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10-08-2006, 10:23 AM
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Introduction: Future Hummer owner from overseas
Hello Forum!
My name is Achim, I'm living in Germany.
I ordered my H3 last week. It will be here by the end of the year. It is the base version in Black, automatic trans. and Trailering Package.
My current ride is a 92 Chevy C1500 2WD, which I bought new in 1992 in Miami and shipped to Germany. My wife is driving a 91 Cherokee XJ and as a family car we have a Citroen Berlingo, which is most probably not sold in the USA. I'm not sure which car has to make place for the H3....
Im reading here for quite a while and from now on - I guess - I will be posting questions...
I will be on vacation in Miami and Orlando from 14.-28. October, so I will be going shopping for some H3 parts (Which actually have to fit in my luggage)
Can you recommend a repair manual?
Achim
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10-08-2006, 10:45 AM
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Re: Introduction: Future Hummer owner from overseas
Isn't GM produciung a Diesel H3, in South Africa, for the European market?
You may want to get that version instead.
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10-08-2006, 10:59 AM
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Re: Introduction: Future Hummer owner from overseas
Welcome to our world, (Miami here)
Suitcase ! Well lets see... You could get a consol tray, locking lug nuts, wax, Hummer key fob, Hummer toy, Bush for President Pin, short antenna, blow up doll...
OK, enought kidding. We/I welcome you. Good idea about the South African Version.
Question? Do you all use the DM or Euro? Where (what country) are you purchasing your H-3 in? Is it less expensive to purchase somewhere else considering exchange rates?
Here in South Florida you can purchase the H-3 at Factory Invoice, or less if its an 06 with the incentives. Shipping costs to Germany you will have to figure out...
Oh yeah, Keep the french funny car...
GOOD LUCK
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10-08-2006, 12:00 PM
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Hummer Novice
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Re: Introduction: Future Hummer owner from overseas
Thanks for the welcome!
I never heard of a Diesel Version. I've been to an official Hummer Dealer, which is Opel in Germany. They didn't tell me anything about it.
I bought my H3 at a small Dealer, who imports the Cars directly from the US. This way is much less expensive, than buying at the official Dealer/Importer. But I still have to pay ~ 40,000. Euro for my H3, which is ~50,000. US$ ! It is so expensive, because of freight, Customs, Tax and the german laws to make it street legal. (BTW, we have the Euro Currency).
I thought of buying it during my vacation, but I would have to pay the local Tax at the dealer, which makes it to expensiv. I talked to a Hummer salesman last december in Miami (University Drive?), he said, this is to protect the german importer...
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You could get ....blow up doll...
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seriously considering that....
But, whats the "Hummer key fob"??
and why should I keep the "funny french car"? Never thought a Hummer owner would say that
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10-08-2006, 01:16 PM
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Re: Introduction: Future Hummer owner from overseas
Diesel was put off a few months. It will be available sometime in the future, but I have no date.
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10-08-2006, 02:19 PM
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Re: Introduction: Future Hummer owner from overseas
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But, whats the "Hummer key fob"??
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10-08-2006, 02:38 PM
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Re: Introduction: Future Hummer owner from overseas
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Originally Posted by achim1000
Thanks for the welcome!
I never heard of a Diesel Version. I've been to an official Hummer Dealer, which is Opel in Germany. They didn't tell me anything about it.
I bought my H3 at a small Dealer, who imports the Cars directly from the US. This way is much less expensive, than buying at the official Dealer/Importer. But I still have to pay ~ 40,000. Euro for my H3, which is ~50,000. US$ ! It is so expensive, because of freight, Customs, Tax and the german laws to make it street legal. (BTW, we have the Euro Currency).
I thought of buying it during my vacation, but I would have to pay the local Tax at the dealer, which makes it to expensiv. I talked to a Hummer salesman last december in Miami (University Drive?), he said, this is to protect the german importer...
seriously considering that....
But, whats the "Hummer key fob"??
and why should I keep the "funny french car"? Never thought a Hummer owner would say that
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First off you can get the blow up doll from a lot of guys on this forum...
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Keep the french funny car just so you can say the french did do 1 thing right
RYD
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10-08-2006, 03:48 PM
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Re: Introduction: Future Hummer owner from overseas
Alot of foreign H3'S will still made in US. Especially the Left Hand Drive. I would imagine those built in S.A. will have a pretty big price tag as 95% of parts are shipped there from the USA to Canada to S.A. Plus they are looking at only building 13,000 per year in South Africa.
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10-08-2006, 09:19 PM
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Re: Introduction: Future Hummer owner from overseas
Welcome! What's your cost in U.S. dollars?
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10-09-2006, 03:33 AM
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Re: Introduction: Future Hummer owner from overseas
If Germans are buying H3's, that's a huge compliment to Hummer.
Be forewarned it's not German engineering but it's the best we could do.
It will get you lots of looks over there and take you places your other vehicles could only dream of.
Welcome! and stay with this forum, we'll be glad to help you out any time.
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10-09-2006, 05:58 AM
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Re: Introduction: Future Hummer owner from overseas
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Welcome! What's your cost in U.S. dollars?
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It was in his second post - here it is cut and pasted
I bought my H3 at a small Dealer, who imports the Cars directly from the US. This way is much less expensive, than buying at the official Dealer/Importer. But I still have to pay ~ 40,000. Euro for my H3, which is ~50,000. US$ ! It is so expensive, because of freight, Customs, Tax and the german laws to make it street legal. (BTW, we have the Euro Currency).
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10-09-2006, 05:59 AM
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Re: Introduction: Future Hummer owner from overseas
Welcome to the forum
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10-10-2006, 02:07 PM
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Re: Introduction: Future Hummer owner from overseas
Welcome from another european Hummer driver. I'm from Belgium and drive an H2. They're very very rare over here. It's my way of representing the USA and it's a GREAT vehicle to drive.
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10-10-2006, 04:15 PM
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Welcome from another european Hummer driver. I'm from Belgium and drive an H2. They're very very rare over here. It's my way of representing the USA and it's a GREAT vehicle to drive.
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10-10-2006, 10:12 PM
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Hummer SA starts rolling
10 October 2006
General Motors began the first production outside the United States of the Hummer H3 sports utility vehicle at a plant in Port Elizabeth, South Africa on Tuesday.
GM said it expected eventually to produce more than 10 000 units of the H3, the newest and smallest model in the Hummer range, for export to Europe, the Middle East and Asia under a US$3-billion contract awarded to its South African subsidiary in April 2005.
Production of a right-hand drive version, for export into right-hand markets in Europe and Asia as well as for local sale, will begin at GMSA's Struandale, Port Elizabeth plant in the second quarter of 2007.
"The GM team in South Africa has demonstrated to the world that they have the people, the leadership, the technology and the skills to execute the type of automobile engineering and assembly that is required in the new global economy," Maureen Kempston Darkes, president of GM Latin America, Africa and the Middle East, said in a statement on Tuesday.
Vote of confidence
GM South Africa MD Robert Socia described the project as "one of the most important milestones in the history of GM in South Africa," adding: "It's significant that GM chose to place the H3 contract with South Africa, as it says a lot about the confidence GM has in our ability to deliver."
The Hummer H1 and H2 models - adapted from the Humvee vehicle developed for military uses - have been sold primarily in the US and Canada, although GM began exporting the H2 to countries in Europe, Asia and the Middle East in 2004.
Since acquiring the brand in late 1999, GM has grown its Hummer sales from roughly 1 000 vehicles a year to more than 60 000 in 2005, when it launched the H3 in the US.
"With the assembly of Hummer H3 in South Africa, we take the next important step to grow the Hummer brand around the world," said Hummer general manager Martin Walsh.
GM describes the H3 as "an authentic Hummer, offering the brand's iconic design and famed off-road capability in a midsize and more accessible package.
"H3 aims to become the leader in off-road performance among mid-size SUVs, just as the H2 achieved that stature among full-size SUVs. In addition, H3 delivers surprisingly comfortable on-road manners and a clean, well-crafted interior."
The South African-built H3 will be available with a new 242 horsepower (180 KW) Vortec inline 5-cylinder engine, choice of manual or automatic transmissions, and a premium, full-time four-wheel-drive system.
Port expanded, offroad track set up
South Africa is the only manufacturing site outside of the United States to assemble the Hummer H3, using components imported from Tilsonburg in Canada and from GM's Shreveport, Louisiana plant.
The National Ports Authority recently completed a R7.5-million expansion of the car terminal at its Port Elizabeth port in the Eastern Cape to accommodate the imports and the subsequent exports of completed H3 Hummers.
And as the first South African-made H3s rolled off the production lines in Port Elizabeth on Tuesday, GM South Africa launched a R1-million extreme off-road test track built specifically to show off the H3's capabilities.
"We can't wait to put the H3 through its paces," GMSA vehicle assembly operations director Mike Pearton said last week. "The Hummer will seriously impress on this track, which is designed to test a 4x4 vehicle to the extreme."
SouthAfrica.info reporter
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When Hummer crashes into the UK off-road market this time next year it will spearhead its sales attack with the mid-sized H3, available in right hand-drive with diesel power
The H3, expected to arrive with a ?27,000 price tag, will be pitched directly at the Nissan Pathfinder, and will come as a high-specification one-model line-up. Expect plastic-look leather, climate control, a pounding sound system, acres of chrome and vast alloy wheels to come as standard, along with go-anywhere electronically controlled all-wheel-drive.
Although GM has yet to confirm the engine line-up, our sources claim the H3 will use a revamped version of the 3.0-litre turbo diesel found in the Isuzu Rodeo pick-up. The four-cylinder common rail unit develops 155bhp and a useful 258lb ft of torque and will run through either a five-speed manual or four-cog automatic gearbox.
GM is still deliberating about adding petrol power to the H3 line-up ? in America the mid-sized Hummer is powered by a 3.7-litre in-line five cylinder Vortec petrol unit that kicks out 240bhp and 242lb ft of twist action.
The European homologated right-hand-drive cars will be built in Struandale in South Africa and will be sold through five bespoke dealers in the UK. There?s no talk yet of anticipated sales figures but insiders talk of hundreds rather than thousands.
The H3 will be the only Hummer model available in right-hand drive ? the bigger H2 will remain a left-hooker only ? but GM boss Bob Lutz hinted strongly at the Paris Motor Show that a smaller Freelander-sized H4 was on the cards, and would come in RHD format. Don?t hold your breath though ? even if it got the green light, it would still be at least 36 months away from UK showrooms.
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10-12-2006, 09:03 PM
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Hummer Novice
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Re: Introduction: Future Hummer owner from overseas
Thanks to everybody for the warm welcome!
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They're very very rare over here
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Today I saw a H3 on the road. The first one in the last 3 Months!
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the H3 will use a revamped version of the 3.0-litre turbo diesel
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I think this engine doesnt have enough power for the H3...
In only 48 hours from now, I will be in Miami! And I still dont know what to buy for my H3.... I was thinking of a backup sensor/video system
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10-12-2006, 09:34 PM
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Re: Introduction: Future Hummer owner from overseas
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Originally Posted by achim1000
Thanks to everybody for the warm welcome!
Today I saw a H3 on the road. The first one in the last 3 Months!
I think this engine doesnt have enough power for the H3...
In only 48 hours from now, I will be in Miami! And I still dont know what to buy for my H3.... I was thinking of a backup sensor/video system
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The DOLL, The DOLL !!!
RYD
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10-13-2006, 07:15 AM
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Re: Introduction: Future Hummer owner from overseas
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The DOLL, The DOLL !!!
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New or used???
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10-14-2006, 05:09 AM
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Re: Introduction: Future Hummer owner from overseas
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Used!........eeewww!
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