One Year Report

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Originally Posted by hotstang46`

Man, I just couldn't help myslef, I cannot believe you didn't change your oil until 8740 miles. I can't even imagine what that oil must have looked like. Especially the first change, which is probably the most important. That shows a total lack of understanding the way to properly mantain a vehicle. I highly advise you do some reading on the subject so you don't put your next vehicle through the same abuse. PS, if you're running premium because you think you need it in the 08 you don't. The owners manual will confirm that. And if the switch to synthetic is just to be lazy and not change your oil so often it's not a good idea either. 3000 miles either way, most any mechanic will tell you that is what they do on their personal vehicles, as they will also tell you synthetic in a vehicle like this with timely changes is a waste.

Abuse???? Let me tell ya, My Hummers live a VERY peachy lifestyle. They are FAR from abused. My H2's have only been in the rain a hand full of times. I pretty much only drive them on nice, sunny days. They get professionally detailed once a month by a mobile detail service that comes out to my house. My Hummers NEVER leave the pavement, if you want to see "ABUSE" go to youtube and watch what a lot of people do to there Hummer's. My Hummers are garage kept, they are decked out in chrome and have NEVER been off road. I am extremely particalar about my Hummers. I dont eat, or drink in them either. They both look like show room condition.

As far as running Premium Gas..........I think most of the 2008 Hummer owners will back me up on this.....by running premium it dont ping/knock, and it dont downshift as often. When running on regular, the engine dont idle as smooth, and it downshifts more often like its starving for power.


As far as Oil Changes go.......I am NOT Lazy, I get out and I work very hard for everything I have. Nothing has been given to me. So dont judge a book by its cover. Since you know so much, you should KNOW that engines now days are built and run CLEANER than old style engines which required oil changes every 3,000 miles. Nowdays on any make or modle, they dont recommend that. Go purchase a Honda, and look in the owners manual, it says every 7,500 miles. If you own a Hummer, flip thru your onboard computer and if your going to change the oil and it says oil life is 75% remaining then your a nut. I have 2 other vehicles that I drive on rainy days, and both are 2002 models with 6 Cylinder Engines. One has has 178,000 miles and the other has 98,000 miles on it. I change oil every 10,000 miles on those 6 cylinder engines, I have ran synthetic oil in them since I purchased them. I run premium fuel in them as well. Guess what, 98% of everything on the engine is original. I have replaced a couple alternators, a belt, tensor, battery, brakes, minor things. But as far as everything else, its orginal. I own a fleet of trucks as well, and just because you want to change your oil every 3,000 miles when the owners manual and your onboard computer DONT recommend it, thats YOUR CHOICE.......but as far as my choice, I will continue to go by the onboard computer when it tells me its close to a Oil Change. I did not run it past due.........when I had it changed it had around 7% Oil Life remaining and to answer your question, believe it or not, the oil was not that dirty.

All I am saying is........dont go around bashing someone calling them lazy, and abusing there vehicles when you dont know them, or you dont know there lifestyle.

P.S. Also, just wanted to share this little bit of info with you. Due to me being stupid, and not knowing anything, and abusing vehicles, and being lazy, as I mentioned up above, I own a fleet of trucks that run state to state, one of them has 1,059,000 miles on it. Guess what, thats the factory engine. Another has 742,000 miles on it, and its factory engine as well. Those engines are Series 60 Detroit Diesels. I have other engines as well suh as Cummin's that have anywhere from 80,000-----450,000 miles. I use synthetic oil in them as well, and they get changed every 20,000---25,000 miles. Pretty amazing a engine over a million miles for someone who dont know anything or abuses vehicles huh.

While a Hummer may not have a diesel, I doubt very seriously General Motors would design a computer to monitor the oil life and even e-mail it to you once a month from onstar if the system was abusing the engine. Other wise since thats abuse, they would not warranty it.