May Sales Figures

[31_bandits]

to temper the falling H2 sales figures, i would offer that GM / AMG only hoped to move about 25,000 H2s per year, and they'll exceed that on avg over the first 4 years of the vehicle.

And its a niche vehicle that won't appeal to everybody, and it hasn't had a major upgrade/change yet, and alot of the first ones ('03s) are probably getting due for a trade-in. will they buy another H2? would they if an H2 "alpha" with substantial upgrades were released?

I don't think fuel cost affects the decision to buy a big SUV for many buyers. A $70k fully loaded lux H2 or a $60-65k Escalade... these aren't lamborghinis, but they are expensive enough to be in the "if money counts, just get something else" category.

just two pennies

[31_bandits]

about mileage and money. i planned on getting 10 with the H2 before i bought it. i'm averaging just under 14 for my time w/the truck (life of truck minus test drives and idling in the dealer lot, etc.). and 14.8 on my last 4 tanks (lots of highway miles in that, no offroading (which sends mileage into the seventh level of course)). i don't know why my mileage is better than some other drivers. perhaps because i never tow, or because most of the roads i drive aren't 70+, but 65mph highways. or maybe its a fluke. who cares.

but i REALLY ENJOY getting almost 15mpg, not because of the $$$ (the diff between 10 and 15 mpg isn't squat in light of the cost of the truck w/options + bling and all)

i really enjoy it because it pisses off my neighbor, who's a bit enviro-nazi-ish. he asks about the mileage, and i say "15". and he gets openly angry about it. like he'd be happier if i got 8. The guy even came over to look at the 'puter readout on the dash because he thought i was lieing about it. and then he really got pissed.

which only serves to further my theory that most "cause" oriented people aren't cause oriented at all, they just want a place to belong.

[Agriv8r]

the first quarter this year was our best ever, and now we are pace to beat that. Local news channel interviewed a couple of us and a few customers, general consensus was that HUMMER was the car I wanted and the car I bought. The gas prices were not even a consideration.

[NJ H2]

Sales are dipping because the World is just running low of cool people to buy HUMMERS!

[HummerNewbie]

Originally Posted by NJ H2

Sales are dipping because the World is just running low of cool people to buy HUMMERS!

So does this mean we should all go out and buy a second or third? Sounds like a good plan to me

[dochummer]

I agree

[HummBob]

In all fairness to the H2 and in no way a dig at H3 owners, I think alot of POTENTIAL H2 owners went with the H3 out of price considerations. I know I see 15 H3's a day here and POSSIBBLY 1 or 2 H2's

I believe if there wasn't an H3, the H2 sales would be WAAY up. I guess it all depends on how much on a mark up GM has on the trucks. They might actually be making more $$$ profit wise on the H3's

[MovinH2]

Originally Posted by dochummer

I agree

Me too.