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IntelliChoice Value Rating
The chart above shows the purchase price versus ownership cost for each car from a specific vehicle class. The cars with better than average ownership cost/purchase price correlations are the best values, and these best value cars are represented by the dots below the curve. (i.e. the cars that have a lower ownership cost compared to its purchase price.) Those cars, which are worse than average or poor values, appear above the curve.
One way to view the graph is to draw a vertical line through any purchase price. You may see several dots that fall on this line - each of which is a car with a similar purchase price. However, notice the difference in ownership costs of each car represented by the vertical position of the dot. Two cars with the same purchase price can have thousands of dollars difference in ownership costs. This is what separates "good value" cars from "poor value" cars.
What is a good car value?
A "good car value" is one whose cost to own and operate is less than expected. The lower the cost to own and operate a car compared to what is expected, the better the value of that car.
But how do we know a car's "expected cost"?
For each car in the class, IntelliChoice plots the car's purchase price against the total five-year cost to own and operate it as determined by IntelliChoice research. Each dot on the above chart represents a specific car. Generally, we find that as the purchase price of the car increases, the cost to own and operate that car increases. This is why the dots on the graph tend to rise upward and to the right. This phenomenon also makes intuitive sense - as the purchase price rises, financing costs tend to rise, as do insurance, depreciation, taxes, and most other car ownership costs.
This is an important concept. It's normal for car ownership costs to rise as purchase price rises. Therefore, we can't just establish one "average" ownership cost number for each class, since cars in the class have different purchase prices. (This is why the "Relative" shown on each chart is different for cars in the same car class.)
Using statistical techniques, IntelliChoice "connects the dots" to form a curve that defines, for this car class, the relationship between the car's purchase price and car's ownership costs. This curve is our "expected cost" curve. The curve defines, for any car in the class, the five-year ownership cost that we would expect to see at each possible purchase price. If every car in the class were an average value, then all the dots would fall exactly on the curve. However, it's rare that any dot is exactly on the curve. Some dots are a little higher or lower, and some are a lot higher or lower. The dots that are a little lower are better than average car values, while the dots that are a lot lower are excellent car values (A dot that is a lot lower than the curve has ownership costs much lower than expected for a car of its purchase price). Conversely, a dot a little higher than the curve is a poorer than average car value, while a dot that is much higher than the curve is a poor car value.
Value is a relative term, not an absolute term. It is performing better than the logical expectation.
So is a Mercedes-Benz E320 expensive to own and operate? Certainly in an absolute sense. Most other cars cost less. But, when its cost to own and operate is plotted against cars with comparable invoice prices, the E320 costs less. So the E320 is not expensive to own and operate - it is a good car value. The Mercedes does not have low ownership costs, but it has low ownership costs for its invoice price.
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2006 Hummer H3 Packages & Options
2006 Hummer H3 Packages
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1SB
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Adventure Package
- $1,375
Front and rear other tires with 285 mm tire width, 75% tire profile and black sidewall; Rear differential lock; Transmission with low/high gear ranges and 4.000:1 low/high gear ratio; Excludes: [1SB] Adventure Package[1] And [M30] 4-Speed Automatic Trans w/Stabilitrak; Includes: [ZM6] Off Road Suspension Package And [B32] Oversized Carpeted Floor Mats
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1SB
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Adventure Package[1]
- $1,375
Front and rear other tires with 285 mm tire width, 75% tire profile and black sidewall; Rear differential lock; Transmission with low/high gear ranges and 4.000:1 low/high gear ratio; Excludes: [1SB] Adventure Package And [M30] 4-Speed Automatic Trans w/Stabilitrak; Includes: [ZM6] Off Road Suspension Package And [B37] Rubber Floor Mats (PIO)
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1SC
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Luxury Package
- $3,230
Heated electrically adjustable driver and passenger seat with height adjustment, lumbar adjustment, four adjustments and tilt adjustment; Leather seat upholstery with additional vinyl; Coming home device; Leather covered steering wheel; Garage door opener; Removable console tray; Excludes: [1SC] Luxury Package[1]; Includes: [B32] Oversized Carpeted Floor Mats And [B41] Oversized Cargo Area Carpeted Floor Mat And [UC6] AM/FM 6-Disc CD Changer
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1SC
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Luxury Package[1]
- $3,230
Heated electrically adjustable driver and passenger seat with height adjustment, lumbar adjustment, four adjustments and tilt adjustment; Leather seat upholstery with additional vinyl; Coming home device; Leather covered steering wheel; Garage door opener; Removable console tray; Excludes: [1SC] Luxury Package; Includes: [B32] Oversized Carpeted Floor Mats And [B41] Oversized Cargo Area Carpeted Floor Mat And [US8] AM/FM w/CD amd MP3 Player
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ZM6
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Off Road Suspension Package
- $1,175
Front and rear other tires with 285 mm tire width, 75% tire profile and black sidewall; 4.100:1 axle ratio; Rear differential lock; Alternate suspension; Excludes: [QB9] Chromed Aluminum 16" Wheels And [M30] 4-Speed Automatic Trans w/Stabilitrak
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2006 Hummer H3 Options
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ASF
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Roof Airbag
- $395
Front and rear roof airbag
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B32
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Oversized Carpeted Floor Mats
- $200
Carpet floor mats; Excludes: [BF0] Rubber Cargo Mat (PIO) And [B37] Rubber Floor Mats (PIO)
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B41
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Oversized Cargo Area Carpeted Floor Mat
- $145
Floor covering: carpet in load area; Excludes: [B37] Rubber Floor Mats (PIO) And [BF0] Rubber Cargo Mat (PIO); Requires: [B32] Oversized Carpeted Floor Mats
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CF5
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Power Sunroof
- $950
Glass electric tilting sliding front to rear sunroof with sunshade and one-touch opening
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CGY
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Fabric Cargo Cover
- $50
Flexible cargo area cover/rear parcel shelf
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FE9
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Emissions, Federal Requirements
- $0
Emission control level FED
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J004
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Paint
- $0
Black paint; Excludes: [J005] Paint
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J005
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Paint
- $0
Gloss paint; Excludes: [J004] Paint
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K05
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Engine Block Heater
- $50
Block heater
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L52
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3.5L Engine
- $0
3460 cc 3.5 liters in-line 5 front engine with 93.0 mm bore, 102.0 mm stroke, 10.0 compression ratio, light alloy block, light alloy head, double overhead cam, variable valve timing/camshaft and four valves per cylinder L52; Standard engine
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M30
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4-Speed Automatic Trans w/Stabilitrak
- $1,695
Automatic four-speed transmission with lock-up, electronic control, shift lever on floor, 3.060:1 first gear ratio, 1.630:1 second gear ratio, 1.000:1 third gear ratio, 0.700:1 fourth gear ratio, 2.290:1 reverse gear ratio, low/high gear ranges and 4.030:1 low/high gear ratio 4L60-E; 4.560:1 axle ratio; Stability control; Luxury trim leather on gearknob; Automatic drive indicator on dashboard; Excludes: [MA5] 5-Speed Manual Transmission And [ZM6] Off Road Suspension Package
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MA5
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5-Speed Manual Transmission
- $0
Manual five-speed transmission with shift lever on floor, 3.750:1 first gear ratio, 2.200:1 second gear ratio, 1.370:1 third gear ratio, 1.000:1 fourth gear ratio, 0.730:1 fifth gear ratio, 3.670:1 reverse gear ratio, low/high gear ranges and 2.640:1 low/high gear ratio MA5; Standard transmission; Excludes: [M30] 4-Speed Automatic Trans w/Stabilitrak
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ND1
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Chrome Fuel Filler Door (PIO)
- $185
Chrome fuel filler door; Requires: [R13] Chrome Appearance Package
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QB8
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Chromed Aluminum 16" Wheels
- $900
Front and rear alloy chrome wheels with 16 inch rim diam; Fullsize chrome/bright rim rear spare carrier spare wheel; Excludes: [QB9] Chromed Aluminum 16" Wheels
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QB9
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Chromed Aluminum 16" Wheels
- $900
Front and rear alloy chrome wheels with 16 inch rim diam and 7.5 inch rim width; Fullsize chrome/bright rim rear spare carrier spare wheel; Excludes: [QB8] Chromed Aluminum 16" Wheels
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R13
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Chrome Appearance Package
- $400
Driver and passenger chrome door mirrors
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U2K
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XM Satellite Radio
- $325
Audio system with satellite
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UC6
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AM/FM 6-Disc CD Changer
- $845
Monsoon stereo audio system with AM/FM, seek and scan CD player reads MP3; Seven upgraded speaker(s); Disc autochanger dashboard and 6; Audio anti-theft protection: code; Audio system with Disc Autochanger and six-disc remote changer
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UG1
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Homelink
- $175
Garage door opener; Coming home device; Illuminated driver and passenger vanity mirror
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UM8
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Navigation Radio
- $1,995
Monsoon stereo RDS audio system with AM/FM and CD player CD player reads MP3; Audio anti-theft protection: code; Navigational systems DVD; Seven upgraded speaker(s); Excludes: [UM8] Navigation Radio[1] And [ZM6] Off Road Suspension Package And [1SB] Adventure Package[1] And [M30] 4-Speed Automatic Trans w/Stabilitrak; Includes: [1SB] Adventure Package; If: [1SC] Luxury Package; Or [1SC] Luxury Package[1]; New Price 1570.00:
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UM8
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Navigation Radio[1]
- $1,995
Monsoon stereo RDS audio system with AM/FM and CD player CD player reads MP3; Audio anti-theft protection: code; Navigational systems DVD; Seven upgraded speaker(s); Excludes: [UM8] Navigation Radio; Includes: [1SC] Luxury Package; If: [1SC] Luxury Package; Or [1SC] Luxury Package[1]; New Price 1570.00:
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US8
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AM/FM w/CD amd MP3 Player
- $695
Monsoon stereo RDS audio system with AM/FM and CD player CD player reads MP3; Audio anti-theft protection: code
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Z82
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Trailer Hitch and Wiring Harness
- $390
Trailer towing preparation includes tow hook
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