FenwickHockey65's Great Thread of GM Knowledge - Page 352

ilirg · 03-06-2018, 05:42 PM

Out of the Taurus, Explorer, Charger, and Caprice PPV I found the Caprice to be the most comfortable and roomy, the Taurus and Explorer tied for the worst simply because the seat is just in such a horrible position. Wouldn't be so bad in cars with a half cage, but man my knees are killing me after a 10 hour shift in those cars.

*DGthe3* · 03-06-2018, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Martinjlm

If you are talking about the Chevrolet Caprice PPV, there were some built. They have since been discontinued.

http://www.government-fleet.com/phot...-ppv/6388.aspx

No. The Caprice was still just a regular Holden sedan that Chevy sold as a police car.

The thing that I was curious about was going to be designed from the ground to be a police car & nothing else. Pretty sure this was the first (and only) car the company had tried to build. I forget all the features it was supposed to have but I think it was to be diesel with AWD. The rear seats were to be moulded to seat a cuffed suspect while the front seats had space around the hip/waist area to give room for the officers radio, gun, and other things on their belt. I think the fenders were re-inforced for performing PIT manoeuvres. Might have been an integrated rack heavy weapons in the trunk. There were a ton of things it was supposed to have that were allegedly based on officers complaints about typical police cruisers.

Basically, the entire thing was intended to be delivered from the factory with 0 retrofitting for police duty while incorporating things that would be difficult/impossible for a converted civilian sedan to have but pretty straight forward to do if the car was only ever going to be for police duty.

FenwickHockey65 · 03-06-2018, 06:59 PM

This thing.

Got denied a DoE loan and the company went under shortly thereafter.

*DGthe3* · 03-07-2018, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

This thing.

Got denied a DoE loan and the company went under shortly thereafter.

Yep, thats the one.

Company was called Carbon Motors, and their website looks like its still up with info about their proposed E7 police car (and possibly selling hubcaps, wheel covers, and trim rings for some reason)

http://carbonmotors.com/

Martinjlm · 03-07-2018, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

This thing.

Got denied a DoE loan and the company went under shortly thereafter.

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Originally Posted by DGthe3

Yep, thats the one.

Company was called Carbon Motors, and their website looks like its still up with info about their proposed E7 police car (and possibly selling hubcaps, wheel covers, and trim rings for some reason)

Good catch! Forgot all about that one.

shaffe · 03-09-2018, 01:31 PM

I have another dumb GM related question lol, friend of my dad's bought a loaded 2017 Traverse. IS the mylink nav system not voice activated? He had a 14 Silverado and that nav systems was voice activated but he can only seem to get the nav to work by typing in the address?

6spdhyperblue · 03-09-2018, 02:18 PM

A single quick tap should get you there and say navigation. Are you holding it and going into CarPlay?

shaffe · 03-12-2018, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Nicul15

A single quick tap should get you there and say navigation. Are you holding it and going into CarPlay?

Basically what my dad's friend is saying is that if he wants to use his nav system, he has to type the address on the screen, he can not speak the address to the nav system.

FenwickHockey65 · 03-12-2018, 11:28 AM

I'm not sure that's even possible... every nav system I've used has required typing in the address.

shaffe · 03-12-2018, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

I'm not sure that's even possible... every nav system I've used has required typing in the address.

In Ford vehicles it's voice activated...

shaffe · 03-12-2018, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

I'm not sure that's even possible... every nav system I've used has required typing in the address.

In Ford vehicles it's voice activated...

And here is one in a Cruze

What my dad's friend is saying is that he used to be able to do that in his truck, but can't in his Traverse. So is there something wrong with the nav system in his traverse or is the mylink nav system different in each vehicle

Martinjlm · 03-12-2018, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

I'm not sure that's even possible... every nav system I've used has required typing in the address.

My Camaro and my wife's Volt both allow for voice input for Nav. Until I retired, I drove 2 - 4 different GM vehicles a year as company vehicles and countless "loaner" test vehicles. Every one of them that had Nav, since about 2007 or 8 have had voice input capability. Some better than others. Name a GM car in that time frame and I've probably driven it and I can't think of one that did not have voice input for Nav. Even with my Cruze, which doesn't have built-in Nav, I can use voice control via CarPlay.

FenwickHockey65 · 03-12-2018, 02:51 PM

Only thing I can think of then is go back to the dealer and ask. I've had a few rentals from Ford and Chrysler with nav and I've never used voice input.

shaffe · 03-12-2018, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

Only thing I can think of then is go back to the dealer and ask. I've had a few rentals from Ford and Chrysler with nav and I've never used voice input.

That's why I asked here lol, because he did take it back to the dealer and they said no you have to type it in. And to me that doesn't seem right if his previous mylink was voice activated, why wouldn't it be voice activated in a newer chevy

03-06-2018, 06:59 PM	#4917
FenwickHockey65 General Motors Aficionado Drives: 2023 GMC Canyon, 2020 Colorado Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 37,371 View My Garage	This thing. Got denied a DoE loan and the company went under shortly thereafter. __________________ 2023 GMC Canyon Elevation 2020 Chevrolet Colorado W/T Extended Cab (State-issued)

03-12-2018, 11:28 AM	#4923
FenwickHockey65 General Motors Aficionado Drives: 2023 GMC Canyon, 2020 Colorado Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 37,371 View My Garage	I'm not sure that's even possible... every nav system I've used has required typing in the address. __________________ 2023 GMC Canyon Elevation 2020 Chevrolet Colorado W/T Extended Cab (State-issued)

03-12-2018, 02:51 PM	#4927
FenwickHockey65 General Motors Aficionado Drives: 2023 GMC Canyon, 2020 Colorado Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 37,371 View My Garage	Only thing I can think of then is go back to the dealer and ask. I've had a few rentals from Ford and Chrysler with nav and I've never used voice input. __________________ 2023 GMC Canyon Elevation 2020 Chevrolet Colorado W/T Extended Cab (State-issued)

03-06-2018, 05:42 PM	#4915
ilirg Drives: 2011 Camaro 2ss Join Date: May 2013 Location: nj Posts: 1,559	Out of the Taurus, Explorer, Charger, and Caprice PPV I found the Caprice to be the most comfortable and roomy, the Taurus and Explorer tied for the worst simply because the seat is just in such a horrible position. Wouldn't be so bad in cars with a half cage, but man my knees are killing me after a 10 hour shift in those cars.

03-09-2018, 02:18 PM	#4921
6spdhyperblue Drives: 6th gen Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: US Posts: 3,677	A single quick tap should get you there and say navigation. Are you holding it and going into CarPlay?

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