'02 Eldorado; '86 Porsche 911 'Vert; '07 Ford Escape Limited
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I stopped by the Cadillac dealership this afternoon to get an interior light fixed in the Eldorado, and what did I see...a new Hummer H3! I, of course, was interested and finally talked one of the salesmen into letting me take a test-drive in that beauty. After I showed him my drivers licence, he flipped me the set of keys to it and just told me to be careful:lildevil: .
I checked out the exterior for a little while, and finally stepped up into the mini version of the wildly popular H2. The interior was suprisingly comfortable, and not as cheap as I thought it would be. I turned the key, and it started right up. I started to slowly accelerate to the exit, and whipped right out.
I found the 101, and wanted to open this up and see how the performance was, and I was sadly disappointed. The acceleration was sluggish, but I didn't expect much from that 5 cylinder engine. The top speed I went up to was 82, I'm sure it could go a wee bit faster, but I didn't want to push my luck.
After around 30 minutes of toying around Phoenix, I decided to take it back to the dealership and see how my Cadillac was doing. After around 40 minutes of sitting around, they finally fixed the light and I was on my merry way. Heres a rundown of the Pro's and Con's of the new H3 from my perspective:
PROS:
Great exterior styling
More refined interior from H2 and H1
Comfortable Seating for 4 adults, not 5
Great riding height, I love to sit up high
Affordable price
Very capable, although I couldn't check it
Suprisingly good gas mileage, around 18 on the highway
An attention grabber
HUMMER, need I say more?
CONS:
Sluggish acceleration
Rear visiblity is limited, especially with the tire on the back
Still has a large turning radius
It was great to drive this beast! I had many eyes staring at me from other cars, and two un-wanted gestures:tisk: from a Toyota and Nissan! Next vehicle on my wanted list!
I checked out the exterior for a little while, and finally stepped up into the mini version of the wildly popular H2. The interior was suprisingly comfortable, and not as cheap as I thought it would be. I turned the key, and it started right up. I started to slowly accelerate to the exit, and whipped right out.
I found the 101, and wanted to open this up and see how the performance was, and I was sadly disappointed. The acceleration was sluggish, but I didn't expect much from that 5 cylinder engine. The top speed I went up to was 82, I'm sure it could go a wee bit faster, but I didn't want to push my luck.
After around 30 minutes of toying around Phoenix, I decided to take it back to the dealership and see how my Cadillac was doing. After around 40 minutes of sitting around, they finally fixed the light and I was on my merry way. Heres a rundown of the Pro's and Con's of the new H3 from my perspective:
PROS:
Great exterior styling
More refined interior from H2 and H1
Comfortable Seating for 4 adults, not 5
Great riding height, I love to sit up high
Affordable price
Very capable, although I couldn't check it
Suprisingly good gas mileage, around 18 on the highway
An attention grabber
HUMMER, need I say more?
CONS:
Sluggish acceleration
Rear visiblity is limited, especially with the tire on the back
Still has a large turning radius
It was great to drive this beast! I had many eyes staring at me from other cars, and two un-wanted gestures:tisk: from a Toyota and Nissan! Next vehicle on my wanted list!