[Huck BB62]

Seriously, if I can wait a year and get yellow again, I'll wait too. It's just the way it's supposed to be!

I've driven sticks all my life on and off road. If the engine's big enough, the auto makes life so nice. On my last Scout that I built, I had a hand throttle on the stick, it made SUCH a huge difference!!!!

If I had a manual again, I'd have to have the hand throttle AND I'd have to make it so that I could start it in gear, whatever that took. On a really steep scary climb, it takes a stout bladder to do it with the pedals. Being able to start it in gear, rev it by hand as you hold on the brake and slip the clutch is heaven.

Ol Russel himself (the offroad guru of all times) went to automatics in his CJ8. After years of driving every trail in the country, he switched. That speaks VOLUMES!

I have too many danged curves and hills to put up with rowing it by hand but I have to say this: That paddle shifter on the wheel with the new 6.2 is frickin' unreal! It'd be an amazing upgrade for the H3 Alpha to get a 6 speed with the shifter paddles. The H2 crowd has no idea as to how awesome an upgrade that is!

We had a little Element that had a pushbutton on the shifter for taking it out of overdrive. I'd love even THAT feature on the Hummer. It allows for a little down shifting in the corners without rowing the shifter... nice.

Hey, F5, any idea as tow if the Alpha's going to have the tow/haul mode?!? Is the sunset yellow a blingy ghetto color or is it nice?