Here is the response and at the end my question:
Dear Mr. Barbour,
Thank you for your interest in the 2006 HUMMER H3! At this time, the HUMMER H3
has been approved for production. However, at this time there is no information
available for the ordering options or pricing on the H3, other than what is
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wishing to purchase a HUMMER H3. Ordering options for the 2006 HUMMER H3 should
be available for customers to view by March of 2005. Please keep in contact with
our department or your local HUMMER dealership, as updates become available.
The full product brochure for the H3 will be available for customers to order
sometime in late Spring or early Summer of 2005. We apologize for the
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Sent: 2/11/05 3:12:37 PM
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Subject: HUMMER Purchase Question
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Name : Robert Barbour
Vehicle of Interest : H2
Purchase Horizon: : 1-3 months
Comments : I have placed a deposit at Hall Hummer in Vrginia Beach
for the Hummer 3. I have some feedback you should consider.
I placed a deposit based on their understanding that the MSRP would range from
$28k - $35k. I shared that comment with a number of my friends and they
responded VERY favorably....saying that that range would get them to seriously
consider that vehicle, as I am. On the internet, the latest buzz is it will
start at $35k. I will ask for my deposit back if that is the range and when I
shared that with my same group of friends they uniformly said that there are too
many better options at that range than the Hummer. So, I encourage you to do
two things: 1). Price it aggressively or you may not have the hit you need.
2). If you do that, get your pricing out there as soon as you can. Other than
the H2 Source Forum, no one is talking about it and that is not a good sign.
You will get interest if you do price it aggressively, and I will guarantee you
that you won't if you do not.