View Poll Results: How did you purchase your HHR?
Purchased new.
177
77.63%
Purchased used from private owner.
11
4.82%
Purchased used as rental.
40
17.54%
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HHRs that were once rentals.
07-12-2007, 05:26 PM
#21
Senior Member
Join Date: 07-21-2006
Location: Ft Walton Bch FL
Posts: 1,708
My parents always bought used cars. Because of that, I spent many hours outside in 30 degree weather holding the flashlight while my father repaired them. Since then I've always bought new.
The only used cars I've ever driven were my parent's '65 Chevy Belair, the '71 Belair Police Special given to me when my grandfather died, and an '79 Monte Carlo I bought after totalling my '80 Camaro. It was stolen two weeks later.
I've had good luck with new cars, always get my money's worth out of them, and have never been upside down when trading them in. I've owned my last new car for 9 years. I'll probably keep the HHR even longer unless Chevy comes out with a yellow SS model. Hint! Hint!
The only used cars I've ever driven were my parent's '65 Chevy Belair, the '71 Belair Police Special given to me when my grandfather died, and an '79 Monte Carlo I bought after totalling my '80 Camaro. It was stolen two weeks later.
I've had good luck with new cars, always get my money's worth out of them, and have never been upside down when trading them in. I've owned my last new car for 9 years. I'll probably keep the HHR even longer unless Chevy comes out with a yellow SS model. Hint! Hint!
07-13-2007, 06:06 PM
#25
Senior Member
Join Date: 08-20-2006
Location: Hillsdale, Michigan
Posts: 21,640
I have never bought a used car. My first 3 cars were given to me by my parents. From then on it's been brand new every time. I'm not very mechanically inclined so I get nervous even thinking about a used car 
07-13-2007, 06:44 PM
#26
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: 06-29-2007
Location: NC
Posts: 165
I've had good luck with used cars. Out of all the cars I've owned to this point, only one has been brand new. I personally think buying new is over rated, but that's just me. And I don't mind turning a wrench from time to time if needed.
07-13-2007, 07:06 PM
#27
Senior Member
Join Date: 05-12-2007
Location: NY
Posts: 155
I would never buy a rental car. My HHr was purchased new. I have owned many great used cars, but would not recommend buying a rental. Not so much now because i'm older, but i remember going on vacation when i was in my 20's. Me and my friends would rent cars and,well, for the lack of better words, we would beat the hell out of them. We would do cruel and unusal things to these cars. Pull holeshots, slam on the e-brake, you name it. I know i am not alone when it comes to beating up rental cars back in the day. STAY AWAY FROM RENTALS. God knows that most of them have very hard miles on them
Last edited by Chief79; 07-14-2007 at 02:25 PM.
09-27-2007, 06:09 PM
#30
Senior Member
Join Date: 01-31-2007
Location: New Hampsha
Posts: 2,479
I dunno...looks like your HHR was sitting on the lot for a few months before you bought it...lots of time for various test drivers or shop guys to make their mark....or if low miles on it(no test drives) how can you be sure that the truck driver who unloaded it .....didn't "unload" in it..hmmmmmmmmmmm....a DNA test is in order I believe!! 
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