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Old Nov 3, 2010 | 08:51 PM
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Originally Posted by bballr4567
Hmm, that sucks. We hold down our DIC scroll button at start up and it gives us engineering mode that gives us that information.
Hmm...Im going to have to try this in morning for ***** and giggles. If it works I would most likely have to take the day off to mess with it!

Haha
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Old Nov 3, 2010 | 08:55 PM
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I'm sure MCSS guys hear it about NASCAR all the time...at least I do...maybe it's just an Alabama thing...
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Old Nov 3, 2010 | 10:11 PM
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If the low beams keep intermittenly turning off. Dealer agreed to fix so could never duplicate issue i fixed it myself. I told them it was a relay. But they did inform me my airbag light is coming on because a computer thing is bad(no **** a computer thing) i asked how much they said 1k. part is 700 something.

aside from that its getting cool outside in evansville ind and the f1 supercars go up in smoke anytime i give it any gas unless im above 45 or 50. but in the heat of summer hook and go. i love the stagger fitment i havent pushed the car really hard yet but got .9g on the lateral. dont know when or where.

oh a girl at work wonders why i paid 16000 for a car that booked for 18000. Some people just dont understand.
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Old Nov 4, 2010 | 01:59 AM
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constant dinging when anything is open used to drive me nuts ... but i refused to wire up the chime signal to my new speakers so ITS GONE ...

because of how tall i am i 80 percent of the time manage to bump the ignition with my knee when getting out of the car, and turn it off even if i didnt mean to

"is that a supercharged monte carlo?"

"no, its got a V8 ... "

" wow, what did you pull that out of?"

facepalm ...
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Old Nov 4, 2010 | 08:04 AM
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Originally Posted by ls4door

aside from that its getting cool outside in evansville ind
Evansville Huh, I drove down 9 hours to get my car from there. Small World.
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Old Nov 4, 2010 | 08:27 AM
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You might own a Monte Carlo with an LS4 if....

Half the time you stop for gas, someone comments on how sweet your car looks!
Every time you eject a cd, there is a stupid "beeeep". (seriously, why does it do this?)
Every pre-2004 stock Mustang GT think they have a chance!
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Old Nov 4, 2010 | 02:57 PM
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they ask "do you do donuts in reverse"
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Old Nov 4, 2010 | 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by AlabamaGuy
I'm sure MCSS guys hear it about NASCAR all the time...at least I do...maybe it's just an Alabama thing...
I get that sometimes, since NASCAR switched to Impalas when they introduced the COT in '08.

Originally Posted by hazards280

The backseats are in a whole different world that the fronts. The backing on them is wayyy to stiff compared to the bottoms being so soft. The fronts are just amazing compared. Mind you, I never ride back there, just sat back there once
That's one of the reasons why we went with the Impala instead of a GXP...The backseat is also much more cramped in the Grand Prix.
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Old Nov 4, 2010 | 06:28 PM
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Everytime I get in my car the car says "phone unavailable". Thats incredibly annoying. And as far as the backseat the only time I was back there I needed a ride home from the bar and they said I kept trying to get out the sunroof . Btw if anyone knows how to get the chick to stfu about the phone I'd really appreciate it.
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Old Nov 4, 2010 | 07:14 PM
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you might own an ls4 if . . . you know what an ls4 is
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Old Nov 4, 2010 | 08:05 PM
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Originally Posted by 94ss06gxp
you might own an ls4 if . . . you know what an ls4 is
That's the truth!
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Old Nov 5, 2010 | 01:17 AM
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pulled into a gas station the other night and some kids ... like 12 of them in a newer impala lt or ltz start saying how cool the monte is and how they love supercharged V6's ...

i had to open the hood to let them count the coil packs/ spark plug wires in the front ... or just notice the giant 5.3L V8 write across the top of the cover ...

then one of them said something about it being RWD ...

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Old Nov 5, 2010 | 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by DrJesus616
constant dinging when anything is open used to drive me nuts ... but i refused to wire up the chime signal to my new speakers so ITS GONE ...
The owners manual explains a way to lower the volume on the chime. You have to hold some button down on the radio. I read the entire manual last year when I was bored and out of town.

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you might own an ls4 if . . . you know what an ls4 is
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Old Nov 7, 2010 | 01:55 AM
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Originally Posted by texasGXP08
If you get flowmaster 40 series, the incredibly loud helicopter droning in the cabin will inform you that DoD is active. Lol.
True - I have the delta flows. First time I heard it I swore someone was closing in on me with a Huey. I got used to it though now I like it.

Main peeve on my 08 SS is the flat seats. The GXP seats are awesome - with a lot of side support. Mine is like a flat bench - not good for getting around a corner.

Next peeve is no SS emblem or visible way to tell its an SS from the front.

I'm not happy about the weak tranny but so far no problems with mine.
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Old Nov 7, 2010 | 04:10 PM
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You might own an LS4 if… you ever been asked “Why does your car sound like a truck?”
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Old Nov 7, 2010 | 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Brian396
You might own an LS4 if… you ever been asked “Why does your car sound like a truck?”
Yep....
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Old Nov 7, 2010 | 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted by hazards280

1. Heated Seats do not come on when remote started in cold
Why would they? Auto start in the summer and then you're sitting in an even hotter seat.


The only real thing that irks me is the FWD part, but I can live with it. Tranny has been holding up thus far. Now let me go find some wood....
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Old Nov 7, 2010 | 09:59 PM
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Originally Posted by CenTexSS
Why would they? Auto start in the summer and then you're sitting in an even hotter seat.


The only real thing that irks me is the FWD part, but I can live with it. Tranny has been holding up thus far. Now let me go find some wood....
Well if the exterior temperature was less than 35 degreed the seats would turn on

If the temp was greater than 35 degrees it would not turn on.

The car does this already with defrost why not with the seats.
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Old Nov 7, 2010 | 10:02 PM
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That's a lot to ask for in a car in our class. We're lucky to have a factory auto start!
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