mileage

[H3mainer]

so are people out there with their h3's already getting the stated gas milage? interested to hear what you guys with the 33"s are getting. i hope its relatively the same

[H3Lady]

16.5 80% city with AC going 90% of the time.

My SUT averages 11.6 mpg in 50/50 city/highway driving.

[HummerNewbie]

Great review Jim and welcome to the forum. Glad to hear the H3 did so well in such diverse conditions.

[Hummer Guy]

We had our Hummer Happening this past weekend, and I filled up before we went. The trip included about 3 hours of highway driving and about 4 hours of off-roading total. Total for the tank was 14.92 mpg. I didn't think it was that bad w/ all the slow, geared down driving we did.

[Dennis]

Well, I guess I'm just real easy on the throttle since my first jaunt from Maine to Massachusetts (145 miles) got me 20.2 mpg and after a couple of days of around town driving and some stop and go traffic jams heading back north my first 450 miles has turned up 18.5 mpg. I was averaging 12.8 with my H2 which is a little better than most so I'm probably conservative compared to most drivers. Got a feeling I could crank out 19-20 pretty consistently on the highway.

--Dennis (H3 Lux, Automatic)

[killian]

So Buyer, let's go shopping for a couple of H2s next week, I bet we could get a bulk discount.
We could fly in to Sewell or maybe Lynch and road trip it back.

[hispeed6]

Wow, I must be gentle on the go pedal. Second tank of gas through the truck I went 350 miles on 20 gallons, which equates to 17.5 mpg. 75% highway driving (including a round trip from Columbus OH to Cleveland OH) with some small rolling hills. Nearly all that time was with the a/c on and the windows up. I suspect that the mileage should stay the same or get a little better with break in.

Lux and adventure packages, automatic, 33" tires, brush guard, rock and roof rails.

[DeLeon]

I'm getting 12-13 mpg in the city, I have an auto with 33" tires, the A/C is on 90% of the time, which I think it affects mpg performance.

I went to LA this past weekend, a 540 mile round trip, and I got about 15 mpg.

[H3 Buyer to be?]

Maybe I am hoping the mileage is low, so I can justify an H2...

[HummerNewbie]

Most everyone I know gets between 11 and 12.

[wannabeH3]

yeah this mileage bums me out a little bit, and i have the cover off my airbox for the added air intake, ill fill up today and see if that made a difference, otherwise ill throw the cover back on

[BUKHUM]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">>>>clip...We had no problems with people making hand gestures at the H3 like I'd heard, but I do have a big decal in the back window from the dealer that says "I drive an ALL AMERICAN HUMMER" with a small flag on it. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>Great post HummerJim! Enjoyed your review!

[wannabeH3]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Hummer Guy:
We had our Hummer Happening this past weekend, and I filled up before we went. The trip included about 3 hours of highway driving and about 4 hours of off-roading total. Total for the tank was 14.92 mpg. I didn't think it was that bad w/ all the slow, geared down driving we did. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>


thats what im getting

[MisterE]

I'm at 12 mpg, all city lots and lots of stop and go. At the Hummer Happening (about 1/2 highway and all day in 4 low with the locker) I did really well! I can't tell you the exact numbers but I think it was a little over 1/4 of tank for the whole thing.

[Hummer Guy]

Ha! Nice post Jim -- That's a great story about the Highway patrol.

[TimW]

Be happy...I only get 12mpg in my 1992 4Runner v6 3.0L engine w/31" tires.

With my scrawny gas tank, I am lucky if I get 200 miles or so in town, and 230 in highway driving before I REALLY have to start looking for fuel.

Manufacturers always inflate the MPG, and do so under lab/test conditions, not real-world driving. The only reason the manual was offered, IMO, was so they could hit the Magic 20 MPG mark. Auto transmissions never get as much mileage per gallon as a stick.

[DeLeon]

Are you 100% sure that you will get 12 mpgs with the H2 SUT? You're supposed to get 9 mpgs in the city.

[HummerJim]

I'm a 61 year old retired Air Force pilot and my wife and I just completed a wonderful driving vacation in our new Shadow Green Metallic H3 (automatic transmission) from St. Louis, MO to Dillon, CO. What a ball the H3 was on the trails by Dillon!!
We averaged 16.6 mpg overall, with the best being eastward on Hwy 70 in flat Kansas at an honest 18.1 mpg with the AC turned on ice cube cold and a 30 mph tailwind at a steady 68 mph. The worst was 12.5 mpg in Dillon, CO doing some offroading and keeping the petal to the metal at the high elevations. I was somewhat concerned about the power in the H3 on the mountain grades near the 11,000 ft Eisenhower Tunnel on Hwy 70, but the H3 always maintained 70 mph even though I had the petal almost to the floor on steep grades in the mountains and at 9,000 ft plus, but it kept a steady 70 mph just fine with about 450 pounds of people and luggage. The temperature guage barely moved and the engine stayed surprisingly cool on a warm day. The smooth highway ride of this vehicle was a pleasant surprise for a true off roader like myself.
My wife is allergic to the tanin used to cure most leather seats so we have base model and I found those Ebony cloth seats to be VERY COMFORTABLE on the long drive. In a heavy mountain thunderstorm on Hwy 70 that had some cars pulling off the road the H3 stuck to the pavement like glue. Near Silveton,CO the Colorado Hwy Patrol had the traffic stopped because of about 14 inches of water from the deluge on an area about 80 ft. long, but when the sergeant saw my Hummer he asked me if I would drive him across to the other side with some flares. I told him the salesman told me it would do 24 inches of water and it tackled the 14 inches of still water without a problem. After moving some junk out of the backseat to get him in, when we got to the other side he said he honestly just wanted to ride in an H3! It came with the satellite radio which I wasn't crazy aabout at first, but after this long vacation - I'm sold - it was great for passing the time on that long flat stretch of KS highway. We had no problems with people making hand gestures at the H3 like I'd heard, but I do have a big decal in the back window from the dealer that says "I drive an ALL AMERICAN HUMMER" with a small flag on it.

[H3mainer]

want to thank all you guys for your input on my post. keep it coming as you break in your rigs!!
still waitin for my slate blue lux with 33"s