May trade up to '10 H3T; looking for shopping advice

[SedonaBound]

I may be going look at a 2010 H3T Alpha. In-service date was 5/2010 and it has 25K miles. So the drive train warranty is good until 5/2015 or 100K miles, right? Anything in particular I should check on an Alpha H3T w/o Offroad Pkg? I need a pickup and really would like to trade up to an Alpha's 8. Asking price is near $35K though. Anyone know what it may have sold for new in 2010 vs MSRP?

Whats the consensus on T's holding the price premium going forward? I can buy a pretty darn nice Tundra 4x4 for the same money.

If we like it, how's the private market for our 06 Green Adventure/auto with 30K miles?

 

[TAPDH3T]

I got my 09 alpha T with 12k for 32,000 mine is full loaded with the adventure and luxury package!! I love mine!!!

 

[3Hummers]

No telling on what the 10 T sold for new. Some dealers were dumping inventory just to get rid of Hummers thanks to GM's masterful handling of the Hummer shutdown, sale, shutdown, sale....... T prices have held up better than SUV prices and I think in the long run will do well.

 

[alrock]

Some of the dealers, like Lund and Kachina in Phoenix, are putting large markups on Hummers. They are buying them from around the country, sometimes putting on aftermarket accessories like ARB bumpers, and making large profits off of them. $35K sounds a bit high for a 2.5 year old vehicle though admittedly there are not a lot of those for sale. Keep in mind that if you want to offroad it you'll be (eventually) putting in a rear locker and maybe a 4:1 transfer case and/or cast iron front diff with locker.

 

[Bigunit]

Sounds like someone I know!

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[SedonaBound]

Some of the dealers, like Lund and Kachina in Phoenix, are putting large markups on Hummers. They are buying them from around the country, sometimes putting on aftermarket accessories like ARB bumpers, and making large profits off of them. $35K sounds a bit high for a 2.5 year old vehicle though admittedly there are not a lot of those for sale. Keep in mind that if you want to offroad it you'll be (eventually) putting in a rear locker and maybe a 4:1 transfer case and/or cast iron front diff with locker.

Yeah...I'm aware of the "Phoenix Premium"; those dealers won't even post their prices on Ts...gotta squeeze it out of them or go see them (100+ mi). VIN check shows this one was priced at $42K by Kachina two years ago w/5500 miles; "exec" car maybe? No telling what the selling price was. I could shop the net, but I'm still wary of buying sight unseen (illogical 'cuz I've sold cars on the net!). My use is FS roads and moderate trails; no real hardcore stuff. I thought the rear locker and cast iron front diff were standard on the 09-10s. No?

 

[Bigunit]

No, not standard - those items came only on 09-10 H3s/H3Ts that were equipped with either the Adventure (Alphas/CE) or the Offroad (3.7l) packages.

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[Bigunit]

...or you could do as Alex stated and add those components as you realize you need/want them down the road- but it will end up costing you more than to just find a factory-equipped one with the OEM package to start with.

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[SedonaBound]

...or you could do as Alex stated and add those components as you realize you need/want them down the road- but it will end up costing you more than to just find a factory-equipped one with the OEM package to start with.

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I'd love find one with all the eqpt but I've been looking for a T V8 for six months at dealers within 200 miles but have yet to see one w/Adventure Pkg. I guess is an obtuse good sign; most Ts on the used market seem to be suburban cruisers, seems the guys who go off the pavement won't part with 'em.

 

[Steve #1]

'10 Alpha should have a CI front diff.