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Originally posted by f5fstop:
When you start a post with "European Liberal," right away many of us will ignore the thread, or answer with some 'off-color' answers, believing a troll has arrived. If you are not a troll, and an actual European Liberal; great for you, but when selecting a name that you know will obtain remarks such as you received, is not too intelligent on your part. It doesn't take a brain scientist to understand this forum leans to the US conservative side of the political spectrum. 
But, just in case you are not a troll, I'll answer some of your questions.
The 5-cylinder Isuzu diesel will be arriving sometime in Europe. Being an export, not sure exactly when, but it is a go.
The 4L70 trans is strong as hell, and the 5- and 6-speeds that GM offers will also downshift in the mountains. It not as much a problem with the trans as a problem with the HP and the weight of the vehicle.
The engine/trans combo does ok in the high mountains, but remember, you lose HP as you increase in altitude, so the '07 with more HP would be more beneficial, since I would guess the diesel will downshift quite a bit too. More torque, but at cruising speeds you are looking for HP, not necessarily torque.
Don't believe OnStar is available in Europe; not sure, so I would advise you to check first on this feature. I figure my fuel mileage and miles remaining based on the trip odometer and knowing a rough estimate of how much fuel I have, and I'm accurate within a mile per gallon or a few miles till empty. Easy to do these calculations in my head with my 4th grade education.
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Hi F5Fstop,
Well, I am what you would call a European Liberal, but since the European political spectrum is a little bit different, it might not be exactly comparable to a US Liberal.
Your point is not that I am using a political nickname, but rather a political nickname that doesn't match the opinion of the majority of the people here. This in itself is a questionable point.
I would understand this, if I logged onto a forum of the republican party. But since this is a Hummer forum and 99% of the people here come from countries that respect the freedom of speech, it shouldn't be a big deal to be a liberal. Is it?
Anyhow. No trolling, just finding a decision.
Buying a car is a big deal - lot of money. So I think its just right to ask questions. Asking questions can never be stupid. And who might be better to ask than the ones who already own one. I don't see any mistake in that.
I thank you for the Info. Its the most valuable I got so far.
Isuzu is building good workhorse diesels, so I guess its the right decision to wait for that. If the engine is close to other diesels with 200HP it could have as much as 400-450 torque. That would surely be nice. The diesel I've got now has approx. the same size and makes 30-34 MPG on the Highway (same car weight), which would be really nice for the H3...
I wouldn't be surprised if GM uses the 5speed for the diesel, since the diesels usually have a lower spectrum of RPM. For that reason I think it will be more shifting than with the gas engine/4speed combination anyway.
Cruising speed is not an issue for me. Even on the German Autobahn I am ussually not going faster than 85mph.
OnStar is not available in Europe. People here don't like the idea that someone else is monitoring their car. They rather have all the information availbale for themselves on the onboard computer.
I must admit thou, that I am surprised that GM didn't include the trip computer feature on the H3. It takes nearly no additinal hardware and the calculation power of a pocket calculator. Not important at all, but a nice little feature.
Don't get me wrong guys. I am just trying to find a decision. I know, that you love your H3s and I really don't want to offend anybody by asking questions that might be obvious if you already own one. I don't (yet).
cheerz,
Marc