Hummer H1

Price Paid:  $1000000.00 from ??????

Year / Model Reviewed:
2006 HUMMER H1

Strengths:
EVERY THING AND GIRLS LOVE IT

Weaknesses:
NOTHING

Summary:
THIS CAR IS AWSOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! U SHOULD LIKE SOOOOOOOOOO BUY IT MAN AND IF U DONT U'LL BE SORRY DUDE LIKE I LOVE IT AND SO DO THE GIRLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~PEACE OUT MAN~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*********************************************************************

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NOTING IS LIKE IT

Price Paid:  $100000.00 from TEXAS

Year / Model Reviewed:
2003 H1

Strengths:
FANTASTIC OFF ROAD. GOOD FOR ON ROAD AS WELL. FUN TO DRIVE.

Weaknesses:
SLOW, BUT HOLDS ITS OWN. SOMEWHAT NOISY INTERIOR, BUT IN NO WAY LOUD OR OBNOXIOUS. ONLY ONE SMALL AC VENT FOR R/F PASSENGER. FUEL CONSUMPTION AROUND 11-13MPG.

Summary:
YES ITS EXPENSIVE TO BUY. DONT BUY ONE UNLESS YOU HAVE THE DOUGH. THATS WHAT SEPERATES THE BOYS FROM THE MEN. ITS AN AWESOME TRUCK. LOOKS GREAT AND DRIVES EQUALLY WELL. WILL GO ANYWHERE AND IT GETS ATTENTION ANYWHERE YOU GO. MILEAGE SUCKS SO DONT USE IT AS AN EVERYDAY DRIVER. YOU MUST REMEMBER THAT IT IS A CIVILIAN KNOCK OFF OF THE MILITARY HMMWV, AND THEREFORE HAS MANY OF THE MIL SPEC FEATURES. IF YOU WANT A BENZ, THEN BUY ONE, AND DONT WHINE ABOUT IT. OTHERWISE, GO FOR IT AND I DONT THINK YOU WILL REGRET IT.

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TAHOE, BLAZER, SUBURBAN, G500 BENZ, BMWX5

Price Paid:  $100.00 from Denver

Year / Model Reviewed:
2002 96, 99,

Strengths:
Will drive in four feet of snow, mud and water etc. Great factory winch option. Impressive ground clearance and appearance. These strenghts have convinced me to buy three of them !

Weaknesses:
Uhh, expensive to buy, maintain and poor trade in value. Weak dealer/manufacturer support and communication. Not mass produced, so plenty of fit and finish issues, cheap interior, still loud inside and a underpowered motor. Excessive tire wear with no serious offroad use, and very very poor paint jobs, Spooky warranty coverage with a long list of exclusions. Worth about the price of a H2. Maybe the above is why dealers have more second hand H1's on the lots then new ones. I predict the H1's will be available for a few more years and then they will be no longer be produced. Only competiton would help this product. Like the Toyota Megacruiser, but we will never see it stateside becuse of tariffs etc..

Summary:
Hmmm, where to begin... I have owned three of these vehicles over the years each with it's own story to tell. I could write a book about this but I will keep it short and to the point. The first one I owned was a second hand 96 Wagon with a turbo. It had 4 thousand miles on it. The problems : Immediately Replaced all four MT tires that showed heavy wear and belt seperation; very unsafe,Electrical problem that would short out all gauges on the instument panel, no cure ever found, continious alignment problems with little more then fire road offroad use,vibrations from motor and driving would unlosen every screw in the interior and finally the paint job was bubbling up in numerous areas. I kept it for almost 2 years before trading it on a New 99 Green Wagon. The problems : Tire issues galore, GSA's would never stay balanced which consistently threw the alignment out. Tried 2 piece wheels with the same negative results. The tires were shot by 12k miles and dealer said they were defective. Goodyear, nicely told me where to go, and the dealer said there was nothing they could do. With no help from AM General I sold it back for a nice loss. The third and final one was a 2002 Black wagon with the Optional 17" wheel package. Beautiful truck. The interior dash was redesigned but the gauges still looked like they were stolen off of a lawn tractor. I noticed a difference in performance with the bigger wheels and paid the price with gas mileage. 6 months into owning it I noticed the roof paint was cracking and flaking. The dealership said this was normal and by the way not covered under warranty. I have traded it in on a H2 and currently still holding my breath. Oh I forgot, everyone I owned had problems closing and securing the hood and I replaced the front seats on all three because of defects. Lastly these things are unbelievably expensive to maintain, ($800.00 not unusual for basic service) the resell value makes a land rover's value look appealing but damn were they fun to drive in deep snow !

Similar Products Used:
Mercedes G Wagon, Toyota Land Cruiser, Suburban

Price Paid:  $110000.00

Year / Model Reviewed:
2001 ,

Strengths:
A truly remarkable suv to own and drive. This is a serious car for the driver that values safety above dough!! - It's going to cost you, but the trucks visability and style turns heads - net result added safety for you. If that does'nt work - the odds are you will be driving the most sturdy car in the accident. A sad but important, (to you), reality.

Weaknesses:
This is a military vehicle adopted for I95 use - It is geared for off road use - thus what the untutored refer to as poor engine speed. They just don't get it. No getting around it this pig drinks petro like my last name were GETTY. Only two ways to get one bring lots of loot or a 'gat', as in gun to the dealer, either way, this ones going to cost you.

Summary:
This truck is not for everybody. If your looking for creature comforts wait for the 2002 hummer two. The Hummer One is not for you. All you Suburban and Lincoln Navigator types, get a life. This is for a man who is in charge of his life. his home and his career. Your going to need to be to accuire, maintain and keep this SUV. It cost a bundle. But then so does my wife, I'm keeping both of them.

Similar Products Used:
I owned a 1999 range rover - They are not in the same league. The Rover dealer swore they were - he lied.

Price Paid:  $145000.00

Year / Model Reviewed:
2001 Humvee slant back

Strengths:
The truck can do almost anything, but why would anyone want to take something that costs this much to the outback and back. It could do it, but be prepared to drop major bucks for repairs because the truck is so damn heavy and wide you have to be experienced in handling such a vehicle. off road prowess is great, head turner for most, original style, look and all that.

Weaknesses:
Been to the shop several times for squeaks, rattles, interior flaws, transmission, and all kinds of stuff that makes it ridiculous to pay even what I did for it. But I guess, in this case you get what you pay for, which isn't quite much back considering the things that have to be done to it.

Summary:
The Humvee is a unique vehicle with all the capabilities to go off road and stay there because that's where it should stay. Not on the road, where personally, everytime I take it on the Local Interstate, 280, I get passed by practically every SUV both big and small out there. It's something that shouldn't be, considering what I paid for it. But It's the price you pay for uniqueness to some respect. The diesel engine is really loud especially at highway speed which starts at about sixty and there on. If your not used to a diesel vehicle, be prepared with ear plugs and wads of money to fill up the twenty five plus ninteen reserve tank which I purchased as an option. You'll need it.
What can I say, I just had to have every thing imaginable out there so far, until the H2 arrives. But then again, it's made by GMC, to be seven inches less in width, and even smaller in length, and to have all kinds of independent suspension, and creature features. A good deal at around seventy K or so. But my advice is, don't waist your hard earned money yet and buy something that's already established. I bought the Slant back because after this year, that's it, the H2 will arrive and you won't be able to buy an original hummer, brand new. I bought a 2001 Range Rover also, with the new one coming up next year, and then a G-wagen because there coming up with a new one in a couple of years. And the Land Cruiser, well what can I say, It's my daily and it still has it where it counts. All these vehicles are great, different in how they look, what they do, their costs and suitable for certain conditions.
So in regards to all you potential humvee owners, buy the other toys out there, before you go with a Humvee, because chances are, if you only buy this vehicle and only own one to drive as a daily every single day in and day out, I guarantee you , the appeal will not be so appealing after say a month or so. Try it and see, and you'll find out the hard way. Which is why, I have as many toys as I do. Because it's versatile for my needs and I can afford to do it.
Don't get me wrong, you can do whatever you want to do with your money, it's yours, but before you drop the Large Benjamins, or credit on a vehicle like this, you better do some serious soul searching on what you really need and especially can afford.
Just because I have a lot of vehicles to drive, doesn't mean I'm rich, it's just that God has allowed me to allocate my funds well.

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I own a Range Rover, Land Cruiser, and G Wagen, which I feel are worlds better than the Humvee. It's not a bad vehicle, but c'mon, the Range Rover, Land Cruiser, may not have the higher price tag but the quality and durability of these vehicles is by far much better than what the Humvee has to offer. The G-wagen is even a little bit cheaper but still has plenty of panache being that it's a Mercedes and has all the luxury components like it's auto's