I’ve done all the dumb things

[Ted]

Being a Holden, that should be taught in school

[Davey Crocket]

On the flash Commodores with factory GPS, all you would have had to do is ring up the Holden help line and they would have opened the car by satilite  navigation system 

[the stig]

To get into boot on VE with flat battery, use key to unlock drivers door, fold down centre seat and look to left and a yellow  toggle tucked behind rhr sear back , pull toggle and boot will open.

     Yep the old togle switch behind the seat  :
    Thats what i had to do when she who dose nothing wrong locked the keys
    in the boot but I had to drive 35kl then break into the car First.

     The Stig

[GMC]

To get into boot on VE with flat battery, use key to unlock drivers door, fold down centre seat and look to left and a yellow  toggle tucked behind rhr sear back , pull toggle and boot will open.

Well I’ll be danged, so there is.
That would have been a lot quicker than trying to remember where I left the battery charger and getting an extension lead out to the car.

I guess that would have been in the owner’s manual but who reads them?
No, seriously, who actually reads them?

The bank of knowledge here never ceases to amaze me.

[Rossvickicampbell]

Young Geoff - you do realise that is a keeper 

[pancho]

 Hey GMC, very risky for the ECM (computer) to hook up a battery charger to it!.
 If it was a Magna the ECM would emit a puff of green smoke either straight away or months later.

 Commodore is a bit forgiving but will only stand minor insults.

 cheers.

[GMC]

Young Geoff - you do realise that is a keeper 

Yeah (sigh) I know
The really dumb thing was I shut the boot so the light wouldn't flatten the battery despite the fact that I had disconnected the battery 3 minutes earlier

Hey GMC, very risky for the ECM (computer) to hook up a battery charger to it!.
 If it was a Magna the ECM would emit a puff of green smoke either straight away or months later.

 Commodore is a bit forgiving but will only stand minor insults.

 cheers.

Yes that was on my mind due to the battery not being there to absorb any spikes but I did set myself up with the leads next to the button and it was only plugged in long enough to trip the solenoid

[Tim754]

Now would be good time (as it is unlocked)  to peruse  the   owners/ shit no I'm still paying the turd off   handbook perhaps.....

[80-85 husky]

Ive read some interesting things in owners manuals over time so I always flick through the jump starting, locking and fueling (diesels) sections.... amazing stuff...