2006 Chevrolet HHR 1LT from North America - Comments

I have had this car for a short time and it is new, so nothing has gone wrong.

I love the way the HHR looks overall, it really puts me off how so many car critics have slammed the HHR and put it in the shadow of the PT Loser, ooops sorry Cruiser.

O.k it was designed by the same person, but it clearly stands alone, the critics need to spend more time behind the wheel and give this car a chance, rather than drive it 10 miles and call it junk, well nuff said about that.

What I like is the way the interior is laid out and the window buttons in the center panel have not been a problem for me as so many others have said, true the car is a little slow off the line, but when it hits 2nd gear its gone.

The ride is also excellent for a smaller car, the HHR feels like a sports car and rides like a limo. The steering is very nimble and instrument panel is very bright and easy to read, and looks great at night.

The extras have not been over done, but just enough retro is added to modern.

I have had 4 persons in this car, 2 of whom were large people, and we were all very comfortable.

I found it very funny the other day when I was driving to see a man in a PT Cruiser almost break his neck looking at my HHR 1LT as I drove by.

My wife and I have yet to find anything we don't like, this car is going to be around a while, and it won't always stand in the PT's shadow.

All over the net this car is being called the me too cruiser, all I have to say to that is "when I say I want a HHR and not a PT... all of the people will say... me too".

Oh, and by the way, the HHR has achieved in 1 year what it took PT 7 years to do, have a following so faithful that they now have organized HHR clubs.

And so to my fellow HHR owner brethren "I'll see you on the open road".

I don't think you know this, but the designer of the HHR used to work for Chrysler and also designed the HHR.

That, I believe is the reason why the HHR is in the shadow of the PT.

The same person designed the two cars, I agree. But if you see only the retro-theme is the same for two cars. They look somewhat alike because that was how all cars looked like back in the day. The HHR is almost identical to the old Chevy panel truck that it was designed after. These two cars are very different from each other except for the retro looks.

Actually the hhr was patterned after the 1948 suburban!

I think you protest too much.

It sounds like a case of "PT Envy" to me.

I certainly agree with the post above. "PT envy" seems true.

I cannot say all bad things about the HHR. THOUGH I would not buy one because I do not like Chevrolet. It isn't a thing about the design... other than the rear looks a lot like the rear of a Trail Blazer. I like the front end and that's about it.

I work at a Tire & Lube Express and have been in a few of these HHR's and though they are roomy... I don't like the center console. On the first 2 I got into, I hit my right knee so hard on the center console that it took me a minute or so to recover from the pain of the hit. And I don't like where the window controls are either.

Other than those things, the HHR isn't a bad car, especially for people who love Chevy.

I won't say the PT Cruiser is better than the HHR. And I OWN a PT Cruiser. The styling is similar, yes. But they are very different.

I love my '03 PT Cruiser that I have had for 3 years and going. And the person who wrote this review loves his HHR. That is enough said about that.

One more thing... Anyone who says PT Looser ONLY says it because it rhymes. There isn't anything I can think of that rhymes with HHR... and what does HHR stand for anyway? PT Cruiser is "Personal Transportation" Cruiser... so what about the Chevy?

Food for thought.