Hello... It's all Viet Nam Vette's fault...

[-=Mac=-]

New kid on the block here and it's all Viet Nam Vette's fault that I now own a 2006 H3.

You see, I was perfectly happy with my old 1996 Dodge 4X4 pickup. The Cummins turbo diesel is bulletproof, plenty powerful and cheap to run. Then Viet Nam Vette starts talking about buying a Hummer H3 on another forum we both participate in called the Corvette Action Center. He's got one on order, he says, and he's pretty excited about it.

So I started looking at H3 pictures and saw a few of them on the road. Then I'm driving past a local non-Hummer dealership and they have a bright yellow 2006 H3 sitting out front where you can't miss it. The next thing I know, I'm being handed a set of keys.

I'm normally a pretty logical guy. I usually make my car buying decisions based on solid cost/benefit analysis. This time it was straight from the heart or maybe even a bit lower. The funny part is my wife absolutely loves it... even if she doesn't get to drive it...

So here's my introduction... I'm in the greater Vancouver area in lovely British Columbia, Canada. I see there's a couple of others here from my area. The user name Mac was already taken (go figure!) but I managed to work my way around that. I'm a police officer but don't let that bother you. I haven't arrested anyone I've met on a forum yet.

VNV didn't tell me that the H3 had head problems until after I bought one. He seems to think there's a recall. As soon as I finish this post, I'm gonna go search to see if I can find it.

-Mac