Ademily87
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- Charleston SC
Hello all! Would like to start off by saying thanks to all of the members of this forum for all the posts and years of info being readily available while I researched my new H3 before purchasing it.
With that being said, this is my first Hummer, and first GM vehicle actually. I've been a ford person my whole life (still am), and this is the one exception haha. I've had 3 full size broncos, a handful of F150's, F250's, a ranger, 4 thunderbirds (2 turbo coupes and a 4.6 and a 5.0), 4 mustangs, the latest of which (2003 cobra) was recently flooded by a bad rain storm here in the low country back in October. The list goes on.
Well I was in the market for a new vehicle, and saw an H3 parked in my girlfriends parking lot. I'd always liked them, just never really looked at them as an achievable vehicle to have. That being said, after seeing that one a few weeks ago in person and looking it over, I spent the next 4 days and nights researching and shopping. I HAD to have the Alpha. Nothing else really mattered. Well it just so happened the only H3 local to me was a Boulder Gray 2008 H3 Alpha with the adventure pack. I went and looked at it the following day after finding the night before. As soon as I saw it (it was at a dealership), I knew she was coming home with me! The only thing holding me back was the $22k price tag, and I wasn't going to spend nearly that. Well after a few attempts to walk out when they wouldn't give me a price I liked, I eventually got em down to $18.5k. I know it's a little steep, but this was the best I could do without having to travel for a potential dud and wasting my time and money.
It has 110k miles. Was a trade in from the original owner at the Chevrolet dealership. Clean carfax, all service records.
It has the Adventure package (which wasn't advertised, but after researching I found out on my own) which makes me very happy after reading how sought after the Alphas with the adventure pack. are. Backup camera, stock DVD/nav. monsoon unit, power heated seats, step bars, new Bridgestone dueler at tires, sunroof, yada yada yada.
I won't do much wheeling, mainly because there's literally almost nowhere to do that here in Charleston SC, but she will be hauling my 18' center console fishing boat. Ski trips to the mountains, camping trips, things like that.
And I must say, I absolutely LOVE THIS THING! I look forward to getting to know all of you. Here's a couple pics.
When I first walked up on it at the dealership
Day after I got it
With that being said, this is my first Hummer, and first GM vehicle actually. I've been a ford person my whole life (still am), and this is the one exception haha. I've had 3 full size broncos, a handful of F150's, F250's, a ranger, 4 thunderbirds (2 turbo coupes and a 4.6 and a 5.0), 4 mustangs, the latest of which (2003 cobra) was recently flooded by a bad rain storm here in the low country back in October. The list goes on.
Well I was in the market for a new vehicle, and saw an H3 parked in my girlfriends parking lot. I'd always liked them, just never really looked at them as an achievable vehicle to have. That being said, after seeing that one a few weeks ago in person and looking it over, I spent the next 4 days and nights researching and shopping. I HAD to have the Alpha. Nothing else really mattered. Well it just so happened the only H3 local to me was a Boulder Gray 2008 H3 Alpha with the adventure pack. I went and looked at it the following day after finding the night before. As soon as I saw it (it was at a dealership), I knew she was coming home with me! The only thing holding me back was the $22k price tag, and I wasn't going to spend nearly that. Well after a few attempts to walk out when they wouldn't give me a price I liked, I eventually got em down to $18.5k. I know it's a little steep, but this was the best I could do without having to travel for a potential dud and wasting my time and money.
It has 110k miles. Was a trade in from the original owner at the Chevrolet dealership. Clean carfax, all service records.
It has the Adventure package (which wasn't advertised, but after researching I found out on my own) which makes me very happy after reading how sought after the Alphas with the adventure pack. are. Backup camera, stock DVD/nav. monsoon unit, power heated seats, step bars, new Bridgestone dueler at tires, sunroof, yada yada yada.
I won't do much wheeling, mainly because there's literally almost nowhere to do that here in Charleston SC, but she will be hauling my 18' center console fishing boat. Ski trips to the mountains, camping trips, things like that.
And I must say, I absolutely LOVE THIS THING! I look forward to getting to know all of you. Here's a couple pics.
When I first walked up on it at the dealership
Day after I got it
