Have had my '06 H3 for almost 2 months now & really love it. I previously owned Jeep Grand Cherokee and Ford Explorer and like it much more. It offends me when some of my friends say all you have is a chevy trailblazer with large tires and fender flairs. The 3.5 I5 is adequate, its similar performance, power/weight, and acceleration wise to the Jeep I6 4.0. I would prefer a larger engine like most people, atleast the aluminum V8 in the GM trucks which has 310 hp I believe. The truck is definitely heavy enough to warrant atleast 80 more HP. Other than that I love the vehicle. Some of the options I really like are the absolutely HUGE power sunroof, its almost like driving a convertible when its open. Also the leather interior is very nice, as is the monsoon stereo system, sounds super! I have 2 minor questions - (1). the daytime running lights-are they only the orange parking lights in front? no white headlights or small lights come on, as in most other vehicles with DRL. I just thought this was odd - I don't see any other vehicles on the road with just the orange parking lights lit during the daytime. (2). The rear window wiper, is it normal for it to only swipe clean the passenger side of the window? It hardly goes over to clean the drivers side at all. Was not sure if this was an adjustment, or if this is the way all H3's are designed. Thanks.
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