H3

I have now BMW X5 and I want to get an H3, but I go off road only 2% of the time.
How is H3 for road compare with the other SUV's? Is it a good car?
Thank you for your comments

Cristi

Welcome Cristi,

It rides beatuifully, Cadilac like smoothness. That was the biggest surprize for me. We have had to Toy LCs, an MB ML500, a Volvo 90, Explorer, and a Montero Sport in the last 12 years and my H3 is by far the most fun and comfortable. Go test drive one. You will fall in love. It won't have the power of the Beemer but you will be able to drive over it.

Hate to disagree with you, but the H3 is nowhere close to the ride of a cadillac. My family has had 7 cadillacs and I can tell you that the H3 is every bit a truck. It is very comfortable for an SUV though. As good as the Grand Cherokees.

Well I hate to disagree with you but my my family has 8 Cadillacs and the Hummer H3 rides as good as the Cadillacs.

I have to disagree with you all..It rides better than a Cadillac..Handles better and is responsive..

But I think HG123 meant this type of Caddy

am I the only one who finds it funny that they go off roading 2% of the time

I can see someone sitting there with graphs and pie charts figuring that out.....not making fun of you, I just found that funny

Like any new car would, the H3 rides very smoothly. The basic package is very nice. It has the looks of a hummer but not the price of a hummer. It turns heads when i drive it around. But i have one problem with it... the windows are very small. It was the first thing i noticed when i saw the car (soo much body soo little window). I really cant see much. I am a new driver and this has created many problems for me. I suppose if you were an excellent driver, it wouldn't matter as much but it is still dangerous. I feel more safe in my sisters Durango. But overall, i love the car and think it is fantastic. Go to your local Hummer dealer, test drive one (switch lanes to the left and you'll see what i mean) and decide for yourself.

The Cadi comparison is right on the money. The H3 is VERY and Surprisingly smooth, especially on the highway. The road noise is VERY minimul compared to other SUV's out there.

My sister-in-law has a Mercedez 430 SUV, and she always tells me she wants to trade it for a H3 because hers is so rough compared to ours.

You need to test drive one. You will be amazed at how quiet, smooth and responsive it is.

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ORIGINAL: cristi

I have now BMW X5 and I want to get an H3, but I go off road only 2% of the time.
How is H3 for road compare with the other SUV's? Is it a good car?
Thank you for your comments

Cristi

I think it depends on what you are looking for and what reasons. I would love to have a X5 blue

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ORIGINAL: Dennis

I have to disagree with you all..It rides better than a Cadillac..Handles better and is responsive..

But I think HG123 meant this type of Caddy

Hey D a caddy's a caddy.

Importkiller you are not alone I also was puzzled by the % of off road time.

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ORIGINAL: cristi

I have now BMW X5 and I want to get an H3, but I go off road only 2% of the time.
How is H3 for road compare with the other SUV's? Is it a good car?
Thank you for your comments

Cristi

I think it depends on what you are looking for and what reasons. I would love to have a X5 blue

What's this a BMW/Toyota conspiracy? I thought this was a HUMMER forum?

oh crap, you mean I'm starting to think like hg123....I knew I should have stayed away...thanks Mark and Dennis for dragging me back in

where glad your back

Hi Christy. I just turned in my leased 2003 BMW X5 and leased an 06 H2. Although the H2 and the H3, that your interested in, are different animals, I have observed some differences with my experiences. The X5 is much more car like than my H2, also the build quality was higher in my X5. The whole vehicle just felt much tighter, but I'm talking about 2 vehicles that are considerably different than you are comparing. With that said, I would assume that the Bimmer has a slightly better build quality, but the H3 has a higher cool factor.

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ORIGINAL: Hummerguy123

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ORIGINAL: dilo2001gt

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ORIGINAL: cristi

I have now BMW X5 and I want to get an H3, but I go off road only 2% of the time.
How is H3 for road compare with the other SUV's? Is it a good car?
Thank you for your comments

Cristi

I think it depends on what you are looking for and what reasons. I would love to have a X5 blue

What's this a BMW/Toyota conspiracy? I thought this was a HUMMER forum?

I take the X5 with the big tires on the back what ever that model called then the Toyota.

H3 - For the price its hard to beat and "being able to say I own a hummer". Lacks power and options, and sorry to say no way near the ride comfort of my Esacalade.

H2 - Way more options, power, and room. Very fun to drive

Escalade - Luxury SUV, what else need to be said

Once I got my 2007 Escalade, I didn't even want to drive my H3 at all.


2007 Escalade with 22s

2006 H3 with 20s

2005 BMW 545i with 20s

2004 H2 with 22s

2003 Mercedes Benz E320 with 20s

2002 Harley Davidson Truck with 22s

2000 Lincoln Navigator with 20s

and the list goes on

judging by your rim sizes you are not into off roading so the h3's main attraction would be useless for you. So yes I can see you liking the escalade more, however if offroading is important to you then nothing on your list can compete with the h3...not even the h2. Narrower width has alot of advantages over the wide stance of the h2. As far as power....compare HP to weight ratio...the h3 is right there with the h2. Personally I hate trucks that drive like cars, if I wanted that I would own a car.

ImportKiller,

Very true, not into offroading anymore (had a 83 Toyota 4x4 with a buick V-6, 350 trans, 571 gears on 44's). On the HP ratio to weight, I would more than agree if I had a Canyon or Colorado Truck (same drivetrain as H3). My H2 - I installed a Hypertech Programmer, K/N Airfitler, Flowmaster exhaust system, so that also helped out with the additional power.

Now days I'm more into building a nice street car/truck/suv. just trying to do my own thing.

Its always nice to see what others are doing to their vehicles.




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I didn't realize the Escalade was that comfortable. Now I know why everybody around here has one.

I like your choice of wheels for your rigs. Very classy.

Your question is Subjective Car Shopping 101, but maybe you don't have a dealer nearby for a test drive. The H3 is no Cadillac. In-town driving, its stiffer suspension is evident and you'll know your not in your X5. Its not a harsh ride, but stiffer and much more trucklike than carlike. Manueverability, however, is superb and I suspect the H3 turn radius is tighter than your X5. On the Highway, the H3 is extremely comfortable and, a welcomed condition, surprisingly quiet. Offroad, H3 is perhaps the most capable stock 4x4 on the market; certainly nothing in its price range comes close.

I view the H3 as returning the 4x4 to the True Faith and away from the heresies of suburban soccer-momhood that corrupted and destroyed the once respected rugged 4x4 SUVs like Montero, Cherokee, and 4Runner.

illusion, not knocking your rides at all bro, I like some bling also. Just pointing out that the h3 might not drive as smooth as an escalade or others you listed because it's not made to, two different beasts. As far as the hp to weight ratio, I am comparing the h3 to the h2, an engineer at hummer posted it on another board a few weeks back, weight to hp the two were pretty damn close. Actually, the h2 has a listed weight of 6400 pounds the h3 is 4700 pounds, h2 has 325 hp the h3 has 220. according to those figures the H2 has a power to weight ratio of .050 the h3 has a power to weight ratio of .046 thats a very minimal difference.

Miuke we are one and the same, glad to see you back, if it keeps you here I will attempt to be more civil, but just with you. The bitchslap still applies to the rest of you rock climbing blingers!!!!

off road bling is fine, I have 17" blingy wheels and once I get my 35's I'll beat the hell out of em just like I would black rims. I've ruined a few rims before on my other trucks doing this but IMO it's the price you pay for looking good on the street. I mentioned his rims becasue of the size more than the style, 20" and up are not off road sizes, can't air em down like smaller wheels.

what ever!