Traded in my 3, thought you would want to read this...

[yzergod]

I posted a few things for sale and was asked what direction I was headed with my 3. I posted an honest reply and thought most of you would want to read this. I especially wanted anybody that was thinking of heading here for the Team Hummer event they hold in the fall, to be aware of the problems I've experienced in wonderful Durango, Colorado. It has the potential to ruin a good vacation. I plan on moving from here and another Hummer should be in the cards, especially if they produce the open top they displayed at the auto shows this year. Peace.

From my original post;
Sad to say my 3 is gone. I bought it for my wife as a replacement for her Suburban and the interior room has always been an issue with her. I bought it for her with all of the hoopla that women love to have in a vehicle. Power everything, leather, sunroof, etc. I would have loved throwing a lift and 35's and used it as my daily driver but...

Here in wonderful Durango, Colorado where liberal greenies are like weeds, we have had the 3 attacked on several occasions with people sticking liberal decals on it, spitting on it, flipping us off or yelling obscenities at us, and the straw that broke the camels back was a guy literally leaning out of his Subaru (complete with bike on top) and pointing his finger at her like it was a gun and shooting at her as she drove by him on her way home from work one day. He then followed up with a finger as he laughed and drove off. I felt that it was just a matter of time before I was dishing out some insurance deductible for slashed tires, a keyed paint job, or broken windows. There have been numerous attacks on Hummers in and around Durango. Last fall a guy was arrested for slashing all 4 tires on a H1 Alpha. This guy was mid 50's and was drunk. He stated his hatred for all things Hummer and was caught because hotel staff observed him slashing tires 3 & 4. Seems he would slash one, go back to his room, drink some more, and then go back and slash another tire one at a time. Moron. The newspaper has also reprted somebody that enjoys keying Hummers. I can not stress how one of us would go to jail and the other to the hospital if I caught this assclown keying anybody's Hummer! Yes, I have almost gotten into a couple of fights over my vehicle choice. These idiots believe that because I drive a H3, that I am to blame for the war in Iraq. What would you do if some hippie scuzball got into your face as you and your wife got out of your vehicle to go for a nice dinner?

I already have a J**p that I use as an offroad toy only and a nice truck so I felt it was time to trade in the 3 and get her something else new and nice. I have access to the GM family discount and my family has bought from the same dealer for the past decade so I traded it in for a new Silverado crew cab 4x4. It will be less conspicuous in this area as trucks are about 40% of the vehicles driven around here and the liberal pansies hopefully won't mess with it. Funny but the 5.3L V8 in the Silverado gets better mileage and has a ton more power than the I5 in the 3. Why the hell GM won't ante up for the H3 across the board (as in all models, not just a Lux'ed out Alpha) is beyond me!

For those interested, the trade in value for my loaded 3 with almost 20,000 miles on the odometer and with the Lux and Adventure package was $25,500. Sticker was a hair under $42k and with the GM discount I paid a little over $32. So it cost me $7000 to drive it the past year and a half. In addition to the Adventure & Lux packages, it came with crome side steps, the crome accessory package (door handles, gas cover, etc.) and a brush guard. I will say that we are a lot happier traveling long distances in the 4 door truck as there is an incredible amount of room inside as compared to the 3. It is faster, can tow more, is more fuel efficient, and bigger. I hauled out my trailer with a couple of ATV's out with the 3 and back with the Silverado and guess the weight to be right around 2200 lbs. The difference was incredible, both in milage and performance. Since this vehicle will be used as my wifes' daily driver and for family vacation trips, I feel I made the right choice. I know it is apples to oranges and the some of you will say I threw in the towel. To that I'll admit that I did but believe me when I say I would have lost my job for bashing in some assclowns' skull, that it was a decision I made for my family that I'll stick by. I won't miss what and absolute beotch it was to keep clean living on dirt country roads, especially in and around the rear door area! I will miss the 4:1 transfer case and the push button locker, but am hopeful that I'll be able to pick up a high milage used Adventure package within a few years to have as an offroad toy. GM really needs to get their head out of their ass and market the 3 to the offroad community like (dare I say it?) Toyota has with their FJ. Having wheeled in both, the H3 is far superior yet the aftermarket doesn't even know it exists. But, until the price on used ones comes down more, I'll stick with my J**p. I can buy a locked & loaded J**p for a third of the price of a 3 and they are the bell of the aftermarket's ball.

I can only hope that the Hummer team wins the Dakar and that the press starts to gush all over the 3 like they do the FJ. Until then, it will continue to be the modern day Edsel.

[HummBebe]

I think I need to spend some time in Durango.

[dеiтайожни]

Can't give in to the hippie bastages, they just won! Take one for the team, accidentally run into them when they flip you off. Break their knee caps with a bat when you catch them spitting or putting something on your truck. Kidnap them and dump them in the middle of no where if they key it. But never change!!

[ChiHummer3]

Kudos to you for doing what you thought was best for your family!!

It's ridiculous to have to worry about what other people think about what kind of car you drive.....but in today's day and age of psycho's and whack-jobs, you do have to worry.

All ya have to do is watch the news to realize you never know what some nut is going to do.

[lotus4s]

Feel for you there Yzer, but you did the right thing. I'd do the same thing if I thought someone would threaten my wife/family over what she was driving.

Hope you get your Hummer back somewhere down the road.

[hummer_metal]

I wouldn't let people force me into trading my rig in....

Of course I stand 6-3 weigh in at 270 and am built much like the hummer its self.

My thinking is that you did what you needed to do, and each his/her own.

Let me catch some nut case spitting on my rig, and they think they're nuts??

I will smear a big ole brownie on their windshield... LOL Then I will be arrested for;

indecent exsposure
terroristic threats
defacing private property
and some other boggus charges the the cops deem that I earned

Often people will pull right in front of you to collect insurance money.

Jerkmeoffs are not worth getting into trouble, however I did place some raw chicken in ones car during the summer last year... Dang tree huggers...

yzergod - Sorry to hear about the troubles. Not seeing the hate here for H3's, most people like them.

Trade-in values are awfully low here also. To trade an 06 H3 is a very big dollar loss to absorb.

[HummBebe]

No really, I think H2Rocks and I should spend some time in Durango "desensitising" the Hippies

[hummer_metal]

Originally Posted by HummBebe

No really, I think H2Rocks and I should spend some time in Boulder "desensitising" the Hippies

[Desert Dan]

Sorry to hear about your anti-Hummer experiences in Durango Colorado. I

You can own a Hummer or Jeep etc. and still care about the environment. I do and always have

Whats the difference from an H3 that gets 15-18mpg and a Toyota Tacoma getting the same mileage or a Land Cruiser or Sequoia that gets worse miliage. I can't believe how stupid some people can be!

It will probably get worse as gas prices go up and global warming increases.

GM should do some green marketing PR for the H3 showing it's good mileage and treading lightly etc and marketing to young and old active outdoors types like the Xterra commericials.

Maybe I should put a GreenPeace or Sierra Club sticker next to my NRA sticker to confuse them

[DennisAJC]

Damn that sucks. Sorry to hear.

[wpage]

Sorry to hear Dorango is such a ignorant location. This skewed attitude is a sign of the unfortunate time we live in. Family take priority over wheels certainly. Wait for GM to wake up and get the overdrive gearing. Then come back.

[K9sH3]

You 100% did the right thing, your Wife and family are the most important things you have in your life... I would have done the same.
I could put up with all of that, all but one. If any Mother frucker ever points a finger at my girl or me and makes a threating jester towards her or my kids. You would read about it in the paper...
I admire you for keeping calm, no go find that sumbitch in your truck and pull around him and let him rear end ya, then beat the shiat out of him.

About your trade-in value, yes the 3's are taking hard hits in value, I am planning on trading mine in tomorrow, the dealer is very close to what I wanted for the 3 with everything removed. Now is when I wish I hadn't sold my old rims and tires.

[f5fstop]

I agree, you did the right thing. These people are too ignorant to understand that fuel mileage in other vehicles is worse than an H3. They are also too ignorant to understand that threatening someone in this day and age, could end up with them having to fight for their life, or have small pieces of lead removed from parts of their body.

I have traveled through Durango in the H3 and didn't seem to have problems, and I have driven through it a few times in a Jeep. The Jeep actually obtained less mileage than my H3. (Of course, my H3 has an overdrive gear, I guess not all of them do.)

Good luck with the truck.

[Demo]

Sorry to hear about your troubles. Family first though and good on ya mate.



P.S. I had a 2006 Subaru for about 3 months, it was getting 14-17 miles to the gallon on premium fuel.

[Hummer Aficionado_VT]

I HATE SUBARU'S WITH A FIERY PASSION!!They seem to be the state car of VT (probably due to AWD), yet they aren't efficient at all, and hippies who drive 'em hate SUVs!! WTF?!?!

[lvs]

That just bites all around.

I've been working on setting up an event for our local club to be there at the end of July. I've been out there before with The Hummer Club and did not have any problems, but that was a very large number of Hummers. I think there will be between 10-15 of us. Wave if you see us!

[garnerbiker]

well, my CCW permit is good in CO.

enough said.

[Tex_h2]

It's sad to hear that you had to get rid of your H3 because of a few *******s. But your wife and family's life doesn't come close to a SUV. In my opinion you certainly made the right choice. Perhaps one day you'll be able to return to the HUMMER world.....

Good Luck.

[Huck BB62]

We got the same krap from this turrd driving a land yacht in the college town of Corvallis, Oregon. Maybe it just peeosed him off so much to see all of our moving stuff, the H3, the big truck, AND he California plates!!!!! Funny thing is this: His land yacht gets worse mileage than our H3 and my wife's great great grandparents were Oregon settlers!!!

When people do that crazy krap about the Hummers, I just ask 'em why they're supporting a country like Japan that truly could care less about anything environmental.

I seriously hope I can catch the weasels in the act. I've got my plan, but I'm going to have to look around for the security cameras first!

I was behind a guy at a turn signal once and he threw a cigarette out his window. I knew we still had some waiting to do. I got out, picked it up, threw it in his car. Yeah, it looked like a cat chasing a mouse in there. Dumbass. Another guy tossed a McDonalds bag out at our corner. I scooped it up, followed him around the block, and tossed it in the back of his truck.

Yeah, I figure something out.....