BUILDING a HUMMER in the PHILIPPINES
BUILDING a HUMMER (Replica) in the PHILIPPINES
a project of Mitch Metzger in 2007
I had this HUMMER Replica built SOMEWHERE IN VALENZUELA, Metro-Manila, in the Philippines in 2007. I probably spent up to Php700K from inheritance money, after my mom died. I used it for less than three years before selling it for a loss.
I sold it in 2010 for half the value for airfare money I needed for a Nigerian trip.
Although it was very nice, it had [many] negatives that I could not justify keeping it so I sold it to another church group.
Negatives:
—wide turning, hard making u-turns or making tight corner.
—too nice. i was always concerned when parking in bad area of town.
—noisy inside. hard talking to anyone in the interior.
—high step. hard for the ladies from our group to get in, especially with a dress.
—limited knee room in the back seat.
—too low of room in the far rear, no head room.
—slow on the highway. max was 65KM per hour, maybe.
—air conditioner was never perfectly working. too cheap quality.
—too wide for Metro-Manila traffic squeezing through.
—would fit too tightly in my garage, no spare room.
—was not perfectly waterproof during monsoon rains.
—door locks were low quality. a thief would have no problem getting in.
—the brakes were not correct for a heavy vehicle.
—I think my transmission was not correct choice for motor size
—Often, the stick shift would drop from 2nd gear to 1st gear when I hit bump.
Overall, it was fun, educational, and a great learning experience in building a vehicle. FOR SURE, if I had to do it again, I would know what to improve the next time.
The engine was from a Mitsubishi Pajero
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