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2.0 turbo /w a clutch... by skibry1
Oct 08, 2007 (4:03 pm)
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I played with the 2.2 5spd and I found it to be quite fun
for the money...but not in my top 5. A turbo would definatly
move it up several spaces!
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Re: HHR Test Drive [barnee61] by poncho167
Oct 09, 2007 (4:34 am)
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Replying to: barnee61 (Oct 08, 2007 9:38 am)

"crappy Ecotec "world"
 
You probably will never see a V6 in this compact. I don't know of any crappy Ecotec engines, and placing a corporate 4-cylinder into many models is the automotive norm.
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Re: HHR Test Drive [poncho167] by barnee61
Oct 09, 2007 (10:29 am)
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Replying to: poncho167 (Oct 09, 2007 4:34 am)

Crappy is my own opinion of course, others will obviously disagree. I've driven the Ecotech in many GM vehicles (Saturns, Cavaliers, Cobalts, Olds Alero etc.) and I don't find they have a smooth or particularly well-refined power delivery. They have the horsepower and torque but you really have to thrash them to get at it. HHR is a little heavier than other vehicles that they put the Ecotech in, and I found it underpowered for the vehicle.
 
I hope you are wrong that we will never see a V6 in the HHR, because a small V6 would seem perfectly suited to it.
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Re: HHR Test Drive [barnee61] by smogdung
Oct 10, 2007 (3:43 am)
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Replying to: barnee61 (Oct 09, 2007 10:29 am)

Well said Barnee61, there seems in certain circumstances a minor sort of lag time of get-up & go unless you smash the peddle...then it's all "on"....maybe a 5 or 6 speed automatic would smooth out the power delivery of the 2.4L ecotec? I have a manual 5 speed 2.2L Alero also & I never get that same all "on" or "off" sensation from it as I get from my wife's 2.4L auto HHR.
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How do I open the fuel tank door by bfine
Nov 23, 2007 (4:41 pm)
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We just bought a new HHR & the salesperson didn't show us how to open the fuel tank door. I know sounds crazy but would appreciate someone telling us where the switch is to open it. The dealership is closed & we have looked everywhere.
thanks
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Re: How do I open the fuel tank door [bfine] by poncho167
Nov 24, 2007 (5:31 am)
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Replying to: bfine (Nov 23, 2007 4:41 pm)

If you haven't already done so look in your owners manual.
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Re: How do I open the fuel tank door [bfine] by smogdung
Nov 25, 2007 (6:03 pm)
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Replying to: bfine (Nov 23, 2007 4:41 pm)

Just push gently on the door & release.
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Getting terrible MPG... what could be wrong? by kathiky1
Nov 28, 2007 (5:43 am)
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My 2006 HHR has 9000 miles. Since the first tank, I've been getting about 20 mpg! I thought maybe the car's calculation was the only problem, so I started keeping track and calculating it myself. Sure enough, I'm getting 20 mpg. (I use 93 octane)
 
Last week, I filled the tank, and then drove all highway with cruise control on. I watched the mpg calculator start at 35 mpg (I reset the odometer) and then literally every half mile, the mpg dropped by .1. When I drove home, I didn't use cruise control but that didn't make a difference. By the time I got home, it said I got 19 mpg. FYI I service the car (oil change) every 3000 miles at the dealer, so that's not the issue. I said something to the dealer several times, but they keep saying I'm not resetting the calculator. Can't be the case since I'm calculating from my fuel sales receipt now.
 
Any ideas of where to look to get my mileage up?
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Re: Getting terrible MPG... what could be wrong? [kathiky1] by ray80
Nov 28, 2007 (7:19 am)
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Replying to: kathiky1 (Nov 28, 2007 5:43 am)

Hhmm that does seem to be pretty low. In your all highway drive, was it pretty much constant speed or stop and go due to traffic and waht kind of speed? Do you run it much with A/C recirc button or defrost on a lot (these will all force A/C compressor on)?

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