Humvee review - driving the road legal HMMWV military truck!

It's the review you keep asking about! I get behind the wheel of my 1987 AM General HMMWV (Humvee) M998 to see how it goes around our test track.
Hardness tester, noise and lane keeping results: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Why and HOW I imported the Humvee into Australia: • Why & HOW I bought an ...
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Intro: 00:00
Exterior: 00:51
Interior: 04:41
Infotainment: 07:35
Practicality: 08:07
Safety tech: 08:52
On the Road: 09:28
Verdict: 16:17
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[@saviogomez1410]

This review is so funny with Paul screaming in the cabin to explain the features 🤣

[@Falcon8791]

Do the toughest off-roading you can find

[@joseeduardo4327]

American vet spent a good time in those as an “ A driver”. The classic bit was getting the young “boot” to find the keys to the humvee. It worked sometimes!

[@9002alex]

So sick Paul. When I was a young lad, a guy near me had a purple h1, metal door though. Used to ride past it all the time to my mates house (western Sydney). The guy actually removed the centre pylon in his garage and put a new wide door to fit it in there lol. I stopped once and asked him questions and he let me sit in it etc. I would have been maybe 13, I thought it was the best. Always wanted one since and I’m in my early 30s now 😂 Cheers mate.

[@TheWretchedWorld]

the fact this weighs less than a lot of full size suvs and a ford ranger raptor just boggles the mind

[@theseb1979]

No doors. No roof. No sound deadening. Basic interior. Makes sense to me.

[@JohnnyDay-hr1fj]

Can't have something too heavy for the parachute when they get kicked out the back of a plane. Or to get picked up by a chopper.

[@spidersinspace1099]

Also, most of the body is constructed out of aluminum but the chassis is steel however.

[@purplehazeffc]

We were missing the 0-100, 80-120 & braking from 100-0. And lets not forget how fast it goes in reverse. I'm sure most ppl wouldn't mind watching for another 15mins for that.

[@CarExpertAus]

We would need more than 15 minutes for the 0-100 test.

[@ngonidzashekimbini7177]

@@CarExpertAus Hahahah

[@matthewnew13]

@@CarExpertAussounds like a race with a Jimny is required.

[@patrickelliott-brennan8960]

@@CarExpertAus 🤣🤣🤣

[@patrickelliott-brennan8960]

That's what I came here for! I was so disappointed. I'm considering this or an MG4 XPower. Now I'm not sure which to buy ;)

[@mvnorsel6354]

High beam on the floor used to be the norm.

[@NoName-ds5uq]

My old EK Holden and VJ Valiant. They had 3 pedals though so an extra foot was sometimes desirable! 🤣

[@kimmarshall6047]

My HT Holden had a high beam foot switch it never let me down.

[@aussie8114]

True, I had forgotten that.

[@Wtrxprs007able]

We have a HG brougham in the workshop and the high beam switch is on the floor

[@spidersinspace1099]

you probably have to be around 60 to remember that.

[@unknownd7409]

I am eagerly waiting for the reverse speed test of this, Paul 😂😂

[@ccs033]

Definately want to see an offroad review!

[@PaddyBoy644]

00:01 Much better than the original title Paul gets a Hummer then smashed boxes!

[@philrichmond5919]

An off road comparison with an ADF LR Perentie would be interesting. Kinda like the first of the new era vs the last of the old.

[@dlee9547]

Good on ya Paul.. you truly really are a car guy ..👍

[@glennstagg3559]

Next video idea.....do a reaction video when you park the Humvee outside Yarra City Council?

[@gourmetbanana]

No apple carplay... thats a deal breaker!

[@mmmmdeliciousbacon]

Definitely love to see some 4wding and off roading. Even some more difficult places, those portal axles are the business!

[@caucau7122]

You can squeeze a bit more horsepower and fuel efficiency out of your truck with a Paradox by Design cooling expansion upgrade. It expands the cooling lines so your rear 2 cylinders get active coolant flow. Plus you remove the chance of cracking the rear 2 cylinders from overheat. It's an easy drop in kit, the truck will take slightly longer to warm up to its operating temp but its worth it especially in Australia where its so hot.

[@thegrantfang]

this review single handedly beats all other oz channel's videos, all of them!!!

[@ytw6832]

Fantastic and fun review, Paul

[@kareembaba7498]

0:50 Paul, don’t be shy and continue playing that music 😂

[@regularjohn09]

Mark mate the excitement in your voice reviewing this car,im happy for you bro

[@Ray-tb8su]

The radio is an RT-524/VRC Very High Frequency Radio. 30-75 Mhz. It's been around since the 70s from memory. X-Mode dial was to connect cypher equipment to make communications secure. 35watts on high power. The 'light' switch was to allow the call light to turn on or off when a call was received. When you press the the microphone for a second or two your should hear the internal cooling fan spin up. The 'retransmit' connector allowed you to connect two radios together and use it as a retransmission station.

[@martinhutchings5058]

Excellent! Thanks for sharing Paul! 🙌

[@cyclemoto8744]

THanks for sharing. I must say that I would like to see this tested on something other than your "light off road course". Cheers

[@jerrymyahzcat]

We definitely want to see you take it off-road. Interestingly, a 60% gradient is only 31°. Many modern 4WD can do much steeper such as many Land Rover with 45° (100%) slope.

[@kitemett]

Awesome. Glad she landed safe.

[@jasonsteele6462]

Love to see the off road what it can do

[@jackmcbannon]

Loved this! Thank you Paul!!

[@bi5048]

No wonder my Suzuki doesn’t have those sling hooks like with this Humvee. I guess because military never drops Suzuki Swift to battle zones.

[@calvinschultink8452]

"you can fry the whole system if you just keep trying to start it without the glow plugs actually...finishing their glowing". sounds technical, Paul!

[@BobbyDazzler888]

Happy to see you’re enjoying your investment

[@longlivechina7538]

I drive Hummer H2. You are my Aussie hero

[@ruley74]

Absolutely an off-road test/review!

[@PETERNESS]

remember my boss purchased a Porsche off Lindsday Fox and he had one near identical there in the showroom ,what a beast

[@brettjuhasz9910]

Hey guys, more reviews/videos like this on random vehicles like this would be super cool to break up the new car reviews. love what your doing cheers

[@brettjuhasz9910]

offroad vid thanks :)

[@danielflinn3571]

Thanks for the look

[@fale892]

Wheres the ambient lighting, and you didnt demonstrate the launch control

[@jamiesharp3726]

Paul, that's a portion of a very early AN/VRC 47 Radio set, typically what was found in the early HMMWVs and other vehicles 80s, 90s. Late 90s sees the intro of Sincgars radios or stacks as we call them, Rt 1423, 1439, 1523 as I have replicated in my m1123 in Brisbane. There's so many variations on these trucks, could do some cool videos in Aus in future if we got some other people together. I tried to convince Alborz to get one.

[@Tokentools-weldersAu]

Awesome Joy, thank you.

[@BobbyObado]

Been waiting for this since you acquired it 😂

[@jamiesharp3726]

There's a few guys here in Aus with your radio setup, I think you should look into a VIC 1 intercom setup (of that period) or a newer VIC3 intercom setup as is used in service, it allows you to talk to your passengers and not go deaf whilst driving your truck, they are relatively easy to install if your truck hasn't been modified and can be modified to work with the radio. The radio you have to NOT use on military freqs depending on the type and era of radio and its abilities.

[@benjim_]

I'm sure you could connect the radio to a power source and into an Anritsu to work out the Transmit/Receive Frequencies etc. I sell comms gear for work and do these kinds of things all the time :)

[@1080LT]

Handy for school runs

[@CarExpertAus]

Especially if your kid goes to Military School.

[@AIRDRAC]

I'd love to see it destroy the normal off-road test that you guys do for pickups and SUVs! Basically use it to establish a baseline!

[@dw1508]

Needs a drift test

[@jamiesharp3726]

Originally they came in US Nato Woodland and once Operations in the MEAO popped up they hastily brought in the carc tan, more often painted over the top on the exterior unless a vehivle went through a full reset. the 383 green yours in in, is something of more modern times where they go through reset and remain in green or tan over the nato camo.

[@pantch12345]

Would love to see off-road review please!

[@angusnz7910]

Just what every Aucklander needs in thier driveway…and joking aside I bet there’s a fair few who would 🤪 As a toy it’s brilliant mate and good on ya for having one. At least it’s not blacked out with every 4x4 accessory and never leaves the school run

[@gavlewis]

Great to see Paul and the HMMWV wearing matching outfits! 😂

[@pearlbayud5180]

Ah, I miss my hmmwv. As insane as it was, it a classic and awesome.. I sold mine to Gosford car museum it was converted to RHD based on the NZ Hmmwv development project which never eventuated. It's a Tank on rubber wheel.

[@Outbackvintagevehicles]

I can relate to this as i have stuff that old, noisy, slow and chews juice 😂 as well. Ww2 Studebaker us6 6x6 , ww2 Willys mb Jeep , ww2 Blitz and a beaut ww2 Dodge Weapons Carrier 6x6 😅 Loved the video! Awesome stuff! Please do one over big dunes i bet it would eat them!

[@OnlyOneKich]

Love the HUMVEE and still love your watch mate. 😂

[@lengerer]

Looks so safe, no headrests, no bucket seats and a bunch of pointy metal bits at head distance haha honestly can’t believe this can get registered but a modern car with a engine swap can’t

[@lena19191]

2 questions , why did they make the vehicle so wide ? Was it better in terrain. Are you going to do a Hummer and Unimog shoot out ?

[@KuroRyuu86]

Probably for stability and storage. Extra crew, equipment etc. As for stability, you don't want one of these tipping over at speed on rough terrain.

[@lena19191]

@@KuroRyuu86 thankyou

[@TVR161]

Same width as transport trucks to maintain same tracks in convoy to hide numbers (Some people say tanks but that doesn't really work if you look at the numbers), but mainly stability and storage requirements.

[@lena19191]

@@TVR161 ahh yes , maybe one design idea as well as storage was to keep the same path as trucks , less likely to hit a mine . Thank you

[@teenee4]

Good one 🤜🏼🤛🏼

[@samartz]

More used or retro reviews please!

[@Bearded.Biscuit]

Would love to see a vid of you picking up Alborz from the airport in this 🤣

[@162scott]

This video has a consuming vibe of buyers remorse. “Do we want an off-road test?” What else would it possibly be useful for?

[@georgesalouris]

Enjoy and live the dream Paul cheers 🍻

[@OutsideYourBox]

For the price and the purpose of this vehicle, the amount of safety features are insanely inadequate. Even when you turn off the lights, I'm pretty sure your enemies cam hear you coming...

[@ronnievella8596]

Hey Paul, Do some off roading, interesting to see how it gos

[@bmc8989]

I remember being a passenger in one when i was unfortunate enough to be in Darwin. I was actually excited because you see them in movies and on the news all the time (one symbol of American imperialism). Got in and I was so let down haha....basically a wider version of a LR110 haha. Stil cool that you have one though.

[@bennield6322]

Definitely would like to see it on an off road course

[@faisalkhaled4845]

It competes with the Toyota mega cruiser

[@ronch550]

I wonder if this channel has already reviewed the 5-door Suzuki Jimny. It obviously bets on military-ish styling, if that's your cup of tea. (If you prefer coffee there's the Suzuki S-presso. 🤪)

[@DyslexicWorkersUntie]

How many litres was the fuel tank? No DB Stats or mini sine test? WHY?

[@simbayihamaundu3552]

I would love for you to do a TOWING test with this thing

[@SebasHenderson]

No competitors? What about the Toyota Mega Cruiser?

[@kevinkipruto2754]

Paul please review the GWM TANK 500

[@satchycollins3985]

Thanks

[@IanEugene]

Does it have ISO fix?

[@giranja007]

Does it support wireless apple car play?

[@AutaSupercar]

Binh's car is very well camouflaged

[@Secretlyanothername]

"My other car is a Tesla" "My other car is a Humvee" Paul you should get some stickers made!

[@MB.19]

Not sure if I missed it but what is the gearbox set up?

[@williambates6873]

When will you be doing the tank 500 review

[@TheHayabusa09]

Quite surprised there's no wireless charging pad for your mobile phone...

[@jamiegauci8955]

When are you going to do a video on the tank 500

[@ThomasFG]

Any potential to do a Mazda 6 Atenza or 20th anniversary ?

[@matthewmcgrath8886]

Should do a decent off road test not a light one. And take it as deep as it will go in the water too while ya at it.

[@seaniemcp2887]

An off road review? Dude we want you drive over some EV’s !!!! Merica!! F…. Yeah

[@TVR161]

The high temp is probably in part due to the poor slanted radiator design not getting good airflow.

[@jello1977]

IT'S WHISPER QUIET!!!

[@samhassall1926]

Off road please. Love the truck

[@roberthocking9138]

I was disappointed you didn’t do an off road, after all that’s what their for 😁

[@maxmoran2428]

does it have lockers?

[@straight_edge]

Do we want to see an off-road review....? Come on man, of course we do! And this time, the normal off-road course won't suffice, this needs to go out on legit tracks.

[@DashcamAdelaide]

1:45 F60 MINI Countryman for scale

[@SouvikChakraborty-vh5ec]

what is the exact curb weight of this humvee?

[@roycorbett7454]

how did you get road legal in oz

[@SouvikChakraborty-vh5ec]

What is the curb weight of this HUMVEE

[@andrewbaines1536]

Excellent review! I'm never buying one😂

[@mk84142]

Yes off road. If possible more difficult off road tracks would be cool.

[@serilvelmurugan1177]

Would this be street legal?

[@jackh4787]

When is the Ioniq 5 n review coming?

[@CarExpertAus]

Very soon, stay tuned!

[@lachlancook6718]

@7:10 cruise control?

[@jello1977]

HMMWV versus Mahindra video?

[@kernal141]

At least if you go out to dinner and can’t finish all of your meal you can wrap your leftovers up in your windows

[@sierracharlie7293]

I want to see a Jimny kick its butt off road.

[@andyh5666]

No - not the vaunted durometer..the section of which most of us probably switch off for a little, to be fair. Loved the Team America intro 😆

[@gregarnold9244]

It really is an art that America can get so little horsepower from such big engines.

[@mvnorsel6354]

But they last😅.

[@dodiloi]

Tell that to the focus 1.0 liter 150 hp

[@kareembaba7498]

@@dodiloiAnd how long will that last??? According to a British video I watched many years ago, Ford allegedly designs their engines to last “200,000 miles”.That’s 320,000 kilometres and is therefore full of shit.

[@alexaescht]

@@dodiloithe 1.0L was developed by Ford of Europe in Dagenham, England

[@AkioWasRight]

HP/L is a meaningless metric.