Gas guzzling Hummers still selling strong

Hummer sales up 231 percent

Larry Tynes sold five Hummers last weekend.

While crude oil prices reach all time highs, the Hunt Valley car salesman said he doesn’t think his customers are concerned about the extra money spent at the pump. Industry experts agree.

The car dealership sells 45 new and 15 used Hummers each month, Tynes said. It has 30 used Hummers in stock right now. Anderson Hummer trades four to five Hummers a month, Tynes said. Customers usually trade them in on newer ones, he added.

“Sales are just fine because the people who are buying them aren’t concerned about gas prices,” he said. Buyers are wealthy people ranging from company CEOs to well-paid laborers with expendable income, he said.

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