[blindzebra]

Um I would say drive both the H2 and the H3. They both have their purposes. We could sit here till the end of days to argue and have someone who owns an old bradley tell us all to go phuk ourselfs. Lets just ask our selfs what we want out of our rig.

I'm on my 2nd H3 and my 2nd one's an Alpha. If you're in deep mud or soft sand you better believe the V8 will help you out alot more than the I5. However the my first was a manual and the gearing was insane for than truck. I'm not as big of fan of the gearing in the alpha, but the engine makes up for that with torque. I'm not bashing jeeps in any way, but I've never been on a trail with one that I couldn't do anything that they could. If you're worried about breaking something, well that's always a possiblity, but I haven't done much major damage yet. The difference is we do what do for the most part pretty much stock. For the most part I don't see many stock jeeps on the trail. I say drive what makes you happy, and let me know if you're in my neck of the woods. I'd be happy to go out with you. Best of luck in your future rig!