Wednesday Hummer Lunch Thread
by Rev Halofan on Jun 3, 2009 12:00 PM PDT
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4:07 PM GAME TONIGHT - Jered Weaver @ Casey Jannsen... one of our players drives this oversized Hummer to work every day. It has Florida plates. It is parked int he players' parking lot at each home game, I finally had to snap a pic. Who's is it? So for the lunch thread, if you made $400K per year, what kind of car would you drive to work?
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Abreu?
I thought he had the tricked-out Hummer. They all “live” in FLA to avoid state income tax.
by raskul on Jun 3, 2009 12:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Sorry buddy
Living in Florida does not avoid any income tax.
Play Wood already. Willits sucks.
by hauldog on Jun 3, 2009 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
no state taxes though right?
Godspeed Nick - RIP - 1986-2009
by norcaliangelsfan on Jun 3, 2009 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, there is no state tax, but
MLB players are taxed by venue and file income tax returns in every state they play in. If you play for the Marlins or the Rangers than you can avoid the state tax on home games.
If you have significant endorsements than I suppose it would be worthwhile to live in either of those states.
Play Wood already. Willits sucks.
by hauldog on Jun 3, 2009 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Correct - No personal income tax
Also no tax on “intangible personal property” (stocks, bonds, mutual funds, money market funds, etc.).
Oh, what a high-class problem to have!
by raskul on Jun 3, 2009 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not sure, but that's the most ghetto thing I've ever seen...
I can’t stand when people take something and completely destroy it. I’m an engineer, so the first thing that comes to mind is form over function. Hummers were designed as off-road vehicles. They weren’t designed for Starbuck’s sipping OC yuppies to throw 23" chrome rims and low-profile tires on. These are the people who think driving into the dirt parking lot at their kids lacrosse game constitutes off-roading,
God needed a starter. RIP #34
by 3rd Echelon on Jun 3, 2009 12:08 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Don't blame OC.
Taking a military combat off-road technology and turning it into a latte-chasing soccer limo was originally The Governator’s idea.
Brandon Wood is slated for 2010, and no amount of whining by us is gonna change that. So evolve, already!
by Stirrups on Jun 3, 2009 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is an H2...
These are not built for real off-road duty. That is just a Chevy Avalanche in a muscle suit, so no harm done. Of course, it’s still lame.
by thetooth on Jun 3, 2009 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
btw
Humvees aren’t all they’re cracked up to be. They can go anywhere, but they were designed to break. Just one of the perks of winning a bidless and open-ended government contract.
Just my .02 (from 5+ years of experience with them)
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by feNOMINAL on Jun 3, 2009 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well it's not Joe Saunders', his is silver gray.
I am the Iron Man
by 44FAN on Jun 3, 2009 12:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
How do you get them to STOP???? They usually just drive on by when I’m there.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jun 3, 2009 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do you have kids???
Most of the second tier players stopped for my boys when we went.
by Sweetmeats on Jun 3, 2009 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Saunders isnt 2nd tier
R.I.P. Nick Adenhart #34
by Vladd#27 on Jun 3, 2009 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This monstrosity has got to be Napoli's
If I made $400k a year? 911 Turbo, boyeee
RIP Nick Adenhart, #34
by Higz on Jun 3, 2009 12:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I refuse to believe that...
It may be true, but I like Napoli. I don’t want to believe he’d drive that piece of crap. I like to think he’d pony up for an H1.
by thetooth on Jun 3, 2009 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Napoli is totally into crappy rap music
That Hummer is precisely the kind of shit you’d see in a rap video. Thus is my reasoning.
RIP Nick Adenhart, #34
by Higz on Jun 3, 2009 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd have a '68 Mustang fastback
Not too much to ask for?
by Monkeyspanked on Jun 3, 2009 12:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Cobra GT 500 KR?
Yes please.
I brought sexy back, but they only gave me store credit....
by PhiSlamma on Jun 3, 2009 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
'66 was better
My dad had a ‘66 fastback with the high performance engine. My mom made him sell it when I was about 3. I’m not sure either of us has completely forgiven her for that.
by jjackflash on Jun 3, 2009 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If I had MLB money, I'd get an
’86 Buick Grand National. Stock.
Angels fan since '67
by red floyd on Jun 3, 2009 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
OK
but still…late 80s GM is about as bottom of the barrel as you can get, as far as quality and looks (the latter being, of course, highly subjective).
by jjackflash on Jun 3, 2009 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
88 Pontiac Grand Prix
Worst car I have ever owned—and that is saying a lot.
RIP Nick Adenhart, #34
by Higz on Jun 3, 2009 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
0-60 4.9 seconds.
In Car&Driver’s tests for that year, it beat everything except a Porsche 911 Turbo.
Buick engineers claimed that GM killed it because it regularly trashed Corvette on the test track.
Angels fan since '67
by red floyd on Jun 4, 2009 8:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought it was Vlad who owns the white Hummer (he doesn’t drive it, he has a driver).
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jun 3, 2009 12:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
he's got a purple one
I think it’s an Escalade
RIP Nick Adenhart, #34
by Higz on Jun 3, 2009 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i know for a fact
vlad has a red H2. but of course its probably ONE of his cars..
World Series '09 - In Memory of #34 Nick Adenhart!
by b0rd3rline on Jun 3, 2009 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i wonder which big leaguers own a Prius…probably Zito haha
#34, never forget.
by jtkelly86 on Jun 3, 2009 12:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The Soth
drives a Prius. Carpools with Roenicke, too, at least some of the time.
by jjackflash on Jun 3, 2009 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Player's cars
Several years ago they played video interviews of the players during pitching changes.
They asked “Who has the nicest car?”. Then they showed player after player saying “GA does”. “Garrett”. “That would be GA”. When they asked GA, he paused just for a second, looked at the interviewer like he was crazy, and said “I DO!”.
by raskul on Jun 3, 2009 12:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
could be wrong
but I saw him and his family at Whole Foods one night in December/January.
thought it was a dark 7 series…?
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by feNOMINAL on Jun 3, 2009 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whole Foods
I saw GA there twice. Once at the current location at the District and prior to that at the old location by Newport and Irvine Blvd. I never bothered him though.
RIP Nick Adenhart
by stolenbases on Jun 3, 2009 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
GA's Firebird, looks like a '68?
I am the Iron Man
by 44FAN on Jun 3, 2009 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Welcome to 2009
People have no idea what looks good on cars anymore
RIP Nick Adenhart, #34
by Higz on Jun 3, 2009 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
None
If I made 400K a year, I suspect I wouldn’t have to drive anywhere to work; I’d have my office at home.
Seriously, though, maybe a Maserati Quattroporte.
by jjackflash on Jun 3, 2009 12:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Not Complaining
I have no complaints about what I do drive, though. I’ve got performance that ain’t far behind the Quattroporte at about 1/4 the price.
by jjackflash on Jun 3, 2009 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Really?
What do you drive?
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game, the American game. It will repair our losses and be a blessing to us."
by WiHaloFan on Jun 3, 2009 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hmm
I posted, but it didn’t take. 2008 Infiniti G35 sedan. Just bought it in late January. I love it. Only a couple grand more than a boring Honda Accord (my previous vehicle).
by jjackflash on Jun 3, 2009 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
1/4?
how about 400HP, and AWD from a wagon with half the displacement of a hemi?
paid $12,500.
I’d like to see if there are any import enthusiasts in MLB, and what they drive…
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by feNOMINAL on Jun 3, 2009 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
sorry
almost 1/3rd displacement, half the cylinders.
and, equal/better performance for 1/16th price?
www.13stoploss.com
by feNOMINAL on Jun 3, 2009 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You are not getting 400 hp from a $12,500 Subaru. Sorry.
RIP Nick Adenhart, #34
by Higz on Jun 3, 2009 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
not from the dealership, no.
’05 WRX Wagon.
STI VF39 Turbo, STI TMIC, Injectors
Cobb SRI, Perrin Up Pipe, full 3" exhaust, Cobb Accessport
Tuning by Harman Motive in Torrance
Too much suspension to list.
On my stock tires, it pulls away from stock STI’s, which, with conservative test numbers (http://www.caranddriver.com/features/all/2008/road_test_digest), runs 13.5 in the quarter. Also, the pre’08 STI was a bit quicker…
With some decent rubber (aside from the slicks in my garage), that’s Z06 territory.
So, yes, I AM getting 400HP, and that isn’t, by far, the max this engine can take. My build is VERY mild. There are plenty of 500+ HP STI’s roaming Irvine…
GarageTuning.com can do better than 500, easy.
As for price, yes—I bought the car used, with everything on it, for $12.5k.
www.13stoploss.com
by feNOMINAL on Jun 3, 2009 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Porsche Boxster-S
Probably a bit faster than my ’96 Dodge pick-up…and with less rust.
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game, the American game. It will repair our losses and be a blessing to us."
by WiHaloFan on Jun 3, 2009 12:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Naps is from Florida, has to be his ride.
If I was bankrolling 400k, I’d probably be still driving my Silverado.
Or a hover car. Have those come out yet?
What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.
by clover_black on Jun 3, 2009 12:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
uhh, Howie's from Fla too...as is Figgy if memory serves...
Miss you Nick...! RIP
by K3YEROUT on Jun 3, 2009 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Figgins is from GA.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jun 3, 2009 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Looks like Figgy goes for European luxury sedans.
I am the Iron Man
by 44FAN on Jun 3, 2009 12:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I have seen him driving a teal Infiniti too
RIP Nick Adenhart, #34
by Higz on Jun 3, 2009 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I dont know what I would drive if I made 400K.....
I’d like to think I’d still drive my 2006 Tacoma……but honestly I dont know.
Godspeed Nick - RIP - 1986-2009
by norcaliangelsfan on Jun 3, 2009 12:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
1970 Dodge Challenger R/T Convertible
Original numbers matching.
440 V8 six-pack
Plum Crazy
That car is my ‘Eleanor’. Less than 100 ever built. With gas at 3 bucks a gallon, hopefully my office is not too far down that winding Santa Barbara County backroad!!
Brandon Wood is slated for 2010, and no amount of whining by us is gonna change that. So evolve, already!
by Stirrups on Jun 3, 2009 12:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
SWEET!
Not sure I’d want to drive something like that “to work.” That would be my drive to the beach/picnic at the vineyard car. Actually, I’d go for a ’66 chevelle SS 396 convertible.
by jjackflash on Jun 3, 2009 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Awesome....
I’d go for an early 60’s Lincoln Continental… convertible… black on black.
One day, my precious, one day………
by thetooth on Jun 3, 2009 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
heh.
I’d probably upgrade the Civic to an Accord. A nice one, though.
by dmhead on Jun 3, 2009 1:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
i have always wanted a 1967 vw bus
since i was 16 that is all i ever wanted. i begged my parents for one! i wanted to put a couch in the back of it.
my dad said no because he thought i would f*$# my girlfriend in the back of it. He was right, but who cares!
by kingfish on Jun 3, 2009 1:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I was thinking Figgy, Howie or Napoli
I went with Naps.
Or is Kendry perhaps the one who needs to sit?
by BBFan1 on Jun 3, 2009 1:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Figgins or Kendrick
I think I saw Mathis & Napoli (together) in some kind of pickup truck. I don’t think Shields would drive that. Maybe a Hummer, but not that one. So, that leaves Figgins or Kendrick.
by jjackflash on Jun 3, 2009 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What if the pickup was Mathis's?
RIP Nick Adenhart, #34
by Higz on Jun 3, 2009 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Shields drives a Land Rover, IIRC
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jun 3, 2009 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Reliability issues?
Play Wood already. Willits sucks.
by hauldog on Jun 4, 2009 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It definitely wasn't Kotchman's
But my hilarious female friend seriously believes it might be “Krotchman’s”
by kle18 on Jun 3, 2009 2:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'd prefer something subtle. Like this.
by Fan Since 1981 on Jun 3, 2009 2:23 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I am close! Similar color scheme. But this is how I ACTUALLY roll. I present, The HaloMobile!
Brandon Wood is slated for 2010, and no amount of whining by us is gonna change that. So evolve, already!
by Stirrups on Jun 3, 2009 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
excellent
Coolest car on HH. Well, I don’t know what everyone drives, but you’re certainly up there.
by jjackflash on Jun 3, 2009 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I got a car wash today
it rained!
by Rev Halofan on Jun 3, 2009 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love the sars from the late 50's - early 60's with the "wings"...
…my parents had a ‘60 Chevy “Biscayne”…it’s wings were more pronounced than the ones on your Buick. That 2 tone paint job is awesome!
by sothball on Jun 3, 2009 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, look at these three pages. Notice how the wings disappear rolling from 1959 through 1961.
1959 Buick Invicta/Electra
1960 Buick Invicta/Electra
1961 Buick Invicta/Electra
The ’59s are actually the coolest of the lot. The two-tone paint job was not a factory option for the 1960 (this particular VIN was all white). That idea came to Buick with the 1961 model year. But a prior owner had it repainted that way and it really makes the body work stand out. I refuse to put it back to stock. That means that I can show it, but not win anything (too large of a deduction). However, it IS a fan favorite. Usually one of the more popular cars in any show. And, with the engine/drive train/suspension/brakes/exhaust totally rebuilt it is eminently driveable. Like being on parade. Especially in the Angels Stadium parking lot!!!
Brandon Wood is slated for 2010, and no amount of whining by us is gonna change that. So evolve, already!
by Stirrups on Jun 3, 2009 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The link to the 60's series...
…is a wagon, so the “wings” don’t really show.
But yes, the wings disappeared by…’62?
I have a good friend from…well as far back as I can remember. His parents bought a 1959 Ford Galaxie 500 HARD TOP CONVERTIBLE. My friend was the 2nd youngest of 9 kids (yes, 9!), and each one of the kids drove that as their first car. By the time my friend drove it, it was completely thrashed. But, his mom held on to it, and had it completely restored a few years ago. It is remarkable, considering the use it has had.
I had a chance to see it a couple of years ago. It brought back some fond memories of cruising down Van Nuys Blvd (top down ‘cause it didn’t work anymore) as an 18 year old…smoking cigars, drinking beer, and checking out the fairer sex.
Anyway, it looks like the 60 Invicta is in good hands. I’m sure we will see it in the2009 Angels World Series Victory Parade!
by sothball on Jun 3, 2009 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
In each of those years, the three models were virtually the same car.
The Electra was the top of the line model,
The Invicta was the sport/performance model, and
The Le Sabre was the family model.
The body pieces are totally interchangeable. So the sedans that are Electra and le Sabre are the equivalent of my car.
Downtown Garden Grove (old Main St.) has a car rally EVERY Friday evening, rain or shine (make sure to put your name in at Azteca Elvis Mexican restaurant as soon as you get there!) A couple of weeks ago there were a dozen Ford Galaxy 500’s from the late ’50s that were in town for a Ford car show. Absolutely incredible!
Brandon Wood is slated for 2010, and no amount of whining by us is gonna change that. So evolve, already!
by Stirrups on Jun 3, 2009 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I live in Torrance...
…there is a similar car rally in Redondo Beach on Friday nights (north of the pier). My next door neighbor bought a COMPLETELY restored ’71 El Camino about 5 years ago for $20,000.00. The gut that restored it gave him about 500 photos showing stages or restoration, plus the original factory papers. It is a beautiful vehicle.
by sothball on Jun 4, 2009 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was wondering if you were gonna post HER car!?!?!
RIP Nick
by ladybug on Jun 3, 2009 6:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually, she handed it over to me two months ago.
She doesn’t like driving such a big car.
Brandon Wood is slated for 2010, and no amount of whining by us is gonna change that. So evolve, already!
by Stirrups on Jun 3, 2009 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would go with something not as flashy yet gets me from point A to point B
If I hear the word "red sox"...POW!!! RIGHT IN THE KISSER!!!
by Halofanatic on Jun 4, 2009 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kid has his priorities right.
Brandon Wood is slated for 2010, and no amount of whining by us is gonna change that. So evolve, already!
by Stirrups on Jun 4, 2009 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And on a totally pedantic, unrelated note
Technically, the military version is not a "Hummer " or “HumVee”, but HMMVW (pronounced “HumVee”), which stands for High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle.
Angels fan since '67
by red floyd on Jun 3, 2009 2:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Pedantic? There has to be some word for way beyond pedantic concerning that post!!
…the military version is not…"HumVee", but…"HumVee"…
: )
Brandon Wood is slated for 2010, and no amount of whining by us is gonna change that. So evolve, already!
by Stirrups on Jun 3, 2009 2:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That has Kelvim Escobar all over it.
I think he also lives in Florida.
RIP NICK ADENHART
by Funke5ive on Jun 3, 2009 3:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Kelvim
drives a Rolls Royce Phantom
by Rev Halofan on Jun 3, 2009 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Doesn't he also have a Ferrari or a Lamborgini?
Play Wood already. Willits sucks.
by hauldog on Jun 3, 2009 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It looks totally pimped out...
…gotta be Nalopi.
by sothball on Jun 3, 2009 3:51 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
A guy named Nalopi has to drive a Jalopy.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jun 3, 2009 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
wait
so who’s is it?
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by feNOMINAL on Jun 3, 2009 6:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I had a feeling it was his
Just a hunch. No logical explanation.
RIP Nick Adenhart
by stolenbases on Jun 4, 2009 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's
Speier’s. That wheel is a little smaller than the size of the balls he throws.
by ttsec on Jun 3, 2009 8:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Kendrick
is getting a classic truck customized right now. a buddy of mine is doing it for him and was invited to the game, and into the clubhouse, by howie on friday. im quite jealous
#34 Nick Adenhart Will Always Be Remembered
by Sorbo182 on Jun 3, 2009 9:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Wish he could customize his "game" to be a good one.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jun 3, 2009 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gonna need
Utah license plates………..
by Rev Halofan on Jun 3, 2009 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Like to see somebody driving a Ford Pinto
With one 12’ in the back playing some Brazilian music, and simpletons thinking that it is Spanish tunes!
Gimme a cigarette
by tmat on Jun 4, 2009 12:50 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Let me guess...
Whoever it was didn’t go to freecreditreport.com and now his posse’s getting laughed at?
Angels fan since '67
by red floyd on Jun 4, 2009 8:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
12" or 12’? That’d be one huge subwoofer @ 12’
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jun 4, 2009 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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