Just Passed The First 1000 Miles!!
Just went past the 1000 mile mark a few days ago on my white 08 HHR 2LT. Am very pleased so far, absolutely no problems, this babys been perfect.:bow:
I'm also on my first tank of 93 octane, ran 87 up till this tank. On the 87 octane, with 20 miles on the car (Oct. 20/07) MPG started at 24.4 MPG, then gained approx. (.1) one tenth per week and has leveled out at approx. 26 mpg. That's mostly combination small city/rural highway driving including driving over a 2000 ft. mountain twice a day on the way to and from work, I'm pretty happy with that. Seems like the 2.4 engine does like the high-test better, things I've noticed is it does run smoother, and quieter, also accelerates quicker. Gas mileage has actually dropped one tenth on this first tank of high-test, could be due to the low mileage and being the first tank of high-test. Could also be I like putting my foot down harder with the slight power gain! Not sure how long it takes the computer to optimize itself for fuel type. I know a lot of people have bad-mouthed the Firestone tires on here but as far a grip on wet pavement, I was following a tractor trailer down the road in pouring rain at about 65 mph with a side wind whipping too, and the car felt really solid.:p: Can't wait to see how they do on packed snow this winter, that is if it actually snows much here! Catch ya later! TomR |
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Personally, I have nothing against Firestone tires. They have never done me bad. The Fuzion HRi's (Firestone) on my wifes MPV did great in NY last March when we went to a funeral and low and behold, it started snowing in Penn on the way up there. :lol: |
I've got 1200 on my '08 2LT. I'm averaging 27.3 mpg. I'm pretty happy with that.
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I'm fine with the tires that came on the car. Since reading about various opinions on the matter, though, I have looked at them differently, however...when you look at them, they really are teeny for a car as (seemingly) big as the HHR. My Cavaliers have bigger tires than the HHR!
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sup tom!
the ride gets better with every 1000 miles!:D :thumb: |
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