Anyone own a H3?

[Mother]

yeh, and snowboarders love jeeps.........

no snow so far = no snowboarders = mother 

[ZLTFUL]

I just run over anything short of a Mack Titan...

It may be an unreliable piece of shit Dodge...but it's a MASSIVELY HUGE unreliable piece of shit Dodge.

[cloudseeker]

A little late to the discussion, but came across this:

http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/12/05/hummer/

For the record, I own a 2001 4-Runner (a great vehicle...maybe a little small for the family, but a good 4x4, decent on washboard and forest service roads, and carries a shit ton of stuff on the rack I added -- highly recommended).

Oh, any my favorite Hummer-bashing bumper sticker, which I'd think was funny even if I owned one: "Nice Hummer.  Sorry about your penis".   

[darylbowden]

I've had an FJ for the past year.

Fantastic car. 
Great engine/tranny. 
Good MPG (for an SUV).
Great for carrying dogs around. 
Easy as hell to clean. 
Everyone tells me it's awesome off-road (I've never cared to).
Stone reliable.
Low maintenance costs.
Great dealer network.

[rgramjet]

Does it have back doors?  Saw one the other day and couldnt tell?

[darylbowden]

Does it have back doors?  Saw one the other day and couldnt tell?

It has one back door.  It hinges horizontally.  The glass also opens independently of the door if you like.

[rgramjet]

No what I meant was does it have doors for rear seat passengers?  I figured it had some sort of rear hatch for cargo access...

[mitt]

No what I meant was does it have doors for rear seat passengers?  I figured it had some sort of rear hatch for cargo access...

It has suicide doors for the rear passengers - that was my biggest reason for going with the xterra over the FJ.  The FJ rear passenger doors are a PIA to use in my opinion.

mitt

[cyrus buelton]

Hey Jud, what's your guys' mailing address? I want to send Tiffers a soccer mom sticker, 4 cell phones, 2 1/2 make-up kits, a bag of fast food, and a Mocha Latte from Starbucks.

I am going to be the primary driver, jackass.

She drives my TDI Jetta since she has 36mi round trip highway commute daily.

Less than a gallon of fuel per day 

[Statler]

I am going to be the primary driver, jackass.

She drives my TDI Jetta since she has 36mi round trip highway commute daily.

Less than a gallon of fuel per day 

So the soccer mom care package should be addressed in your name then?

[Grampa]

So the soccer mom care package should be addressed in your name then?

soccereunuch

[lethe]

soccereunuch

Soccerpoolboy

[darylbowden]

No what I meant was does it have doors for rear seat passengers?  I figured it had some sort of rear hatch for cargo access...

Oh, haha, yeah it has suicide doors.  In my experience, they haven't been a PITA, but I imagine if you were trying to stuff 6 foot men back there daily, it would get old.  I think the FJ is smaller overall than the Xterra as well.  It tends to look bigger than t really is.

[mitt]

Oh, haha, yeah it has suicide doors.  In my experience, they haven't been a PITA, but I imagine if you were trying to stuff 6 foot men back there daily, it would get old.  I think the FJ is smaller overall than the Xterra as well.  It tends to look bigger than t really is.

The dimensions are about the same.  The xterra passenger doors suck too, and the seating is cramped, but for lifting kids in and out of car seats, it is doable.  I am not sure how lifting kids into a fj would be, but it seems like it would be hard if not impossible.

mitt

[triangleforge]

herm,

I completely agree with you.

However, finding one in that condition for a price less than what you can get an FJ Cruiser for (which has more space and better fuel economy) is virtually impossible.

yeah, but with the old (cheap, beat to crap) FJ40s, rust is a feature, not a bug. I could ford a stream up to my butt (I didn't have a snorkel, so couldn't sink the carb...) and didn't have to bail out the truck, since it already had drain holes!

Man, I miss my 1973 FJ40...