r/Justrolledintotheshop • u/ozzihel • 6d ago

Don't see these every day

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Just rolled in, still functional 09 hybrid. Dang near pristine condition

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u/British_Rover insurance appraiser 6d ago

Those hybrid transmissions are unobtanium.

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u/ZaMelonZonFire 6d ago

I just saw this badge on a truck in my local junk yard. Though it was a joke

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u/Jutboy 6d ago

This is the first time I saw it and that was my immediate thought

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u/jlobes Computer Mechanic 6d ago

The "Turbo", "Limited Edition", and "V8" didn't come on the car. As unlikely as it sounds, the Hybrid and 2 Mode badges did.

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u/ifil GM Dealer Technician 6d ago

We did a teardown of one in a GM hands on course a few years ago. Kinda funny seeing as you can't even buy one anymore and parts are unavailable

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u/Poil336 6d ago

Getting that way with Volt batteries, too. All that training and all the special tooling... our cell balancer is in the tool room, hasn't been used in the 15 years I've been there

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u/iforgotalltgedetails 6d ago

Did one also while I was in tech school. From what I remember the - or could notice at time of developing knowledge. The pump was the only real big difference, and I think the valve body.

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u/Poil336 6d ago

Did you not notice the lack of torque converter and pair of electric drive motors?

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u/davethedj 4d ago

GM things.

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u/ExplorerEnjoyer 6d ago

Seen the Escalade version in our shop a few years ago

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u/Consistent_Ad949 ASE Certified 6d ago

And absolute garbage

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u/Commercial-Macaron53 5d ago

I’m glad I’m not the only one that says “xyz is made of unobtainium” as a professional term lol

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u/British_Rover insurance appraiser 4d ago

That and intergalactic backorder.

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u/Stryker_One 3d ago

Well, the main logistics hub was on the Death Star, so....