Black HHR in north Germany
08-03-2009, 04:35 AM
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Join Date: 08-02-2009
Location: Langen/Sievern, Germany
Posts: 2
Black HHR in north Germany
Hi,
I am a new member, but bought my black 2008 HHR last year, drove about 16,000 miles through all kinds of weather and so far very pleased to be HHR owner. In northern Germany, I get a lot of stares, the car is almost one of a kind here. Some interesting things about the car conversions for Germany, the dealership added a small console underneath the rear bumper to house a back-up light and a mandatory rear fog light. The other rear lights were modified for amber turn signals. In addition, I paid some extra bucks to have a LNG/propane system added to the car. The car starts on gasoline until the engine temperature reaches operating temperatures, and then switches automatically to propane. The fuel tank was placed in the spare tire wheel well, and holds about 50 liters of LNG. This actually doubles the driving range of the car. While LNG at the pump is less than half the price of gasoline, I drive mostly on LNG. It's also a cleaner fuel. In case of flat tire emergencies, the dealer gave me an emergency tire inflater kit which is supposed to be good enough to get me off the highway, or to the nearest service station.
I am a new member, but bought my black 2008 HHR last year, drove about 16,000 miles through all kinds of weather and so far very pleased to be HHR owner. In northern Germany, I get a lot of stares, the car is almost one of a kind here. Some interesting things about the car conversions for Germany, the dealership added a small console underneath the rear bumper to house a back-up light and a mandatory rear fog light. The other rear lights were modified for amber turn signals. In addition, I paid some extra bucks to have a LNG/propane system added to the car. The car starts on gasoline until the engine temperature reaches operating temperatures, and then switches automatically to propane. The fuel tank was placed in the spare tire wheel well, and holds about 50 liters of LNG. This actually doubles the driving range of the car. While LNG at the pump is less than half the price of gasoline, I drive mostly on LNG. It's also a cleaner fuel. In case of flat tire emergencies, the dealer gave me an emergency tire inflater kit which is supposed to be good enough to get me off the highway, or to the nearest service station.
I didn't even notice that the first time I read it
