V-8-POWERED H3 ALPHA

[XM DUDE]

It appears to have the same 5.3 engine that is in my 07 Tahoe which means it could be made a flex fuel vehicle, and being the little power house with a V8 it will be a big hit commanding a premium price of no less than 50k.

[Huck BB62]

Originally Posted by XM DUDE

It appears to have the same 5.3 engine that is in my 07 Tahoe which means it could be made a flex fuel vehicle, and being the little power house with a V8 it will be a big hit commanding a premium price of no less than 50k.

XM DUDE, people in the know already said that it's only $2k more. I wasn't guessing when I said that, so put your mind at ease about the pricing. Remember, the H3 is a pricepoint vehicle. People that would spend $50k will more than likely upgrade to an H2!

I could give a rat's patootie about flex fuel capability. There's not an ethanol station within a thousand miles of my house. It's a gimmick unless you live in freakin' Iowa. The one good thing good about flex fuel capability is that the fuel delivery system can take the funky chemicals without drying out and cracking better. When they went with benzene and MTBE in our fuel here, I had premium Gates hoses and gaskets turning to krap in only a year.

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by Huck BB62

I could give a rat's patootie about flex fuel capability. There's not an ethanol station within a thousand miles of my house. It's a gimmick unless you live in freakin' Iowa.

Not to mention the reduction in power and mileage......

[XM DUDE]

Originally Posted by Huck BB62

XM DUDE, people in the know already said that it's only $2k more. I wasn't guessing when I said that, so put your mind at ease about the pricing. Remember, the H3 is a pricepoint vehicle. People that would spend $50k will more than likely upgrade to an H2!

I could give a rat's patootie about flex fuel capability. There's not an ethanol station within a thousand miles of my house. It's a gimmick unless you live in freakin' Iowa. The one good thing good about flex fuel capability is that the fuel delivery system can take the funky chemicals without drying out and cracking better. When they went with benzene and MTBE in our fuel here, I had premium Gates hoses and gaskets turning to krap in only a year.

Yeah that is the problem, if I feel like driving to 200 miles to gas up my Tahoe, E 85 is a joke. I also understand you're mileage drops like a stone, but it is like running premium gas and burns cleaner.
I must say I am very excited about the V8 powered H3 and I bet it will out sell the 5 cylinder H3 4 to 1 and I bet GM ends up dropping the I5 power plant which they should. I would like to see the power boosted to 320 HP, then there is no competition, oh wait the LR3 puts out 300 HP, but is not to reliable, so once again no competition.