Got The Itch For A 2009 Alpha....BUT..?? Rant

[Viet Nam Vette]

Nervous Rant

WTF.. is going on with GM....?? Will they drop the HUMMER H3 & T line..?? Will H-2 Go away....? I F_ _KING hope not. I like my HUMMER . In Fact I have my dealer searching for a loaded 2009 ALPHA H3.

My 2007 H3 only has 14K Miles and Change on the od and is loaded out with NAV and Off Road Moon Roof etc and is in perfect shape. But I got and itch for an 2009 H 3 ALPHA. But I don't want to go backwars and not get what I have in the 2007.

So I'm getting emails from GM saying $6500 Cash Back Or 0 % financing till March 2nd. But WTF is a laoded Alpha going for..?? I see prices of MSRP of 43K 44K etc.. But...What's the real Skinny on the deal at the dealers...How much are they willing to go down. I'll find out when my dealer dude locates one ...

I guess I need a kick in the butt to to pull the trigger......Me scared...Are you out there Agriv8er....Are you still in the business..?? Maybe we can do some business.. Email me.

[Dave92270]

..same problem here but when I realize that for the price of '09 Alpha I could almost get '08 H2, then it makes twice as difficult to decide. I've been thinking and thinking , and so far missed out all the nice deals because when it's good price it's gone fast. I want that V-8 plus locker(s) either in H3 or H2.

[Viet Nam Vette]

..same problem here but when I realize that for the price of '09 Alpha I could almost get '08 H2, then it makes twice as difficult to decide. I've been thinking and thinking , and so far missed out all the nice deals because when it's good price it's gone fast. I want that V-8 plus locker(s) either in H3 or H2.

There gonna have to come down real low on the price of an H3 Alpha for me to pull the trigger. But like you said it's close to an 08 H2...But will HUMMER Still be aroud in 09...? WTF is GM Goning to do..?? Who knows..

Well, you got till March 2nd..till that $6500.00 goes away :soapbox:

[HummerHippy]

Yes, MSRP jumped noticaby on the H3s from 06 to 09s. Also, GM currently has a plan, that if you're a member of a credi union, you can get Supplier Pricing. THen the rebateon top of that I believe.

[Viet Nam Vette]

Yes, MSRP jumped noticaby on the H3s from 06 to 09s. Also, GM currently has a plan, that if you're a member of a credi union, you can get Supplier Pricing. THen the rebateon top of that I believe.

I have a GMID on the way and I'm also a member of a Credit Union. I also spoke to a good friend of mine who's wife works for GM.. He told me that even without the supplier price GMID... that I should be able to beat the dealer down below that supplier price.

But here's the Rub.. What will the bottom line be..?? If were at an MSRP of $44K or $45K... Can I pick up an 09 for $35K ...??? $33K... $36K... In other words ..how much wiggle room is their for the dealer?

If I have to puke up 10 or 15 G's... Then I'm keeping my 07... it MSRP-ed out for $43 and change...

[wannabeH3]

hey let me know what you find out i really want an alpha but cant pull the trigger till after march 23rd

[Viet Nam Vette]

hey let me know what you find out i really want an alpha but cant pull the trigger till after march 23rd

Well the northeast offer of $6500 cash back or 0% ends March 3rd.

Anyway..I haven't heard from my dealer since Monday past. I don't think he found the laoded Alpha I wanted.

It also has given me time to think... I had priced and Alpha on gmautobuilder and came up with an MSRP of $47,280.00 ...with and employee price of $42,230.00...

Now ...what will the dealer give me.... ???? $42,230....??? Or Less..?? Will they throw in the $6500 ??? Even if I get $39K or $40K ... It's still Big Bucks... compared to what my loaded out 07 will bring.

So...I'm tending to driff away from the thought of spending $12 to $15K to get the same thing I have now with the exception of the V8 and the Cast Iron front diff.

I think my trigger finger is broken....:violin:

[HumbleAg]

Sounds like you haven't had your '07 appraised. I would think they will sell you the Alpha for $39-40k, but I can't see them giving you $25-27k for yours. Even with the low miles and all of the goodies, they are having trouble selling the new ones, so the used ones are really tough.

Not flaming you here, just speaking from experience. I tried to work a deal back in December to trade my '07 (more miles than yours, but Adventure/Nav and other goodies) and they really didn't want it. Got them up to $17,500 (after price on the new one was established), but nothing more. I walked.

If the prices on the new ones stay down, I'll probably buy one this summer and let my son drive the '07. Darn spoiled rotten kid.

[Viet Nam Vette]

Sounds like you haven't had your '07 appraised. I would think they will sell you the Alpha for $39-40k, but I can't see them giving you $25-27k for yours. Even with the low miles and all of the goodies, they are having trouble selling the new ones, so the used ones are really tough.

Not flaming you here, just speaking from experience. I tried to work a deal back in December to trade my '07 (more miles than yours, but Adventure/Nav and other goodies) and they really didn't want it. Got them up to $17,500 (after price on the new one was established), but nothing more. I walked.

If the prices on the new ones stay down, I'll probably buy one this summer and let my son drive the '07. Darn spoiled rotten kid.

Your in the ball park.. My neighbor who I brought to my dealer bought a 07 H3X with 21K miles for $25K with a trade in. High retail on mine (NADA) is about $26-$27 K with all the goodies. Trade in ...about $21K..That's NADA.

A dealer will start lower and try and beat you up. Even at $40k for a new 09 ALpha ..that's and if I sell mine for 25K retail ...I'm still gonna come up with an $18K Bill with tax and Tags..!!

Still have 10 monthe left on the 36K Bumper to Bumper and 3 years and 85K miles on the power train.

Best maybe just to hold on and run it down.:cool:

[Desert Dan]

I want to see if Hummer survives and who and if the new buyer is if it gets it gets sold off by GM before buying another H3.

Hummer dealerships are scarce as is.

[Viet Nam Vette]

I want to see if Hummer survives and who and if the new buyer is if it gets it gets sold off by GM before buying another H3.

Hummer dealerships are scarce as is.


That's the way I'm thinking .. My dealer is NuCar HUMMER ...they also have other GM Brands but are the biggest HUMMER Dealer in New Castle Delaware. I'm from New Joisey and went there beacuse of ther Rep!

Might as well just sit back and wait till the Bail Out Crap Smoke Clears...:lame:

The HUMMER Brand has a Big Following..They'd be crazzy to drop the line.

[hummeraddict]

Lets hope whoever buys the line keeps sales moving in the US and keeps dealers open.

[Viet Nam Vette]

Lets hope whoever buys the line keeps sales moving in the US and keeps dealers open.

Just hope the Jap's don't buy it and shove in a Rice burner motor. Right now....it's all AMERICAN... I hope it stays that way.

[hill@hall]

Nervous Rant

WTF.. is going on with GM....?? Will they drop the HUMMER H3 & T line..?? Will H-2 Go away....? I F_ _KING hope not. I like my HUMMER . In Fact I have my dealer searching for a loaded 2009 ALPHA H3.

My 2007 H3 only has 14K Miles and Change on the od and is loaded out with NAV and Off Road Moon Roof etc and is in perfect shape. But I got and itch for an 2009 H 3 ALPHA. But I don't want to go backwars and not get what I have in the 2007.

So I'm getting emails from GM saying $6500 Cash Back Or 0 % financing till March 2nd. But WTF is a laoded Alpha going for..?? I see prices of MSRP of 43K 44K etc.. But...What's the real Skinny on the deal at the dealers...How much are they willing to go down. I'll find out when my dealer dude locates one ...

I guess I need a kick in the butt to to pull the trigger......Me scared...Are you out there Agriv8er....Are you still in the business..?? Maybe we can do some business.. Email me.

Agri8er is retired. I took his spot. To give you the history, I was the original Hummer guy in VB and trained Chuck for the job. He can definitely help you with some chrome, but if you need truck info, let me know.

[Viet Nam Vette]

Agri8er is retired. I took his spot. To give you the history, I was the original Hummer guy in VB and trained Chuck for the job. He can definitely help you with some chrome, but if you need truck info, let me know.

Well... Hill.... Say Hi To Retired chuck for me. So .. What's the skinny...

You read the above posts... For a good deal I'd drive down and do some business with you. Here's my number

609 926 2206

Mark:perfect10s:

[wannabeH3]

i went to my stealership today and got them to 42k with the 6500 off, and i walked. the dealership in the cheaper part of town is offering me the same 6500 plus 3000 off for employee pricing. for a total of 10k off. if i can do the deal for 39k (38 better) with 16k for my trade i will prolly jump on it. anyways ill be heading there tomorrow for the next round of battle :P

[Viet Nam Vette]

i went to my stealership today and got them to 42k with the 6500 off, and i walked. the dealership in the cheaper part of town is offering me the same 6500 plus 3000 off for employee pricing. for a total of 10k off. if i can do the deal for 39k (38 better) with 16k for my trade i will prolly jump on it. anyways ill be heading there tomorrow for the next round of battle :P


Well now it sounds like your getting somewhere.
What did you price out in the Alpha as far as options..?? I'm looking at Moon roof..Off Road pkg....NAV and leather..Towing Pkg.... Roof marker lamps...etc.

[wannabeH3]

GOT IT!
i went to the dealer at 1 and told them what i wanted. they said they had one that almost fit, i wanted black with black interior, no side steps roof rails, no nav, no backup camera, i wanted lux/ offroad, and sunroof. So they had a black one with morrocco interior with chrome sidesteps, roof rails, nav, sunroof, body matched grill and backup cam. i told them to take those off and they had a deal. they gave them all to me for free!(nav, backup cam, chrome steps, and roof rails) so i got it for 40100 or 42 out the door, which is the area i wanted to be in. then i put some money down. im not a fan of the interior but i may be able to live with it. here are the pics. im pullng my old brushguard off and throwing it on this one tomorrow, along with my much better nav/stereo

[fourfourto]

Interior looks good , it kinda pops!
I prefer cloth myself.(I use seat covers anyway)
Wannabe
http://www.elcovaforums.com/forums/images/icons/icon2.gifUse the paper clip option above text box for easy veiwing of pics.

Now lets see what the alpha can dohttp://www.elcovaforums.com/forums/images/icons/icon14.gif

[Viet Nam Vette]

GOT IT!
i went to the dealer at 1 and told them what i wanted. they said they had one that almost fit, i wanted black with black interior, no side steps roof rails, no nav, no backup camera, i wanted lux/ offroad, and sunroof. So they had a black one with morrocco interior with chrome sidesteps, roof rails, nav, sunroof, body matched grill and backup cam. i told them to take those off and they had a deal. they gave them all to me for free!(nav, backup cam, chrome steps, and roof rails) so i got it for 40100 or 42 out the door, which is the area i wanted to be in. then i put some money down. im not a fan of the interior but i may be able to live with it. here are the pics. im pullng my old brushguard off and throwing it on this one tomorrow, along with my much better nav/stereo

Sweet.. So you still have your old H3..?? Or did you trade it with the cash down..?? It it sounds like your gonna be financing $10-To $20K with a trade.

[wannabeH3]

the paperclip you say? let me try that... anyways i guess i forgot to tel you how much they gave me on trade, they gave me 17k! more than i expected so i had to roll about 6k of my old loan into it hehe im going back to get the old one today to pull all my stuff off it.

[Viet Nam Vette]

My Dealer just called me after hunting for a week. He found what I wanted except it's Bolder Gray. Not My knid of color. He told me their are only two Alpha's in the Northeast area out ther with NAV and OFF road and moon roof,and the rest of the options I wanted. Both are bolder gray. And on top of that I'll have to Kick in for roof Marker Lamps and side steps.

Anyway.. He told me that The Factory has been shut down since Nov. No more H3's are being produced. What's out in the USA is it. GM is in Talks with some one to sell the line. I heard it on the news today. They will announce where they are by the end of march if the deal goes thru.

So..for me to get into an Alpha it will cost me at Least $20K from my 2007.
Theirs only $2k Cash back on the H2. My dealer said that there not having a problem selling them or I would consdider moving up.

So I'm up in the air again. I don't want to put my sack on the line for $20K. $10 K I could do and not feel bad about.....but $20K makes my Chubby go down.:(

[fourfourto]

paper clip to right of fonts then click insert all.I figured you knew this by now:giggling: :D
Enjoy the alphahttp://www.elcovaforums.com/forums/images/icons/icon6.gif

[Viet Nam Vette]

paper clip to right of fonts then click insert all.I figured you knew this by now:giggling: :D
Enjoy the alphahttp://www.elcovaforums.com/forums/images/icons/icon6.gif

You 'll have to tell the rest of us what the Paper Clip thingy is...:D

[fourfourto]

You 'll have to tell the rest of us what the Paper Clip thingy is...:D

It looks like a paper clip(the type clip used to attach 2 peices of paper together):notallthere:
To the right of the white smile face above text box.
Click insert all and all pics will come up in post.

[Viet Nam Vette]

It looks like a paper clip(the type clip used to attach 2 peices of paper together):notallthere:
To the right of the white smile face above text box.
Click insert all and all pics will come up in post.

Oh...That Thingy.... I thought you were talking about something on the Alpha..... Like a jumper on the "ALDC" ....I always use the Manage Attachments link below the post.:notallthere: .

Ok...I'll go back and finish that last line of crack now:beerchug:

[fourfourto]

You can use the manage attachments on bottom then use the clip.


Yeh I dont think they have the paper clip option on any Hummer,some car somewhere has to have that option.:jump:

[HumbleAg]

GOT IT!
they gave them all to me for free!(nav, backup cam, chrome steps, and roof rails) im pullng my old brushguard off and throwing it on this one tomorrow, along with my much better nav/stereo


Congrats! Since they gave you the Nav for free and you're pulling it out, want to pass it on for 10X the money? (10 x 0 = 0) :)

Seriously, are you going to sell it? I'm planning to take the D2 out of mine to put in another car, wouldn't mind the factory Nav.

[wannabeH3]

yeah im planning on selling it, im waiting for a new part to get my old nav installed. i guess the going rate is pretty good for those things on ebay. send me a figure you wanna pay and ill see what i can do.

[wannabeH3]

blacked out these things with some spray on tint from the hobby shop



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[wannabeH3]

did the tails too50585

[Viet Nam Vette]

You forgot the Chrome Mirrors....:D

[2xtreme]

what could you use to black out the chrome mirrors and handles without flaking?

[Viet Nam Vette]

what could you use to black out the chrome mirrors and handles without flaking?

Mirrows ..a light sanding with 800 grit or higher and then primer and paint

Door handles...???

Or another paint expert here to add some info

[wannabeH3]

im sure that same tint spray would do the mirrors and door handles just fine with no prep other than some windex like i did on the markers and lights. its got a high glue content that makes it adhere and feel like a laquer while also not flaking. anyways its just one coat on the tail lights so about 4 or 5 coats would prolly do the trick.

[Viet Nam Vette]

im sure that same tint spray would do the mirrors and door handles just fine with no prep other than some windex like i did on the markers and lights. its got a high glue content that makes it adhere and feel like a laquer while also not flaking. anyways its just one coat on the tail lights so about 4 or 5 coats would prolly do the trick.

Looks sweet... Black Out Bad Boy:D