I do like several things about the vehicle, though. The H2/3’s have a huge sunroof (which is actually usable and over the driver’s head, unlike all these raked windshield, aero-over-anything, vehicles of today). There’s nothing like a box for interior room, too. And damn it, I like it because it is anti-now, an it pisses-off the hippies; maybe even more now then before. It will be a classic, as most controversial vehicles are.

But, if I were in the market, and wanted to display intelligence in vehicle selection, I would choose a Suburban or Tahoe, 1 year old, for $25k. (Best deal on the dying-planet; 80% of the mileage of a Odyssey, 2X the room, and half the maintenance costs, without paying out the butt for sliding door fixes or timing belts.)

The H2 also suffers from GM’s unlimited assumption that there’s a sucker-customer born ever minute. How else can you explain the plastic shifter feels as crappy, junky, and ‘who-cares’ as the H2’s does (in a “rugged vehicle” no less). And of course, Hummers in Iraq being blown up every six hours doesn’t help the rugged personna.