents Jeeps in this area, there is nothing special about them and I would just have more of the same old shit you can rent anywhere.
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Hence 911 Safari...nobody rents those!
 
My neighbor fought with one for a year with epic transmission failures, control module failure, torque converter failure. He cut his losses and dumped it.
 
Anybody who has anything bad to say about Das hummer...give it 5-20 years for the H1 replacement to hit the auction blocks. :laughing: such an amazing problem, the army guys at work are openly wishing for hmmwv's back
 
How about add a few m939, hemtt, and m1070s to your park? Could see that as a fun attraction for tourists.
 
DWT said:
You don't want hummers. They're not terrible rigs unless they've been in the military and are surplus'd out. :laughing:

These guys bought a couple and road tripped them back home to Idaho. Total clusterfuck and every single person I've known that's owned one has the exact same story of woe and angst. :lmao:

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Those H1 videos Grind Hard made shows you exactly what you would be in for with those piles of shit. At the least you have to swap the drivetrain out and swap over to a 12v system to make something semi reliable.
 
crispins said:
I am trying to find a niche vehicle, something no one else has. Something that is harder to acquire as the copy cats are brutal in this area.

Every place rents Jeeps in this area, there is nothing special about them and I would just have more of the same old shit you can rent anywhere.
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So buy 40 humvees a box truck with a winch, create a shell company, hire 5 cubans, mark 12 hummers 1,2,3,1,2,3,1,2,3,1,2,3 only rent out 1,2,3 at a time, while the cubans keep the other 9 running, pulling them back to the top secret base in the box truck. Corner the market on 6.2 and 6.5 parts.

Your competitors will see that your 3 hummers are always rented out, with no downtime and want some for themselves. Start selling them hummers from your shell company, taking their Jeeps, utvs, or whatever else they might rent out on trade.

Then as they're failing and grasping at straws, on a hectic Friday afternoon, drop each of your competitors an offer on your 3 hummers, 1,2,3 and unload them 12 lemons right then:laughing:

Bankrupt them fuckers, takeover their real estate then rent out their Jeeps and utvs:flipoff2:


On their way out of town, tell them about the cubans:laughing:








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I'd think old school gpws would be more reliable.
Insurance would probably be tough on any x military vehicle like that.
You should be able to pick up 1 or 2 from government surplus and give them a trial.
Everyone who knows much about them knows they're terrible. Inboard brakes are a huge pita.
6.2 and 6.5 diesels are huge turds. As others have said if you could rig in a fuel injected small block reliability would go way up. Still not anywhere near fast.
Other x military vehicles might rent out well.
Mighty mite, flat fenders.
Or get some rotors and paint them up camo, or olive drab with a white star.
 
Projectjunkie said:
So buy 40 humvees a box truck with a winch, create a shell company, hire 5 cubans, mark 12 hummers 1,2,3,1,2,3,1,2,3,1,2,3 only rent out 1,2,3 at a time, while the cubans keep the other 9 running, pulling them back to the top secret base in the box truck. Corner the market on 6.2 and 6.5 parts.

Your competitors will see that your 3 hummers are always rented out, with no downtime and want some for themselves. Start selling them hummers from your shell company, taking their Jeeps, utvs, or whatever else they might rent out on trade.

Then as they're failing and grasping at straws, on a hectic Friday afternoon, drop each of your competitors an offer on your 3 hummers, 1,2,3 and unload them 12 lemons right then:laughing:

Bankrupt them fuckers, takeover their real estate then rent out their Jeeps and utvs:flipoff2:


On their way out of town, tell them about the cubans:laughing:








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You forgot about raping and pillaging their women folk while they watch.:flipoff2:
 
Projectjunkie said:
So buy 40 humvees a box truck with a winch, create a shell company, hire 5 cubans, mark 12 hummers 1,2,3,1,2,3,1,2,3,1,2,3 only rent out 1,2,3 at a time, while the cubans keep the other 9 running, pulling them back to the top secret base in the box truck. Corner the market on 6.2 and 6.5 parts.

Your competitors will see that your 3 hummers are always rented out, with no downtime and want some for themselves. Start selling them hummers from your shell company, taking their Jeeps, utvs, or whatever else they might rent out on trade.

Then as they're failing and grasping at straws, on a hectic Friday afternoon, drop each of your competitors an offer on your 3 hummers, 1,2,3 and unload them 12 lemons right then:laughing:

Bankrupt them fuckers, takeover their real estate then rent out their Jeeps and utvs:flipoff2:


On their way out of town, tell them about the cubans:laughing:








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I like the way you think. :smokin:
 
-Fleet of squatted trucks?

-Fleet of SEMA(n) brodozers?

-Fleet of Trars?

-Fleet of restored AMC Pacers and Pintos?

-Fleet of Monster trucks?
*I'd be your #1 customer :laughing:

Fleet of Cyber Trucks?
 
LOL, hummers suck ass out here, dont do it.
 
Figure out a way to rig up a couple of rock crawler buggies on a cable lanyard system that will let customers attempt to climb an almost impossible cliff face and potentially roll the rig but the lanyard system prevents it from happening. System let's the rigs flop over backwards and sideways 90% of the way but "catches" the rig right before the roof touches down. System resets and uprights the rig and your turn is over.
 
SLOWPOKE693 said:
You should get a landing craft instead and help PAE out by floating his containers to Alaska. :lmao:
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My grandfather on my dad's side built LSTs in the first half of the 1940s at Kaiser shipyards near Vancouver WA. Had a childhood dentist who owned a Liberty ship he'd converted to a tuna fishing boat. Would love a landing craft.:grinpimp:
 
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