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[SedonaBound]

I'm shocked at the prices of these rigs on ebay.

i5 is around $14,500 (probably negotiable to 12k)

Pre-"swoopy crossover" 4x4s are through the roof. Wranglers have held the highest resale prize for years. It follows that used H2s/H3s would see a resurgence. I think the only real long term threat to H3 values is future parts availability; aftermarket for mods too.

 

[amrg]

Surprising that they are that much cheaper in the Middle East. I would've expected the opposite. 1 AED is currently 0.27 USD

No doubt GM made a HUGE mistake letting the Hummer brand go. Then again I prefer them letting it go than going to China as originally planned.

Overe here American cars depreciate at a steady 20% annually due to less demand on used cars and the ridiculous prices charged for parts by dealers here! (There is usually a 400% margin over online prices)
Japanese cars are more opted for here as they have a better reputation for reliability and have cheaper spare parts.

Also the native population tends to change at least 1 car every year (average native household has 3+ cars) so the demand on New cars is high and there are more used cars every year in the market...

 

[Synthetickiller]

I agree. I think an H3T is rock solid investment provided you don't load the miles on or do any mods that can't be reversed with a wrench. I'm convinced that the H2 was the millstone that drowned the Hummer brand. They should have kept the H3 as a GMC.

Easily, the H3T will grow in value. If you have one under 20k miles, it's going to be worth well beyond msrp in 5 years. I'm still blown away at what people are asking for low mileage hummers, as a whole. Just take a look at auto trader. You'd think what you bought the vehicle for new was a better price!

If GM had made two versions of the H3, one a pavement pounder focused on MPG (maybe 3.42 gears) & an offroad version that was a special build for those dedicated to wheeling (4.56 w/ the v8/diesel or 4.88/5.13), I doubt they'd have gotten a lot of flack. I love my H2, but you're entirely right. Even my 2009 is a pig. I can get 17/18 at 60/65 depending on the wind, lol. 55 mph, nets me between 22 to 25 depending on the road conditions w/o wind. If they had just put a diesel in, in the first place, we might be seeing numbers like 25mph @ 75/80 mph, like over at Duraburb. GM could have laughed at other SUVs, at the time. It would have also provided a solid argument to move a lot of vehicles to diesel in the process.

The Colorado is between 4140 lb & 4310 lb (2.5L & 3.6L engines) for the gassers & they still get 20/27 & 17/24 on the highway, respectively. The H3 is only 4800 lb & I think the H3T just breaks 5000. A diesel w/ some gearing trickery would be the ticket to MPG that's simliar. Lighten the frame a little for the non-offroaders who want a "work" truck & bam, you're probably sitting around the same weight as the Colorado while looking a lot better.

I've been debating buying an H3T (if the 2.8L duramax swap is possible) vs the new Colorado. I don't need a work truck, but I always like to plan & it's a fun topic, plus I miss having a the versatility of a truck. If I ever come across a 150k-200k mile H3T that is cosmetically fine, but has a dying/dead power train & I have the budget to pay for the swap, I just might do it. I could go on & on. I just like hummers, as a whole.