new nor cal HHR girl :)
08-16-2009, 09:40 PM
#1
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Join Date: 08-13-2009
Location: San Leandro, CA
Posts: 31
new nor cal HHR girl :)
Hi all! afs9 suggested I write a little intro, so here goes:
I'm a 26 year old girlie from Nor Cal. I fell in love with the HHR when they first came out, but I couldn't afford one. I bought a 2007 Trailblazer in Nov 08, and last week I decided that 13-15mpg just wasn't cutting it (plus I'm single with no kids, so why do I need a huge SUV with the towing package?). So I started looking online at local used HHRs, and I saw one that said "Golden Teal Metallic." I googled the color and fell in love...
And it just so happens that my friend's father in law works at the dealership that had the HHR listed, so I gave him a call... I ended up getting $2300 MORE than I paid for the Trailblazer on trade in, and talked them down another $1000 on the difference. Turned in some old savings bonds, and used the money I received the weekend before for selling my old 66 VW bug, and brought my HHR home on Thursday, August 14th!
I named her Gia, and it seems that maybe she has all of the options available on the LT2? She has cashmere leather interior, sun roof, the 17" chrome wheels, chrome door handles and roof rails. I discovered that she has the remote start and that I can plug my iPod in and listen to it through the speakers, yesterday. She has the 7 Speaker Pioneer Amplified Sound System and I set up the XM radio on Friday.
I've grown up immersed in the local hot rod scene and I am a TOTAL car chick. My dad restored a 31 Model A pickup while I was growing up, and I was always(still am) at the shows with him. We both also belong to the Nor Cal Aircooled VW Group, and regularly attend meetings with them. I sold my 66 VW bug a week ago because it needed a lot of work, and I'm now on the look out for a cheap ragtop bug to cruise around in as well.
But I will ALWAYS be a Chevy Girl, no matter what. Gia is the fourth Chevy I have owned. I'm looking forward to customizing her. Right now I'm thinking chrome door sills, chrome antenna, and chrome tail light rings.
Here are a few photos of Gia from Thursday afternoon:
I'm a 26 year old girlie from Nor Cal. I fell in love with the HHR when they first came out, but I couldn't afford one. I bought a 2007 Trailblazer in Nov 08, and last week I decided that 13-15mpg just wasn't cutting it (plus I'm single with no kids, so why do I need a huge SUV with the towing package?). So I started looking online at local used HHRs, and I saw one that said "Golden Teal Metallic." I googled the color and fell in love...
And it just so happens that my friend's father in law works at the dealership that had the HHR listed, so I gave him a call... I ended up getting $2300 MORE than I paid for the Trailblazer on trade in, and talked them down another $1000 on the difference. Turned in some old savings bonds, and used the money I received the weekend before for selling my old 66 VW bug, and brought my HHR home on Thursday, August 14th!
I named her Gia, and it seems that maybe she has all of the options available on the LT2? She has cashmere leather interior, sun roof, the 17" chrome wheels, chrome door handles and roof rails. I discovered that she has the remote start and that I can plug my iPod in and listen to it through the speakers, yesterday. She has the 7 Speaker Pioneer Amplified Sound System and I set up the XM radio on Friday.
I've grown up immersed in the local hot rod scene and I am a TOTAL car chick. My dad restored a 31 Model A pickup while I was growing up, and I was always(still am) at the shows with him. We both also belong to the Nor Cal Aircooled VW Group, and regularly attend meetings with them. I sold my 66 VW bug a week ago because it needed a lot of work, and I'm now on the look out for a cheap ragtop bug to cruise around in as well.
But I will ALWAYS be a Chevy Girl, no matter what. Gia is the fourth Chevy I have owned. I'm looking forward to customizing her. Right now I'm thinking chrome door sills, chrome antenna, and chrome tail light rings.
Here are a few photos of Gia from Thursday afternoon:
08-16-2009, 09:46 PM
#2
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Join Date: 09-14-2007
Location: SoCAL & Louisville, KY
Posts: 3,365
Welcome from sunny SoCal!
And officially welcome, to the HHR familia!
Yes, you do indeed have a 2LT -- and a rare color indeed!
You know, I used to do my laundry in San Leandro!
(lived in Berkeley/Oakland for 12 years before moving back to the OC.)
The NorCal folks are awesome!
@ngelita & Sirius Blackie
Yes, you do indeed have a 2LT -- and a rare color indeed!
You know, I used to do my laundry in San Leandro!
(lived in Berkeley/Oakland for 12 years before moving back to the OC.)
The NorCal folks are awesome!
@ngelita & Sirius Blackie
Last edited by afs9; 08-17-2009 at 10:39 AM. Reason: grammar :P
08-17-2009, 12:30 AM
#9
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Join Date: 08-11-2009
Location: Roseville, CA
Posts: 162
Great looking car Kim!
Don't know if I just missed it, but is it a 2009? From the options you mentioned I think it is... Love the color, won't attract all of the heat in our Nor Cal sun....
I've had mine for 2 weeks now, white with cashmere leather. It's just like yours except I don't have the roof racks. I've had a lot of fun driving around town.
Good luck and enjoy the ride!
Fred
Don't know if I just missed it, but is it a 2009? From the options you mentioned I think it is... Love the color, won't attract all of the heat in our Nor Cal sun....
I've had mine for 2 weeks now, white with cashmere leather. It's just like yours except I don't have the roof racks. I've had a lot of fun driving around town.
Good luck and enjoy the ride!
Fred
to the site Kim!!!