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I think everyone needs to chill a minute on the Hummer thing. The H3 is not like the H1 or the H2. The H3 has a 3.5L 5 cylinder engine (same displacement as a Honda Pilot with one cylinder less than my Tercel). The power-train and chassis are designed by Isuzu with the look of a smaller H2.
The truck is really cool and I get reasonable fuel economy with the 5 cylinder engine and moderate driving. Yeah it's a little expensive, and I don't like to buy American cars cause the big three have been screwing us for decades with low quality cars that don't last. I worked for many years at a Toyota dealership and have always bought Honda or Toyota cars. We still drive our Tercel daily, the Hummer is a lease and a company car.
I like having the ground clearance for the snowstorms we get up here in Canada, and needed a frame that could handle all the big pot holes. I bought it to show off, and I stickered her up with my company logo.
I don't plan on hitting anyone or being hit by anyone, and I drive safe and look where I'm going, and observe speed limits weather permiting. I slow down in bad weather even with the truck.
I loved my Civic and Tercel, but I can't pull my boat with them. I bought a set of 20 inch chrome rims for summer time with all the chrome options. Where were all you people when GM was screwing you with crappy cars. Stop complaining now and give them credit for a job well done.
As for the jealousy, I drove a lot of old $100.00 beaters for many years, and paid my way through school, working bad jobs to get there. I looked up to people that had worked hard, and was always happy for them. I work hard for what I've got.
Yeah, it's totally not like the h2 or the h1. Don't listen to those saying its the scaled down version of the h2. They are just plain wrong. GM sucks, but I bought this anyways...
Where do you get off dude. The drivetrain is from the colorado pickup. You said yourself that you drove a lot of $100 junkers, is that where the big three screwed you?
But I'll admit, you covered yourself pretty well with those last statements about wealth and such.
"Where do you get off dude. The drivetrain is from the colorado pickup."
"And truck customers should know that Isuzu was the lead engineer in the partnership with GM that developed the new GMT 355 platform, which serves the Colorado and GMC Canyon. Isuzu was responsible for packaging, interior design, establishing the quality and cost targets, tech specs and structure of the new truck."
Didn't explain this well at all...
Ugh.
Don't see how isuzu is japanese anymore when its owned by GM and makes copies of their vehicles.
I bought the H3 because it looks like a Hummer but for thousands less(and that's about all it has in common with a Hummer). I can't really comment on the Canyon/Colorado because I never gave these vehicles any consideration. I know the GMC and Chevy Truck versions are just re-badged Isuzu I-280's and I-350's. Don't kid yourself these are engineered by Isuzu not Gm. The only thing the H3 and the Canyon/Colorado/I-350 have in common is the engine and frame. The H3 is a full time AWD and not manually engaging electronic 4WD. Yeah it starts at $10 000 more than a full trim Colorado, but like I stated it is a company car, and when I pick up my clientele they appreciate the higher level of service we offer them. As far as being screwed by the big three is concerned, my parents, aunts, uncles, brother, friends, and clients bought domestics and had a lot of headaches with them. So I stuck with the Japanese brands throughout and avoided the big three because it is a fact the Japanese know what they are doing. I am an ASE certified vehicle technician and before that I was a tow truck operator for 5 years. I can tell you a lot of sad stories about a lot of disappointed domestic car owners who got stranded with unreliable poorly engineered GM, Ford, and Chrysler vehicles. That's where I "get off", I call it the way I see it from a professionals perspective. So Kudos to GM for pimping out a well dressed Isuzu (whom have been making trucks for 80 odd years), whoring out the Hummer brand is a sure sell. Overall a well packaged, solid Mid-sized SUV. Cheers!
"Didn't explain this well at all...
Ugh.
Don't see how isuzu is japanese anymore when its owned by GM and makes copies of their vehicles."
Um, GM doesn't own any of Isuzu any longer. Sorry.
Your right, but you're the one that didn't explain this well at all. Not to mention that people who visit this site to actually get a review about how a vehicle performs are confused by your conflicting opinions about GM shareholdings in Isuzu. So far the truck runs great, I haven't had a problem with it yet. Feels solidly constructed for a mid-sized SUV. A lightweight that is not as hardcore as the H1 but still capable!
Your review sounds like you like this truck, why then the frowning face on your review?
I'm glad to see that you mentioned the size of the engine being the same as the Honda Pilot. My wife has an 03 Pilot and my H3 would benefit greatly from the Pilot's engine. Even through they are the same displacement the Honda has the extra cylinder. This cylinder pushes more horsepower and torque and still gets better gas mileage than the H3 is capable of. Not to mention the Honda engine sounds better when the gas pedal is pressed. GM is putting 3.5 liter Honda engines into Saturns and they should have done the same here.
I like my H3 a lot and am very happy with it, the frown face is determined by the members of the group who review the article and decide how well written it is. As for the Honda Ridgeline well I wouldn't mind a Honda engine at all in my H3. I trust the Honda brand and worked at a Honda dealer, the H3 was purchased purely for it's looks. I'm sure your Honda will outlive my H3 but you never know Isuzu has cranked out a couple of decent trucks over the years with a few exceptions, but I don't intend on finding out the truck will be for sale long before! I had given serious consideration to the Ridgeline before the purchase and although I like the look and design of the Ridgeline I felt the Hummer name stands out more in the crowd. (black with black tints, the chrome grille and chrome rims) The only thing I didn't like about the Honda is the smaller Avalanche bigger Baja slant look to the pick-up bed, but it's grown on me.
Sorry I meant to compare the H3 to the Ridgeline when I said Pilot, but they both use the same 3.5l V6 engine.
steven@carsurvey.org:
Just a quick clarification.
The smiley and sad faces are based on whether the reviewer said they would buy another vehicle from the same manufacturer.
The votes from visitors and members are used to sort reviews into the "most well written" and "other" lists of reviews for each model.
Steven.
Thanks for the clarification, your website is great!
Stephen.
Dude the frowning face is on your review because when it asked you if you would buy another vehicle from this maker you responded, NO.
That is why you got a frowning face, not because of reviewers.
Yes, but I think we have already established that.
I am looking to purchase a SUV very soon, and consider the safety of my three year old, and wife the most important. We live in Beverly Hills... traffic lights, and 25-45 mph... its overwhelming the amount of Navigators, Yukon XL's, Suburbans, Range Rovers, Bentlys, Expeditions, S class Mercedes etc...
Why am I considering an heavy SUV? I guess the fear of us getting hit while the other driver is holding their cell phone with one of their hands while talking on it, eating, having a conversation with their passenger and gazing out at all the people walking, driving, and sitting out at an outdoor cafes.
50% of the use of a SUV for us will be local city use: the other 50% will be driving around the greater LA area/freeways.
I am able to afford a small Explorer type, and also an H3
Am I crazy to consider an H3?
Is there anybody else out there that is in a similar situation... or knows of someone who is?
Thanks.