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Replying to: richard27 (Nov 13, 2005 3:06 pm) My other car is a 2004 Ford F250 Supercab, so it's not like I drive small vehicles. For me, the H2 is too big. I guess that's why Hummers come in 3 flavors ( H1, H2 and H3 ). 
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Replying to: ggesq (Nov 08, 2005 4:02 am) Thanks, Tracy Lee
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Replying to: tbrown567 (Nov 14, 2005 5:29 pm) |
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Replying to: tbrown567 (Nov 14, 2005 5:29 pm) 
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I just purchased a H-3, I was told the gM off road lighting above the windshield was temporarily unavailable due to "whistling" when moving. any info? any alternatives?
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Finally went to see one of these little beasts in person last night and took a test drive in an H3. I was pretty impressed with the vehicle. It drives and handles wonderfully. More power is always better, but it really does seem to have enough. The fit and finish, especially of the interior (Lux pkg) was terrific. Tight seams, excellent materials, very clean, simple, functional design with a great feel. The chassis is clearly a modern one. It feels stiff and tight- which adds to its comfortable ride and pretty good handling. I wish the Envoy/Trailblazer had this level of road feel and handling (or the H3 had its engine). Oh- I even love the big steel hard points and hooks on the front. Very cool, and very useful. It's hard to attach things to the front of most new SUVs as they're all just covered in plastic. Terrific turning radius too. I like the fact that the Auto Transmission comes with stability control- an excellent safety feature (although it should for $1600). The luxury pkg isn't cheap, like $3200, and for that price there are a few things missing. Or, for a $37K vehicle, I'd like a few more options. I'd really like seat memories, for instance, and the temp control should be an electronic thermostat, not just a hot/cold dial. I'd also like (an option for) radio buttons on the steering wheel, a trip computer that calculates mileage, range, trip length and such, and integrated garage door openers (I think GM calls these home-link). I've grown accustomed to these bells and whistles, and I want'm! Also- you'd think that a good roof rack would be standard equipment. I don't mind paying a few bills for a roof rack which I need, but there are no rubber strips on the roof to protect the paint up there from getting scratched. So, this is a little minus in the utility column. Sometimes the extra luxury touches get added in future model years. Another little thing- a Yukon/Tahoe will get 20+mpg hwy and has a 300hp 5.3L DOD V8. I guess H3's aren't as aerodynamic... duh! OK that's my $0.02 But- I can certainly see why you all buy this vehicle. GM did a nice job. Cool car- and if you want a lot of style, outstanding off road capability, and good road manners- you'd be tough to find competition in its price range. The Xterra comes to mind- but doesn't have the style. Even though the Xterra is supposedly an all new design, it still looks like the old one- which wasn't anything special.
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Replying to: morey000 (Nov 17, 2005 10:24 am) I wholeheartedly agree that GM's unbelievable cheapness in omitting things that cost almost nothing; a trip computer function in the computer, a driver's grab handle, some storage space in the inside panels, etc. It aggavating and dumb. They could have so much to improve convenience issues with maybe $10 per unit! Its the GM "bean-counters rule!" culture. Someday they'll learn how many buyers they've lost by taking unit cost reduction (i.e., cheapness) to the ridiculous extreme. |
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Replying to: tbrown567 (Nov 14, 2005 5:29 pm) |
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