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Old Mar 9, 2012 | 09:02 AM
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HHR discontinued

I tried to find a thread on this subject but had no luck. Why did they make the car for only 5 years?
Old Mar 9, 2012 | 09:11 AM
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Yes, 2011 is the last year. The Delta platform which the HHR is built on is outdated, old technology. The HHR was built by the "old GM" before they filed for bankruptcy. It has been discussed many a time before. Not giving you a hard time, but here is more information on it than you probably care to read:

https://www.chevyhhr.net/forums/show...t=discontinued

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Old Mar 9, 2012 | 09:15 AM
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to the forum Jim Gillum!

The last HHR purred off the line on May 27, 2011. Why it went away was a combination of the "end of retro", the demise of the Delta platform chassis architecture, and no place in Chevrolet's marketing strategy for the future...to name just a few reasons.

Here's a thread for you, and be sure to check out the sub-threads linked in Post #2.....

https://www.chevyhhr.net/forums/general-hhr-4/hhr-done-37395/
Old Mar 9, 2012 | 09:18 AM
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Thanx for all the help, fella's.

Happy motoring, Jim
Old Mar 9, 2012 | 09:18 AM
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Welcome to the forum!! Look at the bright side: at least you got one before they were discontinued...
Old Mar 9, 2012 | 09:23 AM
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Yup, think of it as....

The Few
The Proud
The Owner of An HHR

Not

the large crowd
the bored
the owner of yet another fugly Camry
Old Mar 9, 2012 | 09:51 AM
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My wife has the "nicer" of the two cars, being a 2011 Cruze... but she still envies my 2LT HHR. :)
I look at all the cars at the shows and on FleaBay, the classics that have been taken care of and driven gently for decades, especially the limited production ones, and that's what I'm thinking about when I settle into my leather seats. One of these days, Herman's gonna be one of those cars.

Just gotta live that long, myself.
Old Mar 9, 2012 | 09:55 AM
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That's the attitude spacer, I see myself as the odd little old man explaining that "funny looking trucklet" to the kids in 40 years time. And you know what, I still won't have my "Atomic Powered Flying Rocket Car", like I was promised in grade school.
Old Mar 9, 2012 | 10:57 AM
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You Guys Are Right On....

Once you get the bugs out and all the toys installed it's pure JOY to tool around in.
Old Mar 9, 2012 | 11:26 AM
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Welcome Jim Gillum, to the site. HHR's rule !!



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