Yes, we bought an H3. Deal with it :p

[aaronatstate]

[quote=""DCIV""]One of the fireman’s dad just bought a brand new Colorado, I sat in it and I liked it.

How much more is the diesel option? And yes if you weren’t gonna tow than I prob would get a new Colorado over a used alpha.


Coop[/quote]

The diesel is $3,980-$5,745 more depending on which trim you get it in. Also a V6 Colorado or diesel Colorado has a higher towing capacity than the Alpha

[Chris GTO TT]

[quote=""aaronatstate""]The diesel is $3,980-$5,745 more depending on which trim you get it in. Also a V6 Colorado or diesel Colorado has a higher towing capacity than the Alpha [/quote]

Not only that the Colorado is SAE J2807 rated where as the H3 is rated more akin to 'yeah we think it will tow that.'

[DCIV]

[quote=""Chris GTO TT""]Not only that the Colorado is SAE J2807 rated where as the H3 is rated more akin to 'yeah we think it will tow that.'[/quote]

Soooo. Coop was right.


Coop wins.

[aaronatstate]

[quote=""DCIV""]Soooo. Coop was right.


Coop wins.[/quote]

No, quite the opposite actually.

The Canyon/Colorado were rated to defined SAE towing specs. The H3 Alpha was rated before those were defined and each manufacturer had their own towing tests which really couldn't be compared.

So in other words, you couldn't be more wrong. Coop loses.

[alienviking]

My head hurts.

[Jeff V.]

Here's something new to argue about.

[Chris GTO TT]

Is that grill camo wrapped?

[Jeff V.]

Nope. The exact opposite actually.

[Chris GTO TT]

Painted?

[DCIV]

[quote=""aaronatstate""]No, quite the opposite actually.

The Canyon/Colorado were rated to defined SAE towing specs. The H3 Alpha was rated before those were defined and each manufacturer had their own towing tests which really couldn't be compared.

So in other words, you couldn't be more wrong. Coop loses.[/quote]

Hmmmm. I would still get the Colorado.


Coop

[Jeff V.]

Strike 2.

What's the opposite of wrapped/painted/coated ?

[happygeek]

[quote=""alienviking""]My head hurts.[/quote]



I think I have a better understanding of SUID than I do of why anyone would want to pay 33k for a H3 from 2010 that has how many miles on it?

[aaronatstate]

[quote=""Jeff V.""]Strike 2.

What's the opposite of wrapped/painted/coated ?[/quote]

All chrome whatever removed lol

[vr4]

[quote=""Chris GTO TT""]Is that grill camo wrapped?[/quote]

[quote=""Jeff V.""]Nope. The exact opposite actually.[/quote]

It's camo unwrapped

[aaronatstate]

[quote=""vr4""]It's camo unwrapped[/quote]

Wouldn't the opposite be high visibility unwrapped?

[Chris GTO TT]

[quote=""aaronatstate""]Wouldn't the opposite be high visibility unwrapped?[/quote]

My eyes must be getting bad because that doesn't look high visibly yellow or orange

[Jeff V.]

We had it chemically stripped of the outer chrome later. The brown is residual copper. I think the silver areas are nickel.

We want to do the grille body color. A new unpainted one is ~$300, and finding an orange one on the used market is unlikely. The majority of them had chrome grilles.

Anyway, ours was peeling and we found a shop that was willing to try stripping it. We paid $75. It left behind a lot more metal than I'd like. I'm going through sanding discs like they're candy, and I'm not even halfway done.

We'll see how much work I put into it when it's all said and done.

[ChargerX3]

Might be more than $300 in of your own time before it’s ready to paint.

[Chris GTO TT]

Do you have a place set up for painting it? Or are you going to get a can of spray paint made up for your color code?

[Jeff V.]

I can get some rattle cans from Automotive Touchup. I might do that in the short term, and then get it re-done professionally if we decide to keep it long term. The rear fender flares have a ton of stone chips, and I'd like to get those done as well.