First, the price is too high. He should be able to pick up a 95 for sub 25K-especially an opentop.
Second, the resounding theme I seem to see is the model year you get is dependent on what you are going to do with the vehicle... 93-95 NA's have their fans-everything mechanical so great for ease of maintenance but creature comforts minimal i.e. poor a/c and heat, slow on freeway, interior lacking, etc; 97.5 and 98 TD's have their fans with all the interior upgrades, turbodiesel, gearing, ability to btm, etc...; 02 and up have their fan base with the fact they improved the gearing to get closer to that of 98, you can throw lockers in front and rear and compete offroad with 98, better interior from soundproofing standpoint, etc...
Third, Ben with Exotic Warranty might warranty it as long as it passes his inspection. Warranty would probably run $2400 a year with a $100 deductable so, if nothing else, get the thing inspected prior to buying it to insure you aren't having to replace sh*t on it right out of the gate... Trust me, from all my research there is a reason why the warranty costs so much... You get a poorly maintained Hummer and you might as well take out a second mortgage if you can't do alot of the sh*t on your own...
Finally, I have been researching H1's for well over three years (with initial interest and research dating back to '99) and am getting close to pulling the trigger so everything I say is theoretical and has been learned in the lab... I have no real world experience to speak from... so take what I say for what it's worth...
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