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Old 06-04-2009, 06:45 PM
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Is when its raining or has just rained and i need to open the hatch all the water that pours into my damn interior.
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That's the ONE thing? I'll trade you cars!

Hint - look at the door cracks in your interior and you'll get thing #2.
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Originally Posted by F3RR3T
Is when its raining or has just rained and i need to open the hatch all the water that pours into my damn interior.
Thats like #46 on my list.

I just open it up about 10 inches and wait about 30 seconds to give it time to run off into the side channels, then it nevers goes into the interior.
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Originally Posted by LS6427
Thats like #46 on my list.

I just open it up about 10 inches and wait about 30 seconds to give it time to run off into the side channels, then it nevers goes into the interior.
My list isnt to long

1. water draining off the hatch
2. window motors
3. adjusting windows to sit even against window seals
4. getting me attention from cops
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Yeah that gets me too. Sometimes I forget and flip the hatch open whoosh all wet inside, across the speakers too
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#1. Water in the hatch/speakers after rain/wash.
#2. Alternator every 25k miles.
#3. Power window motors
#4. skip shift option
#5. dash cover cracking up in the sun.
#6. putting the volume ***** back on the stems of the stereo.

all i can think of for now. Otherwise I love it!

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#1. water releasing from the hatch onto the speakers (which only does it on the driver side for some reason)
#2. the door panel crack from the window being down
#3. cupholder where your arm is for manual
#4. easily crackable upper instrument panel
#5. and how the fender vents on ls1 t/as are not functional....which will soon change =]
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#7. yes, i totally forgot about the placement of the cup holder for the manual transmission. Haven't tried using it in so long i forgot it was even there. It just collects dust and dog slobber and I occasionally use it as my cell phone holder.

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I use that cup holder for my ipod and cell. Both are small enough to not bother me while driving. But a drink in there would be a PITA.
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Even on the auto it is kinda in the way.

If your alternator is going every 25k miles you might wanna check your PS pump to make sure it isn't leaking and dripping onto your alternator.
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Thanks, I didnt think to check that when my alternators die. I thought they were just one of those things that just die so the dealer can get several hundred bucks in labor outta me and sell me a new battery every once in awhile and the sales ladies can try to talk me into affording the Z06 I sit in in the showroom while the work is beind done instead of sitting in the waiting room watching reruns of Jerry Springer. In my 94 V6 i was on my third alternator in less than 100k miles. On my 2000 Z28 I've already had it replaced at about 25k. Just rolled over 50K and the waiting has begun. Getting ready to dress sharp for those Z06 ladies in the sales dept again.
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The glare on the front windshield is a PITA as well.
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Originally Posted by bryz28
#7. yes, i totally forgot about the placement of the cup holder for the manual transmission. Haven't tried using it in so long i forgot it was even there. It just collects dust and dog slobber and I occasionally use it as my cell phone holder.
I just noticed the otehr day that my T/A has a cupholder on the right side of the center stack for the passenger. lol But I still use mine and shift over the top. But yeah, it's a cell phone holder otherwise.
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All of these thing give the ol' f-bodies character.




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