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So when the mpg wasn't as expected, new owners complained about it on their JD Power surveys.
Steve, Host
I think you're probably right Steve.................... but when the results of the survey were announced there must have been a collective "Duh, it's a Hummer, what were you thinking!", from every non-Hummer owner that heard about it. :shades:
It drives rough and also has a power steering leak! I only have 2000 miles on it!!!
Also it only gets 10.7 mpg! on or off the highway!
I have never taken it offroad or been rough with it!
If you plan on buying a 2006 I would wait!
Doug :mad: :confuse:
I hope you weren't referring to me!
This thread goes back a way to here:
mac24, "Hummer H2" #634, 27 Aug 2005 5:31 pm, which was a response to a post that was deleted because it degenerated into a personal insult.
Did you join today just to take a poke at the H2 discussion?
For the record, I do own a Hummer, just not an H2. :shades:
Seriously, let's stick with discussing the vehicle and not the people who drive them - or don't.
tidester, host
IL Exclusive
Steve, Host
With temps below 50ºF you probably have the heater on. It could be that a plastic component, possibly part of the HVAC ducting, is not fully connected to its mating component. As it heats and expands it creates the ticking noise, just as the exhaust does sometimes. It may also be that the mating component is cooled by incoming outside air, thus keeping the process going.
It's a long shot, but I have actually come across something similar on a different vehicle. Dashboard noises are notoriously hard to both trace and eliminate.
Hummer Initiates Pre-Owned Program (Inside Line)
Steve, Host
Steve, Host
Thanks,
Chintan Talati
Corporate Communications
Edmunds.com
The irony. If you had been in a smaller car you might not have rolled over at all. A smaller car with better handling might have avoided any accident in the first place! Instead, you have a top heavy vehicle which is more prone to accidents, but when accidents occur, yes you are better protected. I'd rather avoid an accident than survive one.
Also, Baccus49, you can't say that for sure, it could have been that with a lighter smaller car he would have lost traction and crashed, possibly hurting himself. It depends how he drove it.
I wonder what the new situation would be for the H2. I bet it will look similar to the new Yukon with 380hp 6.2L V8 and meybe even a 6 speed.
I hope GM will take the time to re-design the H2, look at what ford did with the Explorer, I though the new engine transmission and revisements would be enough but they weren't.
Its also due to fuel economy but that not an issue for Hummer owners. in a funny way it should improve, and a Hybrid hummer would really confuse the tree huggers.
If you want to see them confused just try explaining that a diesel H1 can run on biodiesel, about the 'greenest' fuel there is. There's nothing more enviromentally friendly than a vehicle running on recycled fryer oil.
Well, maybe a bicycle.
More linked on the Straightline blog.
Steve, Host
There are so many holes in that argument I don't know quite where to begin! :surprise:
However, while I don't know anywhere you can download it from, your can often find them on eBay.
The Last Summer of Hummer (at least for H1)
Hummer: A Monument to Inefficiency
Pile it on Baby Huey
6400 lbs of overkill featuring a cast iron engine block, generous use of steel, iron, & other less expensive materials. With the exception of it’s wheels, you won’t find any stronger yet lighter aluminum here.
However, when it’s time to replace those huge tires, shocks and brake pads, now that will cost you.
What’s more, you will have to replace them often. After all, these components are underneath those 6,400 lbs of deadweight.
Got G.I.T.?
Genuine Ice Age Technology (G.I.T.)
With a pushrod engine, two valves per cylinder, & a 1970’s four speed automatic transmission, you’re living large in the new Ice Age.
Big on the outside, small on the inside. The Honda Odyssey has almost three times more cargo room, yet is over 2,000 lbs lighter.
You can’t defy the laws of physics. A high center of gravity, useful in off-roading and a feature that most Hummer owners love to boast about, is guaranteed to deliver a poor ride/handling compromise (even though the typical Hummer owner spends over 90% of their time on paved roads.)
Faster than a speeding Civic?
Only in your wildest Hummer dreams. In the real world it’s not even close. The base model Honda Civic utilizing one of the weakest Honda engines available, runs away from the Hummer and is actually a full 2 seconds faster from 0 to 60.
Do the D.I.P.
Dinosaur Ice Age Package (D.I.P.)
It’s standard on every Hummer. In fact, we don’t even publish the EPA mileage. You have to ask for it. We figure if you’re dinosaur dumb enough to buy a Hummer, you won’t even think about the gas mileage until it’s too late. Just like dinosaurs in the last Ice Age.
When bitter cold clashes with dumb dinosaurs, cold wins every time. Likewise, when lots of cold hard cash falls into the hands of dumb, ignorant people (D.I.P.’s), Hummer buyers are created.
Steering that is over boosted, and reptilian with little or no feel for the road.
Routine handling is slow, awkward, and prodigious. Rollover is a distinct possibility when trying to pass the ever elusive Civic on a gentle, winding road.
MAD C.O.W.S.
Cost of Ownership With Surprises (C.O.W.S.)
Enough to make you MAD after just a few months of refueling this thirsty beast.
Insurance costs that jump over the moon. What you thought was a very safe vehicle, you soon find isn’t so safe. Accident avoidance is, well unavoidable. Not surprisingly, this 6,400 lb beast’s reaction times (stopping distances) are quite a bit longer than your average Civic‘s.
Since Hummer bumpers don’t match up with most cars, much greater damage is inflicted upon them. Another surprise, this extra cost is included in the insurance premiums you (not the car owners) pay every day.
Parking becomes a large and stressful task. Consequently, fender benders are more likely to occur and the average sized garage becomes much too small. Oops, another surprise.
Depreciation that is poorer than most vehicles for sale in America today, including the Civic.
Repair costs that are expensive and occur often. A bottom-of-the-line Kia Rio is actually more reliable than the Hummer according to the JD Powers August 2006 dependability study. Now this surprise really hurts.
You’ve been H.A.D.
Hummers and Dinosaurs (H.A.D.)
Tiny brains. Huge appetites. Inseparable, conjoined by the tar pits of time. The true essence of Hummers and the people who buy them.
Dinosaurs live yet again. Not in a cheap foreign movie, but lumbering down America’s highways & byways, heavily clad in multiple layers of assorted pig iron, plastic, glass, and rubber.
Welcome to prehistoric automotive engineering, inspired by unionized Cavemen in the new Ice Age.
Hummer, Oh What a Bummer!
Steve from San Antonio
Here's spy shots of the 2008 Hummer H3 pickup for example.
Here's the follow up test on the 2007 Hummer H2 SUT.
I have read over some of the messages on this board, and that long one about a typical buyer of a monster like this seems right on.
This unit came with special 20" wheels in stead of the normal 17 inch ones. Any comments on how this will affect the handling on the highway and during the winter in snow, as compared to 17 inch ones?
Tomorrow will be the day I will probably get many obscene gestures from other driving more "normal" transportation.
By the way, how does a price of $40,500 sound for this vehicle, an 05 SUT with 23,000 miles loaded with the special wheels, nav, some sort of "Voss" thingy under the hood that is supposed to pump more air (thus more gas as well I assume) all kinds of chrome lights on the top, bottom & sides, etc., etc. It had been repossed from a guy in NJ who bought the vehicle July 06 and either owed $65,000 for the vehicle at the time, or that was the balance due when it was repossed.
Any comments would be appreciated.
I would tend to agree. I'd aim to to take a pit stop around half way.
This unit came with special 20" wheels in stead of the normal 17 inch ones. Any comments on how this will affect the handling on the highway and during the winter in snow, as compared to 17 inch ones?
It's the tires that are important on adverse road surfaces, rather than the size of the wheels. I'd guess that they're some kind of 'bling' aftermarket add-on with very low profile street tires (and I'd drive accordingly).
......how does a price of $40,500 sound for this vehicle, an 05 SUT with 23,000 miles loaded......
Probably about right. It's one of the few vehicles that customizing adds value to (the gaudier the better).
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tidester, host
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I just got a brand new '06 H2 with Lux & Sunroof. Dealer from SoCal.
MSRP = $59,860
Paid = $55,485 w/ 0% for 72 mos.
Love it!
Never mind, just be sure to take your new ride off-road now and again, you'll both love it!
2006 HUMMER H2
4dr SUV 4WD (6.0L 8cyl 4A)
What Others
Are Paying
MSRP Invoice
National Base Price
A note about advertising fees $52,980 $48,741 $49,492
Regional Adjustment
for Zip Code Change - - -$224
Optional Equipment $5,790 $4,852 $4,969
1SC Lux Series Equipment Group $4,240 $3,519 $3,609
CF5 Power Glass Sunroof $1,550 $1,333 $1,360
Color Adjustment - - -$54
Black
Destination Charge $875 $875 $875
Total with Options $59,645 $54,468 $55,058
Incentives & Rebates -$6,750
Customer Cash Adjusted True Market Value $48,308
MSRP - Inv - TMV
Base Price $52,980 $48,741 $49,492
Regional Adjustment
for Zip Code Change - - -$238
Optional Equipment $6,005 $5,037 $5,154
1SC Lux Series Equip $4,240 $3,519 $3,606
CF5 Power Glass Sunroof $1,550 $1,333 $1,359
V33 Tool Kit / First Aid Kit $215 $185 $189
Color Adjustment - - $151
Yellow
Destination Charge $875 $875 $875
Total with Options $59,860 $54,653 $55,434
It's either Cash incentives OR the 0% for 72 mos. I chose the latter (free money). So I pretty much paid Edmund's TMV and they threw in free Gap ins. and 1 year free maintenance.
The trailer works fine on another truck.