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Hummer H3T Alpha Daughter's 1st Ride

houseofdiesel

houseofdiesel

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Full update 6/16/17

Well damn it's been awhile. I wound up never giving it to my daughter. After a lot of thought I decided to buy my daughter a brand new rig with a warranty, since she'd be helping us shuttle the younger ones around.


So I've been trying for over the past year to get a replacement clearance light cover built. Absolute pain in the arse! I've gotten everything from the 3d CAD files created to manufacture them out of plastic or aluminum and everything in between. I landed on having a replace created out of Carbon Fiber as to be stronger than the BS factory plastic and hopefully hold up better to the UV battering over time. I'll be looking to sell the negative to a manufacturer/distributor to hopefully open up the possibility for others to be able to get replacements since I got screwed by the only one claiming to be a source never delivering me the product after 2 years from Gstyle! Absolute crook and I'll never be doing business with them again. Hummer Parts Club on the other hand has been awesome to work with on every product that I've bought for our Hummer and have the best customer service in the business. Here are some pictures:




















 
crwalkerasla

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Sweet looking rig. With all the black & white, I'm waiting for the next update when it has zebra stripes coming down from the top. ;-)
 
houseofdiesel

houseofdiesel

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rascole said:
2 Good looking rides. How does the Canyon compare to the T?
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Apples and oranges, both have their upsides. The Hummer bone stock is a better off road vehicle than even the ZR2, but with the modern fit, finish, and amenities the Canyon/Colorado's are far superior. A ZR2 with skid plates front to rear would beat the H3 Alpha's though the drive train probably can't handle the abuse an H3's beefed up suspension and skid plates can. The MPG and torque of the diesels is insanely awesome. Not as good of MPG's as my '86 Ranger, but the best pick up economy on the market with gobs of torque. Never driven a V6 Canyon/Colorado but it would have to put the heavy Hummer to shame on and off road as far as speed. Interior comfort is no comparison. I'm 6' and driving the Hummer on long trips, my ankle starts to hurt after awhile from the awkward peddle angle and there is nowhere to store anything in the cab of the Hummer. The Canyon doesn't have loads of storage but loads more than the Hummer and on our drive home from Kellog, ID to San Jose, Ca when we bought it was as comfortable as could be for a compact truck, so much that I made the 18 hr drive no problem.

When I drove both this weekend through some of the same obstacles the Canyon out flexed the T and went through some moderate rock sections with no lockers compared to having to click them a couple times with the T. The Hummer has more clearance and can fit larger tires, but the Canyon/Colorado can be outfitted to be just as capable. Most people enjoy accessorizing their vehicles to their liking anyways. Look at how many people enjoy the Tacomas and Wranglers. Majority of the ones that are the craziest are the most capable. I've pushed the envelope with ours to see just how far that could be. The H3T could be the same, just with ours being a former SEMA rig and now such a rare item, I can't see cutting it up and welding all kinds of stuff to it. The H3T Alpha to me is a work of art that may never be repeated again, like an FJ45, Defender 130, or 1946 Power Wagon. Hence why I went through so much trouble to remanufacture the clearance light bezel. The H3T is timeless.
 
houseofdiesel

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rascole said:
Selling the T?
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Yep. I wound up getting the daughter this one was intended for a 2016 Canyon Duramax instead and planned on giving this one to the next daughter in line, but have decided she will either get a ZR2, JT, 1500 Sierra, or F-150 in diesel when they all start hitting stealerships the end of next year I'll try them all out and decide. No since in hanging onto it and wasting miles on it in the mean time. Wife got sick and I need to downsize the fleet.

 
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