most likely moving from an h3 to H3 Alpha got some questions

[Ed G.]

The Alpha is the way to go! I've been getting 14mpg in town and 17 on the highway. The rear locker (2008) is also a big plus!

[HumbleAg]

Gas mileage difference minimal, I get about 16 with the V8, got steady 17 with both the I5's I had.

I can imagine that would be different if I kept my foot in it.

Acceleration is nice when you need it, and if you are going to tow anything the V8 power is worth having. Other than that, probably not much more to say.

[3Hummer]

Question about the locker...is it standard in the Alpha... i dont think the one im looking at has the adventure package, so my question is does it have the locker anyway?

as for gas mileage i get about 15.5-16 with my I5 so hearing that ill get about 14-16 sounds great to me

[jman_in_minnesota]

I thought the rear locker only came with the adventure package? This is what I have.

The Alpha is great. I had an '06 3.5L and let me tell you, I was scared to get on the interstate as the acceleration was terrible. No more worries with the Alpha. Plus I like its scarcity, not sure of the exact numbers but the number of Alphas sold must be a fraction of the total 3.5/3.7L sales.

Congrats on the good idea!

[Dave92270]

3Hummer, good luck finding that Alpha.

..I wish I could find one too - but our Hummer dealer doesn't have a single Hummer anymore, neither new or used... they had a few couple of months back, some Alphas and H3t's, and all priced really high, well over $45k. So looks like I'll have to stay with my truck forever. Not a bad thing, I have still under 10k miles on my '07. I wish I had v8, but the i5 feels actually adequate, not too lazy at all.

[3Hummer]

Originally Posted by Dave92270

3Hummer, good luck finding that Alpha.

..I wish I could find one too - but our Hummer dealer doesn't have a single Hummer anymore, neither new or used... they had a few couple of months back, some Alphas and H3t's, and all priced really high, well over $45k. So looks like I'll have to stay with my truck forever. Not a bad thing, I have still under 10k miles on my '07. I wish I had v8, but the i5 feels actually adequate, not too lazy at all.

i did find it! its the canyon metallic with the cashmere interior....its getting trucked down to me so hopefulyl have it by the end of the week

[Dave92270]

Originally Posted by 3Hummer

i did find it! its the canyon metallic with the cashmere interior....its getting trucked down to me so hopefulyl have it by the end of the week

sounds great - congrats! BTW, how much $$$ for the Alpha you have to come up with? These that our dealer had were all really expensive. No discounts, steep prices - I guess because H3's (and H2's) are getting scarce..