Hello to all HHR enthusiasts in Arizona,

HHRBOUTIQUE is packed in our motor home and trailer and headed to Queen Creek, AZ for the rest of the Winter. If the Arizona HHR's put together any meet and greets or other events, please keep us in the loop. We would love to come out and meet you all.

Also, if anyone wants to see and feel our line of Chrome and other products for the HHR, please feel free to contact us.

We are in Texas now and wandering west with scheduled arrival on or about January 13.

Happy Crusin'
Bill and Linda

Maybe we can plan a get together while you all are here. Sure would be a good excuse to have one! :D

Count me in, QC only couple hours from Safford, good excuse for a cruise. (Maybe Gold Canyon)

I'm in. Has been a very long time since the group has been together!

Looks like I'll have my HHR for a while longer as well. May as well keep it till she's paid off. Only 2 more years left anyway.

Now I just gotta find some lowering springs again. This stock ride height is killing me... :D

Thanks for the interest. We're running 3 days behind schedule due to some botched motor home repairs at the Freightliner dealer in Fort Worth. We're in Carlsbad, NM visiting friends and planning to tour the Caverns on Sunday on our way to Queen Creek. We have a car show on the 18-19th in Scottsdale, then we are free to set something up.

Please, someone take the initiative to set a date, time and place so we can meet you all.

Bill and Linda,
HHRBOUTIQUE

How long will you all be in AZ for?

How long will you all be in AZ for?

We will be in Arizona, based in Queen Creek, until early April. There will be a few excursions that we haven't planned yet.

Bill and Linda,
HHRBOUTIQUE

How's Groundhog's day looking?? February 2nd? Anyone have plans?

Works for me

:steering: WOW thought everyone here in az left for good. Feb 2nd sounds good to me :thumb: :beer:
Guess I need to start cleaning and waxing. So any ideas where to what to do?

I'll have to see if Niki and the kids will be joining me for this one. Anyone have any good ideas for anything fun-to-do in Phx??

I'll have to see if Niki and the kids will be joining me for this one. Anyone have any good ideas for anything fun-to-do in Phx??

May want to rething that weekend. That sunday is super bowl and lots of people will be out and about. If nothing else need to stay away from the west side of the valley.
With it being super bowl weekend should be lots of things to do if you wanted to head to that side of town. I think staying on the Mesa chandler QC area would be best

May want to rething that weekend. That sunday is super bowl and lots of people will be out and about. If nothing else need to stay away from the west side of the valley.
With it being super bowl weekend should be lots of things to do if you wanted to head to that side of town. I think staying on the Mesa chandler QC area would be best

Yeah, SuperBowl, daughters birthday party, too much going on for me that weekend - but let us know how it goes!

Maybe the next weekend would be better. Not sure yet but I may be doing things super bowl related.

What does everyone think?

How's Groundhog's day looking?? February 2nd? Anyone have plans?

February 2 works for us. Get a consensus and location and let us know. We might be able to help with the location. Keep us posted.

Bill and Linda

Oh yeah.. forgot about the SB being in Feb this year... hmm.. weekend after sounds good as well.

Oh yeah.. forgot about the SB being in Feb this year... hmm.. weekend after sounds good as well.

I think the weekend after would be so much better. Lot less going on for people and people around town that dont know how to drive :roll:
Plus as slow as we are at putting together a meeting place we could use the extra week :nuts: :lol:

True. Very true.

So, any news of a fun Phx meeting place? Anything going on with a Phx events calendar??

True. Very true.

So, any news of a fun Phx meeting place? Anything going on with a Phx events calendar??

I will do a little searching today and see if I find anything

As far as location, we would recommend San Tan Flat on Hunt Highway at Ellsworth Rd in Queen Creek. It's near our location and the venue offers everything anyone would want. Great food and even meeting rooms if that is desired. We can help set that up.

Please move the discussion to a date. The location of the event is easy to figure out. Someone please post a poll on Saturdays in February that would be best. We are still open for all of them at this time. Looking forward to meeting as many of you as possible.

Bill and Linda,
HHRBOUTIQUE

I think the weekend after would be so much better. Lot less going on for people and people around town that dont know how to drive :roll:
Plus as slow as we are at putting together a meeting place we could use the extra week :nuts: :lol:

The weekend after looks good for us :cool:

So is February 8,9,10 the major consideration????

9th would work better for me as Sundays are usually "family fun day"... translation = cleaning day.

We just booked February 2 for another car event. Lets look at the 9th.

Bill and LInda

We just booked February 2 for another car event. Lets look at the 9th.

Bill and LInda

9th works here :thumb:

9th is good for me also !!

Yeah.. sign me up for the 9th!

We're on our way to an HHR event with the Modesto HHR Club. We should get back to Queen Creek on Feb. 1. Sounds like we have a go on Feb. 9 and can set something up at San Tan Flat if that is ok with all. If not, someone take the lead and find a place. We're open to anything.

Bill and Linda

Does everyone just want to sit and visit or take some type of a road trip kinda like when we went up to Jerome?
Short trip then lunch? I will do a search for something, if I can get some input on what people would like to do.
I wouldnt mind a short trip like we took last time.
Ideas??

Road trips have always been fun... :-) The 9th works for me

What about Canyon Lake? Its a fun little drive and they have GREAT *****ly pear icecream near there...


EDIT:: OMG they edited P R I C Klypear ice cream... LOL!

I don't know if I can do this because the facility has changed and downsized so much it's not recognizable BUT,

If people are interested I can try to arrange a tour of the GM Desert Proving Ground. As I said, because of the changes, I don't even know if they do this any more.

Anyhow, if interested let me know relatively soon......Saturday will NOT be a regularly scheduled work day for them and a sponsor will need to escort.....and I'll assume the date of Feb. 9th.

Oh, a couple of parameters.....no cameras inside the property, no weapons, no alcohol (fuel is o'k:smile: ), no kids under 18.

Wow. If you could pull that Snoopy you can DEFINATELY count me IN! Teehee!

I don't know if I can do this because the facility has changed and downsized so much it's not recognizable BUT,

If people are interested I can try to arrange a tour of the GM Desert Proving Ground. As I said, because of the changes, I don't even know if they do this any more.

Anyhow, if interested let me know relatively soon......Saturday will NOT be a regularly scheduled work day for them and a sponsor will need to escort.....and I'll assume the date of Feb. 9th.

Oh, a couple of parameters.....no cameras inside the property, no weapons, no alcohol (fuel is o'k:smile: ), no kids under 18.

Sounds cool to me :thumb: :one:

I'm still in for the 9th also. Have a blind date pending on same day so may only be able to do a meet and greet, but still looking forward to it!

I don't know if I can do this because the facility has changed and downsized so much it's not recognizable BUT,

If people are interested I can try to arrange a tour of the GM Desert Proving Ground. As I said, because of the changes, I don't even know if they do this any more.

Anyhow, if interested let me know relatively soon......Saturday will NOT be a regularly scheduled work day for them and a sponsor will need to escort.....and I'll assume the date of Feb. 9th.

Oh, a couple of parameters.....no cameras inside the property, no weapons, no alcohol (fuel is o'k:smile: ), no kids under 18.


sounds amazing! I'm in

For you guys who haven't met Bill and Linda, ready yourself for a couple of excellent people, of high energy, who are fully involved in what we all love...our HHRs...
Bill and Linda, we miss you guys and hope to see you soon...
Pat

O'k my fellow HHRonians.....

As of this day, our tour of the GM Desert Proving Ground, Mesa AZ, is approved for February 9th at around noon. This is pending any last minute "covert" testing by them and/or any of the 3-4 tenants of the facility. At that point, the tour will need to be cancelled.

Because Saturday is a non-work day, I may be conducting the tour personally. However, the Facility Director is attempting to locate an Engineer or Senior Project Technician who may need to work that day. If that is the case, that person will be our guide and moderator (which will prove more interesting than me).

If you are wishing to attend, I will need the first and last name of ALL attendees (the birth rights or birth certificate to your first born son, the title of your home and HHR and your ever lasting gratitude....this is a joke folks:D ). But I really do need the names for the Visitor Pass. Oh, we are limited to a TOTAL of 12 people (including me) for the 12 passenger van.

Again, no weapons, no cameras, no alcohol, no kids under 18.

The GM DESERT PROVING GROUND is located at 13303 S. Ellsworth Road, Mesa.

Get your names in...and I will keep you updated .

Oh please ADD me! :D Jason Hume

Gotcha Jason........

For other members, send me a PM if you wish to keep your name private.

Sorry Spaz me lad, I didn't think of that until now !!!:bow:

Gotcha Jason........

For other members, send me a PM if you wish to keep your name private.

Sorry Spaz me lad, I didn't think of that until now !!!:bow:

Snoopy
Add one here. The mrs will be working

Dwayne Barber

Gotcha Jason........

For other members, send me a PM if you wish to keep your name private.

Sorry Spaz me lad, I didn't think of that until now !!!:bow:

I'm not too particular on things. You can find anything on anyone these days and don't even need a last name. No worries here!:thumb:

Shootr.....

Bill & Linda (HHR Boutique)....

Mandy (Retroburban).....

AND ANYONE ELSE.......

Are you interested in the tour of the GM proving Ground? If so, need to get names in so I can and arrange this thing.

Also, what do you think about lunch, after the tour, at the San Tan Flat as suggested by HHR Boutique???

Tour will be about an hour, so meet up at DPG going on noon....lunch slightly after 1 PM ????

Looks like my mother wants to go as well. Might as well count her in too. Autumn Hume.

And I'm all for lunch anywhere! Is there a spot to meet and head over to the GMPG's? I cannot remember how to get there. We can meet someone in Phx where ever they want.

[QUOTE=Snoopy;234869]AND ANYONE ELSE.......Are you interested in the tour of the GM proving Ground? If so, need to get names in so I can and arrange this thing.[QUOTE]

Hi Snoop,

Keep reading this thread and wish I was there (its cold here) and could go on the tour. Next years :smile:

Definitely not a big deal but something keeps coming to mind is that your invitation is maybe kind of hidden in the "HHRBOUTIQUE Heading to Arizona for the Winter" thread and would get the visibility that it disserves if it had its own thread in the "Regional - US > South Mountain listings"? Or maybe not, what do I know.:smile:

Thanks Ray....

Next year....I would offer the same tour to you but, I'm afraid, the GM Desert Proving Ground is closing the facility here (civilization moved into the area) and moving to the Military Proving Ground in Yuma. So, that would probably be out.

Might be to late to start a new thread. Besides doesn't it indicate as a new entry in an existing thread? I would think that would be attention enough, if someone already expressed an interest. But, as you said....hell, what do I know.:eek: :roll: :red:

Jason...

Added your mom. Probably set up a meet by this Wednesday. I need to submit the names by then.

Snoopy
Still just me no one to add. Mrs still going to work

WE can meet at the Toys R US by the mall over here.
Jason remember how to get there?
Any word from Retro?

Gotcha D...

No word from Retro or HHR Boutique !!!

I have no clue D. :lol: If you can tell me the addy I can googlemap it.

I have no clue D. :lol: If you can tell me the addy I can googlemap it.

Here you go.... 1516 S. POWER ROAD
MESA, AZ 85206

It is right off the 60 and power. From there it will be a stright shot,

I can't make it, I really appreciate your efforts and I know I'll see you all eventually. Have a great time everyone!

We are definitely interested and are planning on being there. Sounds like lots of fun. Thanks for putting it together.

Bill and Linda


Shootr.....

Bill & Linda (HHR Boutique)....

Mandy (Retroburban).....

AND ANYONE ELSE.......

Are you interested in the tour of the GM proving Ground? If so, need to get names in so I can and arrange this thing.

Also, what do you think about lunch, after the tour, at the San Tan Flat as suggested by HHR Boutique???

Tour will be about an hour, so meet up at DPG going on noon....lunch slightly after 1 PM ????

OK. So what's the meet time for the Toys-R-Us? Since my mom is going to be with us we will be taking her van since there is no more HHR.

OK Arizona HHRonians....

I have submitted our names for the tour and suggested about Noon for the time. I'm waiting for a response from the Director, which will probably be tomorrow (Thursday). Once I get the approval and any additional info, WE can plan accordingly. The list is as follows....

Me, D, Spaz and Mom, Bill & Linda and friend....for a total of 7.

I still would like to suggest lunch afterward. HHR Boutique suggested the San Tan Flat bar/restuarant which I would second. It's directly south of the Proving Ground.

OK Arizona HHRonians....

I have submitted our names for the tour and suggested about Noon for the time. I'm waiting for a response from the Director, which will probably be tomorrow (Thursday). Once I get the approval and any additional info, WE can plan accordingly. The list is as follows....

Me, D, Spaz and Mom, Bill & Linda and friend....for a total of 7.

I still would like to suggest lunch afterward. HHR Boutique suggested the San Tan Flat bar/restuarant which I would second. It's directly south of the Proving Ground.

We think that is great. Lunch at San Tan will be fun. After lunch, we would like to invite everyone back to our rolling store to see and touch all the stainless and chrome HHR parts we have. It's only about 6 miles from San Tan and the road might be a bit (or a lot) dusty.

We are parked at the home of one of the ultimate PT Cruiser enthusiasts. If you come, you will be able to see "Windspirit", a PT Cruiser that has been featured on the cover of Cruiser Quarterly Magazine and has won best in show at virtually every PT Cruiser show all over the country. We're not trying to convert anyone. Our business started with the PT. PT Cruisers and HHRs have the same heritage and purpose. Seeing this car might give some idea of what can be done with an HHR.

Linda has already decided that we need to get an HHR to go with our PT show car. It will be a panel and the theme and design are already decided. The only thing we need is for more HHR parts sales (which are growing each month) and then a bigger Motor Home and 2 car trailer. (anyone want to make a donation? lol)

Looking forward to Saturday,
Bill and Linda

Added Mandy (Retro) to this list as a maybe.....she's having car trouble and it's at the dealer.

OK we are set for the tour of the GM Desert Proving Ground.:nuts: :nuts:

The tour is scheduled for NOON and will be conducted/escorted by the Managers Secretary (Deb, neat person:thumb: ).

I indicated we will "muster" in the front parking lot of the Proving Ground at 11:45 so we should ALL be ready at NOON for the tour. She is using a van to provide the transportation around the facility. I am not sure what will be "off limits"....many times....the garages. Sometimes certain road systems. We'll find out when we get there (remember GM is NOT the only tenant at this facility, any longer. Some of it is leased/rented to other users...I believe Harley Davidson is one).

Again....bring a camera, if you wish an opportunity with the GM Proving Ground sign, BUT YOU MAY NOT TAKE THE CAMERA INSIDE OF THE PROPERTY. NO guns, NO alcohol, NO other guests at this time. Sorry to keep repeating this.....but you would be surprised sometimes, about people. And Deb will ask again when we enter.

I SUGGEST we all, EXCEPT for HHR BOUTIQUE, meet at the suggested Toys R Us no later than 11:15.... then travel as a group to the Proving Ground. We should get there in about 15-20 minutes.

Because he is coming from an area just south of the Proving Ground, HHR BOUTIQUE can meet us, in the front of the Proving Ground, between 11:30-11:45.

Tour for about an hour and then, as suggested, lunch at San Tan Flats.

Any questions or suggestions....post them. I'll be on an off the forum all day.

Jason and Mandy......you have the directions to Toys R Us, right? If you are late the address to the Proving Ground is posted in this thread (bottom of post #39). The location is about 1 mile east and 5 miles south of the "Toys" location.

EDIT....Please acknowledge

Snoopy
Everythingsounds good to me. An early thanks for your part in getting this set up :bow: :thumb:
This should be fun and something not everyone gets the chance to see.
I may not make the lunch part wont know till a little later.
Thanks again snopy you rock.
See everyone on Sat.

Added Mandy (Retro) to this list as a maybe.....she's having car trouble and it's at the dealer.

Just a bit of trouble... new steering column, new shifter assembly, nothing really major...:red: ...hope to get it back quick!

Sounds good. We'll be leaving Tucson at 9am to allow for 2 hours drive time to Toys-R-Us just in case. See you all tomorrow!

WOO HOO! I'm back on the road! C-ya all tomorrow at Toys R Us!

Again....bring a camera, if you wish an opportunity with the GM Proving Ground sign, BUT YOU MAY NOT TAKE THE CAMERA INSIDE OF THE PROPERTY. NO guns, NO alcohol, NO other guests at this time. Sorry to keep repeating this.....but you would be surprised sometimes, about people. And Deb will ask again when we enter.


SO what you are saying is I not going to be able to get drunk take a test car around the track while aiming a gun at the wild life as someone take my video camera and tapes it for later laughs?
Man this will stink :D :lol: :lol: :lol: :nuts: :beer:

Just a few notes to the Arizona HHRonians and HHR BOUTIQUE who had accompanied me on a tour of the GM Desert Proving Ground.

SPECIAL THANKS goes to Bob, Facility Senior Manager, for allowing this rare opportunity and Deb, Bob's Admin. Assistant, for taking the time for the tour and providing insight on how this facility operates.

Thanks to the member's who were able to accompany me and provide enjoyable conversation and insight. I hope you enjoyed the tour and have some appreciation for what GM and the associated Divisions try to accomplish when they produce a vehicle such as the HHR.

Unfortunately, we were unable to view and enter the Durability Road. That could have provided some interest in the scheduled "abuse" these vehicles sustain before and during their entry into the consumer market. But at least, you were able to see SOME of the 110 miles of test road system and some of the 5000 acres of this facility (I also know a few of you observed some "things" you weren't suppose to see;) ).

I would like to thank Roger for the tour of his home and garage, of which I am absolutely jealous of (the guy has a VERY large multi-car attached garage with his own hydraulic "4 point" lift).

Here is some of the photos that were taken of the group....

http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa168/GoodStogie/PGTour001.jpg
HHR BOUTIQUE owners....Bill & Linda with friend Roger


http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa168/GoodStogie/PGTour002.jpg
Jason (enOoNmAI), Dwayne (Dbarberaz), Mandy (Retroburban), Stan (Snoopy), Bill, Linda, Jamie (RetroBurban's spouse), Roger

http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa168/GoodStogie/PGTour003.jpg

Snoopy, Thanks so much for setting up the tour. Very few enthusiasts get this opportunity. It was like getting a historical preview, knowing that the whole facility will be gone in a year or two. We enjoyed meeting the HHR owners who had the time to take the tour.

Bill and Linda

:bow: Snoopy
once again thanks for setting that up. Be sure that you thank everyone out at the DPG :bow: .
It was great to see everyone and to meet Bill and Linda.

I definately second the above posts. Thanks again for such a great tour and a peep at some things that aren't supposed to be seen! ;)