'08 vs. '09 H3

[HummerJim]

GM dropped the ball with Hummer - plain and simple. They never marketed it well and their announcement to sell the brand in June put the nails in the coffin for sales. They never stressed the made in America at American plants with American parts angle of it. I read the H2 accounts for more American jobs per vehicle than ANY big three vehicle made - why haven't I ever heard that from the mainstream press. It's darn shame GM didn't put the money to find a suitor for Hummer into the new HX instead or at least making the '09 Hummers more fuel efficient. The problem has always been physics, it takes fuel to push a heavy, non aerodynamic form through the air. Many of us bought them for their styling, and many for their mechanical and extreme condition abillities with fuel economy a secondary consideration. But with 4 dollar gasoline and trade in values plummeting, the economics become bigger factors.

Who wants to buy a vehicle from a dealership that isn't going to be around to back it up? Does Hummer Certified carry any value anymore? They have alienated thousands of Hummer owners that may never buy a GM product again, in their attempt to please stock holders. I know I'm preaching to the choir, because we love our Hummers with a degree that borders on obsession.
I was at Lynch last week looking at the 09 H3s and from the outside I couldn't tell the difference from the '08 parked on either side. I was also the only one there for the hour I mulled around. Hummer dealerships are bleeding red ink by the barrel full. When I asked about the H3T, he just should shook his head. The new H3 is the culmination of a great design and the best offroad and all around built to take a pounding SUV to come out of Detroit en masse, but like many others, I'm resigned to the fact that its days are numbered.
I still have the hope AM General can take over the Hummer H3 and H2 totally when GM sells, but I don't think they have that kind of cash. If they discontinue the brand totally, we have the satisfaction of driving the best 4 X 4 ever built.