Hi to all

[3Hummer]

Originally Posted by HummerJim

My lifetime average in the H3 was 15 ish with lots of woods and backroads. My best tankful on the H3 was in the Yukon on a 100 mile slight downhill grade with a strong (45mph) tailwind all the way @ almost 20 mpg. A good friend has a new Toyota FJ and he's only getting 13 mpg and that runs on premium!

im getting 15-16 with my H3...my buddies got an FJ as well and hes only getting 8, keep in mind he does have a 3.5 inch lift and an intake and 33" mickey thompson mud terrains....and isnt the H2 supposed to run on premium? every one i know that drives a 2 fills premium and when i bought my car they said "it fills on regular not on premium like the h2"

[HummerJim]

No, the H2 runs on regular. The owners manual says use regular unleaded gasoline with an 87 octane rating and the salesman at Lynch (who has been in Hummers since they started) says putting in midgrade or premium is just a waste of money and won't increase performance or engine life like it can with some models.
I had heard the same thing about the H2 running on premium. I think it's all part of the politically & environmentally incorrect information being spun on big rigs and Hummers. I have heard several people already say OMG how are you going to get by on 8 mpg with that Hummer? Well, if you use low range and do a lot of offroading, maybe that's true, but let's face it, how often do you use low range?

[HumbleAg]

Hey Jim, congrats on the new ride and welcome back. Hope your health is good these days!

Not too many of the "old" crowd around anymore, unless they are just lurking like me.

I'm on my second Hummer as well, although I stuck with the H3 and just upgraded a year.

[HummerJim]

Thanks Humble Ag, I'm doing fine and cancer free for almost two years now. I think having the Hummer and getting back in the hills of the Ozarks gave me something to look forward to - a good attitude I'm finding is worth as much as good medicine and good doctors.
Even with my 6 ft 4 frame the 2 is a little more difficult to get into than the 3 and I find the bed on the SUT handy. I still like getting mud up to the axles and zooming through the forest. I think in the beginning (May of 2005) there were those who just had to have the latest and when the newness wore off..................arguably the cylinder head mess and roof marker lights didn't help the early models and caused many to shy away, however my old 3 never had any engine problems and was one of the most reliable machines I owned. You still don't see Hummers everyday in the Midwest and their styling stands out. Very few people take the middle road with Hummers, they either love them or hate them and once offroad in one, even some of the haters get converted!