1st Time HHR Drive in the Snow!!

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12-07-2007 | 09:08 PM

#31

JohnnyLu

Joined: 12-06-2007

Posts: 8

From: NEPA

I love the Picture. I am aloso from Pa, and when I parked mine in the back yard in the snow a new nickname for my car evolved. "The snowball"

12-09-2007 | 01:43 AM

#32

lordairgtar

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Joined: 07-16-2007

Posts: 237

From: Muskego Wisconsin

Mine really worked great in the snow. We had some real heavy wet stuff earlier in the month and the HHR did very well.

12-10-2007 | 01:19 AM

#33

Daverb

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Joined: 09-21-2006

Posts: 862

From: Fairbury, NE

Is that really your car, or is it a snow-car for a snow-family

12-10-2007 | 03:55 AM

#34

WhiplashHHR

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Joined: 09-28-2007

Posts: 128

From: Scranton PA

Quote:

Originally Posted by courthousedeb

I've never had any issues with mine in the snow whatsoever and I live in Colorado. We got 3 feet of snow last year and once the streets were cleared of the bulk of it, I took mine out and never got stuck once. Even went thru snow that was higher than the running boards with no issues at all. I am running the stock 16's that came on the car and also have the anti sway bar. You've just got to take it easy at times and you should be fine. Handled well on ice too...went right by a PT Cruiser on an icy hill and waved as I went tooling on by.

I do have a 5 speed though, as I feel more comfortable with a manual transmission in the Colorado climate.

Forgot to add the picture from last year.

Is that a shovel laying against your car??? thats a no no!! you never know how your car may get scratched. I won't even use a snow brush on any of my cars. I just push most of the snow off with my hands and clear the lights off and deal with it. The thing that gets me most is when I see people cleaning their cars of with brooms... those scratches don't even buff out...

12-10-2007 | 07:06 AM

#35

courthousedeb

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Joined: 04-19-2006

Posts: 5,065

From: Arvada CO

Yes...that is a snow shovel leaning against the car, however, the only thing it is touching is the window and it was just there long enough to take the picture. I use a snow brush all the time on my car and have not one scratch because of it either...kinda hard to get almost 3 feet of blowing and drifting snow off my HHR w/o one.

I am very proud to say that my HHR looks just as good today as it did when I drove it off the lot. It has no dings, dents or scratches and I've had it nearly 2 years. It does help that my boyfriend is an auto detailer by trade with 30+ years experience too though for any imperfections we have seen along the way. Several members of this forum have seen "Smoke" up close and personal and can vouch for the fact that he is in perfect condition too.

12-10-2007 | 04:59 PM

#36

Frozenspokes

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Joined: 08-16-2007

Posts: 136

From: North Dakota

Quote:

Originally Posted by Goose

btw...I hate snow(yeah why the hell am I living in NH for right? Good question) so I hope I'm not driving in too much of it this year...all it is good for is rotten traffic and car accidents....although I do get a good laugh seeing SUV's and idiots in 4x4 p/u trucks spun out in ditches...usually after the first storm.....Yeah you can sure get going on those snowy roads in 4 wheel drive...it is the stopping part that hurts!

Not to mention is that every day there is snow or it is cold out is 1 less day I could be on my CBR 600

I gotta get the hell out of here

Goose

I'll trade you weather.....I'm in ND

And your there for the same reason I'm here, so I guess that we both have to deal with it, quit *****in and be thankfull that we have the priveledge to be in the greatest Air Force in the world

12-10-2007 | 08:48 PM

#37

Goose

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Joined: 01-31-2007

Posts: 2,479

From: New Hampsha

Why not Minot or Grand Forks?

I'm in the Reserve now so I can really choose any warm weather base that will take 2T2's...but with only 8 years left until I am high year tenure I'll probably be here..the summers and falls here make up for it I guess...just barely though lol

Goose

12-11-2007 | 01:01 AM

#38

Daverb

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Joined: 09-21-2006

Posts: 862

From: Fairbury, NE

Not even thinking of driving in tomorrows weather here, we're to have freezing rain tonight (which started earlier) mixed with snow. To get about 1/4 to an inch of ice on the roads then about 2 to 3 inches of snow on top.

12-16-2007 | 08:20 PM

#39

JimDaddyo

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Joined: 08-16-2007

Posts: 449

From: Seaforth

Whoa! Just got dumped on and had to go to town. Plowed the roads on my way, the snow was deeper than the fog lights. Made it there and back on unplowed back roads without too many issues on stock 16's. Most of the highways were closed and we live in the boonies.