Ok so found a couple dealers within Rhode Island, Mass, and Connecticut that have HHR SS's in stock. Most are black and most have just recently arrived. I plan on test driving one tomorrow night to see how it goes just to get the feeling of what this engine is putting down. Pricing wise most are 25,500 fully loaded so I'm souped. I'm not trading my car in at all, but my dad is highly conidering buying the HHR SS. Just seeing if anyone out there has test drove one yet or will I be one of the first?

 

good luck man id love too!

 

but i think you wouldnt be able to step on it

 

the highway is right near the dealership not to mention me or my dad need to test out what the things got before we buy it lol. Sure not fully flooring it, but come on i know i gave my car a go before i bought it.

 

make sure you post some pics

 

why not?

4 outta 5 times the dealer doesnt even go with me on a test drive, unless i ask them to b/c im unfirmilar with the area & this was when i was 19-20

 

When you were "19 or 20"?

But your only 21 now?

 

He looks older and has no teeth

 

Haha the only reason the dealer went with me, was to take me somewhere I could floor it

 

the dealer that rode with me told me to get on it....so i did. then she had me on this crazy s-turn road. felt like i was in a mazda commercial

 

Hope you get to beat on it like we did at the GM Proving grounds....

can't wait to hear your thoughts.

 

i only had the dealer with me on the i'm interested in that car one...then the time i had to take it to my dads mechanic to look it over they just handed me the keys and said bring it back needless to say thats when i fell in love with the blower

 

i havn't seen any around here. you looking at hurd? i'm gonna be heading up there probably monday to get my oil changed, may take a little lookie around if they got any. where in ri are you?

 

Most of them are in Masss man and hurd doesnt have one neither does balises

 

Give the launch control and No-lift shift a whirl.

 

gonna go check one out at one of the dealerships tomorrow after work.

 

but, when i was 19-20 was the last time I test drove a car...so

 

im 21, and the dealer didn't go with me when i tested a RX-8 and a SS/SC

 

i had a lady that told me to launch an sti,and she worked at the dealer...i told her i never drove one..at the end of the test drive,she tells me,seems like u have done this before..hahahaha

 

Most ppl at the stealerships are pretty cool about the performance cars. They aren't dumb , they know you are there looking at that car because you want to see how fast it goes...

 

i've driven a lot of cars from the dealers and im only 21 from brand new 350z's to used STI's and the sales people never ride with me. just play it cool, dont act like a ass like ur just there to burn the tires up lol, but i do a lot so i better be quite lol...

 

I drove one last week. Not too impressed with it but then again the car seems to have a break in program in it. Car didnt make any real boost till bout 3500 rpms and it maxed out at 15 psi. I can say this I know why they designed in the no lift shift system. That 2.0 fell flat on its face when I shifted, at least till boost came back. With constant 15 psi or better Im sure the car would fly.

 

I went to Tom Benson Chevrolet today after work to look at one, I got two words to say.... bad ass!!! Interior is beautiful, the black seats with the SS logo are clean and very comfortable, the gauges radio, and climate control is very nice. Exterior is very clean as well, from the 18in polished alluminum rims, the front and rear bumpers are very nice, it also seems to be lowered a tad bit. In my opinion, if I could I would probably trade in my 2.4SS for this vehicle.

 

did you drive it though? They guy that posted before didn't seem to be too impressed, how bout you?

 

anyone living in NW Ohio Dunn Chevrolet has one....it's black on black, i wasn't impressed but then again it's kinda hard to over an HHR.....kinda like the SRT4 guys it's still a neon or cert aas i call them......sorry 4 my 2cents