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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 08:22 AM
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What I miss on the new Camaro

One thing I miss that is not on the new Camaro or any production cars (now days), is the hidden gas door behind a swivel licence plate. I used to love that on old cars, bc it enables the body of the car to show off its lines without a placement of a gas door.

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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 01:09 PM
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I thought auto makers didn't care to put the gas intake there because of rear end collisions.
Old Feb 6, 2007 | 03:16 PM
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I think the gas door on the 5th gen looks pretty good. It doesn't ruin the lines on this particular car.
Old Feb 7, 2007 | 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by CrimsonNJ
I thought auto makers didn't care to put the gas intake there because of rear end collisions.
I am sure the safety ****'s had something to do with it.
Old Feb 8, 2007 | 06:59 AM
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My Grand National has the gas filler cap behind the license plate. Man, is that ever a pain in the ***!
Old Feb 8, 2007 | 10:11 AM
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Originally Posted by savage99ss
One thing I miss that is not on the new Camaro or any production cars (now days), is the hidden gas door behind a swivel licence plate. I used to love that on old cars, bc it enables the body of the car to show off its lines without a placement of a gas door.

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That was always one of my favorite things on the old school cars for some reason. But yeah, I'm sure the increasingly stringent safety regulations put a stop to that one.
Old Feb 8, 2007 | 07:55 PM
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I miss the t-tops.
Old Feb 8, 2007 | 08:10 PM
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my 96 imp has the gas behind the rear plate as well. I like the hidden part about it and the fact that I can pull up to a pump from either side. I have installed a part from White painted Caprices that is basically a cheap rubber flap that goes in between the plate and the braket that keeps fuel from getting on the bumper.
Old Feb 9, 2007 | 12:00 PM
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i'll miss the hatch.
Old Feb 9, 2007 | 05:19 PM
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cant wait for a real trunk...water gets in the vanes on either side and back of hatch when i wash it
Old Feb 9, 2007 | 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by 97z28/m6
i'll miss the hatch.
I'd much rather have a hatchstyle trunk also. Why CAN'T the 5th Gen be a hatch and still keep the appearance of a normal trunk? Isn't the Scion tC a hatch? It certainly doesn't look like one. Why can't they do something similar with the Camaro?

But I agree the 4th Gen's hatch wasn't very well thought out where water runoff was concerned.

But if that's the biggest complaint, that's pretty minor imo.
Old Feb 10, 2007 | 11:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Z28Wilson
I miss the t-tops.
Me too....
Old Feb 11, 2007 | 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by OutsiderIROC-Z
Me too....
Ok, ok, I'll admit it. Only 2 things I'll 'miss' in the new Camaro.

TTops and Hatch Trunk. (I can't ever settle on just one thing in my life. Gotta have options.)
Old Feb 11, 2007 | 10:03 PM
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I miss the t-tops.
Yup
Old Apr 20, 2007 | 01:26 AM
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Originally Posted by EllwynX
Ok, ok, I'll admit it. Only 2 things I'll 'miss' in the new Camaro.

TTops and Hatch Trunk. (I can't ever settle on just one thing in my life. Gotta have options.)

Agreed.



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