Things You Miss From Your Previous Ride

[Seattle09GT]

1) Heads Up Display - every car should have this!

2) Outside temp on display at all times.

3) Stereo system that is easily modified/replaced.

4) Spare tire (man I hope I never have a need for that in the G8)

5) Auto dimming rear view mirror (even if I added it after the fact).

6) Fold flat front seat and 60/40 split folding rear seat. Gave me a mini SUV from a cargo capacity stand point.

7) A satisfying burble at idle - the G8 is soooooo quiet and I give kudos to GM for that, but I'd rather have a bit more growl from the stock exhaust.

8) Tranny temp gauge

9) Engine hours gauge

10) Able to see oil life as a percentage of remaining oil life and ability to reset through the trip computer.

That's really about it.

Previous Ride: 2005 Pontiac Grand Prix GT

[TheTugBoat]

turning radius on my 07 cts.

[SRG963]

1. Cooled front seats
2. Massaging front seats
3. Heated rear seats
4. Automatic leveling suspension
5. Auto up on the windows
6. Really miss the tan leather interior, the onyx in my GT is HOT!

[sdown]

I miss the HUD in my 2000 GP GTP, the stereo/six speed stick/fuel economy in my 2003 Vibe GT and I don't miss anything about my 2006 G6 GTP (except maybe the coffee at the dealership, since I was in there all the time with that lemon)

[Art708]

I miss everything about my ex ride except for the lack of room inside.

[JerzeyGT]

1. 4wd
2. Pickup bed for my quad
3. Ground clearance
4. My TV
4. Just having a truck
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But now I have a 13sec car with more interior room and every thing I ever wanted in a car... Except for the spare(working on that as we speak)& thin paint....

[BlueJacket]

Hud - 04 GP
T-tops - 78 & 89 Trans Am
Exhaust - 89 Trans Am
Fold Flat front passenger seat - 04 GP

[r33pwrd]

I miss not hitting my head every time in get in and out of the car :)

IMO heads up displays are way to 80's and would never want this in another car!

[avintegrator]

2003 Chevy Avalanche
I miss not caring about the weather!
Being able to drive thru, over or around just about any obsticle.
I actually miss having a truck sometimes.

What i don't miss is
Fixing that POS
Helping people move
The Black covers turning grey
Did i mention helping people move.
Trying to park the beast.

[08G8V8]

1. 4wd
2. Pickup bed for my quad
3. Ground clearance
4. Just having a truck


That's why I kept the truck for my daily driver / crap weather driver, and drive the G8 on road trips and fair weather.

Got to have a truck.

[MRM]

I don't think there is anything I miss from my '97 GP GT.

[GNSS]

1. Head hitting A pillar when checking for blind spots:brickwall
2. Waiting for the front seat to move forward for rear seat access.

05 GTO

Jeff

[2008g8gt]

HAHAHAHAH

1.4WD
2.Mud Tires
3.Lift kit
4.Winch
5.Mud
6.Off Road Events

(HUMMER)


Haaa.. but i love my g8!

[grandmacpubah]

came from a g35...

sunroof...and....that's about it.....dealership had good cookies and a mocha machine that was cool. :D

[JMS]

Previous car: 2002 VW Passat GLX Wagon 6 cyl.

1. the "wagon" part (I used it like a truck and could haul my dogs in it, they don't see the inside of my G8 GT)

2. the location of the cup holders (much more comfortable)

3. the stereo (definitely better)

4. No blind spots

5. Cops didn't look twice at me (thought I was a soccer mom, lmao)

6. The AC was much better...blew colder, faster, and stronger

7. It had a spare tire

[j_j]

2004 Silverado SS
1. AWD
2. Bed to haul stuff in like my quad and bicycles
3. Not sure yet but i am assuming the ability to get around in the snow

[Seattle09GT]

Wow, a lot of truck owners it appear switched over and Grand Prix owners (not surprised about the Grand Prix). I must fit the demographic formerly owning an Avalanche Z71 (got mine in 2001, was one of the first kids on the block, and dealt with all the early adopter issues) and then traded to the Grand Prix when my lifestyle changed. Sitting in 19-1/2 feet and 6,000 pounds of Mexican metal to drive solo 54 miles round trip a day to to work just didn't make sense.

Still - there are times I miss my Avalanche. Especially at the drive-in movie theater and I'm sure when it snows. The ability to go "car camping" with 45 cubic feet of dry storage meant you can bring almost every luxury from home with you, carry five in comfort and have room to spare, AND drive at 80 MPH all day long without an issue while eeking out 17 MPG if I was lucky.

I don't miss 17 MPG! My G8 gets 17 MPG city on a bad day, very happy with that !

[99-LS1-SS]

1. Memory seating.
2. Auto dimming rear view mirror.
3. Navigation
4. Fully electric seats.

That's it.

[DRCUSTOMPARTS]

I've been driving cars for 20 years now, your don't need a truck if you need to haul something. I have a small utility trailer to carry my dirt bikes and anything else that doesn't fit in my car. I put some all season Eagle GT's on it and it goes thru the snow very well. The good thing about a car is they haul azz!

[Seattle09GT]

1. Memory seating.
2. Auto dimming rear view mirror.
3. Navigation
4. Fully electric seats.

That's it.

Very easy to add the auto dimming mirror - just need to find one on eBay out of a wreck, I guess the '07 Chevy Trailblazer / GMC Envoy mirrors have all of our features (Air Bag Status, OnStar, Compass) AND auto dimming. Just need to keep your eyes open, people who have done it are saying it is just plug and play.

[Habibus]

From my Honda Pilot
-AWD
From my GTO
-Nothing, the G8 is everything the GTO was and more
From the Bonneville SSEi
-HUD
-Auto dimming mirror (Will fix this sooner or later)
-The green tint the side mirrors had which really helped at night.
-Heated side mirror.
-The supercharger whine, it just sounds cool.

[GotMyG8V8]

I miss my beautiful 99 GTP Forrest Green Metallic coupe :(. She had a nice SLP hood with the slp exhaust, very nice sound, and man when i put the pedal down and the supercharger hit hard, my ass was in the back seat. And oh the tan leather, and my heads up display, it was so great. Should've never turned it in for the garbage money they gave me.

Edit: Also my tint was perfect (Yet to get the g8 tinted), and my yankees symbol that my girlfriend got for me on my driver side back corner window.

[G8GXP4now]

I miss the sheer acceleration from a dead stop and the lowness to the ground. The G8 is such a tall car.

[pokey]

4 wheel drive, in the winter and on the back roads.

[Hessian]

1. All wheel drive.

2. Auto dimming mirror.

3. Should have bought silver just like my old car. Black is so hard to maintain.

4. Full size spare tire with an extra rim.

5. Six speed manual transmission - sometimes.

6. No car payment.

[GRRRR8]

The ability to pull the wheels off the ground. :devil:

[mtolivecracker]

manual transmission.

[jnak]

6 speed manual.
Delayed locking.

[13 QTR]

444whp
running 11's
never losing a dig/roll race...unless I missed a shift
the 3 foot flames shooting out the exhaust

previous ride....built/huge turbo srt-4

[Lgtitan]

From my 300 SRT8:

1. Brembos
2. staggered wheels
3. navi
4. bluetooth
5. homelink
6. memory seats

[J Wikoff]

92 Bonneville SSE

HUD
Heated and tinted mirrors
Amazingly comfortable all-way power seats with tilting headrests, 3-place lumbar, and adjustable bolsters
Transmission dipstick
Bass gain slider on the dash
Rattle free rear woofers
Rear load leveling suspension
Supercharger whine
Low washer fluid indicator
Burnt out head/tail/brake/turn bulb indicators
Built in air-compressor and kit with air hose, poncho, gloves, air hose accessories, extra fuses, etc.
Passenger front oh-shit handle
Storage in rear seat passthrough/armrest
Underhood light
Temp gauge with numbers
More than one door key cylinder
5 band EQ in the head unit
Simple spring loaded steering column tilt lever
Ability to pull ECM codes without a scan tool
Cup holders in the doors that work
Seek and power buttons on the steering wheel
Windshield washer that I don't have to hold to get fluid sprayed
Glove box light
Footwell lights
Dim lights on the door handles
Courtesy lights in the doors
Rear reading lights
Dimming visor mirror lights
Key I can give to someone to get in the car, but not drive it away

Things missing that I fixed:
Spare tire with jack and lug wrench
Autodim mirror
Volt and oil pressure gauges
Rear 12V outlet

[fcsuper]

1. Memory seating.

I miss this too.


2. Auto dimming rear view mirror.

I don't really car about this.


3. Navigation

I wanted a car without it, though I'll be upgrading my G8 to have a built in Nav now anyway. Go figure. :)


4. Fully electric seats.

I dislike the wheel seat angle adjust, but I HATE an electric seat angle adjust! They take WAY too long. I rather have a lever release.

[Rican219]

Boost

[Pugaracer]

Launch Control
DSG
BOOST

[DRCUSTOMPARTS]

Many of us bought an auto dimming mirror on Ebay for a around $50 shipped. It plugs right in and it's fully compatible with the passenger airbag light and compass.

[zosoboogie]

with the auto dimming mirror would tinting the car help, I usually don't use the mirror only when I see blue and red lights flashing!

[J Wikoff]

Another thing I thought of while driving towards the sun at an angle yesterday afternoon.

Dual visors so I can block the sun from the front and the side at the same time and not be constantly flipping the visor back and forth.

[fcsuper]

Many of us bought an auto dimming mirror on Ebay for a around $50 shipped. It plugs right in and it's fully compatible with the passenger airbag light and compass.

Which one did you end up getting?

[WickedMom]

I miss being able to park my car WHEREVER I want without fear of door dings/scratches

[BSmith]

Car: '96 Impala SS

Missed:
295/25-22s on all four corners - fitting just right
6 speed manual and 4.56 gear - nothing compares to lighting up $550/tire Pirelli's
Pioneer Z2 Navi Radio - oh do I miss thee

[Coldones]

The whistle from the rear mount turbo.

[G8H8]

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I miss the LOUD music

[Seattle09GT]

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i miss the loud music

what?!?

[PerfectD3]

That I could jup the urb or cut across the interstate median hen necessary. That it was paid for was nce too