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Leaving in a few hours to really break in the H3. Nothing as exciting as Moab, just a 2600 trip from the Midwest to Orlando to give some money to the Mouse, then on to Sanibel island for a week of R&R.
I've got about 485 miles on the H3 currently, so it is really new.

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cool beachbum after your trip the truck will be fully broken in :D

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I'll be on the look out for a Shadow Green H3 with out of state tags. From what I hear it's fun to run over that rat with an H3 :D

Have a safe trip.

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First leg of journey finished. Had to work half a day, so only got in about 8 hours driving.
No Complaints.
Haven't calculated gas mileage yet ( don't care that much, TIME is also a non-renewable resource ). Averaged between 70-75 mph.
Seats where fine, nice and firm..not a lot of lateral support, but it's not like I'm going to be throwing it around the corners.
Went through a couple very heavy downpours..always felt in control.
Did notice more downshifting than I'm used to when using the cruise on long upgrades.
Power was adequate, you just have to know what you have to work with and drive accordingly.
All in all a very competant highway cruiser for a 4x4.
Tire noise from the 33" Bridgestone Duelers less than you would expect.

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Have to agree the Dueler A/T aren't that bad. I had the Dueler A/T Revo on my Blazer. Awsome offroad but the road noise was a lot worse. I them went to Goodyear Wrangler Silent Armor and they made less noise than the A/T's. My next tire on the Hummer will be the Wranglers.

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Just saw last night on the news that "Gay Days" at Disney is this weekend so don't wear a red shirt and have a great time :p :D

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Killed a lot of bugs getting here, but we got here and loving it!

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Welcome to FL. Wash those bugs off because if there are any love bugs on the paint, it will eat right through it :mad:

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Please keep us posted on how my differentials you break on this trip. Thanks!

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LOL...man, that's cold :D

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LOL :D i have heard of some killer speed humps down there ;)

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That's just cold....LOL

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oh man....LMAO!:D

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Road trip wrap-up and random observations!

Just got back in town.

2617 miles from Midwest to Sanibel and back.
Longest leg of trip coming back 850 miles in one day. I know there was some discussion on the seats; I had no problems, no sore back etc.

Averaged 17.7 mpg on the trip which I am pleased with.
All highway but left with only 485 miles on the truck, so it was hardly broke in. Mostly cruising between 70-75. Loaded down with a lot of luggage and stuff we never used.

Cruise control is a little funky...downshifts on slight upgrades then accelerates past the point you set it at.

Cruising not noisy considering you are pushing a brick with all terrain tires down the road at 75 mph.

Love the height.

Couple of times I could have used a few more ponies under the hood. Overall the acceleration is adequate...I think sometimes its just the sound of the engine that makes it seem underpowered when the actual acceleration is OK.

Had to make one emergency maneuver when some Jeep Liberty decided to switch lanes into the spot I was occupying. The H3 handled it very well. The exact same move in my old LR Discovery would have been a white-knuckle experience.

People driving around Atlanta are crazy ... I swear I got lapped by some white haired lady doing 90 in her Lincoln.

All in all very pleased with my H3! Very decent highway cruiser considering that's not its mission in life.

(diffs in perfect working condition even after conquering some of those dreaded Florida speed bumps)

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glad to hear all went well :cool: on our trip we took a bunch of crap we didant need either ;) seems you got good mileage also :D

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Sounds like a good trip. I haven't had my H3 on a trip longer than 250 miles so far. But I'm surprised how it works as a good comfortable highway cruiser doing 75-85mph on the flats.

S.

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I hope you gave a lot of money to the mouse . He beats us locals when visitors don't spend enough. :( I didn't notice your truck around here though.

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