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Toyota FJ Cruiser or Hummer H3

39 messages,  Last post on May 22, 2009 at 7:01 PM

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What is this discussion about? Toyota FJ Cruiser, HUMMER H3, SUV

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#30 of 39 08 h3 alpha by okko1

Sep 06, 2008 (6:08 am)

i recently purchased a h3 alpha and am very pleased. detroit rules. 300hp and 325 ft. lbs. of torque make this suv both capable and fun to drive. it has a 5 star crash rating and 60-40 all wheel drive. americian made you bet ya.

#31 of 39 shouldn't this be fj, h3, jk by tired_old_dave

Sep 20, 2008 (5:37 am)

Second anniversary, that one plastic push pin, the best oil in the engine, a new not needed air filter, and of course the bill stines (cheaper installed by me than struts and alignment for the bu at a repair shop).
 
Just came from the active h club forum and its' pages of front solid axle swap thread. Blue_Beauty will stay a street machine. Almost wanted to pick up a cheap new '08 and consider a gear change out for highway mileage. hummer no hummer dealers dropping out and now they are delivering the h3t. Is hummer alive or not?
 
Considering an unlimited jk - even though burned on three chrysler products. And then those wrangler commercials hit tv (kudos to their marketing agents if not an in house commercial). Did not read 20K+ posts at edmunds wrangler forum but nice banter between the old timers and steve and tidester. Even they are worried about the quality issue on newer models. Keep making leaking roofs for years-reminds me of the old subaru posts here with owners wanting to know if they would fix known issues. Want a non leaking roof properly engineered and built. Does wrangler have a decent tranny and torque converter.
 
Then I remember an old post about how we became a society spending way too much on transportation in stead of enjoying the quality parts of life. Then I look at our street, our vehicles stay in the garage, and I see what looks like a used car lot with too much inventory and decide not to buy any vehicle ever again(that won't last long).

#32 of 39 what do you think by tired_old_dave

Oct 01, 2008 (8:02 am)

Was going to respond to an old post by "rdhollem" but decided to post these thoughts.
 
Just missed the chance for employee pricing (extended to supplier pricing) on the jk. Short garage so couldn't follow all the advice to buy a give-away-price for a full sized truck. Options included cuv suv etc. Tired old back sometimes struggles to get down into the bu. The jk is old tech-grew up on recirculating ball, it has sfa, body on frame, coil springs separate from the shocks, tires with a sidewall on a rim that isn't afraid of a little hole in the road, doesn't have a mechanical fan though, design leans to open roof idea but it does have roll bar, and just saw a link to the release where cerberus is building electric jeeps with a motor for each wheel something alluded to much earlier with a five motor post-surprised to see it come from them (good luck and hope the ability to sync all the wheels has been completed). Jeep reliability like gm? get a peach or a lemon?

#33 of 39 when will the FJ's and H3's fade? by sage3

Oct 23, 2008 (8:41 pm)

I owned an Xterra and a few other SUV's but at todays fuel costs I cringed at every fill up and so traded in the X for a little more fuel efficiency. If the economy did not slow, the gas prices would have continued climbing, and so;
Do any of you think that at some point the cost of fuel would keep you from either the FJ or H3? If so what would the cost of gas have to be?

#34 of 39 FJ vs. Murano by fhrabetin

Oct 23, 2008 (11:16 pm)

I now live in Bend OR but several years ago I lived in Yreka CA. Bought a 2003-04 Murano new. It spent most of the first month in the dealership with ukn problems-dealer couldn't figure out what was happening/wrong. Fast forward 2 years and 40,000 miles. Local Bend dealership knew my first name and cell number. They couldn't keep it running and I gave up and traded in for an FJ. No regrets, only go in for oil change and tire rotation. Have a K&M air filter which improved power and gas mileage with OR 10% gasohol- RIP OFF. Better angle of approach vs. Murano for fishing off back roads and don't have to worry going over rocks on questionable trails. It's short and not as wide as Hummer so i goes into garage and easier to negotiate on narrow dirt roads. Steering radius not nearly as good as Jeep Wrangler but better power and mileage on open road. Steelhead poles are a tight fit fully assembled inside the vehicle.

#35 of 39 Blue Beauty II ? 2 ? Too ? by tired_old_dave

Apr 05, 2009 (9:23 am)

Better_half doesn't like me using "Blue Beauty" to reference the JK on order. She suggested "Blue Rubi". Things happened and couldn't get to our dealer. Want to "thank" the people from KY and NM who came to TX to beat us to the punch. Maybe someday we'll be rich enough to turn the keys over to leapin lizards.

#36 of 39 My apology to the lizard by tired_old_dave

Apr 09, 2009 (3:30 pm)

screamin lizard not leapin lizards-gettin more tired every day.

#37 of 39 Yesterday and today by tired_old_dave

May 13, 2009 (11:29 am)

Blue Beauty woke up beside Bu and but spent the night with Blue Rubi

#38 of 39 GM and Toyota by tired_old_dave

May 17, 2009 (1:07 pm)

both, I think, didn't think it through. Blue Beauty is a great daily driver with full time 4wd and Onstar for Better_Half. Should've been two H3's. One with highway gears and smaller tires and one with part time 4wd and a strong front end for the jeeper. Toyota's design and execution are what they are. Less than a week with Blue Rubi and every day the satisfaction and enjoyment goes up. Did not notice any drive line hum like the H3 had even quieter than the redline lubed H3. Blue Rubi is quiet and still feels like a jeep. The H3 should've had the A pillars like the JK has. Surprised by the how much better the minivan motor is purring since the 6 on the odometer is approaching 300. Drove in the rain this weekend, BFG mudders were great, to Dallas for the Jeepfest and saw three Screamin Lizards, it was nice to know their history. The go pedal is hard to restrain and follow the advice of Arthur St. Antoine in Motor Trend " ... Wrangler: Go slow with pride." .

#39 of 39 Almost 600 miles now by tired_old_dave

May 22, 2009 (7:01 pm)

Ten days and 600 miles later still loving the rubicon. Gassed up Blue Beauty and it feels like a country cadillac, better_half sure has a nice daily driver. No a/c windowns down redline in everything and had to hit the go pedal to avoid them. Where did that burst of power come from that 3.5 motor. Got back and gassed up the rubi, saw a miata column all numbered up (rally) from Gaylord Texan. Then the idea that the base rubicon was like a sports car 4x4. We are lucky to have two great American products.

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