Hello boys and girls
07-16-2009, 09:09 PM
#1
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Join Date: 07-14-2009
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Posts: 27
Hello boys and girls
Although I've had my 2008 red, 5 speed SS for more than a year I've only recently found this website. My other car is a bright yellow 2005 Lotus Elise. I got the HHR for when I needed something a little more practical. I got the SS because I didn't want to get too practical. 
I think my golden retriever, Emmy, likes the HHR better than the Lotus, but she seems to be happy in both vehicles. I'm a retired engineer and a widower so Emmy and I travel quite a bit. We're going to western Colorado in August in the Lotus. She'll miss the room the HHR provides, but we'll have fun meeting all the car enthusiasts who want to look at the car and all the animal lovers who want to interact with the dog. Car enthusiasts and animal lovers are mostly great people.
I hope everybody is having a great summer.
I think my golden retriever, Emmy, likes the HHR better than the Lotus, but she seems to be happy in both vehicles. I'm a retired engineer and a widower so Emmy and I travel quite a bit. We're going to western Colorado in August in the Lotus. She'll miss the room the HHR provides, but we'll have fun meeting all the car enthusiasts who want to look at the car and all the animal lovers who want to interact with the dog. Car enthusiasts and animal lovers are mostly great people.
I hope everybody is having a great summer.
07-16-2009, 09:17 PM
#2
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Join Date: 06-26-2008
Location: N.W. Burbs Chicago
Posts: 4,152
Hi bill, Wecome to the site. Emmy sound like a great road trip partner !
I have a yellow lab (popcorn) . Shes been in my SS once , a year ago and i still find dog hair when i vacum, so shes been banned from the SS.
love to see some pics of your Lotus .
Chris
I have a yellow lab (popcorn) . Shes been in my SS once , a year ago and i still find dog hair when i vacum, so shes been banned from the SS.
love to see some pics of your Lotus .
Chris
to the site!!!
07-17-2009, 09:09 AM
#9
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Join Date: 07-14-2009
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Posts: 27
Apparently I can't post a picture on this board, so I put a couple of photos here: http://s71.photobucket.com/albums/i123/webowser/
07-17-2009, 09:22 AM
#10
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Join Date: 05-13-2009
Location: Western North Carolina
Posts: 466
Welcome!
Welcome to the club. You will get lots of inspiration for your HHR here. I know I have. The Lotus Elise is a bad little sports car. No wonder fluffy dog likes the HHR. We once had a Lotus Elise car club come to us for a suspension test. These cars are cool!:
& shake rig demo:
. We once had a Lotus Elise car club come to us for a suspension test. These cars are cool!: & shake rig demo: