How many will be trading in their 5 cylinder H3's for an Alpha?

[XM DUDE]

Originally Posted by Av1ator

No V8 for me....yet...I was sucker enough to buy one of the first H3's..head problems and all...Nope, no more first year ANYTHING for me....lets see..how many heads have they put on this thing now???

I think the 5.3 V8 will prove to be more reliable and is the engine they should have put in the H3 to begin with.

[wpage]

Not trading mine till they have the overdrive. Then getting another I5 with the OD feature. The I5 works for me!

[f5fstop]

Originally Posted by wpage

Not trading mine till they have the overdrive. Then getting another I5 with the OD feature. The I5 works for me!

Been discussed before, the 4L605E is an overdrive transmission.
4th Gear Ratio is 0.696:1

Originally Posted by Bully13

My guess is that The V8 will come fully loaded with leather and the works for the first year. Then we will probably see more basic models come out. So my guess is that we won't see an adventure with cloth until 2009. I really love my 2006 (Lux with offroad pkg). I see no reason to rush and get the V8. However it would have been a strong consideration if it had been available when I first purchased my 3.

Good point and may be true.

Originally Posted by evldave

Hmmm, 6 cylinders in a line vs 4 cylinders in a line. I wonder...hmmm... it might be longer...use the search feature from a couple years ago, there were lots of discussions about why the V8 wasn't selected to start (a lot of time-to market, need for changes to the motor to get it to fit in the space, etc).

Basically supply of V8, and the front end would have been longer, thus cutting down on some entrance angle. However, the Alpha required changes to the dash panel and other underhood areas, but no basic changes to the engine; other than intake, and that is very seldom the same from one vehicle to another.

[evldave]

Originally Posted by f5fstop

Basically supply of V8, and the front end would have been longer, thus cutting down on some entrance angle. However, the Alpha required changes to the dash panel and other underhood areas, but no basic changes to the engine; other than intake, and that is very seldom the same from one vehicle to another.

I remember the discussion about the intake being too high? It was a long time ago and I was probably drunk...

[ETD]

Alpha = Chrome + leather = Mall + Low Riders!!

I guess I will keep the '06 and hope that someone will come out with a real off-road lift for it.

[MountainBlue]

I'll definitly trade up once the options and pakages are all worked out. The nasty freeway hills around here are killing the mpg anyways. Plus I get GMID, so I'll do what I did last time, just wait for the 0% financing and then the hit isn't nearly as bad. H3 V8 + GMID + 0% =

When I first saw the H3, on the road, I wanted it real bad! I spent six months researching it out and deciding what I wanted to incorporate in the truck order.
I'm glad I waited, because my truck was part of the end of '06 production, and being built in March 2006, I believe that my truck got all the corrected issues that were part of the initial production bugs.

That being said, I would buy the Alpha, tomarrow to get the bigger motor, but, after driving the H3 Adventure for a year now; I don't have any complaints about the I5. Sure it doesn't have the faster drop down gear for passing at highway speeds, but I drive it like a truck, so I didn't expect to have it.

Cost is some concern too because, I don't want to take a bath on the '06.

I think waiting for the production to start and watch its progress through the first year is a wiser choice for me.

Besides...
I can keep my '06 and have the original released model with the 3.5 liter motor, original door panels, and no child locks in the rear doors. It's more of a Utilitarian truck whick is exactly what I wanted. Not some soccer mom's Lux leased SUV.

[Bully13]

My guess is that The V8 will come fully loaded with leather and the works for the first year. Then we will probably see more basic models come out. So my guess is that we won't see an adventure with cloth until 2009. I really love my 2006 (Lux with offroad pkg). I see no reason to rush and get the V8. However it would have been a strong consideration if it had been available when I first purchased my 3.