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11-18-2011, 03:04 AM
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Seriously thinking of selling my 03 H2 for a Delica - thoughts / flames
Had my 03 H2 for almost 8 years, and although I still love the looks and ride I'm seriously thinking of selling it for a Jap 4x4 (the Delica). WHY?
Cause I'm sick of spending on average $700 a month on gas - and I'm really not even driving that far. But with 2 kids in hockey, there are 4 games every weekend, and every 2nd one is on average 1 hour away. That, combined with local driving and the odd 4 hour drive, I'm spending $700 a month.
I do offroad the H2 occassionaly, but not enough to justify a $700/mth gas bill. So I'm really spending that money for nothing but the status of riding a nice looking and unique vehicle.
That's why I'm thinking of the Delica. Yes it is ugly, but so ugly that it is almost nice, and it sure is unqiue (I hate common vehicles). Plus the Delica has a diesel which gets incredible mileage, but can also run on waste vegetable oil (so it is free if I go that way). And it can seat 7 plus tons of cargo space still - and it can offroad too.
So what's your thoughts. Anyone on here gotten fed up enough that they got ride of their H2 for a fuel economy vehicle? Did you regret it afterwards?
Oh, another vehicle I'm considering is the xB. It too is so ugly that it is almost nice (even kind of looks like a mini Hummer, being box like and all). Oh, did I say that here - oops, now I'm sure to get flamed.
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11-18-2011, 04:27 AM
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Re: Seriously thinking of selling my 03 H2 for a Delica - thoughts / flames
How about a Jeep JK Rubicon Unlimited....fairly good on gas and great offroad and enough space for a family. There are a few Delicas driving around here and boy, they look like a 4x4 minivan....but everybody has their own taste. If you like them, go for it.
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11-18-2011, 01:38 PM
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Re: Seriously thinking of selling my 03 H2 for a Delica - thoughts / flames
keep it and buy a prius
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11-18-2011, 02:17 PM
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Re: Seriously thinking of selling my 03 H2 for a Delica - thoughts / flames
Vehicle ownership is a personal thing. If you don't get a thrill out of driving it anymore or it's unreliable I say go for it and look around. My view is life is too short to drive a boring car. I put tons of miles on my H2 every year (over 100,000 since I bought it new) and still enjoy it around town and on the highway. I live in a very hilly part of upstate NY and without my H2 I'd be homebound a lot in the winter. I've owned lots of 4X4s and nothing has done as well in the deep snow as my H2 - for that reason alone, it's worth the money I spend on gas and insurance. I also like the commanding view on the higway of sitting up high and the ability to pile tons of stuff in the back.
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11-18-2011, 02:35 PM
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Re: Seriously thinking of selling my 03 H2 for a Delica - thoughts / flames
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Originally Posted by dna
WHY?
Cause I'm sick of spending on average $700 a month on gas - and I'm really not even driving that far.
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Wow, almost $10k a year in gas. Alot of us here have alternate vehicles. I drove mine a total of 1400 miles last year. I mostly drive one of the other cars. I recommend you keep the H2 and pick up another ride that isn't as gas hungry as the H2, but if you decide to get rid of it thats cool. No one should flame you for putting priorities(sp) first.
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11-18-2011, 03:32 PM
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Re: Seriously thinking of selling my 03 H2 for a Delica - thoughts / flames
Sounds like you've got a hard decision ahead of you. If you've got the room, I would prolly second the idea for an alternate car...something with better MPGs.
BUT even if you have the room, that still may not work for you. I tried that route back when gas was $5+ per gallon, but found that I still drove the H2 because it was what I 'wanted' to drive. The other car simply sat in my garage.
In order to avoid the $700 gas bill you may have to sever all ties and just let it go...like I said, 'a hard decision.'
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11-18-2011, 04:55 PM
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Re: Seriously thinking of selling my 03 H2 for a Delica - thoughts / flames
I plan on getting an alternate vehicle at some point, just to stop racking up the miles on the H2. I plan on using it to commute to work, and any long trips. Otherwise I'll drive the H2. Anybody know anything about these? I saw it on eBay but couldn't find information on the web about them. It's called a ST600C Snyder. I guess you register it as a motorcycle...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...6 39544706050
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11-18-2011, 06:16 PM
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Re: Seriously thinking of selling my 03 H2 for a Delica - thoughts / flames
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I plan on getting an alternate vehicle at some point, just to stop racking up the miles on the H2. I plan on using it to commute to work, and any long trips. Otherwise I'll drive the H2. Anybody know anything about these? I saw it on eBay but couldn't find information on the web about them. It's called a ST600C Snyder. I guess you register it as a motorcycle...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...6 39544706050
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Found a website: http://www.wildfiremotors.com/index....mart&Itemid=75
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11-18-2011, 06:52 PM
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Re: Seriously thinking of selling my 03 H2 for a Delica - thoughts / flames
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Originally Posted by dna
Had my 03 H2 for almost 8 years, and although I still love the looks and ride I'm seriously thinking of selling it for a Jap 4x4 (the Delica).
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I'll bet your kids aren't thrilled with the idea.
I have to agree with you. $700/month is a pretty big bite. I would be looking at a second car, but in no way am I second guessing your decision. Hope it works out for you.
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11-19-2011, 12:22 AM
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Re: Seriously thinking of selling my 03 H2 for a Delica - thoughts / flames
Keep the H2, buy an MKIV VW Jetta TDI sedan or wagon that gets 35+ city and up to 50+ mpgs hwy to use as your daily driver. You can find one relatively cheap and to make the TDI a bit more fun to drive, put a larger VNT 17/22 turbo in it and a tune and you'll be good to go! It'll be fast and still get 35+ mpgs. I have a 02 Jetta as my daily driver and quite a few GAS HOG TOYS that I don't mind driving around when I feel like because of the savings I get from driving the Jetta daily. Something to consider...Keep the H2!
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11-19-2011, 02:40 AM
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Re: Seriously thinking of selling my 03 H2 for a Delica - thoughts / flames
Hi keep the H2 and buy a 2nd truck or car. I just bought a dodge ram 2500 diesel 4x4 for pulling and better mileage and a winter truck to save the H2 from the Ontario salt, but i am keeping my H2. The dodge is 23.5 mpg.
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11-19-2011, 01:55 PM
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Re: Seriously thinking of selling my 03 H2 for a Delica - thoughts / flames
I think you should sell it. Recently I bought my supercharged, convertible C5 back from a guy I sold it to like 3-4 years ago. It literally had less than 6K miles on it, the new owner never drove it.
Point is, I got it back and realized the love was gone. I wasn?t thrilled with it any longer. It looked great, it was fast as hell, turned heads but did nothing for me.
I think when that love affair is gone, it?s time to go.
God, I hope my love my doesn?t get boring, my wife ain?t gonna like the new model.
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11-19-2011, 05:13 PM
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Re: Seriously thinking of selling my 03 H2 for a Delica - thoughts / flames
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God, I hope my love my doesn?t get boring, my wife ain?t gonna like the new model.
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Maybe you should think of something just for the weekend?
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11-20-2011, 02:51 PM
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Re: Seriously thinking of selling my 03 H2 for a Delica - thoughts / flames
How come when I pull up Delica, I only get this?
Last edited by OrangeCrush : 11-20-2011 at 02:54 PM.
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11-20-2011, 04:22 PM
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Re: Seriously thinking of selling my 03 H2 for a Delica - thoughts / flames
"...It’s simple, you buy an H2 for the vehicle it is, crappy gas mileage is part of that equation. If you can’t afford it or don’t like it, buy a prius..."
Aside from recently buying my Black H2 because I've always wanted one {previous wife nixed that desire for many years, along with cutting off my almost unbroken chain of Harley ownership dating back to the 70's}, being a quasi-retired Architect I can easily afford it's idiosyncrasies and plan to simply 'write-off' it's operating expenses as SOP....add to that the fact that my other car is, in fact, a Toyota Pruis...well, I'm good with it.
I also consider it a test bed for a WWII-era fuel savings experiment I'll be developing...either way, I"M happy with my H2!!
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11-20-2011, 05:00 PM
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Re: Seriously thinking of selling my 03 H2 for a Delica - thoughts / flames
I would like it if everyone who owned an H2 sold it, just so I could have the pick of the litter. hehehehehe.
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11-20-2011, 07:25 PM
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Re: Seriously thinking of selling my 03 H2 for a Delica - thoughts / flames
"...It?s simple, you buy an H2 for the vehicle it is, crappy gas mileage is part of that equation. If you can?t afford it or don?t like it, buy a prius..."
Well, not the most intelligent\accurate comment.
Here is why:
The fact that most owners who purchased their H2's back in 03,04, & 05 were not concerned with the gas prices. In march of 03 the avg. price was 1.72. Now, in 2006-2008 the prices sky rocketed, so if you bough an H2 during the summer of 2008 then the above quote would apply, but for those who purchased their H back in the day...then I understood the rant.
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11-20-2011, 08:26 PM
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Re: Seriously thinking of selling my 03 H2 for a Delica - thoughts / flames
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Well, not the most intelligent\accurate comment.
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Well, actually it is....
One fallacy to your point. If gas prices rose and everything else stayed the same, I?d agree.
However, gas is as expensive then as it is now. Sure it may have only been $2.00 per gallon but minimum wage was $4.00
So yes, gas has gone up but so has everything else... it?s still relative.
My initial point is the truck gets 10 mpg then and gets 10 mpg now. Anyone who bought it didn?t buy it for gas mileage.
And as I said before, if you don?t like the gas mileage, then you should buy a prius or do something about it.
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11-22-2011, 04:36 AM
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Re: Seriously thinking of selling my 03 H2 for a Delica - thoughts / flames
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Well, actually it is....
However, gas is as expensive then as it is now.
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$1.72 in the spring of 2003 vs. $4.26 in July of 2008. Please explain to me how that's "as expensive then as it is now"
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Sure it may have only been $2.00 per gallon but minimum wage was $4.00
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Show of hands here...who was driving their Hummer back in 2006-2008 while making minimum wage? Anybody? My earlier point was simple. The price of gas now vs. back then is what is driving people to get rid of their gas hungry vehicles. If you buy a gas hungry vehicle today...you know the deal.
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11-21-2011, 01:55 PM
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Re: Seriously thinking of selling my 03 H2 for a Delica - thoughts / flames
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Originally Posted by StockStar
"...It?s simple, you buy an H2 for the vehicle it is, crappy gas mileage is part of that equation. If you can?t afford it or don?t like it, buy a prius..."
Well, not the most intelligent\accurate comment.
Here is why:
The fact that most owners who purchased their H2's back in 03,04, & 05 were not concerned with the gas prices. In march of 03 the avg. price was 1.72. Now, in 2006-2008 the prices sky rocketed, so if you bough an H2 during the summer of 2008 then the above quote would apply, but for those who purchased their H back in the day...then I understood the rant.
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i bought mine in 08 right after the gas prices spiked. i had so many dirty looks when i went to the gas station it was great.
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