Getting ready to buy...need tips, dealer experiences, cautions..

[OLE YLLR]

THE INVENTORY SITES ARE ON MOST DEALERS WEB SITES WHICH ARE POSTED ON THIS SITE AT THE HEADER PAGE SCROLL DOWN TO INDIVIDUAL DEALER AND CLICK ON THE DEALER YOU ARE INTERESTED IN. SOME POST INVENTORY SOME DON'T. OLE YLLR

[Hummie2]

KLAUS...

Thanks for the quick reply. (i wish my H2 could get here this quick) Not that I plan on doing my own repairs, but I would like to have a set of manuals to be well informed on all of the vehicle systems. I have purchased service manuals for every new vehicle I have ever bought. They are well worth their price.

Don

[SONA]

Well at the risk of taking some hits... It really depends on how much you want to spend, and how long you are willing to wait. One place is Jacksonville is said to be auctioning off each one as it comes in to the list of waiting buyers. If you want MSP shop, shop, shop and be prepared to wait, wait, and wait. We had some recent fortune and drove by deal, interest peaked, drove in, bought one right then and there and paid sticker price. That's right paid sticker price, and after numerous cars throughout my life, never paid more then $500 over invoice for any car.... but we fell in love with the H2 and dove in. They sell an average of one a day or everyother and if you want one go get it. Most importantly, find a dealer from a current H2 owner and go where the best deal is.. certainly depends on what state you live in and how far you have to drive for service. Best service is always from who you get the car from and I dont need to drive to South BF Egypt when an small or large problem develops. Oh yea, like I tell my friends, if you can't afford the gas, don't buy one, good luck.

[SONA]

talk to New Harley Davidson owners.. If you dont buy it the guy behind you will. The H2 sells itself and I do not think there is much room for discussion on the price. It is a luxury item. (just and after thought I wanted to add).

[HummerGirl]

My favorites list...which is getting thicker and thicker...

All I did was go to the Hummer website and clicked on find/locate a dealer. This will open the "Hummer" layout. All the Hummer dealerships work under this method from what I found. When you go to your choice of website it should give you an availability link. ("Search our Inventory") I did this with several of the Atlanta area dealerships even though I did not buy mine there. I bought mine in Florida.

~amy
Reality is merely a crutch for those with a broken imagination.~anon.

http://www.CelestialBath.com

[x-mst.com]

I got mine there too. It was a 45 minute drive from Suwanee, GA; but it was worth it to get one same-day. None of the other four Atlanta area dealers had any that weren't spoken for; but Hummer of Union City had 10 at the time.

I asked how they had so many when the other dealers had none. The answer was simply that they filled out their paperwork properly and the other dealers did not; therefore, they got the other dealers inventory. I don't know if that is true or not...

Anyway, they were really a Saturn dealership and therefore their customer service was excellent. I got it for MSRP, but had to pay $450 for the "clearcoat ****". There was absolutely no way to get around it--it wasn't written in--it was actually a hard part of the sales form.

I did save from them because their price on the external tire swing arm was only $1200, whereas other Atlanta area dealers were charging up to $2200!

[Hummie2]

Some of the local dealers here in Houston do the clear coat/ fabric protection and VIN etch all glass when the vehicle first hits the ground at the dealership. They get a break on their insurance for the VIN etch and pass the cost on to the customer. Supposedly there is a small insurance policy that will pay about $2k if the vehicle is stolen. The cost is about $1200 for everything. This is about 80% profit for the dealer. Atleast you do get a little something for a $1200 markup over MSRP.
"What ever the market will bear" certainly holds true for the H2.

Don

[HummerGirl]

$1200.00 for the tire carrier...!!!!!!

Yikes...got mine for $695.00 and a tire cover for free on Ebay.

Installed it myself (except I needed help lugging the tire on the rack) and did the wiring too! Took around 30 minutes to install.

Sometimes it pays to be a female shopper!

~amy
Reality is merely a crutch for those with a broken imagination.~anon.

http://www.CelestialBath.com

[x-mst.com]

What kind of wiring are you talking about?

[HummerGirl]

The license plate has to be moved from the hatch and replaced towards the left hand side of the bumper. The SMA tire carrier that I bought, which is the same one the Hummer dealers are using, has a license plate light bc by law it has to be visible at night. So when you turn on your parking lights it will come on an illuminate the tag.

I had to find the wires that ran to the parking light and splice them and add the wire to the license plate holder. It was super easy. Just had never wired anything external on a car. Only put in interior products such as TVs/Radios etc.
So I was super leery about messing up my H2 baby!

Got it working just fine. Saved me lots of $$$!

~amy
Reality is merely a crutch for those with a broken imagination.~anon.

http://www.CelestialBath.com

[VPRKLR]

I just ordered mine today at Putnum in Burlingame, MSRP.

Joe C.

[MAC]

Congratulation, Joe. How long will it take to get it? I drove passed Putnam yesterday, did not see any Hummer H2 on the lot.

I got my Hummer from Putnam Hummer too. They are pretty low key and professional. In Hummer survey about dealership, I reported everything was great, except I wish the showroom is more fancier or luxurious or have cappuccino machine or something like that. Ordering the Hummer didn’t take long, I had appointment & no waiting, there was no bargaining involved. But when I took delivery, even with advance reservation, I waited 2 hours, which was uncalled for.