H2 model advice? (First Post)

[father_of_4]

Greetings,

I am thinking about getting a new (to me) car and the H2 is on the top of the list. I overnight test drove a real nice 2007 and really liked it. After doing more research on the net I realized that the 2008 H2 is updated from the 2007 (interior and engine). How much difference is there between the 2007 and 2008 engine capability? Enough that I will think I made a mistake going with the 2007? I am not really worried about the interior updates that much, but the upgraded navigation of the 2008 to the 2007 might make a difference to me. Wife just got a 2007 Escalade so I really like the size of that navigation screen which is much smaller than the navigation on the 2007 H2 that I really liked. More like I want to have at least equivalent navi screen size.

It seems like there are a lot less 2008s out there (I think they did not sell as many) or people are still driving them.

While I had the H2 in my possession, the comments from co-workers were mostly negative. I don't understand the outright hate that people have for the Hummer. It looks cool to me, is fun to drive, fits my needs (4 kids). I will probably just get it, but going from the nondescript 4runner to the H2 seems like it will definitely get me more attention than I really want. I just like to drive fun cars, am I really going to have to dodge middle fingers and baseballs?

Thanks for comments,
Bob