If GM drops the Hummer badge by march 31st. and there are no buyers, how long are they required to honor the warranties? how much of a parts inventory will be avail? i have an 09 H3 coming real soon. (2weeks) also gm is dropping the Hi performance div.

 

dont worry about the warrant .. u can fix ur can at any chavy dealer if u want.. and the parts, theyre gonna be around for atleast 5 years
enjoy ur H3 bro

 

Thanks, i was expecting mine in two weeks. i was out of town and was called at 12:30 this afternoon by the dealer. they did a dealer swap and mine was in. just came back from checking it out and a short drive. 09 Birch White Adv. Pkg. with sunroof and the Monsoon Stereo pkg. I kept it simple, no chrome or extras. will P/U sat. Service mgr. said the same, depending on or if anyone purchases hummer, they will still be selling and servicing them here. they are actually selling quite well in this area.

 

they will always tell you that they are selling well. my friend works in the dealership next door owned by the same company and he said aint nobody sellin nothing lol

 

They are not selling in Australia, some dealers still have 07 stock sitting in the showroom, they are offering huge discounts at the moment.

I just bought a brand new 08 model Hummer at a huge discount (A$56K, for a Luxury drive away price, usual retail is over A$74K drive away), actually picking it up tomorrow morning.

The dealer said they been selling heaps, but you just do not see them on the road here at all ever, thats why I love it, I always drive rare and unusual cars...(My other car is a 07 model limited edition Australian build Ford FPV GT 40, with the Boss 290 V8 and 6 speed manual, only 200 made world wide, and I love it).

In short I think they have sold hardly any here, but people stop and stare in the street when they see even a H3, a H2 draws a crowd, but out of my price range

 

I keep an eye on three dealers and their used H3 market. I'm telling you that the used H3s don't last long on the lot.

Then there is a Buick dealership near my home and they had a H3 one day, gone soon after and then an H2 and that was gone soon after.

When I bought my H3, there were people all over the dealership, and one guy was going to take the one I bought for a test ride, but the salesman said that I bought it.
The buyer, which I thought may have been a dealer plant to coax me into buying actually talked to me and he wasn't ready to buy, he was kicking tires. He asked me about towing with the H3 and why I choose it over some other vehicles, but he was in no hurry at that moment in time.

One of the huge obstacles the dealers are facing is credit, I didn't need a bank, so my deal went smooth.I spoke to the salesman after my deal because I saw that my trade in was sold. He said the moment they went to sell it there was a buyer, but he couldn't get credit to buy it.
People need new vehicles, so if they can get the money, they will buy.

 

they dont draw much attention here. they are a dime a dozen and the dealer is moving them rather well. the new veh. delivery area always has 2 H3,s ready to go. they move their inventory . probably due to the incentives and not such a bad economy in this area.the used lease returns dont stay on the lot very long either.

 

I would not be concerned about the warranty, any GM dealer will service it and parts from other GM products will fit it (with a few minor exceptions. What you should consider is the vehicle value. I had bought a Olds before GM dumped that brand. It's now worthless and no one wants it. The Hummer not only will have to deal with being branded as a low mileage vehicle (which really hurt its value over during last year's gas hikes) but now will also be dumped by GM. It is sad that a vehicle's that have such capabilities are now destin to go down this path.

 

What you have said Terminator is really the sad truth and the whole downside to this crap. The H3 is a fantastic vehicle and it will be a tragedy to see production stopped.

The fuel economy thing really hurts and the truth is that I get no worse MPG as my last GM truck.

The quality and fit of my H3 is very superior to many competitor's vehicles out there.

 

"The fuel economy thing really hurts and the truth is that I get no worse MPG as my last GM truck."

When I was shopping for a 4WD SUV last Sept, I was surprised at how the H3's mileage stacked up against other vehicles in its class. It was within 1 or 2mpg of the more popular among them. I calculated that, at $4/gallon (the price at the time) the difference in mpg between my H3 and a similarly equipped Trailblazer meant that it would take approx. 15 years to break even. IOW, if I keep it less than 15 years, the H3 will be cheaper. At $2, it'll be even longer then that. And I'll be driving a Hummer for all that time The problem is more of perception than of reality.