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Lol! How many of you are OCD when it comes to your h3's?

Ghostbuster

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Lol! How many of you are OLD when it comes to your h3's?

The sunroof drains that I haven't unclogged, the fading plastic fenders, the front diff, passlock, weird noises. Other than that I love it.

Eta: the AC knob, one click from full cold goes to full heat.
 

IISPEEDYII

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The sunroof drains that I haven't unclogged, the fading plastic fenders, the front diff, passlock, weird noises. Other than that I love it.

Eta: the AC knob, one click from full cold goes to full heat.

That just started happening to me too with the A/C knob, so annoying
 

Best4x4

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My wife's 07 H3 did the one click off max cold them boom max heat. Did the resistor mod and fixed it instantly. I watched my 08 Alpha blend motor operation then compared it to the 07, and you could tell the 07's blend motors weren't acting right. After the resistor mod and a re calibration the 07 worked great.

I'm not what I'd call old or OCD, but I do keep on top of all my vehicles maintenance and fix something small before it turns into something big.
 

woodwardsh3

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I hate rattles and squeaks And I very happy with my 07 h3 with 127000 miles still no squeaks or rattles and next to no rust. I just need to clean up the bottom of the door seems as they are a little rusty. nothing to big, a wire wheel and some POR 15 will take care of it.
 

scoreh3

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No speaks ? What do you wash it with WD40 and then detail it with Breakfree ? I thought they all came with the OEM/Factory installed squeaker . I know H3 owners who's dogs think it's a big chew toy .
 

Ryan212

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I keep on top of maintenence but I am not ocd on the h3. Other vehicles I am but this is a nice change and not caring if it is taken off road
 

Clwnshu99

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I thought they all came with the OEM/Factory installed squeaker. .

My H3 doesn't squeak (Knock on Wood) However i do have a very faint vibration behind the passenger airbag at idle. Its so faint that most people don't notice it but it drives me insane, and when i ask if they hear where its coming from they look at me like I'm hearing things -_-
 

Best4x4

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Jeeps are so highly over-rated these days.... Only my 04 Grand Cherokee was actually worth a darn. Both my Wranglers were horrible as far as keeping them on the road/trail.
 

08H3

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As the miles add up, it fades. A squeak at 150k isn't nearly as bad as one at 15k. Unless it's a major mechanical issue at this point, I just accept that it's an old car.
 

High Five H2

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I hate having broken stuff on anything I drive. I have an oil leak that I could, honestly, not bother with but I'm planning on fixing it (actually, now that I'm thinking about it, maybe I won't. unless an engine swap counts as fixing it? ... maybe) and my bumper has that plastic part that kind of goes inside that hangs down from when I took the bumper off that I need to fix. bugs me.

it's been hard to not want to fix my wife's car up. it's a '00 crown vic and it's a (relatively low miles and reliable) piece of garbage. she trashes it. I'd sell it right now and never look back but I figure, if she doesn't take care of her car i'm not buying a new one.

still bothers me though.
 
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I hate having broken stuff on anything I drive. I have an oil leak that I could, honestly, not bother with but I'm planning on fixing it (actually, now that I'm thinking about it, maybe I won't. unless an engine swap counts as fixing it? ... maybe) and my bumper has that plastic part that kind of goes inside that hangs down from when I took the bumper off that I need to fix. bugs me.

it's been hard to not want to fix my wife's car up. it's a '00 crown vic and it's a (relatively low miles and reliable) piece of garbage. she trashes it. I'd sell it right now and never look back but I figure, if she doesn't take care of her car i'm not buying a new one.

still bothers me though.
The Crown Vic is an easy car to keep running because was the top selling police cruiser market for almost 20 years. Ford really paid attention to keeping maintenance and wear item replacement simple and it paid off in sales to police depts.
 
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High Five H2

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The Crown Vic is an easy car to keep running because was the top selling police cruiser market for almost 20 years. Ford really paid attention to keeping maintenance and wear item replacement simple and it paid off in sales to police depts.

that's good to know. Her parents spent about $1300 in repairs before they gave it to her and it's only got 100K miles so it's in good shape mechanically. She hates it, but I don't see any reason to sell it. We have 2 young kids that make giant messes. The interior is sticky all over and it smells like rotten milk, so I figure might as well keep trashing it instead of get a new car.
 

06PullUouT

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The rust drives me crazy!! I am from Florida though the Navy has brought me to CT and you need a tetanus just looking at the underneath of the H3 from 3 winters up here!!
 

JPaul

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Why don't car manufacturers coat the frames and important stuff in some good rust protection stuff if rust is really a problem...
Because honestly they last more than long enough as it is to get them past their warranty. Which is all they really care about. Why sell you an expensive car once when they can sell you multiple cars over your lifetime?

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