Dismal City Driving

[MisterE]

Hi All,

First, I love my H3 and am happy I bought it. However, the gas mileage is worse then what I was hoping for. I'm pretty much all city driving about 50-50 with air conditioning. I've had the vehicle for 3 months and racked up close to 1,000 miles, average mpg 11.5?

Is this what other city drivers are getting or am I low?

[HumThree]

I just filled mine up and checked the mileage again. I have 1,100 miles on mine and the last tank got 14.8 MPG. That's mostly city driving, A/C on most of the time and babying the throttle. I have the 33" tires also.

I'm hoping for a little better down the line, but I'll take it.

[montanah3]

I don't understand the delay you guys are getting either! I went to the dealer on June 28th, the order was place June 29th, production date was July 25th and its on the train on the way to my dealer. Got my order number and VIN number. Expected delivery is August 12th. I'm getting the slate blue. And gee, no deposit, just a handshake. To stay on topic it will be interesting to see what my mileage will be on the 250 ride home. Of course comes with a full tank of gas and will refill when I get off the interstate at about 200 miles.

[HummerNewbie]

Grim,

Congratulations, at least it sounds like things are moving along on your order. So you will get to pick it up at the new storefront, any idea when that is supposed to be done. Not good news if they won't have it complete for 3 months Don't know why it is taking so long but my salesman told me that mine should be in sometime after Sept 1st. It's already been 4 1/2 months, so whats several more weeks

[Stiffler]

Yup, that's my conclusion too.
You are so lucky...

Saw an ad about a imported H3 here w/adv pckg, the price was 61 730,00 USD...
Now you see why I wish I lived in the states.
Exporting cars & bikes to Europe could be a great business...

//Stefan

[H3Lady]

I think the millage will be a critical factor in the success of the H3. If GM would have made it like 19 city 24 hwy. they would sell 3 times more...This was my only concern about the H3. I have one now and love it, but my stomach is bit upset at fill up time.

[H3 Hummer]

I think that the 11.5 average is horrible. I had about the same about of millage and was driving up steep hills (Snoqualmie Pass) with the air conditioner on. I was late and was driving hard like 75-80 MPH. I still got about 15 - 16 MPG. I consistently get 17 MPG and I have some steep hills in my area, however I don't use the air conditioner that much in this 75 degree weather. The automatic (which I have) may be different then a standard but shouldn't be that much (even if you have a standard transmission).

[twinsdad]

hey guys I am getting 11.6 out of my H2 which has 23,000 miles on it, now that all said, why would I buy an h3,

[HummerNewbie]

I sure hope it goes up. I would hate to give up my V8 SUV with more than enough power for an I5 with worse mileage.

Actually, since there is a Hummer wrapped around that I5, I guess I could deal with it

[MisterE]

Hi All,

First, I love my H3 and am happy I bought it. However, the gas mileage is worse then what I was hoping for. I'm pretty much all city driving about 50-50 with air conditioning. I've had the vehicle for 3 months and racked up close to 1,000 miles, average mpg 11.5?

Is this what other city drivers are getting or am I low?

[Georgemarc]

Yes, you need to move to the States. Gas in Dallas Texas is $2.25/gallon

[tacocat]

These numbers don't seem to far off from my 6-cyl Jeep Grand Cherokee. It averages 16.5 with mostly freeway speeds.

[GrimReaper]

Newbie,
I started the process with the Jax dealer last Wednesday after my fallout with the Orlando dealer. At first I had great hopes becuause the salesman was very excited to get my order. I faxed him all of the info on packages, etc, and he actually called me back and said that the vehilce had to be ordered, and that he would take care of things first thing in the morning. Next day he called me back (just as he said he would) and said that "Hummer had all of the info on my order", but he would not take a deposit. He thought that he might have an orer number on Monday, and he thought that he would take a deposit at that time. On Monday he called, just as he said he would, and he was concerned about the value I was asking for my trade. (I was aksing for Kelly BB trade in value.) It seemed as if he had just read my fax for the first time. I told him to ignore that - I had other options - and so we were supposed to move forward. He assured me taht everything was "right there on his desk". That was four days ago, and it was the last time I heard from him. He seemed enthusiastic, and he did call me at the times that he said he would call, but it has been nine days and he still has not asked for a deposit. I have waited all week before calling back because I got into such hot water with the Orlando dealer for calling and asking for a status. I will give him a call later this morning. Nearly four weeks of trying and I still do not have a confirmed order.

[H3OH]

I filled up and got 18.5 gallons at the pump. The tank holds 23. It was $40.75 to fill it up to 18.5, and I got 258 Miles out of the tank. That's almost 14 MPG.

Now, with that in mind, that was several starts and stops (moving stuff around in the garage), picking up mail at the mailbox, showing my friends the new car, etc. Which was a lot of starts and stops! Most of this was city driving, with 1 minor highway run (about 20 miles). I could have easily pulled over 300 miles out of the tank, but wanted to fill up as I was approaching the E mark.

I am not complaining though! It's better than what I was thinking it would be, and according to my friend, he's getting like 10 MPG on his Ford F150!

[H3Lady]

I went on a 200 mile all hwy trip and got 18+

cruise at 65 and no highter.

A heavy vehicle is bad in the city for stop and go and short trips.

[GrimReaper]

HNewbie,
Wow, 4 1/2 months! You are much more patient than I. I guess I should not complain about my delays. I started into this thing with the idea that I would have to wait maybe two months, but that was under the assumption that I would walk in to a dealership, place an order, and walk out with an order number. Must be that your order was not placed until long after you requested one. I am baffeled that many folks here seem to walk into a dealership and simply place an order, while others of us can not. Wierd system.

[HummerNewbie]

I think you were totally correct in your assumption that you could just walk in and place the order. That is how it should be. The main reason that I have been waiting so long is the color. I really wanted the Slate Blue and decided to wait for it. I could have had a Red one from the first batch that they received but wanted the blue. It really hit home how long it had been when I pulled out my paperwork the other day when I was going to get my deposit back and the date was March 18th There was no pricing available at that time and the dealers, at least mine, were only taking deposits to be on the waiting list. No actual orders could even be placed yet. I guess I now know what it means to be on the waiting list

[firm]

I've noticed most gas stations won't let me buy more than $43.00 worth of gas. So "fill-up" is never more than $43.00.

[H3 Hummer]

1,000 miles in three months is not a lot of driving. Maybe you have a lot of starting the engine cold that is eating up your gas. Or real short trips.

[Georgemarc]

23 gallons......