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04-20-2007, 09:43 PM
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Re: H3er thinking about moving to an H2..need help
Go with the H2. For good peace of mind look at the Certified Pre-Owned ones from Hummer. Get a great warranty with it, 24hr road side assistance, and the ability to take advantage of special GMAC financing promos.
Also, as I was looking for mine last week, I think that I saw great deals on Carmax.com. What I liked about them was that they had some, what appeared to be, great looking, low mile H2s priced below Blue Book. considering that a very clean one is often priced well over BB from a dealer, this no frills, no haggle pricing is nice. Just get a good extended warranty.
Needless to say, I didnt buy via Carmax as there's none located in the NorthWest and I didnt feel like dealing with the out of state purchase when I found a nice one at the local dealer.
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04-21-2007, 04:04 AM
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Re: H3er thinking about moving to an H2..need help
Make sure you get extended warranty! It's worth the money and peace of mind!
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04-21-2007, 04:29 AM
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Re: H3er thinking about moving to an H2..need help
I saw an '05 H3 with 35000 miles on it with a bunch of options for 33,900$
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04-21-2007, 04:52 AM
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Re: H3er thinking about moving to an H2..need help
Traded to a H2, driving a Lincoln Mark LT for a year, having owned an H3 previously. I get 11 mpg so far, going to go to synthetic oil soon to see if it helps. Only 1,200 miles so far. Mixture of suburban and highway driving.
H2 is what you would expect if you think about it, its an H3 on steroids. Thats it. While the H3 is comfy, the H2 is as, if not more, then my previous Lincoln. There are some size issues. Parking spaces take some practice and you need to check your height on older garages and car washes. Harder and longer to clean. Its simply, bigger, taller and a step up in all ways. Frankly, the H2 does not have much more storage space then the H3 imho.
I loved my H3 but the i5 was a joke and its major shortcoming. I owned a Colorado and though it was junk and traded out in under 3 months, so I did a lot of research before buying the H3, believe me. It was capable up to about 55 mph and towing was fair with light weights. If you love your H3, you might consider waiting for the H3 alpha with the V-8. While I see they added horsepower this past year, I already had an aftermarket air filter and exhaust and knew 10-20 horsepower was not enough for the H3 before they did that.
Again, the H2 is AWESOME, just remember, compared to the H3, its HUGE, so a lot more work financially, physically (ladder to wax roof) and of course in some areas people just hate them as the poster child for bad gas mileage. It really is not a vehicle for everyone, please drive it before you buy it to be aware of its massive size and gas mileage. You will lose 5-7 mpg getting an H2, and with gas back near $3 a gallon, its 70 bucks or so to fill. My debit card wont even allow me to fill it.
Let us know how you make out.
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04-21-2007, 05:05 AM
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Re: H3er thinking about moving to an H2..need help
Such good info for all of us... 
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04-21-2007, 07:45 AM
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Re: H3er thinking about moving to an H2..need help
You have seen the light.
H3s are for people who can't afford real Hummers like the H2 or H1. And there are a small handful that can afford the upgrade the moment they realize this about their H3. The H2 crowd predicted this months before the H3 sedan came out.
Also make sure you trade it now before the real H3(Alpha) comes out. The H3 car will be worthless when that happens.
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04-21-2007, 04:35 PM
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Re: H3er thinking about moving to an H2..need help
I had an 03 h2 and ran it up to 72,000 miles. The only issue I had was the power mirrors not folding in all the way and a switch in the air conditioning, no big deal, they were covered with the warranty. I wanted to switch to the H3 but I just couldnt do it. If the H3 was $20k I would but they hold their value so well I couldnt find a good deal on a used one. So now I have a H2 SUT and love it. It get about 12-13mpg, my 03 SUV got 10mpg.
It is worth the $ to get what you really want. Last summer I bitched about gas, this summer I will not let it bug me. My new motto is "The can raise the price but they cant stop me from driving my H2."
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04-21-2007, 06:25 PM
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Re: H3er thinking about moving to an H2..need help
I respectfully disagree. For me, the H1 was always just ugly. The H2 was awesome, but at the time I just decided I did not want to deal with its large size and gas mileage and wanted a pickup truck. I always thought if the H2 was just available in a more reasonable size, I would jump on it.
When I bought the H3, I could have afforded an H1 if I wanted to, but I thought the Hummer idea chopped down into a truck that fits anywhere, gets good gas mileage and was just a friendly daily driver was a great idea. I really liked the truck and again, it was just the lack of horsepower that drove me away. If I like what I see on upcoming models, H3 pickup or alpha, I may step back down to the H3 again just for the reasons I mentioned. Of course, I have other vehicles to drive, so my main driver is not a huge concern.
Your probably right for someone who owns one vehicle though. Hope you dont mind my arguing with you  Good reminder about getting out before the market gets flooded with H3 I-5 tradeins.
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Originally Posted by The Juice
You have seen the light.
H3s are for people who can't afford real Hummers like the H2 or H1. And there are a small handful that can afford the upgrade the moment they realize this about their H3. The H2 crowd predicted this months before the H3 sedan came out.
Also make sure you trade it now before the real H3(Alpha) comes out. The H3 car will be worthless when that happens.
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