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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #6480 on: January 04, 2017, 12:27:33 pm »
Is it a 1997 30th Anniversary Limited Edition?

Either that or a 1996 or 1997 Camaro SS?

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #6482 on: January 04, 2017, 01:08:59 pm »
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Cool.  Wouldn't mind something like that to satisfy my V8 want...



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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #6483 on: January 04, 2017, 01:13:18 pm »
Like this one?
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http://www.autotrader.ca/a/Chevrolet/Camaro/St+Catharines/Ontario/5_29057781_ON20080604101010390/?ursrc=hl&showcpo=ShowCPO&orup=2_15_2

Bingo! Point to Mr.Dent. SS + 30th Anniverary

Oddly the one linked is THE one I bought....apparently the dealer hasn't taken down the ad. I did not pay anything close to asking.
« Last Edit: January 04, 2017, 01:16:15 pm by Firm »

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #6484 on: January 04, 2017, 01:17:20 pm »
Bought one  ;D

Any guesses? I won't have it home to do a proper S&S for a couple weeks.



Those look like the rims from a 4th gen Camaro.  If your lucky maybe it's edition that had the engine from the Corvette.  Slightly preferred the F-body Firebirds.  Looking forward to the show n shine.

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All 4th Gen V8's shared their engine with the Corvette - just slightly different tuning depending on options/configuration.

Right, I meant the one with 330hp, instead of "just" 310hp. 

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #6485 on: January 04, 2017, 01:17:41 pm »
Like this one?
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http://www.autotrader.ca/a/Chevrolet/Camaro/St+Catharines/Ontario/5_29057781_ON20080604101010390/?ursrc=hl&showcpo=ShowCPO&orup=2_15_2

Bingo! Point to Mr.Dent. SS + 30th Anniverary

Oddly the one linked is THE one I bought....apparently the dealer hasn't taken down the ad. I did not pay anything close to asking.

Yeah, I was thinking that was a bit pricey for you  :rofl:  :stick:  :run:
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #6486 on: January 04, 2017, 01:18:17 pm »
This car has some unique/desirable options added, in addition to the SS package (SLP installed), making it pretty special. I just wish it was a stick, but you can't win them all.

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #6487 on: January 04, 2017, 01:18:36 pm »
Does it drive better since the tires are filled with  nitrogen  ???  :rofl:

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #6488 on: January 04, 2017, 01:21:46 pm »
This car has some unique/desirable options added, in addition to the SS package (SLP installed), making it pretty special. I just wish it was a stick, but you can't win them all.

I remember the seats very well.  My buddy took these seats and put them in an 89 Camaro that he had painted hugger orange.

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #6489 on: January 04, 2017, 01:42:47 pm »
Nice buy!

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #6490 on: January 04, 2017, 02:02:35 pm »
Like this one?
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http://www.autotrader.ca/a/Chevrolet/Camaro/St+Catharines/Ontario/5_29057781_ON20080604101010390/?ursrc=hl&showcpo=ShowCPO&orup=2_15_2

Bingo! Point to Mr.Dent. SS + 30th Anniverary

Oddly the one linked is THE one I bought....apparently the dealer hasn't taken down the ad. I did not pay anything close to asking.
Arthur only beat me a second and a half. Effectively it was a tie!  :)
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #6491 on: January 04, 2017, 03:03:23 pm »
Well it wasn't today but hooked up this battery maintainer to the MX-5 for its hibernation.

https://no.co/g1100

Easy peasy. Attach to battery, plug in wall, turn it on. 
Indicated the battery was down to 50% or so, had it fully charged to 100% in 3-4 hours.

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #6492 on: January 04, 2017, 03:18:35 pm »
Well it wasn't today but hooked up this battery maintainer to the MX-5 for its hibernation.

https://no.co/g1100

Easy peasy. Attach to battery, plug in wall, turn it on. 
Indicated the battery was down to 50% or so, had it fully charged to 100% in 3-4 hours.

That's a quality unit. I've got a couple of NOCO chargers, like them  a lot.

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #6493 on: January 04, 2017, 04:19:28 pm »
Well it wasn't today but hooked up this battery maintainer to the MX-5 for its hibernation.

https://no.co/g1100

Easy peasy. Attach to battery, plug in wall, turn it on. 
Indicated the battery was down to 50% or so, had it fully charged to 100% in 3-4 hours.

That's a quality unit. I've got a couple of NOCO chargers, like them  a lot.

Same one I use.

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #6494 on: January 09, 2017, 07:30:02 pm »
Not me, but my mechanic.




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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #6495 on: January 09, 2017, 07:40:04 pm »
Well it wasn't today but hooked up this battery maintainer to the MX-5 for its hibernation.

https://no.co/g1100

Easy peasy. Attach to battery, plug in wall, turn it on. 
Indicated the battery was down to 50% or so, had it fully charged to 100% in 3-4 hours.

That's a quality unit. I've got a couple of NOCO chargers, like them  a lot.

For some reason the Owen Sound Crappy store stopped supporting NOCO so I had to order extra battery quick disconnects from Amazon.

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #6496 on: January 09, 2017, 08:27:24 pm »
Good stuff. Really like my NOCO.

I have the G3500.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #6497 on: January 09, 2017, 08:30:03 pm »
Good stuff. Really like my NOCO.

I have the G3500.

I have the camper battery connected to the G1100

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #6498 on: January 10, 2017, 10:33:17 am »
I have a couple of NOCO battery tenders too.
Interestingly enough, mine won't charge a dead battery.  I left the door ajar on our Chevy Tracker for 3 days, which killed our fairly new Crappy Tire battery.  I hooked up my battery tender and left it on for 24 hours, thinking it would bring the battery back to where I could start the car.
Didn't happen.
I ended up using my little emergency battery pack booster.  The Tracker fired right up and I took the car for a long drive on the highway to charge the battery.
When I got back home I hooked the battery tender back up (battery showed 25%) and the next day the battery was back to fully charged.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #6499 on: January 10, 2017, 11:02:20 am »
I have a couple of NOCO battery tenders too.
Interestingly enough, mine won't charge a dead battery.  I left the door ajar on our Chevy Tracker for 3 days, which killed our fairly new Crappy Tire battery.  I hooked up my battery tender and left it on for 24 hours, thinking it would bring the battery back to where I could start the car.
Didn't happen.
I ended up using my little emergency battery pack booster.  The Tracker fired right up and I took the car for a long drive on the highway to charge the battery.
When I got back home I hooked the battery tender back up (battery showed 25%) and the next day the battery was back to fully charged.

Same here.  I let the camper battery go dead, hooked up the g1100 for a day.  Wouldn't move passed the 25%.  Brought it to my FIL tender booster/tender, brought it to full, now I just maintain it.