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Chevrolet HHR Prices Paid and Buying Experience
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I didn't want to order one but the few HHR's in town were all around $22000-$23000. Way to many option I didn't need or want to pay for. I ordered an LT1 HHR, auto, 2.4 engine, fog lights, roof rails, pioneer sound. MSRP was $19200, I only paid $17661. Thats $206.00 under the Dealer invoice price of $17867 for the car.
6-8 week for delivery.
I've had it with GM and their dishonest salespeople. They can take their HHR and ........
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http://money.cnn.com/2005/11/11/news/fortune500/gm_discount.reut/index.htm
When I told the Sales person at the dealer that there'd be discounts before the end of the year he shook his head. lol. Wish I had waited instead of jumping up to the 300. Oh well at least I got a good price on a good car.
I encourage you to visit the general Chevy HHR discussion...
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kyfdx
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You should check out the general HHR discussion that is linked in message #22..
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I drove the 2.2L but bought the 2.4L with the 4 spd. automatic. It is very peppy and gets 28-30 mpg on the road and mine gets 23-25 in town. I'm impressed with the acceleration. Lots of wind and long highways here in West Texas and the HHR really 'sits down' on the road.
Good handling. I don't think that you will be disappointed in the HHR
Jim Kerbow
San Angelo, Texas
Why people want leaky sun roofs that take 2 inches from your headroom at the expense of safety is beyond me.
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Thanks so much for your input. The Portland Auto Show is next week and I am going to get a really good look at the HHR and maybe a good deal :-) Years ago I tried to restore a 47 Plymouth and it was so costly that I had to sell it. I love old cars and think the HHR may satisfy this desire too. My daughter drives an Element and thinks the HHR is ugly. She felt the same about the Element until she drove one.
Based on some of the reviews I read before driving an HHR, I almost didn't give the HHR a chance. I did come to the conclusion that some of the reviewers must have been smoking crack. At 50 years old I have owned and driven many muscle and performance cars in my day. While the HHR is neither, it is hardly the ill handling dog some say it is. Actually, the HHR is pretty peppy for a small 4 banger.
Lets face it. The HHR is an Econo crossover vehicle that is extremely stylish and has above average performance.
One other thing I couldn't understand was some of the reviewers talking about the lack of headroom with the sunroof. One guy said he was 5'10" and his head was touching the headliner. I am 6'3" and my head is nowhere close. Makes me wonder if we were even talking about the same vehicle. Oh well, just a few observations. I'll let Y'all know how the delivery process goes.
Test driving the vehicle put to rest any concerns I might have had about various features/capabilities of the HHR based on what I saw in these forums. For me there was plenty of "get up and go", the steering felt fine, head and leg room were more than adequate (I'm around 5'8"). One remaining issue for me is the line of sight issues some have spoken about. Side sight lines seemed fine to me. Front and rear sight lines are more limited, but I think will simply take some getting used to - they're different than those in more traditional vehicles. The side view mirrors are fairly large and I think will help with rear sight line issues. I also see myself removing the rear seat headrests (as others on these forums have suggested). I especially liked the height of the driver's seat and the vehicle in general - it's a feeling of "sitting up" in traffic similar to what you'd find in an SUV but without the size of an SUV, the poor gas mileage of an SUV, or the monster price tag of an SUV.
Since this is a forum on prices paid and buying experience, let me say that I had a great experience with my dealer. I got a sandstone metallic 2LT, automatic with leather seats, running boards, roof rails, sunroof, and forged aluminum wheels for $20,999 (MSRP: $22,180 Invoice: $20,647). With $2000 in GM card bonus earnings and the low interest rates currently being offered by GMAC I don't think I could have done a whole lot better! :shades:
Nice to see ads showing them discounted.
2006 Chevrolet HHR LT
Black Exterior
Grey Leather Interior
Air bags - Side curtain included
Running Boards, color keyed
Automatic Transmission
17" High Polish Alloy Wheels
2.4L 4CYL Engine
Sport Tuned Suspension
Bright Chrome Appearance Package
4-Wheen Anti-lock breaks
Pioneer 7 speaker amplified system
Leather Wrapped Steering Wheel
Redundant Radio Controls
Leather Wrapped Shift Knob
Auto-dim I/S Mirror with compass
Total: $20,610
And ,no, this is not for a car in stock.
Thanks again! :shades:
Give your salesperson a Break, from diggin in to deep in his backpocket or atleast slide him a 50$
Chevrolet Builds the cars,then advertises them so you will know they are available and as known these vehicles have no mark-up and very little Holdback! No wonder the
Japanese are kicking our #@$%&"s Pay chevrolet!!! give a little love to our country!
2LT Majestic Amethyst Metallic
Sun roof (which I'm so glad I got)
Leather/heated seats
remote start
6 cd changer
rubber mats
had them tint the front windows
17 inch wheels
ok well thats all I can remember so I guess it's eaiser to say that I got everything, BUT onstar, XM, roof rails and the rear spoiler
paid $22K
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Thanks for your response!
As you have already experienced, they will try to add a lot of extras in, after you've agreed on the price.. If you can manage to get the car without any additions, other than TTL, then it looks good.
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I will post what I end up doing!
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