Soon to be new owner
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I have been looking for an SUV for sometime now and have narrowed my choice down to a 2006-08 H3. I will do mostly highway driving, but the occassional muddy trail is always fun to hit. I plan to keep my H3 for quite awhile (my F-150 I bought in '97). I'm pretty sure that I know what options I want, but have not even drove a Hummer before.
I have owned several cars, trucks, Jeeps, (currently driving a Corvette--what a change!) and now I look forward to adding a Hummer to my experience.
What should I be aware of? Any things I should be on the lookout for?
Thanks
daveboy
I have owned several cars, trucks, Jeeps, (currently driving a Corvette--what a change!) and now I look forward to adding a Hummer to my experience.
What should I be aware of? Any things I should be on the lookout for?
Thanks
daveboy
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I was skeptical of the I5, but after a couple test drives decided it was ok. After driving it for a while it's perfectly fine. PCMforless, intake, exhaust supposedly make nice improvements if you want a bit more out of your I5.
On the other hand, my replacement will probably be an Alpha (h3t offroad), nothing like the sound of a V8 with a nice deep exhaust.
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I was skeptical of the I5, but after a couple test drives decided it was ok. After driving it for a while it's perfectly fine. PCMforless, intake, exhaust supposedly make nice improvements if you want a bit more out of your I5.
On the other hand, my replacement will probably be an Alpha (h3t offroad), nothing like the sound of a V8 with a nice deep exhaust.
On the other hand, my replacement will probably be an Alpha (h3t offroad), nothing like the sound of a V8 with a nice deep exhaust.
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from the OLD yahoo site,,,these 2 still show!,,,def not loaded!
New Car Dealer Inventory
Find a New HUMMER H3 SUV
There are over 2 listings for the New HUMMER H3 SUV nationwide.
New Car Dealer Inventory
Find a New HUMMER H3 SUV
There are over 2 listings for the New HUMMER H3 SUV nationwide.
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2010 Hummer H3
$38,800
Hendrick Cadillac Saab Spyker -
2010 Hummer H3
$35,165
Penske Buick GMC of Cerritos
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I didn't know about any of this when buying mine, but I'm glad I ended up buying a 2008 and avoided all this nonsense. The only issues I had was a problem with my stabilitrack and that was fixed with a new encoder motor.
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Truth, spend the extra $s and get an 07 or 08. All of the bugs were worked out by then and you may still have some of the 5 year 100,000 mile drive train warranty left! No need to transfer the warranty it is automatic unless the vehicle was a salvage.
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Cracking radiators - can be an issue on ALL years of H3s. they ALL have the plastic/metal radiators! Nothing to do with "early H3s".
Exhaust manifold issues - Once again, not an issue with only early H3s. Any I5 can have the cracking issues. I have a buddy with an 08 that had his crack and another buddy with an 06 with 100K+ with no issues.
Please do not "lump" every issue the an H3 owner has had into what you "understand" as issues with the early H3s.
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