Why Are Most H2 Owners So Ridiculously Defensive?

[I~LUV~Caddys8792]

Don't get me wrong, I like the GW, a lot. As a matter of fact, I still think it's Jeep's best looking vehicle, ever.

[JimmyH]

Originally Posted by Blackout

The answer is because many CTS-V owners own H2's as well lol

Not this one. Not if it was free. H2, like the Prius, is a fashion statement.

Originally Posted by slk230mb

hell yeah!



I had a Grand Cherokee. I managed to break the front suspension without a single off-road excursion.

[Jesda]

[JimmyH]

lawnmower racing is fun

[Koooop]

Originally Posted by AMGoff

Suburban = second-rate Grand Wagoneer!

Unlike the 1991 Grand Wagoneer Suburban's didn't blow a motor every 10,000 miles.

WADDA POS the Grand Wagoneer was! When they did run (if they didn't have a bad accelerator pump or a blown motor), they'd run circles around damn near anything off road. Sort of like a Range Rover.

[I~LUV~Caddys8792]

In it's time, wasn't the GW the only full sized american 4x4 that was a four door? The offerings from Dodge, Plymouth, Chev and GMC were all two doors. Correct?

[Playdrv4me]

Originally Posted by I~LUV~Caddys8792

In it's time, wasn't the GW the only full sized american 4x4 that was a four door? The offerings from Dodge, Plymouth, Chev and GMC were all two doors. Correct?

Except for the Suburban, then the torch was passed to the Cherokee, Jimmy and Blazer in the mid 80s, which is where the moden SUV movement kinda had it's foothold.

[dkozloski]

International Travelall preceded them all with three and then four doors by more than ten years. First four door Corn Binder was in 1961. Suburban got four doors in 1973. First 4x4 Corn Binders were a dealer option with a Marmon Herrington kit.

[JimmyH]

I wish guys in Hummers would drive defensively.

[AMGoff]

Originally Posted by Koooop

Unlike the 1991 Grand Wagoneer Suburban's didn't blow a motor every 10,000 miles.

WADDA POS the Grand Wagoneer was! When they did run (if they didn't have a bad accelerator pump or a blown motor), they'd run circles around damn near anything off road. Sort of like a Range Rover.

Bullocks... it's damn near impossible to kill a 360, believe me... I've given it more than its fair share of abuse. The things are dinosaurs, in fact they were the preferred vehicle of the druids... there's really not all that much to go wrong with one. The "technology" (if you can even call it that) was well beyond antiquated while it was still in production - if I remember correctly, it was the last domestically produced vehicle in the US that was still carbureted... I think only some cruddy little Isuzu continued to offer such for a year or so after.

In the almost 14 years I've had the old gal, other than normal maintenance stuff (plugs, wires, fliters, batteries, fuses, etc.)... I've had to replace the vacuum lines, the ignition switch, the starter solenoid, and the headliner... that's it. My only possible complaint I could make about her is the wretched fuel economy... which I'm happy if she hits double digits - which is usually downhill with a tailwind!

Beyond that, I still attest that it's not only the genesis, but the pinnacle of go-anywhere comfort. Even compared to most modern SUVs of today... all I have to do is flip that little chrome switch on the dashboard and she really will run circles around the whole lot of them - especially an H2!

As far as the old Suburbans go... I've always been fond of them... they just needed a hefty dose of faux woodgrain trim!