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4-day old Sunburst Orange HHR 1LT 2.4L owner here. What the heck were they thinking with the front cup holders? They are hard to get to and blocked by the arm rests and emergency brake.

Am I the only one who can't deal with the cup holders? Is there an insert adapter available that will at least raise them above the emergency brake?

 

That's one thing I will miss in my Malibu. It has a cup holder to the left of the steering wheel that slides out of the dash.

The ones in the HHR look to be an afterthought.

 

Not only awkwardly placed, but they are pretty shallow and it looks like you might spill whatever is in them on a good turn. But my wife has an Infiniti and the ONE front cupholder there is even worse. Way up front, under the radio. Even more shallow than the HHR's and not enough room above it to fit most cups.

 

Just bolt a couple of these babies to yer dash: http://www.overtons.com/modperl/over...item_num=28477



Not only are they functional, they are chrome!!!













(Yes, I am kidding.)

 

to chevyhhr.net. Glad to have you with us.

You will find little things that may be somewhat weird or a little inconvenient with the HHR. Trust me...I've had mine almost 9 months...but the good things obviously outweigh the bad...and in time I've grown to adjust to some of these inconveniences. In my opinion, the biggest inconvenience is the location of the windows switches. That one still has me scratching my head.

 

Mabye I am the odd one, but I don't mind the window switches. I am used to them now, and actually like where they are. As far as the cup holders, I stopped drinking anything in my HHR. First new car I have ever owned, and I am determined to keep it looking nice for a long time. This wasn't an easy thing to do becouse I am thirsty all the time, but with will power I have done it, so far.

 

I'm not used to the window switches yet. I keep reaching up to the door panel to lower/raise the windows. It will take some getting use to but I don't mind. The cup holders are definitely kind of awkward, but oh well. Overall I love my 07. My wife loves it too.

 

The window switches are oddly placed, but I'm getting used to those. My last vehicle had an under-dash parking brake, so even after setting/releasing the HHR brake I still notice my arm going towards the dash looking for the other handle.

I can't recall for sure, but I think my last GM car (Pontiac Grand Prix, around 1981 or so) had center console window buttons. At least the seat position controls were in the center, but possibly also the windows.

 

All things aside placement of cup holders \ switches this car for the dollar value is great. Small announces my HHR has given me great value for the dollar value. This is something that is rare with a year one car.

 

10-4 on that Chicago. That is One of the big reasons we all have purchased our HHR's Price, Looks, Beauty and that Big amount of Horsepower
Cup holders was the last thing that I was thinking about. I have had mine for 7 mos now and I have no problem with were mine are, It just might be that you have to get use to the location, I never use my Emer/Brake unless
I am doing a high speed U turn.

LaryLary Welcome to the HHR site I hope you enjoy your Ride as much as you are going to enjoy this site and the Members. I have met some of my BEST friends on this site GOOD LUCK and