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CamaroCowboy · 04-24-2012, 06:08 PM

I originally asked that question to the dealer and even they did not know. We looked for it together. LOL

Fiftydriver · 04-24-2012, 06:12 PM

My salesman went over all that with me when I got the car. In fact he spent over an hour going over all the features of the new camaro with me before I left the dealer with the car.

Suprised your dealer did not do the same.

Powhusku · 04-24-2012, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Fiftydriver

My salesman went over all that with me when I got the car. In fact he spent over an hour going over all the features of the new camaro with me before I left the dealer with the car.

Suprised your dealer did not do the same.

I knew more about the car than my sales person did. He just said "oh we'll makes my job easier".

cmore · 04-24-2012, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Powhusku

I knew more about the car than my sales person did. He just said "oh we'll makes my job easier".

Me too. I had down loaded the Owners Manual and read thru it twice before car came in.

Ringo64 · 04-24-2012, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Powhusku

I knew more about the car than my sales person did. He just said "oh we'll makes my job easier".

Yup, I was pointing things out to him

Number 3 · 04-24-2012, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by fbodfather

A couple of reasons:

1. - aids in weight distribution (this is important in a performance car - )

2. - underhood real estate availability

3. - underhood temps

high underhood temps associated with point 1. can lead to earlier than desired battery performance and life. Battery no like heat.

1BADLS3 · 04-24-2012, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Number 3

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high underhood temps associated with point 1. can lead to earlier than desired battery performance and life. Battery no like heat.

On the flip side, it doesn't really help with the "no spare tire" situation, and leaves less room for the dead hookers if you know what I mean.

On a serious note, I learned long ago that it's wise to locate/practice/play with all those things that could potentially confound and/or surprise you on the side of a dark, rainy highway. Know how your spare inflator works, where the battery is, how to hook it up from under the hood, know where the fuse box is, carry a flashlight, etc. Takes an hour or two on an idle sunday afternoon to go through it all.

PercyJWellingtonIII · 04-24-2012, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Neuf Cruz

So I have to take my wife's friend to go jump start her car. So I po her hood and bam, there's the battery! I then pop my hood and bam, there'sm the box that looks like a battery and has a symbol that looks like a battery. So I open that to only find the fuses etc... Now it is dark out to so I am trying to see wher to hook the cables up too etc.. about to start pulling plugs\connectors off this box as I am a man and do not need instructions on how to jump start a car! Christ, I have been doing this since gen 1.
After a few minutes of scratching my head acting like I knew what i was doing, I had to break the man code and look in the manual to see that there are separate connections located on the drivers side for this.
Since when are there no batteries in the hood? I guess it's been a while since I've owned a car!

neuf cruz

In the 20s and 30s they were under the back seat.

awfarley · 04-24-2012, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Ringo64

Yup, I was pointing things out to him

Sales guy at the first dealership I went to was telling me all about the "Rowdy Sporty" (RS) edition they had. I promptly laughed in his face and bought my car elsewhere.

PercyJWellingtonIII · 04-24-2012, 11:41 PM

Rowdy Sport....he sounds really ignorant.

AdamZ · 04-24-2012, 11:54 PM

Glad you made this mistake first so I don't need to! C5 Club

gelboy1015 · 04-24-2012, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Russell James

For your next feat of amusement, try to find the battery in a Traverse or Acadia. Hint, it's not in the front or back.

Haha yea, my parents have a Traverse... Battery is in the back seat area in the floor.

HashimAzzouz · 04-25-2012, 02:22 AM

That's ok.. but it is very obvious i guess to think abiout the trunk if you couldn't see it under the hood

Now the real mess is with my Traverse... Guess where's the battery?

jtzako · 04-25-2012, 01:10 PM

You people "jump" using the battery in the trunk?

There's a terminal in the engine compartment, thats all you need. Dont need to take out the trunk cover/spare/fixaflat.

04-24-2012, 06:08 PM	#43
CamaroCowboy Drives: 2013 Chevy Truck Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Copperas Cove, Texas Posts: 1,782 View My Garage	I originally asked that question to the dealer and even they did not know. We looked for it together. LOL __________________ Texas speed LT Headers and High Flow Cats, Magnaflow 3 inch cat-back Exhaust, SNL V2 Comp CAM, Texas Speed Underdrive Pully, G5CR CAI, Hurst Short Throw Shifter, JetFlo Mass Air Sensor, Custom Grill, Amber AAC Headlight and Fog Light Halo, Amber footwell Lighting, Amber under hood lighting, RK Sport Ram Air /Heat Extractor Hood and ADM Racing Scoop. 447.9 RWHP 428 TQ My car is exactly that, No one has to like it but me!

04-24-2012, 06:12 PM	#44
Fiftydriver Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SSRS RJT L99 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Fort Shaw, Montana Posts: 1,242	My salesman went over all that with me when I got the car. In fact he spent over an hour going over all the features of the new camaro with me before I left the dealer with the car. Suprised your dealer did not do the same. __________________ Fiftydriver 2010 SSRS, RJTC, L99, Maggie 2300 SC, 3.4" pulley, Roto-Fab CAI, Dynatech Supermaxx LT headers, Dynatech High Flow cats, Corsa Cat back exhaust, Dual Elite Engineering catch can, MSD wires and Jannetty custom tune, JRE custom diff w/ posi mod, 3.91 LPE gears, Pfaht trailing arms, Pfaht trailing arm and Diff bushings, drop springs and sport sway bars front and back, Fesler dual guage pillar pod w/ AM Cobalt Boost and A/F guages. More to come!!

04-25-2012, 01:10 PM	#56
jtzako Drives: 2010 IBM Camaro SS Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: DFW, Tx Posts: 1,157	You people "jump" using the battery in the trunk? There's a terminal in the engine compartment, thats all you need. Dont need to take out the trunk cover/spare/fixaflat. __________________ 2010 Camaro SS Imperial Blue \| CAI Inc, CAI \| Solo Hi Flow Cats \| X-Pipe \| Backup Camera \| PDIM

04-24-2012, 11:41 PM	#52
PercyJWellingtonIII Account Suspended Drives: pontiac Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Md Posts: 1,512 View My Garage	Rowdy Sport....he sounds really ignorant.

04-24-2012, 11:54 PM	#53
AdamZ Account Suspended Drives: Eve - 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Fairfield, OH Posts: 11,815	Glad you made this mistake first so I don't need to! C5 Club

04-25-2012, 02:22 AM	#55
HashimAzzouz Drives: 2011 2SS/RS IOM ~ 2009 Traverse LT Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Posts: 514 View My Garage	That's ok.. but it is very obvious i guess to think abiout the trunk if you couldn't see it under the hood Now the real mess is with my Traverse... Guess where's the battery?