LOLOL... It's becoming truly difficult...?

Question

Some of you tell me Hummers suck... others... advice Hummers...

I will need to buy 50 SUV for VIP tourism guide safaris...

I'll need a 4WD confort SUV... with every type of "amenities"!

The type of "terrain" that will be runned is like this:

http://www.darwin2k.com/chris/us/20060305_fossil_falls/proc/24_sandy_terrain-med.jpg

I need a very "high" car... and a "good looking" one...

The investors "chosen" the Hummer H3... that would cost $40,000 each... but they don't understand anything about SUVs... only about money! ;)

I'm responsible for the task of choosing some things... (not only the vehicles)... but I do not want to loose several days test driving all the vehicles there is!

I would appreciate some real help... from somebody who could think sa an CEO of a company which is going to take a Safari in the Eastern Coast Of Africa.

Sorry for all the inconvinience... and tk you all!

Have a great day!

Answer 1

The Hummer H3 is based on Chevy's midsized pickup. It really isn't all that bad of a choice - the usual complaints are that most of the people who buy them don't go off road, or that they are not quite as capable of off roading as, say, a Jeep Wrangler. And it is likely to impress your visitors. The terrain you've shown does not look overly demanding, but it does look tough enough that I would want a real truck-based SUV rather than a crossover.



Other things you may want to look at would be a Nissan Pathfinder or Xterra, or Toyota FJ Cruiser. They're all serious, truck-based SUV's with some real off road capacity.

Answer 2

I'd prefer Range Rovers for this application than the H3. However, the H3 isn't a bad choice, although your price sounds high. The H3 is around $30k in US.

Answer 3

H3's are really small. Don't do it.



If you need a high SUV, and one that's decently powerful, get a Range Rover.



edit:

Looking at your picture (that finally loaded), the H3 is 100% out. You'll kill them badly in all that sand.

Answer 4

For Pete's sake, think of the environment! Why do you need SUV's? Get some cute little hybrid.

Answer 5

Brilliant answer Ricky. "A cute little hybrid" will do very well in the environment shown in that photo.