What did you have before your LR3?
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My wife was driving an 08 Hummer H3 Alpha with the 5.3L LS3 V8 vs the standard 3.7L Inline 5 cylinder. It was extremely reliable, setup for off roading with an ARB, Warn Winch, HD Steel Rear Bumper, and a Baja Rack Roof Rack. It wasn't the roomiest thing in the back seat, and the MPG wasn't great (slightly worse than a D1/D2), but it was bulletproof reliable, and it stood out as 95% of the ones you see are mall crawlers.
When my wife told me she was expecting our second little one I immediately started looking for a 3rd Row SUV and the LR3 fit the bill nicely. Ended up selling the H3 Alpha with 140K on it for 16,100.00 and I found our 06 LR3 HSE with HD Package with under 100K on it for 10,900.00. I had to replace an alternator 2 weeks after buying it, a brake switch, and I did a complete brake job. I also had the middle resonator removed to give it a much better V8 sound.
It gets much better MPG, it rides better, and it has a lot more options vs the H3 Alpha like Nav, and a rear locker. They both have 300HP, but the 6spd Auto in the LR3 actually makes it feel like 300HP vs the Alpha that only had a 4spd transmission and it never really seemed to have access to all 300HP.
When my wife told me she was expecting our second little one I immediately started looking for a 3rd Row SUV and the LR3 fit the bill nicely. Ended up selling the H3 Alpha with 140K on it for 16,100.00 and I found our 06 LR3 HSE with HD Package with under 100K on it for 10,900.00. I had to replace an alternator 2 weeks after buying it, a brake switch, and I did a complete brake job. I also had the middle resonator removed to give it a much better V8 sound.
It gets much better MPG, it rides better, and it has a lot more options vs the H3 Alpha like Nav, and a rear locker. They both have 300HP, but the 6spd Auto in the LR3 actually makes it feel like 300HP vs the Alpha that only had a 4spd transmission and it never really seemed to have access to all 300HP.
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This was a fun exercise,
Wife and I counted 29 cars we have owned since I could drive.
Including 2 Cars each for our 3 kids.
Including a used Caddy Sedan de Ville Limousine from a limo company (not a super stretch) I bought as a third car when kids began coming along. I just couldn't see myself in a minivan. Wife and I had small cars and no trunks space for strollers diaper bags tricycles. Caddy trunk swallowed them all. Ran the tires off that thing on weekends visiting in-laws and family who all seemed to live 2-4 hours away, I puffed butts in the front with the privacy window up. Wife sipped cocktails and watched recorded soap operas on the VCR. ( or Barney Tapes) if the kids were awake. Best auto investment for the money I ever made.
only 2 4x4's... Power Ram pickup and full size Chevy Blazer.
But LOVE my 12 yr old LR3 SE with 170 K. Fits me like an old sneaker
Roverherover
Wife and I counted 29 cars we have owned since I could drive.
Including 2 Cars each for our 3 kids.
Including a used Caddy Sedan de Ville Limousine from a limo company (not a super stretch) I bought as a third car when kids began coming along. I just couldn't see myself in a minivan. Wife and I had small cars and no trunks space for strollers diaper bags tricycles. Caddy trunk swallowed them all. Ran the tires off that thing on weekends visiting in-laws and family who all seemed to live 2-4 hours away, I puffed butts in the front with the privacy window up. Wife sipped cocktails and watched recorded soap operas on the VCR. ( or Barney Tapes) if the kids were awake. Best auto investment for the money I ever made.
only 2 4x4's... Power Ram pickup and full size Chevy Blazer.
But LOVE my 12 yr old LR3 SE with 170 K. Fits me like an old sneaker
Roverherover