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So I'm getting ready to buy my H2 and I'm nervous about the whole experience and what to expect. I live in Hawai'i, but I'm staying with friends in the Seattle-area for the primary purpose of test-driving and ordering/buying my Hummer here and then it will be shipped to Hawai'i. I've gone to a few dealerships and taken test drives. I've been treated better than I expected as I'm female and I didn't expect so many women to be buying the H2, but it turns out a lot of us are! I very naively expected that I was going to be able to buy one off the lot, but the inventory here is at most places extremely limited. I would really like a Sunset Orange with Adv Pkg and sunroof. I'm not excited about having to wait for a custom order, but I will if necessary. My concern is that several of the dealerships are selling these cars at more than a little above MSRP. Am I foolish to think that I should be able to get one for MSRP? I notice that on eBay many H2s are selling for MSRP and slightly under. Should I expect to pay a premium in order to get one off the lot if I find what I'm looking for?
Any experiences, advice, opinions welcome. Thanks, I've been lurking for some time and very much enjoy the conversations.
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11-22-2002, 07:09 PM
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$1200.00 for the tire carrier...!!!!!!
Yikes...got mine for $695.00 and a tire cover for free on Ebay.
Installed it myself (except I needed help lugging the tire on the rack) and did the wiring too! Took around 30 minutes to install.
Sometimes it pays to be a female shopper!
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11-21-2002, 10:36 PM
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Have not look at eBay recently, but I remembered many final bid prices did not meet the reserve, no sale. The prices I have seen were higher than MSRP. Everything is possible, but have not heard of any Hummer below MSRP.
There is nothing stupid about paying a little extra to get a Hummer, 50" thin TV, diamond ring, Rolex, latest video game or hot tickets NOW, how much extra is depending on your wallet and how much you want it. You got the money and you want it now, why not? I know some people who do it often, I don't see them crying, in fact, strangely, they get richer and richer.
Personally I would not compromise on the color, you have to look at it for many years to come.
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11-22-2002, 12:00 AM
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One other thing... I don't know how long they are staying on the lot. I bought mine 10/30/02, and it has a build date of 10/02 on the door sticker!
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11-22-2002, 04:00 AM
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THE INVENTORY SITES ARE ON MOST DEALERS WEB SITES WHICH ARE POSTED ON THIS SITE AT THE HEADER PAGE SCROLL DOWN TO INDIVIDUAL DEALER AND CLICK ON THE DEALER YOU ARE INTERESTED IN. SOME POST INVENTORY SOME DON'T. OLE YLLR
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11-21-2002, 11:07 PM
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Did you read that? 30 HUMMERS ON THE LOT!
What does that mean? If they are really hot sellers, you don't have 30 Hummers on the same lot, that is a lot of inventory of one vehicle and a lot of interest cost. If you have 30 on the lot, you will sell them at a discount if you have to. The key is to keep inventory on hand for as short of time as possible. Think of the logistic and the business side of 30 Hummers on the lot. Sorry, I could not help it to count the beans. Numbers don't match.
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11-22-2002, 02:48 AM
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H2 4X4...
Tell me more about the service manual on CD. When I inquired at a dealer they said their CD covered the whole GM line. It is a subscription that is updated every quarter and is pretty expensive. They did direct me to Helm Publication for H2 service manual. Helm says the manuals are still in printing and are not available yet. I would rather have the manual on a CD if they can be had.
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11-21-2002, 11:15 PM
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Maybe those 30 Hummers are part of a drop shipment headed to US Army - our boys could use a more comfortable ride from time to time...
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11-21-2002, 10:38 PM
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I ordered mine 8 weeks ago, still another 4 weeks til delivery. Since the moonroofs are limited, the likelihood of finding the color and the moonroof in the same combination is probably slim however some of the larger dealers have better selection. You're going to spend a significant amount of money so my advice is get what you want even if it means waiting a little extra time - order it if you have to. You should have no problem finding a dealer who will provide it for MSRP, expecially if you order it. And don't forget about trying some of the Hummer Only dealers.
good luck,
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11-21-2002, 11:45 PM
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It's no lie... They had that many. I haven't been back since, so I can't tell you what they have now. I can tell you that they had every color at the time. They are also a Saturn dealer. What a contrast!
They told me that they had driven a few of them to Atlanta Motor Speedway to show them.
I'll be back there in a few days to pick up some locking lug nuts, and the service manual on CD, so I'll take a look and see what has happened since I bought mine. I live about 30 miles away.
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11-22-2002, 10:11 PM
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The license plate has to be moved from the hatch and replaced towards the left hand side of the bumper. The SMA tire carrier that I bought, which is the same one the Hummer dealers are using, has a license plate light bc by law it has to be visible at night. So when you turn on your parking lights it will come on an illuminate the tag.
I had to find the wires that ran to the parking light and splice them and add the wire to the license plate holder. It was super easy. Just had never wired anything external on a car. Only put in interior products such as TVs/Radios etc.
So I was super leery about messing up my H2 baby!
Got it working just fine. Saved me lots of $$$!
~amy
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11-21-2002, 09:42 PM
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So I'm getting ready to buy my H2 and I'm nervous about the whole experience and what to expect. I live in Hawai'i, but I'm staying with friends in the Seattle-area for the primary purpose of test-driving and ordering/buying my Hummer here and then it will be shipped to Hawai'i. I've gone to a few dealerships and taken test drives. I've been treated better than I expected as I'm female and I didn't expect so many women to be buying the H2, but it turns out a lot of us are! I very naively expected that I was going to be able to buy one off the lot, but the inventory here is at most places extremely limited. I would really like a Sunset Orange with Adv Pkg and sunroof. I'm not excited about having to wait for a custom order, but I will if necessary. My concern is that several of the dealerships are selling these cars at more than a little above MSRP. Am I foolish to think that I should be able to get one for MSRP? I notice that on eBay many H2s are selling for MSRP and slightly under. Should I expect to pay a premium in order to get one off the lot if I find what I'm looking for?
Any experiences, advice, opinions welcome. Thanks, I've been lurking for some time and very much enjoy the conversations.
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11-22-2002, 12:26 AM
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You will get one at MSRP. Don't rush it. Visit Sunny Southern California and I can take you to 3 dealers that will sell at MSRP.
One dealer has several. not 30, but several to select from. The other 2 dealers have a few, maybe 3-5 to pick from at all times. [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_cool.gif[/img]
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11-22-2002, 12:27 PM
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I got mine there too. It was a 45 minute drive from Suwanee, GA; but it was worth it to get one same-day. None of the other four Atlanta area dealers had any that weren't spoken for; but Hummer of Union City had 10 at the time.
I asked how they had so many when the other dealers had none. The answer was simply that they filled out their paperwork properly and the other dealers did not; therefore, they got the other dealers inventory. I don't know if that is true or not...
Anyway, they were really a Saturn dealership and therefore their customer service was excellent. I got it for MSRP, but had to pay $450 for the "clearcoat ****". There was absolutely no way to get around it--it wasn't written in--it was actually a hard part of the sales form.
I did save from them because their price on the external tire swing arm was only $1200, whereas other Atlanta area dealers were charging up to $2200!
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11-22-2002, 02:11 AM
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You can always check the inventories online through Hummer to see who has what on their lots.
~amy
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http://www.CelestialBath.com
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11-22-2002, 11:16 AM
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My favorites list...which is getting thicker and thicker...
All I did was go to the Hummer website and clicked on find/locate a dealer. This will open the "Hummer" layout. All the Hummer dealerships work under this method from what I found. When you go to your choice of website it should give you an availability link. ("Search our Inventory") I did this with several of the Atlanta area dealerships even though I did not buy mine there. I bought mine in Florida.
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11-21-2002, 10:35 PM
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sheag:
First, welcome. Second, you should be able to land a deal at MSRP, but it depends on where you buy.
Be patient and order the options you want. I was #3 on my local dealer's waiting list and I had the opportunity to take one of the first H2s coming in - wee! Only one problem (or three to be exact): I did not want the brush guard, moon roof, nor side steps and the H2 coming to the dealer had all of these options. If I had been patient, I would've placed an order on a vehicle that wasn't loaded and pocketed the savings.
Let us know how it goes.
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11-21-2002, 11:14 PM
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Where did you read 30 on the lot, Mac?
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11-21-2002, 10:35 PM
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I bought mine right off the lot at MSRP. What I did was to go to www.gmbuypower.com and build my H2. When I was finished, I used the option to contact all 4 dealers in the Atlanta area to let them know what I was looking for.
One dealer, Hummer of Union City GA, emailed me and said they had the truck on the lot. I dropped by the next day after lunch, and drove it away that evening.
They changed out the steps for tubes, and changed out the standard grill guard for the larger unit.
The only problem I had was a couple of bad relays in the underhood fuse box. One controlled the high-beam headlights. It was a little touch and go the first time I switched on the high beams at night on a lonely road at speed!
Here is the info on Hummer of Union City GA:
HUMMER of Union City
4100 Jonesboro Road
Union City, GA 30291
Phone 770-306-6000
Email wpb1996@aol.com
Fax 770-306-6020
They are located just South of Atlanta. I bought mine 10/30/02, and they had about 30 on the lot.
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11-22-2002, 02:18 AM
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Gimme a link Hummergirl. [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_cool.gif[/img] I tried www.hummer.com and couldn't find any inventory info.
Jim
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