The "Random Things You May Not Know About Your Car" Thread

[rtcat600man]

Originally Posted by NurseB

Thanks!!!! I always hold the cap in my hand while pumping so it doesn't touch the car. I'll have to try this next time.

Figured a photo would help.

[TonyNo]

Heh. Wish mine worked like that!

Had to get a Gas-Cap Buddy.

[Reaper1a]

Originally Posted by LoneStarCamaro

When you lock the car remotely, press 'lock' twice to activate security immediately. If you press 'lock' once it takes 30 seconds for the alarm to activate.

^^^good tip^^^^ along the same lines:
hhmm..how to explain this w/o getting confused...if you have your setup (via the radio menu) to have the audible lock confirmation <-that being your horn sounding upon the second press of the lock button, if your door(s) is/are not shut completely then the horn will not sound.
OTOH, I did notice that it still latched (although I don't know how well it was actually secured), and will still be locked. You will have to unlock the car, open and re-shut the door completely to receive the audible confirmation.
That being said, I now double press the lock button, and if I don't hear the horn, I know my door isnt shut
Hope that wasn't too confusing, lol

[Tactical Z]

Your new wheels are ugly.

[jimmyh]

Originally Posted by rydahog

If your doing a mod that requires the BATTERY to be disconnected, what ever you do, do not...repeat, DO NOT CLOSE THE TRUNK!! or you will be getting in from the rear seat yo hook up batt...

That is an excellent point. I remember when I was looking at this car at the dealer, and tried to pop the trunk, nothing happened. Battery was dead from sitting on the showroom floor. Five sales guys tried, to no avail, to figure out how to open the trunk before I gave up.

[BowlingSS]

It has a 19 gallon tank instead of 16 like my 2001 Camaro. Wished I did not have to wait so long to get her built.

Bill

[jtzako]

Originally Posted by jimmyh

That is an excellent point. I remember when I was looking at this car at the dealer, and tried to pop the trunk, nothing happened. Battery was dead from sitting on the showroom floor. Five sales guys tried, to no avail, to figure out how to open the trunk before I gave up.

Pull down the rear seat then pull the yellow handle on the trunk lid.

[Fidgit]

Originally Posted by jtzako

Pull down the rear seat then pull the yellow handle on the trunk lid.

The technical term for that is the "Mafia Release Handle"

[jimmyh]

Originally Posted by jtzako

Pull down the rear seat then pull the yellow handle on the trunk lid.

I know that now. I did not know that the first time I saw the car. Nor did anyone else in the building, apparently.

[Our Nightmare]

Originally Posted by The Reaper

If you are sitting at a stop light and a ricer with a wing and butt trumpet pulls up next to you, when he revs his engine your windows will open on their own so they can hear you laughing hysterically!!

Soo Funny

[HTWLSS]

Originally Posted by Tactical Z

Your new wheels are ugly.

WTF?

[firestone_ss]

Originally Posted by pennor

Had to take my car into the dealer (after only 83 miles) because it kept telling me to tighten the gas cap. It WAS tight. The dealer finally found a hose that was not connected at the evaporative control module.

Funny thing is, the new Camaro must be connected to the internet and talk to the "God of comuters" at GM to do a reset of the check engine light. That took them 1.5 hours to accomplish.

last gm driveablity class i was in a couple months back said the new camaro has aprox.247 different computers in it,all communcating together,god this car rocks!

[mth35115]

Why does everyone climb into their trunk when the camaro's battery is dead, instead of opening the hood and hooking a charger to the charging terminals.

[The_Blur]

Originally Posted by Fidgit

The technical term for that is the "Mafia Release Handle"

On Camaro5, we call that the "Shunt handle."