How does the hhr drive in snow, ice etc? A little worried, used to have an equinox.

 

From what all my friends have said it drives like any other FWD vehicle.

Ther only complaint is the Firestone OE tires here in the snowbelt. Most of them upgraded to a better Alll Season tires and had no issues.

 

It doesn't snow in Parma, just don't come east into the snowbelt. My HHR does better than either of my other 4x2 pick-up trucks did. Ya, I'm in the belt in Geauga County and it handles fine.

 

It drives great!!! But, this is my first ever FWD vehicle in 30 years of driving. Anything would be an improvement!

 

I'm curious. had 4x4 trucks for years so I never thought about what I am going to bring up but do they even make studded tires anymore? Had them when I was younger in the early 70's

 

I had some in my youth as well. But I believe studded tires have been outlawed in pretty much every state. They're really hard on the road surface.

TomK
Mpls, MN

 

And concrete sidewalks in front of a high school on the back of a '66 GTO, but that's another story!

 

HI I'm a new guy, been looking at the Hhr for a couple months now... Going for my first test drive this weekend
Love the looks and hope to love the way it drives. My current truck is a S10 4x4 Zr2 and is sweet in the snow that is one thing I'm worried about with the Hhr. Really sucks to hear that after buying the car I will have to upgrade the tires?
Nice site here and hope to find more answers to my questions

 

In the light snow we get here (Nashville), I have no problems driving with my OE Firestone Affinitys. When we get snow, it might accumulate to 1 or 2 inches but that's about all. It handles well in the conditions here. Yes, a better set of tires (like the Michelin Harmony All Season Touring that I had on my Impala) would make things even better.

 

You know , it might not hurt to have a special set of front wheels to install when going up into the mountains on a ski trip.