WTB: H3T Alpha, locked and loaded. Seattle but will buy anywhere

[2010H3TAlpha]

Hello Everyone, I'm currently a Grand Cherokee Overland Jeeper but I need something with a pickup bed, similar off-road performance, luxury, and style. I'm looking for an H3T Alpha with low miles, factory lockers, fully loaded with power/leather/heated seats, etc. I don't need navigation and I am fairly open to color options for the right price/mileage. Seems most people with this combo want 10-25% over book value though they have been sitting up for sale for 6-12 months, or they are modded and tacking on 1:1 $$ for the cost of mods - crazy! If anyone has a lead on something that fits this criteria with low miles (preferably under 50k miles) and is well priced or at least for sale by a motivated buyer, I will be forever indebted to you via Paypal finder's fee/beer/secret trail tour in the PNW, etc. I am located in Seattle but I will fly anywhere or ship for the right rig. Except for the 12k H3T I found in Micronesia, I don't think I can afford that shipping bill. Thanks and looking forward to joining this select club of owners.

 

[06 H3]

Ill keep my eyes open

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

rare animal - honestly, I'd look for an loaded Alpha, then I'd add the adventure package with better bits (air lockers, lift, etc).... were I to do my alpha adventure again - that'd be my path. In the end, with mine, I'll put an air locker (or e-locker) in the front and a detroit locker in the back and lift it with a rancho 4" kit... which kind of defeats the entire purpose of buying an Adventure package truck


and welcome aboard - you really are near where I live :thumbs:

 

[Geoanimal]

This on is Athens AL. I have seen it and it's a good looking rig. But it does not have leather seat and has 87k on the odometer. Asking price is 24500.
It is listed on Craigslist for the Huntsville al area.

But if you can find one I would get a 5speed call me bias but I like my little h3t adventure. She might not be an alpha but she turns heads where ever she goes.

 

[Big2dabank]

I don't think its an Alpha, but one of our members has a sweet ass H3T Adventure for sale.

http://www.hummer4x4offroad.com/for...Adventure-with-Matching-Trailer-amp-Roof-Tent

 

[skeptic]

Few and far between. If I ever find one within 50 or 100 miles of where I am in UT I'll try to make a deal on it. I have an H3T lux/adventure (leather, loaded other than nav, lockers), and the I5 is adequate, but I miss having a V8.

 

[twinmill28]

Whew! I saw Skeptic's name as the last post on this and thought he was going to sell his!!

BTW--emetDW, welcome to the forums. Even though you're not a HUMMER owner yet, you've got the taste and will own one soon enough!

 

[skeptic]

Whew! I saw Skeptic's name as the last post on this and thought he was going to sell his!!

BTW--emetDW, welcome to the forums. Even though you're not a HUMMER owner yet, you've got the taste and will own one soon enough!

Sell?? Sure, if I'm buying a better one...

BTW emetdw - I'm a Jeep convert and still consider myself a Jeeper at heart, but I think you hit the key reasons I drive a Hummer. It's the combination of on-road comfort and off-road ability that got me into an H3. Lockers front and rear, comfy leather seats, sunroof, backup camera, etc. (all depending on year and options), plus it rides nice, has reinforced frame and can run 35" tires without a lift. After my wife decided to sell "her" Avalanche I needed a truck bed, looked over the available options, and traded my H3 for an H3T.

Welcome!

Just for fun:
This


Will outwheel these six ways to Sunday, and be more comfortable and nicer to drive while doing it -

 

[skeptic]

Now that I'm feeling nostalgic and have hijacked this thread - one of my old Yellow short-bus H3 and Twinmill28's blingy H2:


I hope you're happy in FL, but I wish you wouldn't have moved, it can be hard to find Hummers to wheel with at times.

 

[2010H3TAlpha]

Ill keep my eyes open

Thank you!

rare animal - honestly, I'd look for an loaded Alpha, then I'd add the adventure package with better bits (air lockers, lift, etc).... were I to do my alpha adventure again - that'd be my path. In the end, with mine, I'll put an air locker (or e-locker) in the front and a detroit locker in the back and lift it with a rancho 4" kit... which kind of defeats the entire purpose of buying an Adventure package truck


and welcome aboard - you really are near where I live

Thanks for the reply and what a great area we have here, right? We just returned from a light overland trip on the shores of Banks Lake near Grand Coulee last weekend and we are likely going to explore up near Keechelus Lake this weekend, cannot wait! Here’s a shot of me gunning a rocky gap at about 50% throttle at Banks (takes a bit of wheelspin to engage the Vari-lockers with the Jeep Quadradrive so you have to white-knuckle a little to engage it):

I’ve considered the aftermarket route but it seems that is much more than I want to pay out of pocket after a vehicle purchase on top of other plans. But it is not out of the question (my brother is a parts manager for a Chevy dealer here in the area so I can take advantage of family discounts).

This on is Athens AL. I have seen it and it's a good looking rig. But it does not have leather seat and has 87k on the odometer. Asking price is 24500.
It is listed on Craigslist for the Huntsville al area.

But if you can find one I would get a 5speed call me bias but I like my little h3t adventure. She might not be an alpha but she turns heads where ever she goes.

I saw that one, the miles are too high for me though the price is right. I need the V8 for towing so the 3.7L is not an option. Plus I am a speed freak so a cam and other small mods will happen afterwards (I don’t commute much so gas mileage is at the bottom of my list). But one of my favorite looking H3T’s is Chris’ red 3.7L for sale in the classifieds right now.

I don't think its an Alpha, but one of our members has a sweet ass H3T Adventure for sale.

http://www.hummer4x4offroad.com/for...Adventure-with-Matching-Trailer-amp-Roof-Tent

That’s the one! I love that truck. I seriously pondered dropping a V8 in it with light mods and calling it a day but I’d like something turnkey because I am impatient

Few and far between. If I ever find one within 50 or 100 miles of where I am in UT I'll try to make a deal on it. I have an H3T lux/adventure (leather, loaded other than nav, lockers), and the I5 is adequate, but I miss having a V8.

The numbers are definitely against me given how few of these were sold in the first place. I am very sad that they didn’t take to our market and now are no longer made. My brother recommended that I research the V8 Colorado but no way I could drive something that common looking.

Whew! I saw Skeptic's name as the last post on this and thought he was going to sell his!!

BTW--emetDW, welcome to the forums. Even though you're not a HUMMER owner yet, you've got the taste and will own one soon enough!

Thank you for the kind words! I can already tell that I will like it here, what a warm welcome this thread has been.

Sell?? Sure, if I'm buying a better one...

BTW emetdw - I'm a Jeep convert and still consider myself a Jeeper at heart, but I think you hit the key reasons I drive a Hummer. It's the combination of on-road comfort and off-road ability that got me into an H3. Lockers front and rear, comfy leather seats, sunroof, backup camera, etc. (all depending on year and options), plus it rides nice, has reinforced frame and can run 35" tires without a lift. After my wife decided to sell "her" Avalanche I needed a truck bed, looked over the available options, and traded my H3 for an H3T.

Welcome!

Nice Jeeps and nice H3T! That is reassuring to hear from another Jeep owner. I’ll keep my Overland for my wife, she loves to drive it and it has been very good to us (we’ve nicknamed it Keith Richards because it refuses to die). The 35’s stock is such a big selling point for me, I can only fit 30.5’s on my Overland before I have to lift. Even after a lift, I have to cut my fenders to go bigger than 33’s. And I am not going to cut my fenders.

Now that I'm feeling nostalgic and have hijacked this thread - one of my old Yellow short-bus H3 and Twinmill28's blingy H2:


I hope you're happy in FL, but I wish you wouldn't have moved, it can be hard to find Hummers to wheel with at times.

That looks like a fun trail, I already can’t wait to finish work this week and get out in the mountains.

 

[Hans3T]

Good luck on the hunt. I almost kinda traded mine a few weeks back but everyone here brought me back to my senses! Desperate times call for desperate measures...but all is primarily well now and I've got my truck to boot! Glad I do, too!

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[3Hummers]

Welcome and good luck with your search.

 

[twinmill28]

That was Little Moab with Skeptic and a then new to the world Raptor; not much of a trail, but still fun to stretch your tires in between Moab runs.
Thanks for the nostalgia there Jack, I've been outta Utah for two years now and am aching to get back into some rocks. Nothing but sandy trails around here, and with my wife having a really bum hip, been holding back on thrashing on the 2 like you know me to do until the finances come back around.
Gotta thank you for not harassing me on my off day when you might have possibly out wheeled me in the mighty deuce vs. your T on that hill in the desert. Since I've had the last two years to think about it, I really have to blame that on my driver!!

Ok, now that we've all traveled down memory lane, I've seen more than enough jeeps for today, will you please just trade yours for a HUMMER and start posting some GOOD pics? :wink:

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

I use mine for search and rescue (snohomish county) - so most of the pictures I have "playing" I've actually been working (for free, of course)

 

[Kyle]

Ill post up some links to some i found. I can find pretty much anything on the internet these days. Lol


Sent from the top of a mountain in my h3

 

[2010H3TAlpha]

Ill post up some links to some i found. I can find pretty much anything on the internet these days. Lol


Sent from the top of a mountain in my h3

Thanks! I've scoured cars.com, Autotrader, ebay, and Adhuntr (nationwide Craigslist search) and they have yielded some leads but nothing substantial yet. If you have a recommendation for anywhere else I should search, I'd love to hear it!

 

[Kyle]

Thanks! I've scoured cars.com, Autotrader, ebay, and Adhuntr (nationwide Craigslist search) and they have yielded some leads but nothing substantial yet. If you have a recommendation for anywhere else I should search, I'd love to hear it!

Okay, ill see what i can dig up!


Sent from the top of a mountain in my h3

 

[Geoanimal]

There is one listed on Craig's list in Athens Alabama 245000 but not an alpha but I have seen it and is a very good looking rig. And there is also on in lafette LA. For 27000.

The one in Athens is local for me so I could go and take a look at it.

 

[skeptic]

Thanks! I've scoured cars.com, Autotrader, ebay, and Adhuntr (nationwide Craigslist search) and they have yielded some leads but nothing substantial yet. If you have a recommendation for anywhere else I should search, I'd love to hear it!

Let me throw out a couple more options. First, hit up some local Chevy/Caddy dealerships and try to get their used car side looking - especially companies that own several dealerships. Whole lotta cars sold that are never advertised on the main Internet sites. Also may want to check out carmax. They have dealerships all over the country and they will handle the shipping. On the plus side they will ship from anywhere to anywhere and let you check out the vehicle before you commit, the downside is you pay to have the vehicle shipped even if you decide you don't want to buy it. Carmax doesn't have best prices, and their no-haggle policy = no negotiation, but for hard to find vehicles like an H3T Alpha it may be the best option. They have two on there now, including this one that I think meets your criteria.
http://www.carmax.com/enus/view-car...+398+9&Q=ed8ff60f-34f3-45b3-8eea-1cb01f7f009c


Oh, that reminds me of something very important. DO NOT BELIEVE THE ADS when it comes to lockers (offroad package). When I was looking for my H3, then later my H3T, I saw lots of ads claiming adventure package that were not. Also lots of ads that made no mention of adventure package/lockers that really are. In fact, I almost missed out on my H3T because it was advertised as a base model when in fact it's a Luxury model plus Adventure package. You need to look for the locker buttons on the center console on the right side above the stereo. In the ad I posted there are a few pics that show the locker buttons. Not terribly clear what the buttons are, but it's easy to see if there are two locker buttons or 1 stabilitrac button (if it has lockers the stabilitrac control button is relocated to the bottom left area of the center console).

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

you know, the other choice that may not have tried. Go to Bellevue Cadillac and ask them to find you the right H3T - they know of all the cars sold and serviced in the area, and I know they're not against asking if the car is for sale (and still, the answer is "no" )

 

[PCH2]

Here you go, don't know what shipping cost would be, but I think it has everything you were looking for. I have purchased vehicles from dealer in the past, and were very accomodating.
http://www.fairwaychevy.com/VehicleDetails/used-2010-HUMMER-H3T-Alpha-Las_Vegas-NV/1932690543

 

[skeptic]

Here you go, don't know what shipping cost would be, but I think it has everything you were looking for. I have purchased vehicles from dealer in the past, and were very accomodating.
http://www.fairwaychevy.com/VehicleDetails/used-2010-HUMMER-H3T-Alpha-Las_Vegas-NV/1932690543

I like that! If it were in my area I'd go in and try to make a deal. 2010 with 24k miles = at least a year of bumper to bumper warranty left, and another year of powertrain warranty. My bumper to bumper warranty just expired less than 2k miles ago..

 

[Kyle]

Here ya go, leather interior, alpha, front and rear locking diff. This things pretty much fully loaded except for a nav screen. http://www.cargurus.com/Cars/l-Used-Hummer-H3T-d1524#listing=59644561


Sent from the top of a mountain in my h3

 

[PCH2]

I like that! If it were in my area I'd go in and try to make a deal. 2010 with 24k miles = at least a year of bumper to bumper warranty left, and another year of powertrain warranty. My bumper to bumper warranty just expired less than 2k miles ago..

Skeptic, you could be driving this by tomorrow, 6 hours down to Vegas, 2 hours at the desk, 6 hours back.......JUST DO IT!!!!:thumbs:

 

[2010H3TAlpha]

Let me throw out a couple more options. First, hit up some local Chevy/Caddy dealerships and try to get their used car side looking - especially companies that own several dealerships. Whole lotta cars sold that are never advertised on the main Internet sites. Also may want to check out carmax. They have dealerships all over the country and they will handle the shipping. On the plus side they will ship from anywhere to anywhere and let you check out the vehicle before you commit, the downside is you pay to have the vehicle shipped even if you decide you don't want to buy it. Carmax doesn't have best prices, and their no-haggle policy = no negotiation, but for hard to find vehicles like an H3T Alpha it may be the best option. They have two on there now, including this one that I think meets your criteria.
http://www.carmax.com/enus/view-car/default.html?AVi=0&id=9542877&N=4294966415+4294962320&D=90&zip=84015&pD=0&pI=0&pT=400&pC=200&pB=0&No=0&Ep=homepage:homepage%20Make&Rp=R&PP=20&sV=List&CD=662+14+966+240+190+398+9&Q=ed8ff60f-34f3-45b3-8eea-1cb01f7f009c


Oh, that reminds me of something very important. DO NOT BELIEVE THE ADS when it comes to lockers (offroad package). When I was looking for my H3, then later my H3T, I saw lots of ads claiming adventure package that were not. Also lots of ads that made no mention of adventure package/lockers that really are. In fact, I almost missed out on my H3T because it was advertised as a base model when in fact it's a Luxury model plus Adventure package. You need to look for the locker buttons on the center console on the right side above the stereo. In the ad I posted there are a few pics that show the locker buttons. Not terribly clear what the buttons are, but it's easy to see if there are two locker buttons or 1 stabilitrac button (if it has lockers the stabilitrac control button is relocated to the bottom left area of the center console).

I think we have a winner...I'm not in love with the tan interior but I'm not opposed either, it is unique and I love unique Everything else is right on that one. And I have a client in Sacramento that I can visit where my closest CarMax is located. Or visit my sister in Salt Lake for the South Jordan location. I like that the grille is already paint matched to the body. Anyone want to buy some chrome step plates and grille guard? Time to have my brother order my 35's