Dave

The Internet says the mileage is about 14/18. For a 4×4 SUV, I don’t think thats real bad. One has to realize those ratings are subject to the condition of the vehicle, and the operators driving habbits on a case by case basis of coarse.

Since I wrote my last entry on this site, I drove a little business road trip from Menomonee Falls Wisconsin to Fond Du Lac Wisconsin and back again. I’m still pleased to say it does much better on fuel consumption than my Silverado has been doing for me.

At one point I had a coworker in the truck with me, and he didn’t believe it had a 5 cylinder motor under the hood …defending his thoughts by making the comment ‘It’s a Hummer’. I pulled into the Richfield truck stop on Hwy 41, and opened the hood. There it was before his eyes, not a 8 cylinder, not a 6 cylinder, …he’s looking at a in-line 5 cylinder engine.

He, himself said “I honestly didn’t know Hummer did this”. I simply responded “Most people hear the word Hummer, and they think of the H1′s and H2′s, which are the big ones”.

As for me, …would I ever buy a H2 or H1. I guess if I were a business owner warrenting such a vehicle to do our heavy Wisconsin snow plowing or other work horse duties, I might consider it. As for buying them just as family transportation, …’NOT IN THIS LIFETIME’.

I’m happy with my little H3.

Thanks again. Take care everyone.

That’s an interesting story, but you didn’t really answer the BIG Question. What is the MPG? I’m guessing that is still the elephant in the room.

Dave

After hearing this, I went to Bergstrum GM in Milwaukee and asked verifying questions in this regard. The employee confirmed this and actually showed me on the lot that had an owner’s manual in it. Yes in deed! The H3 comes standard with a 5 cylinder 3.5 Chevrolet engine. There are some H3 Hummers that come with the Chevrolet 5.3 V8, but people who have those tend to hang on to them.

The employee then explained the differences between the H1, H2, and H3. The H3 is the smallest of the three, and is the most affordable to bring in a wider customer line.

The H1 is the biggest of the three, and not as easy on the eyes as the H2 or H3. The H1 was clearly built with a purpose in mind “A WORK HORSE” meant for either military or civilian job duties, and the H1 is the one with a very ‘utility’ look to it.

The H2 is in the middle of this group. The H2 really resembles its little brother the H3, with its civilian body style, but it is nearly the size of an H1. The H2 is the one with the 6.0 Chevrolet V8 under the hood. A 6.0 is a 454, the same engine used in Chevrolet and GMC 1-ton pick up trucks.

The employee told me that all Hummers have Chevrolet engines in them. There is no such thing as a Hummer motor. All Hummers a built with Chevrolet engines from the factory. Chevrolet engines are found in more than just automobiles. There’s a great many boats on the water that are built with Chevrolet engines in them.

Anyways, …of the three Hummers, it’s the H3 getting the bad rap. Most of the H3’s only have 5 cylinder engines. Don’t take my word for it, …Google it, do a little homework of your own to verify it.

The employee showed me the one we unlocked, which lead to a test drive, then sure enough …3 hours later I was taking it home with me. I bought it. My little H3 Hummer is yellow with black accents. That was a week ago. I’ve since learned that ‘YES’, this 5-cylinder engine gets much better gas mileage than my Silverado with a V8.

I realize there are people out there that already knew this, but on the other hand …I felt I should share this with everyone, because there are people that don’t realize that Hummer made a small version meant for everyone. Some people hear the word ‘HUMMER’ and immediately fault the name for a non-green vehicle. Sure, Hummer has the two lines of monsters, …the H1, and H2. They also have the little H3’s, which it seems people don’t realize. I’m really happy with the mileage of my H3.

I hope I was helpful to someone.

Take care.

There is no way of telling beforehand what a property will appraise for. It really depends on the appraiser and the comps they use. In today’s market, you can get different appraisers who come up with two totally different values.

If you are the buyer and the appraisal comes in low, you can request the seller bring the price down, but if the seller refuses, your only option would be to pay for the difference yourself or cancel the contract. Now, if the appraisal contingency was removed from the contract, the buyer is stuck and could opt to pay for another appraisal or pay the difference and close. It really all depends on the contract.