Want to buy a H1 but have herd nothing but CON'S about them..
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RE: Want to buy a H1 but have herd nothing but CON'S ab... - 11/29/2007 3:47:29 PM
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hilljob26
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i bet you will get the answers you are looking for on here.i personally have a h3,and love it.....always wanted an h1
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RE: Want to buy a H1 but have herd nothing but CON'S ab... - 11/29/2007 3:57:02 PM
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shortbus
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a 13 year old truck is going to require maintenance, and if you're mechanically inclined you'll save yourself a ton of money. there are a lot of things on the H1 that aren't common on other vehicles - geared hubs, inboard brakes, 4 halfshafts (in 3 different sizes) and a lot more that i can't remember. i don't own an H1 either, but have helped in field repairs on them a few times. they're not the most mechanically friendly vehicles around, but at least you don't have to jack it up to work underneath it. basically, it's a 9000 lb vehicle built to go anywhere and when taken anywhere, it can break. hopefully you'll get some more sound advice from an actual owner, but if you're getting a good deal on it, i'd say go for it. as for the marines working on them a lot, you probably won't drive it the same way they did - after all, it's your money, not uncle sam's. . . . . . 
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RE: Want to buy a H1 but have herd nothing but CON'S ab... - 11/30/2007 12:43:54 PM
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Injunfarian
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ORIGINAL: faceman13
Well for one I need advice from H1 owners and all Hummer fanatics. I have a deal going on with a 1994 fully redone H1 with snorkel and dvd's the whole werks. Great price under Kelly's Blue Book if I pay cash up front. A legit dealer of fine USA Muscle cars and toys in the midwest.
I talked to my Hummer dealer who said all H1 parts are gone b/c of the Government needing them for Iraq and elsewheres. Only place is here or other internet sites to find anything.
Thats cool as I am a OIF vet myself and I know we need them over in the Sand Box.
Are there any after market parts plus doesnt some GM parts work? I used to have a 6.5 ltr pickup so I know the motor is no issue, but drive trains and tranny work as well brakes etc.
I always wanted one of these and now it can happen but I hate to invest in a money trap.
as well how reliable are these trucks for everyday use? I know they are great but we did have Motor T working on them a lot in the Marines.
Be honest and dis it out as this is a big deal for me...
I woudnt pay much mind to most hummer dealers... Dont get me wrong there are stand up ones out there(Lynch,etc...) but most of them just want to unload their H2 and H3 inventory on you. I know because I had same problem went to local dealership inquiring about an H1 and the sales rep just said nothing but untrue bad things about them then tried to unload an H2 on me.
Now as for parts being gone. I personally never had a problem with getting any part, There are always rebuilt/surplus parts on ebay also bluehummer.com and lynch is always fast at shipping out parts.Plus like you said the engine is just a 6.5L so those parts are not hard to get ahold of and there are sites out there that have napa etc part # cross reference to get after market stuff.
As for a money trap yes they can be if you abuse them or the previous owner did... I myself bought a not well maintained abused H1 and abused it myself as well... And it took some cash to get it into tip top mechanical state but once it was there all you have to do really is just maintain it doing A,B and C services and should be fine. I use my H1 as a daily driver(only on the road ride i got) and a trail rig and really hasnt given me too bad of problems, no doubt after the first 8 months of abuse and little maintenance it was in the shop alot and cost a fortune but that was due to 1 a bad mechanic(monkey mechanic which I no longer use) and 2 taking it into the rip off dealership. Since then I found a local H1 mechanic(1.5 hrs away) and it has been running excellent and been easy on the wallet ever since. Plus you have to consider the age and miles on these rigs mine is almost 10 years old and has over 100k miles and still running strong. and believe it or no I believe the H1 is cheaper and easier to maintain than an H2 if you abuse it but that is just from my own personal account for instance I had a friend with an H2 and he would come wheel with us every weekend but most mondays it would be in the shop for various things.
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