[pianotech] just about the time

[Mike Spalding]

Toyota Matrix.  I have the Pontiac version, 2003 with 180k on it.  GM 
not only pulled the plug on my car, they killed the entire Pontiac 
division.  But the Toyota is still being sold, and is no doubt better 
quality than the Pontiac anyway.  Rear seat and passenger seat fold down 
to a flat hard surface with tracks for hold downs.  Plenty of room for a 
grand action and lots of tools.  Mileage in the low to mid 30's.

On 3/1/2012 10:50 PM, tnrwim at aol.com wrote:
> Just about the time you've found a car that really suite your needs, 
> big industry comes along and pulls the rug out from under you.
> As some of you know, I have been raving about my Chevy HHR. It's a 
> wonderful little station wagon, where the rear seats fold down, giving 
> me a totally hard flat surface on which I can shove in a grand action, 
> and leave enough room for all my tools and supplies. It's been a great 
> little car, which I've driven with absolutely no problems for over 
> 100,000 miles.
> But I am weary of the number of miles I've driven. I don't want to 
> push my luck. So I'm starting to think about getting a new car. My 
> first visit was to the Chevy dealer. I proudly told the salesman 
> that I'm ready to buy another HHR. Just show me one, and I'll sign on 
> the dotted line.
> Well, would you believe that GM, in it's infinite wisdom, has decided 
> that the HHR was not what enough consumers wanted, so they pulled the 
> plug on production with last year's model.
> No more new 2012 HHR's, and there are no new 2011 models left anywhere 
> on Oahu.
>
> So what's a guy to do?  What other small station wagon has a flat fold 
> down back seat? I only want a new car. None of this use car crap. You 
> wind up buying someone else's problems.
> Sign me, disgruntled, but wishing for a better world.
> Wim