Chevrolet Corvette Stingray C7 Forum - View Single Post - Opinions on Hummer H3s.....might pick up one

bigearl · 06-23-2010, 10:22 AM

I know a little about H3s. Here's my opinion. Unless you honestly plan to go off-road, avoid it. If you do plan to go off-road, the H3s are pretty serious even with the 5 cylinder. They basically wallow and roll around on road and just generally don't feel as good as their competitors, but off-road they come into their own.

(edit: just as a comparison, I have been in both the FJ and H3 on some of the same trails and the H3 was more capable. Mainly because of the transfer case which is much lower on the H3. They both had electronic locking rears but the gearing was low enough on the H3 that it could simply climb some things that the FJ struggled with- something like 33:1 for the FJ vs 69:1 for the H3).

06-23-2010, 10:22 AM	#26
bigearl Drives: 10 Camaro 2lt Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Napa Posts: 553	I know a little about H3s. Here's my opinion. Unless you honestly plan to go off-road, avoid it. If you do plan to go off-road, the H3s are pretty serious even with the 5 cylinder. They basically wallow and roll around on road and just generally don't feel as good as their competitors, but off-road they come into their own. (edit: just as a comparison, I have been in both the FJ and H3 on some of the same trails and the H3 was more capable. Mainly because of the transfer case which is much lower on the H3. They both had electronic locking rears but the gearing was low enough on the H3 that it could simply climb some things that the FJ struggled with- something like 33:1 for the FJ vs 69:1 for the H3). Last edited by bigearl; 06-23-2010 at 10:43 AM.