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title: "Incredibly Rare Five-Speed Manual Hummer H3T Pickup Will Set You Back $30,000"
description: "Five gears and five cylinders, too."
date: "2021-01-27"
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# Incredibly Rare Five-Speed Manual Hummer H3T Pickup Will Set You Back $30,000

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Hummer just recently made a comeback with the [GMC Hummer EV,](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/37167/2022-gmc-hummer-ev-hummer-is-back-with-1000-electric-horsepower-and-a-112595-price-tag>) but before bankruptcy, GM's military-offshoot truck company was making some pretty weird stuff. People wanted a smaller [H1,](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/38004/buy-this-hummer-h1-camper-and-indulge-your-inner-doomsday-prepper>) so the brand created the H2. Demand then grew for an even smaller Hummer, so the H3 was released in 2005 with a pickup version, the H3T, following for the 2009 and 2010 model years.

One of these pickups, a 2009 model, [is now for sale in Orlando, Florida](<https://orlando.craigslist.org/ctd/d/orlando-2009-hummer-h3t-pickup-truck/7266489077.html>) for a whopping $30,000. This may seem like a lot, but it starts to make more sense when you realize that the H3T was the least common [Hummer](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/37733/suv-version-of-gmc-hummer-ev-leaks-out>) sold at only 5,680 units, and on top of that, this one is a five-speed stick version. You can guess that, yes, they barely sold any five-speed H3Ts. According to [clubhummeroffroad.com,](<https://www.clubhummeroffroad.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-15.html>) it's likely as few as 56.

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**Craigslist**

This particular example has 97,830 miles, which isn't a ton but that doesn't exactly make it factory fresh, either. That being said, it's rust-free according to the seller and has never been in any accidents. They also tell us the car shifts well between gears and has no warning lights on the dash. I would imagine that means it's pretty good for a GM five-speed truck transmission, but they also used the same gearbox in the [Pontiac Solstice,](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/33459/do-you-remember-the-pontiac-solstice-coupe-do-you-well-heres-one-for-sale-with-23-miles>) so how bad can it really be?

The interior and exterior both look to be in good shape with the only visible modification being a tubular steel bumper and aftermarket wheels. It's also worth noting that this truck has the slightly larger 3.7-liter inline-five cylinder engine, as opposed to the smaller 3.5. That means you get 242 horsepower rather than 220, and 242 pound-feet of torque, up from 225. You'll need that extra power to haul around the truck's 4,911-pound curb weight. A 5.3-liter V8 was also available for a little extra oomph, but not with a stick shift. Truly a shame. They might've sold 10, or 11.

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If you're interested in owning this rare oddity, you're going to have to pay up as I mentioned before. Interestingly, if the buyer *does* get their asking price, this particular H3 will not have depreciated much since it was sold. [*Edmunds*](<https://www.edmunds.com/hummer/h3t/2010/features-specs/>) lists the original base price of a 2009 H3T stick shift at just $30,915, so if this person is the original owner, this thing looks like it was a pretty good investment as far as cars go.

I think this is a sign of the times. I'm going to keep the miles off [my Cobalt SS](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/37032/that-classic-gm-build-quality-strikes-back-on-my-2009-chevy-cobalt-ss-sedan>) and wait for it to appreciate the same way. Maybe I should buy a Solstice, or two. These pre-bailout GM cars are heating up!

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## Author
Peter Holderith is a former staff writer for The Drive. He enjoys covering the regular news cycle, writing reviews, and hunting down long features on obscure pieces of automotive history.

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