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Old Nov 3, 2010 | 04:09 PM
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What are some things that just irritate you about your SS/GXP or Super?

I own a GXP, so here are mine

1. Heated Seats do not come on when remote started in cold
2. A/C Auto starts with things on AUTO (Im Cheap)
3. No DOD indication light
4. The high beam indicator light is WAYYY to bright, and even in "Stealth Mode" it stays on.
5. No Trunk Light
6. Torque Steer (Not bad, just gets in the way)


Also, you might own a LS4 if....

you are asked if your car is a s/c v6 on everyday of the month....including the 43 day of the month.

etc.... etc...

Anything that bothers anyone else?
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Old Nov 3, 2010 | 04:28 PM
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...You gotta replace your tranny every 6 months.

Oh, and I have an SS, so I do have DoD indicator and trunk light.
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Old Nov 3, 2010 | 04:30 PM
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Originally Posted by LS1 Racing
...You gotta replace your tranny every 6 months.

Oh, and I have an SS, so I do have DoD indicator and trunk light.
lol, How could I have missed that!

Way to rub the DOD and TL in too haha.
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Old Nov 3, 2010 | 04:43 PM
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i have a gxp and i have a trunk light, lol. but i dont have a hood light, which i wish it did have
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Old Nov 3, 2010 | 04:48 PM
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So nothing on the DIC in GXPs say 4 cyl mode?
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Old Nov 3, 2010 | 05:24 PM
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no i wish it did

i dont really have a complaint other than the trans issue but whatever and i have a trunk light and no hood light like miller
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Old Nov 3, 2010 | 05:30 PM
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Is more important to see the drugs you're selling and the hookers you're burying than the engine.
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Old Nov 3, 2010 | 05:33 PM
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My gxp shows whether the hood or trunk is open on the dic... doors too...
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Old Nov 3, 2010 | 06:20 PM
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i have gxp and have a trunk light. and im with you on the heated seats, dod light and high beam light
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Old Nov 3, 2010 | 06:54 PM
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- you tell people you drive a LaCrosse Super and they just scratch their heads and say "Wha....?"
- other drivers ask are those the Pep Boys portholes?
- Who put those exhaust tips on there for ya?
- Why didn't you just wait for the new '10 LaCrosse?

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- no redline on tach (I'm guessing 6100 rpms)
- Titanium interior shows dirt too easily
- too much buffetting when all 4 windows are down (hence Vent Visors)

Aside form those few quirks, I love the car!!
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Old Nov 3, 2010 | 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by 2005gxp
i have gxp and have a trunk light. and im with you on the heated seats, dod light and high beam light
If you get flowmaster 40 series, the incredibly loud helicopter droning in the cabin will inform you that DoD is active. Lol.
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Old Nov 3, 2010 | 07:31 PM
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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.
Or, just cut the mufflers off it, like I did. It sounds like the Feds are chasing me in a Chinook when it's in 4-banger mode.
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Old Nov 3, 2010 | 07:52 PM
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Brakes continuously warping(OE replacements twice and never again soon)

Hmm, Odd little creaks and buzzin noises.

Always vibrating/wobbling. Car wobbles slowing down around 20mph an less. Vibrates at 55-68 MPH.

Oh, and how could I forget the trans acting strange......
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Old Nov 3, 2010 | 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted by LS1 Racing
Or, just cut the mufflers off it, like I did. It sounds like the Feds are chasing me in a Chinook when it's in 4-banger mode.
HAHAHAHAHAHA
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Old Nov 3, 2010 | 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by gxp-miller-gxp
i have a gxp and i have a trunk light, lol. but i dont have a hood light, which i wish it did have
Alright, Im going to have to check out my trunk for a light. Where is yours located??? When i look inside my trunk all I see is the monsoon amp.

Also, to the right I have a little cubby hole with some netting. I saw a 2007 gxp and there was some electronic box in the place of the whole, what was that?
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Old Nov 3, 2010 | 08:00 PM
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Do you guys not have an engineering mode like us G8 guys?
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Old Nov 3, 2010 | 08:24 PM
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someone put the engine in sideways......
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Old Nov 3, 2010 | 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by bballr4567
Do you guys not have an engineering mode like us G8 guys?
No, Nothing that goes that far into detail. Just your typical DIC, Well its actually a "advanced version" but, instant fuel economy, average economy, range, Maximum G's, Trip Meters, And a few other things.
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Old Nov 3, 2010 | 08:43 PM
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The fact that the Maximum G's meter only shows the max's when stopped. No realtime

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
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Hmm, that sucks. We hold down our DIC scroll button at start up and it gives us engineering mode that gives us that information.
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