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hummer h3 alpha 2008....10.999 mpg - 3/27/2008 8:31:12 PM

LUVhummers

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I am foreign car guy. My last SUV was a 4-Runner. Now that I have had my first H3. Its a
Awesome vehicle. Quiet at 70, great sound system, the sun roof is huge, plenty of room
The H3 is really cool and I get reasonable fuel economy with the 5 cylinder engine and moderate driving. Yeah it's a little expensive, BUT worth every penny when Im Ridin High in my H3 until a H2 pulls up next to me and looks down.

I found great reviews at http://www.buyingadvice.com/

Check out this custom electric Hummer!

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RE: hummer h3 alpha 2008....10.999 mpg - 3/27/2008 10:22:44 PM

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Looks like a golf cart

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RE: hummer h3 alpha 2008....10.999 mpg - 3/28/2008 4:22:26 PM

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OK, now that you pic is small enough to actually see.

Cute, but your description lead me to believe that you going to post pics of an ACTUAL H3

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RE: hummer h3 alpha 2008....10.999 mpg - 3/28/2008 8:22:29 PM

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Nope. Looks like a Palm Beach gold cart.

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RE: hummer h3 alpha 2008....10.999 mpg - 3/28/2008 8:22:57 PM

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On my very first tank of gas, I got 12.1 mpg while driving without really thinking about gas mileage. The next tank, i deliberately drove as smoothly and calmly as I could (all stop and go, city driving) and always kept the engine under 2000 rpm, just to see how much I could eek out of it. This netted 14 mpg. I have yet to drive any meaningful distance in the new tank... ehm, sorry, H3 so I don't yet know what the highway mileage is.

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RE: hummer h3 alpha 2008....10.999 mpg - 3/28/2008 8:26:59 PM

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My has gotten better. I am pretty happy with the H3 Alpha's mpg.

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RE: hummer h3 alpha 2008....10.999 mpg - 3/28/2008 10:49:08 PM

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ORIGINAL: Guinnessboy

use 87 octane instead of 93 and i guarantee you will get better gas mileage, using higher octane on a vehicle not meant for it is not good for mileage or the valves.

What?? Now more octane causes bad valves and worse mileage?? OMG!! What is this world coming to??

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RE: hummer h3 alpha 2008....10.999 mpg - 3/29/2008 5:07:50 AM

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Never would have thought it would help, but I stopped using discount fuels and started using Shell 87 octane. Since the change, the average increase over the past few fill-ups has been very close to 1 1/2 MPG's. The reason for my changing to the more expensive fuel (3-5 cents per gallon) has been the recent information referencing discount fuel companies supplementing their gas with 10% ethanol. By law, the oil companies do not have to inform the consumer of this, and has now proved to drive MPG's downward up to 30%.

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RE: hummer h3 alpha 2008....10.999 mpg - 3/29/2008 7:05:02 AM

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So they cut the fuel 10%, cut efficiency 30% and that is supposed to help? Must be the hand of government on this.

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RE: hummer h3 alpha 2008....10.999 mpg - 3/29/2008 7:57:32 PM

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Actually, the only role the government played in this one is allowing the individual oil companies to put additives in the fuel without telling the consumer. This one is all about the discount suppliers making a buck!

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RE: hummer h3 alpha 2008....10.999 mpg - 3/29/2008 8:21:45 PM

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Well, they do know what's good for us better than we do. Right?

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RE: hummer h3 alpha 2008....10.999 mpg - 3/29/2008 9:31:08 PM

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Absolutely!! All we can do is not set foot in their doors, buy our pops & snacks elsewhere, & always use that VISA card to purchase their fuel so they dont get off with that 4% upcharge as well!!

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RE: hummer h3 alpha 2008....10.999 mpg - 3/29/2008 10:32:49 PM

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I never buy gas at those places.

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RE: hummer h3 alpha 2008....10.999 mpg - 5/3/2008 8:38:13 AM

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I've checked my last two tanks and get right at 16. My H2 gets 12.5, so somethings wrong to get only 11. I drive aggressively also - 75 & 80 on the highway here in Texas.

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RE: hummer h3 alpha 2008....10.999 mpg - 5/3/2008 9:37:32 AM

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I actually feel bad for the many of the local gas station owners (not necessarily the off-brand, cheap gas places). As Wrongway alluded to, they make their money off of what you buy in the store, not at the pump. They are not getting rich off of the recent spike in gas prices since they only make a few cents per gallon. And, if you use your Visa, they pay a percentage in fees, let's say 3%. 3% of $3.50 is about 10.5 cents per gallon - and that's actually greater than the profit margin they have on each gallon of gas. So they lose money when you purchase only gas.

ExxonMobil - that recent $10.5 BILLION profit was disappointing according to the news articles. The big guys and the Middle East - that is who is getting are money, not the little guy. So if you like your corner gas station guy, go in and buy a bag of chips and a Coke every now and then and help them survive.

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