had been a loyal Jeep/Dodge owner for years. After Lemoning my 04 Dakota V8 4x4 I opted for an 05 Jeep Liberty Renegade Fully loaded. With a 2.5" suspension lift and 31" mudders it was a good rock crawler and did ok in the sands of Ocotillo. But over all I was unimpressed with its girly nature. That and tranny issues. What's with Chrysler and there trannys? After repeated attempts to fix a trans over temp issue my Liberty caught fire while climbing my driveway. The timing couldn't have been better. After settling with Chrysler I got my H3. I love this truck!

had been a loyal Jeep/Dodge owner for years. After Lemoning my 04 Dakota V8 4x4 I opted for an 05 Jeep Liberty Renegade Fully loaded. With a 2.5" suspension lift and 31" mudders it was a good rock crawler and did ok in the sands of Ocotillo. But over all I was unimpressed with its girly nature. That and tranny issues. What's with Chrysler and there trannys? After repeated attempts to fix a trans over temp issue my Liberty caught fire while climbing my driveway. The timing couldn't have been better. After settling with Chrysler I got my H3. I love this truck!

I'm replacing my Honda Element with the H3. I cannot wait till my H3 finally comes in....

Bye bye 1996 Ford Explorer (or is it Exploder?)...hello dream rig

2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4X4

Loyal Jeep Wrangler owner for 12 years. I have nothing bad to say about Jeep. But when I saw that the H3 coming out, it was the end of an era and the beginning of a new. I have had both, and I have to say the HUMMER is a big step up.

1994 Wrangler photos
http://www.kmphotography.cc/jeep

2006 HUMMER H3 photos
http://www.kmphotography.cc/hummer

very HAPPILY traded my 03 Explorer..never liked it but never found anything to really get rid of it for, then came the H3-couldn't resist!!

2003 Hyundai Tiburon...

I think the H3 is faster!

2001 Montero Limited.........no comparison

2005 BMW 325i.
Quite a change.

98' saturn, just never drove that thing.
Andy

My Toyota 4runner went bye bye...

2001 BMW M3

...VERY big change!!!

i was 0-60 in 4.7 seconds and now i am a big old snail

2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee...

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by socalH3:
That and tranny issues. What's with Chrysler and there trannys? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>Chrysler is forced to pay for sex change ops as part of the newest Labor Agreement. Organized labor has gone too far this time and the backlash is going to be felt on their bottom line.

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2000 dodge durango guzzler on the gas

2001 Ford F150 4x4 Offroad. Could not have timed the "accident" better

2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland...

I miss some of the creature comforts (heated mirrors and sterring wheel controls) but love the H3!

2002 Diesel Beetle. The H3's acceleration is great I do miss the 43MPG. And the flower vase But I don't drag in my driveway anymore.

Will be trading in either an '05 Vette or '04 350Z Roadster - maybe even both!!!

We traded in our escalade ext w/22. This car gets as many looks if not more.

Traded the wife's Xterra in on it. She is MUCH happier with the H3!

I have been looking for at least a year for something to replace my 95 Landcruiser. I drove everything....I mean everything.

I saw the H3 on the web in May. Compared it to my 95. All the way down to the specs. It was almost identical in size and power.

Waited a month for them to arrive here in nor cal, drove all of the dealers in the area crazy. Sorted thru a huge stacks of orders and found her....HummBeBe.
I test drove a couple and wrote a check.

A month later she arrived. I am totally in love with this truck. I was just as happy with my cruiser. 10 years and 170K miles later. I'm looking forward to having my H3 as long!

Will be trading in my Mountaineer and can't wait until that day comes. The Mountaineer has been a very good vehicle but they are a dime a dozen and the H3 will be like nothing else.

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content"> </div></BLOCKQUOTE>don't worry in 2 years the H3 will be a dime a dozen as it is the vehicle to have.
I wonder how many Rubicon owners will switch.

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I wonder how many Rubicon owners will switch. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

As soon as a Find a Dealer who accepts a GMID in my area I'll be switching from my Wrangler.

I still love the Jeep but as i get older the lack of space becomes just too impractical.

2000 Chevrolet Silverado Extended Cab Z71 was sold and the profits were put towards our new H3. So far, very few regrets.

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I wonder how many Rubicon owners will switch. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

As soon as a Find a Dealer who accepts a GMID in my area I'll be switching from my Wrangler.

I still love the Jeep but as i get older the lack of space becomes just too impractical. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>Wait until the H3 starts hitting the used market in large numbers. I bet there's going to be lots of switching then.

2001 Ford Explorer SportTrac - I never used the pickup bed anyway.

I really like the Rubicon, but for the price the H3 is a far better deal and will rock crawl right with them as well, so why woulden't someone want an H3? I see in 2 years these will be all over the place.

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by XM DUDE:
I really like the Rubicon, but for the price the H3 is a far better deal and will rock crawl right with them as well, so why woulden't someone want an H3? I see in 2 years these will be all over the place. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>and you will be able to get them for around $20,000.

traded in my 440RWHP COBRA for this RIG Love this Truck But miss the Hpwr too bad I cant have both

Black Mercedes ML 320 had to go...

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Sharkster:
Black Mercedes ML 320 had to go... </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

another german to american switch

what did you not like about the benz?

Speaking of German, I am replacing an Audi A4 with my H3...when it gets here, that is!

H3wannabe

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by bender:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Sharkster:
Black Mercedes ML 320 had to go... </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

another german to american switch

what did you not like about the benz? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>Well, I do actually live in Germany and pretty much every second SUV here is either a Mercedes ML, a BMW X5, a Range Rover or VW Touareg. I seriously wanted an SUV not many other people have over here... and I simply fell in love with the rough HUMMER styling as opposed to the soft and streamlined "modern euro SUV styling".

However, living in a city with many narrow roads, an H2 (not to speak of an H1) never was an option. But the moment I first heard about the H3 (which was in late 04), I knew I had to have one as soon as it's out.

Actually the ML had a better on-road feeling to it, but the H3 is better in pretty much every other discipline. Plus, it get's the looks... Especially over here in Germany.

I'll be replacing my 1993 twn door Tahoe with an H3. I have held onto this truck for years, because I have been really happy with it. Finally, I have found a vehicle nice enough to even consider getting rid of my old faithful.

My husband has been telling me to get rid of the Tahoe forever. Now I just have to get the H3, sooner or later. I just hope it will be as solid and reliable as this Tahoe. I have put over 225000 miles on it, and never had a single problem.

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by XM DUDE:
I really like the Rubicon, but for the price the H3 is a far better deal and will rock crawl right with them as well, so why woulden't someone want an H3? I see in 2 years these will be all over the place. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

I totally agree.

The only thing that will make the Wrangler’s more popular in the end is price.

80% of your average Jeeps are DD's. You can still pick up a nicely equipped Wrangler for under 25k OTD. That and the convertible factor.

I will say that you really need to love a wrangler since they are so user-unfriendly to own.

Loud
Slow
Bumpy
No storage space
No legroom
Security by Saran Wrap (with the soft top on)
Poor gas mileage
Quarter mile timed using a calendar not a stopwatch

The H3 (to me) is more of the thinking man’s wrangler. Its still fit’s the bill for the rugged utilitarian look but its not so spartan in its amenities.

Regardless it’s gone