H1s popping up on dealer lots

[Tractordoll]

Maybe it's just me or maybe it's just where I live, but I am beginning to notice a fair number of H1s that are popping up on dealer lots. Since I was a past hummer club member I know quite a few truck owners. I am guessing that there are some people who are upgrading to the Humvee-c but I don't know. I know one of the H1 from the Sunday river drive in Maine just popped up on a dealer lot near me. I'm wondering what is going on out there?

Right now there are 4 within an hours drive of my house for sale at dealerships. Ive actually gone and looked a them all. One in enfield ct is nice. It's a 2001 open too, but the price isn't right.

 

[3Hummers]

Prices have/are going up dramatically on H1s,particularly the low mileage ones. You may be seeing people cashing in on the rising prices. Lots of people trade them in when it is time to do all the maintenance and service work that they have been putting off. Lots of car dealers don't know enough about them to pick up on that. The Humvee C is on hold so I doubt that is playing a role in what you are seeing.

 

[Green 1]

There are a few in Dallas. All are high and some need work or have rust issues.

 

[LoJac963]

The prices on them are flat out ridiculous IMO. The ones that will pop up around here they asking price is upwards of $200k. Lund Cadillac used to be a Hummer dealer and did have some extremely nice H1's but they are long gone.

 

[3Hummers]

The H1 Alphas, particularly the ones with under 10K miles on them are in the high 100's. ( 160-185K ) I know of Alphas with under 4K miles on them going for up to 225K. Pretty good for a truck that was bought 8 years ago for 140K. Low production numbers will keep prices high and probably rising. Only 12,000 civilian H1s were made between 1992 and 2006. I have seen estimates of 1000-1500 destroyed through wrecks, rust, etc, 3500-4500 exported overseas and maybe another 1000-1500 owned by people that have more than one. That would leave anywhere between 4500 and 6500 left in the states and available to be purchased. At any one time if even 10% of them were for sale that would mean only 5-600 were available nationwide. Many H1 owners don't sell their Hummer/s for long periods of time. I have had my current trucks for at least 4 years each. I know many people that are the originalu owners of their trucks. Of course these numbers are al guestimates.

 

[LagunaH1]

Mine isn't for sale, but it's nice to know the market is strong.

 

[Ron B]

Sometimes (not always!) I feel guilty wheeling and modding my truck knowing there are so few out there.

 

[mudbug]

Sometimes (not always!) I feel guilty wheeling and modding my truck knowing there are so few out there.

Yeah but I bet you get a big smile on your face every time you wheel it. Your also one of the few lucky owners who uses the h1 for what it is meant for and know its true potential.
I always wanted one since their introduction but then I drove my bosses when we first moved to Alaska before I ever owned my H3 or H2 and I told myself I really don't want a H1 anymore. But fast forward 7 years later and I watched Dave wheel his H1s and it rekindled the fire for a H1.
I just wish life wouldn't get in the way so I can hurry up and purchase one.

 

[Ron B]

It does make me smile when I see it. I wish I could wheel more often (been quite a while now)...work has taken me out of town so my hummer sits lonely in my garage, on jack stands connected to a battery tender. Last time I visited the damn thing cranked right up after 6 months of sitting...cruised around a bit and let it run for a while. Fun to drive but it misses the dirt baaad.

 

[3Hummers]

Ron it has been too long buddy. The trails have been missing me also. Time to go get the trucks dirty.

 

[Kyle]

ive always wanted to get an h1 but after hearing about all the maintenance costs and the things that go wrong with them im skeptical. i always viewed the h1 as super reliable and indestructible but ive learned its not. lol

 

[3Hummers]

The horror stories are all you hear about. If you stay on top of the maintenance they aren't that bad. Don't forget that a lot of H1s are 20+ years old.

 

[LagunaH1]

I think the perception of the H1 as being indestructible is something that many people share, and some drive their H1's assuming that they won't ever break and they won't ever get stuck. H1's *are* pretty tough but like anything else they can break given the "right" (wrong) set of circumstances.

 

[Big Mike]

Only one for sale here I didn't even bother pricing it because I know its going to be more than I can afford even if I dumped both the H3 and S4...

I do want one bad though..

 

[Ron B]

ive always wanted to get an h1 but after hearing about all the maintenance costs and the things that go wrong with them im skeptical. i always viewed the h1 as super reliable and indestructible but ive learned its not. lol

Like David said, if one stays on top of maintenance and doesn't do stupid mods (like me!) the truck will be very reliable. That being said, if it's used offroad it's working much harder than normal and will require more tlc. Imagine driving a 15 to 20 yr old h2 or h3 that has been wheeled hard and not maintained as good as it should have been. I doubt they will hold up as well, but I am wrong more than right!

Dave -- you bet! I gotta put in an hd steering mod (Eric Ward's sheppard gear mod) then will feel better about getting out there!

 

[Big Mike]

Like David said, if one stays on top of maintenance and doesn't do stupid mods (like me!) the truck will be very reliable. That being said, if it's used offroad it's working much harder than normal and will require more tlc. Imagine driving a 15 to 20 yr old h2 or h3 that has been wheeled hard and not maintained as good as it should have been. I doubt they will hold up as well, but I am wrong more than right!

Dave -- you bet! I gotta put in an hd steering mod (Eric Ward's sheppard gear mod) then will feel better about getting out there!

My H3 I bought used a couple months ago shows no signs of wheeling at all and isn't holding up well !! LOL

 

[Kurt]

Yeah, what everyone else said.

Heavy modifications push the H1's unreliability way up. Especially people doing power train conversions.

I had a nightmare truck but it was fine once I got all the issues fixed. There was a 3-4 year patch where I had no major repairs other than an alternator replacement and fixing a relay.

The early trucks are great and relatively trouble free, the mid production trucks are fine if you avoid the #8 cylinder issue.