Today, I visited my friendly neighborhood Cadilac/Hummer dealer, and was greated with a bit of interesting information. 'The H2 when compared to the G-Box--as one of the very inteligent personel called it--is a far superior car'; I think this is do to the plethora of plastic bits, cheap interior peices and leather which appeared it was selected by an armless blind man. I write this for two reasons:first, I call on all G-box owners to quickly rid themselves of their inferrior automobiles, and quicly invest in the far superior H2. Also, I call on the technically minded to crunch some numbers and give us a true comparison of these two cars.
Salesman, certainly a different breed. I hope you had some fun with him! I linked a picture Harold P. posted of the H2 trying to negotiate the Rubicon Trail. I was not able to link his comments from the archives here but, in a nutshell his opinion was that the H2 is a big beast and certainly not as capable as the G. The pic shows an H2 struggling to climb an obstacle that a G scampers over without drama.<br> <br> The H2 is nothing more than a bloated Suburban. It has the same front and rear suspension with the option of an air spring system. Still it uses only a rear locker and a independant front suspension. They can hype it all they want. It is likely much better than your average off the shelf 4x4 but, certainly no match for the G. <br> <br> I also recall when Chev brought out the ZR2 package on the S10 trucks. Shortly after that C&D magazine took one off-road and it boiled its trans fluid and it filled with water on a stream crossing. The H2 features sealed doors but if my recent experience with GM ('01 truck) is any indication, most H2s will never complete the trails they start!<br> <br> They will build up a following, the owners will praise them to no end. Still it will never come close to the G. Reminds me of the Nissan X-Terra group I ran into in Ouray CO last fall. Boy they really figured they had some serious off-roaders there. If Nissan was serious, maybe they could at least run the leaf springs OVER the rear axle instead of under where it reduces clearance. <br> <br> I am on a ramble now! I guess whatever people want to run is OK with me. Slams against the G serve to illustrate a level of ignorance. I don't fight it, I just keep lovin my little G!
QUote from C&D on the H2, 'Male equivalent of a push up bra.'<br> <br> Quote from my wife, 'Looks like it is trying to hard (to be cool.)'<br> <br> Both of these are very insightful for a rebodied suburban.<br> <br> NO G, but I dig them.<br> <br> Andrew<br> uzj100<br>
If one survives to have 22 years, 250,000 miles, and half the globe on it, then it might be ready for a side by side trail ride comparison with my G. 'Course, by then the G will have half a million miles and still be going strong. :^)<br> <br> '....I don't fight it, I just keep lovin my little G!...'<br> <br> Totally agree, Brent! Though I wonder about the 'little' part. A guy at work bought one of those Toyota Sequoias. First time I saw it in the parking lot, I thought, 'what a behemoth!' Then one day I parked the G next to it, and the Sequoia just looked 'overweight'.<br> <br> -Dave G.
I've never seen another vehicle built like the Gelandewagen. Just did some work on the front end (see post below) removing the brush guard and the undertray. Spent the first 15 minutes or so just gawking at just how overbuilt this thing is. Bee-you-tee-ful!
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