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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by grimley:
I've been lurking here for a while seriously considering an H3, and after reading this review and the right wing hate mongering in the above posts I've come to the conclusion an H3 is not for me. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>Yeahhhh!!!!!! Should we give you a get away party or something. How about a nice diamond ring as a gift.
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08-18-2005, 03:15 PM
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i agree with a lot of what he says, i dont think its a bad article, its pretty accurate, totally wrong about the tipping over tho haha.. but i hate my side pockets built in the door... practically useless except as a wallet holder ya know?
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Re: CNN Money Article - H3's "lazy fat guy"
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i agree with a lot of what he says, i dont think its a bad article, its pretty accurate, totally wrong about the tipping over tho haha.. but i hate my side pockets built in the door... practically useless except as a wallet holder ya know?
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08-20-2006, 06:04 PM
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Re: CNN Money Article - H3's "lazy fat guy"
notfor everyone! that is the cool part of owning a hummer. not like another ford or dodge, and to the lurker....pussssseeeeeee
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08-22-2006, 08:44 PM
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Re: CNN Money Article - H3's "lazy fat guy"
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08-18-2005, 09:05 PM
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by wannabeH3:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Dani:
H3Lady- YAY! another person from Monroe! </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
my last name is Monroe!!! bow dooowwwnnnn!!!! </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
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Thanks Surferjo! Nice feedback!
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08-18-2005, 04:34 PM
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Well, CNN can kiss my ass! That was so far off...and to think I had them as a start page on my desktop.
I belong at Fox News anyway.
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08-19-2005, 12:37 PM
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I didn’t think it was that bad. For the most part he is right. This car is defiantly not for everybody. For the money you can purchase a far more generously equipped SUV.
85% of SUV drivers are using them as DD’s (myself included). Lets face it for the average soccer mom a Pathfinder is probably a better fit. And I prefer it that way.
Having said that I come from the Wrangler school of philosophy. That philosophy states, “The more impractical it is the more I want it”.
Unfortunately that philosophy has been superceded by an even higher power and that power is “She”. And "She" hates my Wrangler.
I think what has everybody hot under the collar is the underpowered statement.
Is it underpowered compared to a Hemi Durango or a Hemi Cherokee? Absolutly. Lets face it, there are only a handful of SUV’s and Pick-ups out there that are slower. Am I buying it for 1/4 mile racing? Of course not. If they built it with an optional 265-V6 or a 300HP-V8 would i have purchased that option. Hell yeah
Truck Trend did an on/off road comparison of the H3, Dodge Power Wagon. Jeep Grand Cherokee, LR3, Land Cruiser and the Touareg.
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The H3 did come in 2nd out of the 6 edged out by the Land Rover LR3 ($53,245)
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Hummers H3 is a humdinger. It’s incredibly capable, tackling nearly everything we put in its way and seemed to beg for more difficult terrain. The H3 misses the absolute 4x4 mark by a hair: It needs more power. Saddled with an incredible set of gears it works wonders in low range, but in 4 high or on the highway, the H3 feels like a baby hummer, were sure the turbo diesel or a V-8 option, the H3 would be a spectacular performer. Out other gripe is in the visibility department. The view out is about as poor as looking out the port of a rose parade float, and we would’ve had serious problems if we didn’t have a spotter for trail runs, or cresting hills.”
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For me it’s always been about that rugged non-conformist look. Big tires, sucks being behind me, curbs mean nothing, medians even less, yeah there is a good chance I'm going to drive over you lawn and crush your azalea bush, sucking down gas cause I support the economy, screw you attitude.
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Haven't read the article yet but considering the source, CNN, would you expect anything good to be said about the H3?
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08-19-2005, 01:55 AM
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by grimley:
I've been lurking here for a while seriously considering an H3, and after reading this review and the right wing hate mongering in the above posts I've come to the conclusion an H3 is not for me. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
To each his own. I hope you find what you are after  Hummer's aren't for everyone.
But I sure as hell know that mine was made for me. Mine is sitting outside screaming my name right now... Nope wait... that's my wife in the bedroom!
Gotta go... newly married... hope you'lll understand...
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by grimley:
I've been lurking here for a while seriously considering an H3, and after reading this review and the right wing hate mongering in the above posts I've come to the conclusion an H3 is not for me. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
No one should ever base the purchase of a vehicle on a website that contains an extremely small percentage of actual owners. No one should base the purchase of a vehicle on comments made in regard to a news agency that is hated by many, liberals, moderates and conservatives (ratings have pretty much proved this out over the past three years).
A person should base their purchase of a vehicle on the vehicle itself, your lifestyle, and whether or not you can afford it. If you are basing your purchase on the fact that it appears some people hate CNN, you didn't want the vehicle anyway, and were looking for an excuse to not purchase one.
Good luck in whatever you decide to purchase.
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I guess the comparisons caught me a little off guard. I've driven my H3 6000 miles now, and have only had the feeling of "a 6 year old pulling a wagon full of cinder blocks" while pulling a 12x5 enclosed trailer.
His comparison sounds like the H3 can barely make it up a hill.
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H3Lady- YAY! another person from Monroe!
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Wise words f5stop. In comparison to the other SUVs, the H3 is definitely not a stellar pavement pounder. It is not a glorified car, and it should not be expected to perform like one.
The H3 is quite a bit quicker and it feels like it has more power than my 4.0L WJ. I think it is fine on the power department. It may lag a little in higher elevations or long uphill climbs, but I think the general populace would be unable to handle an H3 with a V8.
Honestly, it is just the reviewers opinion, and it should matter very little. If you are happy with your rig, who cares what the others think. Consumer reports has rated all my cars as unreliable, except one. I owned a 91 Honda in college, and it was the most unreliable piece of crap I ever owned.
Perhaps these power hungry reviewers will prompt GM to go diesel or add a supercharger.
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CNN= Liberal= Hummer haters.
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08-19-2005, 01:52 AM
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by grimley:
I've been lurking here for a while seriously considering an H3, and after reading this review and the right wing hate mongering in the above posts I've come to the conclusion an H3 is not for me. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
Sorry to hear it.
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Dani:
H3Lady- YAY! another person from Monroe! </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
my last name is Monroe!!! bow dooowwwnnnn!!!!
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Re: CNN Money Article - H3's "lazy fat guy"
CNN=Commie News Net
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