I bought a 1992 when they first came out. Fun to drive...but really rough. So I sold it. Looking to buy a 1998 to 2000 now. I have test driven a couple. Big change.

Question: my 1992 tires wore out unevenly and very quickly. no one could correct it. How many miles can I expect to get out of a 98, 99 or 00? This will be a daily driver. I put on 10 to 30 miles a day. Any help would be appreciated.


Thx
Craig

 

The old one piece steel wheels were notorious for getting out of round and eating up tires. The later model aluminum wheels don't have that problem.

 

I have a 1996 and 2003. The 2003 is just an updated interior thats all. My 96 just has that original feel. What are you looking for? More of a comfortable everyday?

 

Thanks 3 Hummers. Is a 98 with 90k miles a good truck. I need to stay around $40k.

 

Thanks H1 Kid.
I will do a lot of short trips and very easy offroading (occasionally). I am looking for comfort and lower maintenance (LOL...if there is such a thing with an H1)

 

I use my H1 for short trips too. I always look for places to go off roading and "show off" the H1's strengths LOL. But for the low maintenance and comfortability I would definitely go with the newer era H1.

 

Actually the older trucks are more reliable than the newer trucks. The 92-95 trucks are mechanical, not much in the way of electronics. No PMDs to deal with. The 98 model year is considered by many to be the most desirable. It has the upgraded HVAC, is pre- TT4 and ABS, and has the turbo motor with the same HP/torque as the 99-03 models. You can BTM the truck while offroading and/or add lockers. The one thing to check is to see if the block has been replaced. The 96-2000 motors had a block design flaw that impacted 30-35% of the trucks. Most were replaced under warranty within the first 30K miles but some have blown after 80-90K miles. I replaced the motor in my 98 with a newer heavy block at 82K miles. My old 97 wagon is still going strong on the original motor at 120K miles. If the block was not replaced figure a discount into the price.

 

This is true! The older model H1s are mostly mechanical unlike the newer H1s. My H1 was part of that flaw time period. Cracked the engine block . Luckily had it replaced right after it was done and she's running great. The truck has about 42,000 miles and the engine has 5000.

 

Thx Hummer kid

 

Thx H1 Kid
Appreciate. Can't wait to get back into an h1