How to value various options and accessories when buying used 01/02 H1

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HUMMERDOGG,
The winch: the Warn winch is an expensive option, (around 3 grand) it includes the winch an upgraded springs. You have probably heard that the factory winch greatly effects the approch angle. I would rather buy a truck without a winch and intsall a milemarker, it costs less, is more relaible, and does not effect the approach angle.

Leather: leather can be put in an H1 for around a grand.

Wheels: The 17 two piece wheels are very popular, they are light, strong, and have lots of tires availible.

Tires: No matter which tires you get with your truck make sure that you will not have to replace them soon. The GSA's are crappy off road tires. I had GSA's on my truck when I got it and noticed that they had a VERY harsh ride. MTR's are great all around tires and they are cheap to replace, if you can find them.

Options: most of the options you mentioned can be added. There are few that you mentioned that I do not think can be added. They are: cruise control, CTIS can be added but it will cost about five grand.

Brushguards: In my opinon accesories will not add much value to the truck. There are people that will add the cost of accesories to the price of the truck that they are selling, but usually you will get a very minial return on ivestment of accesories. If someone added 12K of accesories I would only pay about 3-4K extra for that truck.

Price: The prices that you have mentioned for the 02 trucks is spot on. The tenth aniversiry truck is a very nice truck, it has a very nice interior, and comes with all the things you need to wheel it.

Have you looked at Lynch HUMMER's inventory? Lynch is the best guy to buy an H1 from, he's been in the business of H1's from the begining. Any truck you buy from Lynch will come at a reasonable price and will be FULLY serviced. A must when buying a used H1 (trust me I know). If you dont see what you are looking for on his website call down there, they usually have truck that arent on the inventory pages. And they are the nicest people, I have bought some stuff from them and have had the most positive experiences in my dealings with them.