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ORIGINAL: HumminNBoatin

So my H2 is at the dealer for an oil change today and I have an 2008 H3 as a Loaner.  Keep in mind this is a BASE MODEL.  I know this post is going to piss off some H3 Owners but keep in mind I am an H2 owner.  I really should almost call this a rant.  Anyway, Here we go......

Upon entry of my 2008 H3 the vehicle was dirty as the roads are salt covered from the 14 inches of snow we have recieved in the past four days.  I that the door handels looked pretty nice In fact, I wish my H2 had thte same door handles.  But it seems the way the fenders are shaped they tend to thow every bit of road grime in a fashon that keeps the handls completely filthy.  I am not a big fan of road grime on my hands everytime I enter the vehicle.  I think that maybe there has to be some kind of small mud flap that can be designed to take care of this problem????  When i sit in the drivers seat I notice that the dash is very well put together, KUDOS to GM for a step in the direction of many foreign auto makers with the much better quiality components.  However I did find the center console to be undersized and pretty much usless.  Cupholders where great much better design than the H2.  Seating......TERRIBLE  While the seats look great I find them to be lacking in comfort (Remember I drive and H2)  They seem to be ok for short trips but they way you fit into the vehicle reminds me of driving an Chevy S10.  The left armsupport is completely undersized and offers no support.  I know understand why some of you guys are making your own elbow supports and the are no doubt needed.  Now also I cannot believe that the seats are not fully power adjustable that I find to be terrible.  Does the Luxery have fully power adjustable heated seats??  My demo did have a sunroof that was quiet nice.  Very big for the size of vehicle and I especially like the auto open feature that my H2 does not have.  I found the stereo to be completely sub par.  The bass responce is to much and really makes the sound overall muddy.  The HVAC controls look nice but why no Automatic Climate Controll?????  Does the LUX have this????  Also Steering wheel mounted controlls?  Does the LUX have this??? Onboard computer????

Driving Impressions:

Steering is awesome I absolutly love it.  Wish my demo had a leather wrapped wheel though.  Does LUX have it????  I gotta say I love how responsive the steering is.  I found it to be heavy and give perfect feedback.  Breaking the same way much more resonsive than my H2.  As for acceleration goes I recend any of my previous statements that a 5 banger is underpowered.  I found accleration to be much more lively than expected.  I would not say it is impressive but more like adequite for the vehicle.  However if I was planning on towing anything over 2 thousand pounds I would probubly have a much different opinion.  I would say the ride is Sub-Par and very jarring.  If ZYNE was to ride in this thing for any amount of time I think he would be permanetly be in wheel chair.  It very much remind me of the ride of a Jeep Wrangler.  In fact I test drove the FJ before purchasing my H2 and I would have to say no doubt that the FJ is a more pleasurable ride.  However not a better drive than the H3.  Visiblity is pretty good.  On thing that I absolutly hate about the H3 is the engine sound.  I dont know how to describe it.  Its kida like a cross between a quiet Diesel Engine and a Toyota Corolla.  Very dissapointing engine tone.  Does an aftermarket exhause lower the notes?  If so it should be a much considered option for any H3 owner.  The wind noise is very minimal seems like the truck is pretty well insulated compaired to my h2 its quieter, However I have 37/mt's and

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with the mods I've done, I have a 32" fording capability