Frunk
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Drifting
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From: Garden City New York
Frunk
Ok Im 18 months and 8700 miless into ownership and i was walking around the car and realized its been months since I may have opened the frunk. I find zero utility, I never use it and theres nothing in there for storage (the only thing I carry in the trunk is an umbrella, a couple microfibers and a detail spray) Anyone else?
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Jun 10, 2022, 08:50 AM
Race Director
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I use mine pretty frequently. But my car's a daily driver. It gets used for everything, including runs to the store, not just for sunny weekend drives.
Drifting
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Groceries, because the trunk picks up heat and fumes from the engine. So unless you like gasoline smoked groceries. I also put my work stuff in the frunk since I park front in to my garage so it’s closer to get to.
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Drifting
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From: Garden City New York
Daily driver as well but I work - my shoulder bag goes in the trunk and which often cooks teh banana my wife throws in there. When Im sent for groceries its a short drive home
Burning Brakes
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From: Cincinnati
Nope. Love the fronk. Have placed my groceries in it a few times already. I have the HTC and obviously have the trunk full of free space at all times, but it would be even more useful to anyone with a removable hard top.
Racer
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From: Centerville, OH
Haven't had the car long enough to know.
But I owned an original model Toyota MR-2 for 9 years, and got used to using both trunks. So I expect I will get used to using both on the C8 too.
Especially when we have the top off, and we drove our C6 with the top off often. Maybe most of the time. But I know I sometimes had to put the roof back in to haul all the groceries we bought. (This was true for the MR-2 AND the Corvette, by the way.)
Its kind of like a tool. If you use it, you get used to using it.
But I owned an original model Toyota MR-2 for 9 years, and got used to using both trunks. So I expect I will get used to using both on the C8 too.
Especially when we have the top off, and we drove our C6 with the top off often. Maybe most of the time. But I know I sometimes had to put the roof back in to haul all the groceries we bought. (This was true for the MR-2 AND the Corvette, by the way.)
Its kind of like a tool. If you use it, you get used to using it.
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Tow hook, air compressor, a towel or two and a few tools. I do use mine for Tennis equipment, and any other items I may need at the time. Find it useful.
Melting Slicks
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Frunk is where stuff goes that I rarely need to access. Trunk is where I put things I use on a daily basis. Reason is that, while I know no harm comes from pushing down on the frunk gently to latch it, I still don't like pressing down on the paint and I really like the autoclose trunk.
Melting Slicks
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Frunk is where stuff goes that I rarely need to access. Trunk is where I put things I use on a daily basis. Reason is that, while I know no harm comes from pushing down on the frunk gently to latch it, I still don't like pressing down on the paint and I really like the autoclose trunk.
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2022 C8 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
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Last edited by summerst; Jun 10, 2022 at 04:48 PM.
Melting Slicks
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I keep my car vac in the frunk and use the 12v power port to run it. Cord is long and I can vacuum the inside of the car with ease. I also keep spare windshield washer fluid in there. Other than that, I use the trunk for everything else.
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Yep, as regular car and grocery getter, the frunk is the preferred location for groceries, unless you want them pre-cooked before you get home. Moreover, any time my car sits for a couple of days, it goes on a CTEK battery maintainer. I don't want to be in the OTA software update dead battery club.
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From: Milton NH
I had an original MR2, and the second generation MR2. My first MR2 had a sunroof, so I lost the frunk with the roof off. One of the things I loved about the second generation was that it had a T-roof that stowed behind the two seats. No loss of trunk or frunk space with the roof off! Just like my HTC now.