I was looking around on Carmax and found this SS. In an instant, I saw there is a big problem with this car. My guess would be that it was in an accident and they didnt put it back together the right way
http://www.carmax.com/enus/view-car/...6-1575d3f2248a

 

what ? it almost fits.

 

Yes the grill is wrong, but it could be that the interior was special ordered as black on black? Maybe the vehicle came in on the trade with a cracked grill and they threw on a regular HHR grill to show it while the SS grill is on order? You never know...

 

It somehow has a "clean" vehicle history http://www.carmax.com/enus/history-r...tml?sn=7451894
and a no-haggle price of $22k, well $21,998

 

Its not even a chrome grill.. its satin. Whatever reason... it shouldn't be like that.

 

Add one more bar at the bottom and it would fit.......

 

Previous owner hit a bird, cracked the original all to bits and picked this one up at a near-by junkyard. Junkyard computer showed "front grill/satin chrome/Chevy HHR/all models/2006-current".

Just maybe!!!

 

Yeah probably something minor happened, but it left a bad taste for the original owner and they decided they didnt want it anymore.

I once thought i found a great deal on a car a few years ago. One year old with a few miles on a special edition xB. Awhile after i got it, i noticed some little things off with the grille. I figured it must have been hit and then fixed and then traded in.

 

The SS has a taller grille that sinks into the inversion section of the bumper, which explains the gap using the LT/LS grille. The LT/LS grille is probably cheaper to replace, because there's more of them around. Looks more like someone cheaping out with a replacement than trying to customize an SS.

 

That's so sad, they've turned it into a Nerd Edition, just needs a pocket protector stuck to the bumper.