HHR against HONDA ELEMENT
07-28-2006, 01:17 AM
#21
Join Date: 07-16-2006
Location: La Mirada, Ca
Posts: 2
The first HHR I test drove (here in Calif.) the salesman pulled it out from the storage lot and sent my wife and I on our way. No forms, no copy of my license, nothing. As we pulled out of th dealer I looked at her and remarked that they did not have our full names, numbers, or any other data...maybe I should have kept on going in that silverstone special.
Oh well. I bought, a dark silver metallic HHR the next day...
Oh well. I bought, a dark silver metallic HHR the next day...
07-28-2006, 07:28 AM
#22
Senior Member
Join Date: 07-18-2006
Location: Upper East Tennessee
Posts: 443
Originally Posted by HHR PNOY
they let you take the car out by yourself? You'll never see that in california.
07-28-2006, 07:35 AM
#23
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Join Date: 10-26-2005
Location: Michigan
Posts: 630
Well, living in Detroit, most dealers pass on going along for the test drive...fear factor! lol My dealer was totally cool on letting me test drive the HHR. I ultimately ordered mine, but I drove everyone they had on the lot.
08-20-2006, 02:04 AM
#26
Join Date: 08-08-2006
Location: Plano, TX
Posts: 5
I also looked at a Xtra Box before the HHR. Glad I checked out the HHR before going thru with the XB purchase. There was no comparison between the two.
My salesman was great. Let me take a different one home three nights in a row and let me keep one over the weekend! That was the one I ended up buying. He said he wanted me to be sure that I picked the one I was most happy with. In addition, after the purchase he gave me $500 worth of free accessories!
There was one thing I wish I could have gotten. There was a dealer in McKinney Texas that was authorized to extend the factory warranty to 5 years, 100k miles. Some kind of arrangement they had with GM. That would have been sweet but I probably won't put 36k miles on mine in 5 years anyway.
Prez
My salesman was great. Let me take a different one home three nights in a row and let me keep one over the weekend! That was the one I ended up buying. He said he wanted me to be sure that I picked the one I was most happy with. In addition, after the purchase he gave me $500 worth of free accessories!
There was one thing I wish I could have gotten. There was a dealer in McKinney Texas that was authorized to extend the factory warranty to 5 years, 100k miles. Some kind of arrangement they had with GM. That would have been sweet but I probably won't put 36k miles on mine in 5 years anyway.
Prez
08-20-2006, 08:47 AM
#27
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Join Date: 10-14-2005
Location: Rochester,N.Y.
Posts: 9,121
Originally Posted by Daffy
i race my hhr sometimes and i have beat a V8 2006 mustang and many others i love my car and its all stock
And then you woke up right? 
If you have the 2.4 you have 172 HP and 165 lb. ft. of tq. in a front wheel drive vehicle vs. 300 HP and 320 lb. ft. of tq. in a rear wheel drive vehicle. 
I won't even point out the difference if you have the 2.2. 
I don't care how good of a driver you are there is no way the HHR is going to beat a Mustang GT! 
08-20-2006, 09:37 AM
#28
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Join Date: 08-04-2006
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Posts: 244
Originally Posted by captain howdy
ROTFLMAO! And then you woke up right? If you have the 2.4 you have 172 HP and 165 lb. ft. of tq. in a front wheel drive vehicle vs. 300 HP and 320 lb. ft. of tq. in a rear wheel drive vehicle. I won't even point out the difference if you have the 2.2. I don't care how good of a driver you are there is no way the HHR is going to beat a Mustang GT!
And then you woke up right? If you have the 2.4 you have 172 HP and 165 lb. ft. of tq. in a front wheel drive vehicle vs. 300 HP and 320 lb. ft. of tq. in a rear wheel drive vehicle. I won't even point out the difference if you have the 2.2. I don't care how good of a driver you are there is no way the HHR is going to beat a Mustang GT! I would not dare to think that my HHR would even come off the line within a car length of my Mustang. Its just not going to happen.
08-20-2006, 09:48 AM
#29
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Join Date: 10-14-2005
Location: Rochester,N.Y.
Posts: 9,121
An LX Mustang is a little more believable. The current V6 puts out 210 HP and 240 lb. ft. of tq. plus. The Mustang is a couple of hundred pounds heavier than the HHR also. So if you couple a bad driver in the Mustang with a good driver in the HHR I might believe it but it's still kind of a stretch.
08-20-2006, 03:03 PM
#30
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Join Date: 02-27-2006
Location: NC
Posts: 1,198
Originally Posted by captain howdy
ROTFLMAO! And then you woke up right? If you have the 2.4 you have 172 HP and 165 lb. ft. of tq. in a front wheel drive vehicle vs. 300 HP and 320 lb. ft. of tq. in a rear wheel drive vehicle. I won't even point out the difference if you have the 2.2. I don't care how good of a driver you are there is no way the HHR is going to beat a Mustang GT!
And then you woke up right? If you have the 2.4 you have 172 HP and 165 lb. ft. of tq. in a front wheel drive vehicle vs. 300 HP and 320 lb. ft. of tq. in a rear wheel drive vehicle. I won't even point out the difference if you have the 2.2. I don't care how good of a driver you are there is no way the HHR is going to beat a Mustang GT! 