Comments on: Pontiac G8 rolling off the assembly line http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html Car news, reviews, and specs for the auto-industry Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:14:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jackjimturkey http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-349937 jackjimturkey Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:50:14 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-349937 great car, if the keep it as a LHD Commodore! great car, if the keep it as a LHD Commodore!

]]> By: Htay9500 http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-348118 Htay9500 Sun, 23 Dec 2007 16:27:55 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-348118 good, a manual will be available. good, a manual will be available.

]]> By: RicardoHead http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-347701 RicardoHead Thu, 20 Dec 2007 19:22:16 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-347701 All I care about is that I can talk on my cellphone when I drive and I want a manual transmission. Did I mention that I'm missing an arm? All I care about is that I can talk on my cellphone when I drive and I want a manual transmission.

Did I mention that I’m missing an arm?

]]> By: jackjimturkey http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-347677 jackjimturkey Thu, 20 Dec 2007 18:32:43 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-347677 Richard: who needs that shit? Who wants that shit? Maybe the stick, but the rest is useless. Richard: who needs that shit? Who wants that shit? Maybe the stick, but the rest is useless.

]]> By: F451 http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-347641 F451 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:03:57 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-347641 @ C6Racer, Pontiac rich history was in the 60's. Today it is simply a remnant of a name for their defunct bastardized last version of the GTO that was a sleeper, but not a legacy representation of the GTO by any stretch. Pontiac needs to be axed. If you understand the buyers of the CTS first-generation you would know that many were young buyers; these same buyers will go for the G8 versus the CTS for the bang-for-the-buck. The G8 is in no way shape or form a representation of any Pontiac lineage or legacy—it's a Holden. Pontiac is next on the chopping block as well it should be...the sooner the better. Hell, Oldsmobile had more legitimate GM history than Pontiac ever will. @ C6Racer, Pontiac rich history was in the 60′s. Today it is simply a remnant of a name for their defunct bastardized last version of the GTO that was a sleeper, but not a legacy representation of the GTO by any stretch. Pontiac needs to be axed. If you understand the buyers of the CTS first-generation you would know that many were young buyers; these same buyers will go for the G8 versus the CTS for the bang-for-the-buck. The G8 is in no way shape or form a representation of any Pontiac lineage or legacy—it’s a Holden. Pontiac is next on the chopping block as well it should be…the sooner the better. Hell, Oldsmobile had more legitimate GM history than Pontiac ever will.

]]> By: CA36GTP http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-347592 CA36GTP Thu, 20 Dec 2007 13:48:30 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-347592 Richard, you have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. What VTEC-worshipping forum do you hail from? XM radio - STANDARD OnStar - STANDARD HUD - Not available, but I'm curious to know where the button is on my car since you say so many domestics and imports have it. Yea.. Sat Nav - The only genuine criticism in your entire post. Hopefully will become available later, as Grand Prix had it and to take it away kinda sucks. Manual transmission - Scheduled to be available in mid-2008 Sunroof - available And your price is completely wrong. The base G8 starts just under $25,000. It is the 6.0L G8 GT that starts at $30,000. Thanks for playing, try harder next time. V2, I've heard the move to Zeta has improved the Commodore ten-fold. All I hear is good things about it. Richard, you have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. What VTEC-worshipping forum do you hail from?

XM radio – STANDARD
OnStar – STANDARD
HUD – Not available, but I’m curious to know where the button is on my car since you say so many domestics and imports have it. Yea..
Sat Nav – The only genuine criticism in your entire post. Hopefully will become available later, as Grand Prix had it and to take it away kinda sucks.
Manual transmission – Scheduled to be available in mid-2008
Sunroof – available

And your price is completely wrong. The base G8 starts just under $25,000. It is the 6.0L G8 GT that starts at $30,000. Thanks for playing, try harder next time.

V2, I’ve heard the move to Zeta has improved the Commodore ten-fold. All I hear is good things about it.

]]> By: V2 http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-347585 V2 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 11:27:15 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-347585 Having owned a previous model of this Holden in Australia, don’t expect world class finishing or reliability. Fun car but mine suffered from quality issues and once I clocked 50000 miles on it felt like it had cover 500000 miles. It’s a very simply and primitive vehicle..........What did you expect from the worlds most isolated place???? Having owned a previous model of this Holden in Australia, don’t expect world class finishing or reliability. Fun car but mine suffered from quality issues and once I clocked 50000 miles on it felt like it had cover 500000 miles. It’s a very simply and primitive vehicle……….What did you expect from the worlds most isolated place????

]]> By: C6Racer http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-347560 C6Racer Thu, 20 Dec 2007 06:07:47 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-347560 F451, you don't know what the fuck you're talking about so I suggest you shut up. Pontiac is in no way "lingering". Pontiac has a very rich history of performance and my LeMans is proof of that. I doubt that people shopping for a Cadillac will even think about looking at Pontiac. It, like GMC, has it's place in the auto industry and it will be around for a long time. F451, you don’t know what the fuck you’re talking about so I suggest you shut up. Pontiac is in no way “lingering”. Pontiac has a very rich history of performance and my LeMans is proof of that. I doubt that people shopping for a Cadillac will even think about looking at Pontiac. It, like GMC, has it’s place in the auto industry and it will be around for a long time.

]]> By: F451 http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-347551 F451 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 04:33:13 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-347551 Guaranteed to hurt CTS sales. Placement in a lingering brand as a lineup savior like the CTS. Not! Sack Pontiac from the GM brands now. Guaranteed to hurt CTS sales. Placement in a lingering brand as a lineup savior like the CTS. Not! Sack Pontiac from the GM brands now.

]]> By: Richard http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-347550 Richard Thu, 20 Dec 2007 04:22:04 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-347550 Pontiac has a potential disaster of Bob Lutz's creation on its hands. For all the talk about globalization, it turns out that it makes a substantial difference in the G8's window sticker that it is an import. When it reaches North American showrooms, certain features that are standard or nearly so many domestics and imports will not be available on the G8. XM radio--not available. OnStar--not available. Heads-up Display--not available. Satellite navigation--not available. Manual transmission--not available. Sunroof--not available. Some will apologize for the lack of these features with claim that they aren't needed, don't work, and/or that the fact that the G8's positives will make-up for missing features. I am fully confident that some of the missing features will become available later. However, you only get one chance to make a good first impression. A base G8 will hit its buyer for around $30k. Added equipment will rapidly increase the price. Few people who spend that amount of money for a car will be willing to accept excuses. Pontiac has a potential disaster of Bob Lutz’s creation on its hands. For all the talk about globalization, it turns out that it makes a substantial difference in the G8′s window sticker that it is an import. When it reaches North American showrooms, certain features that are standard or nearly so many domestics and imports will not be available on the G8.

XM radio–not available.
OnStar–not available.
Heads-up Display–not available.
Satellite navigation–not available.
Manual transmission–not available.
Sunroof–not available.

Some will apologize for the lack of these features with claim that they aren’t needed, don’t work, and/or that the fact that the G8′s positives will make-up for missing features. I am fully confident that some of the missing features will become available later. However, you only get one chance to make a good first impression.

A base G8 will hit its buyer for around $30k. Added equipment will rapidly increase the price. Few people who spend that amount of money for a car will be willing to accept excuses.

]]> By: hateful83 http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-347434 hateful83 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 21:50:57 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-347434 GTP, that's cool, I truely remembering reading that it wasn't. Maybe they just met on release. jack, I guess that's just another trade off to living in Cali. Along with dealing with mudslides, fires, earthquakes and such. GTP, that’s cool, I truely remembering reading that it wasn’t. Maybe they just met on release. jack, I guess that’s just another trade off to living in Cali. Along with dealing with mudslides, fires, earthquakes and such.

]]> By: jackjimturkey http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-347423 jackjimturkey Wed, 19 Dec 2007 21:25:06 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-347423 hateful: cali wouldn't get a stick, anyway hateful: cali wouldn’t get a stick, anyway

]]> By: CA36GTP http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-347402 CA36GTP Wed, 19 Dec 2007 20:27:11 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-347402 G8 GT *is* getting a 6-speed manual mid-MY. G8 GT *is* getting a 6-speed manual mid-MY.

]]> By: hateful83 http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-347400 hateful83 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 20:22:21 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-347400 I read in motortrend that the G8 wouldn't be sold with a manual trans. I wish GM would get these transmissions figured out, come up with one that doesn't get ragged on by everyone who tries it. I realize that there's only a small percentage who buys 6 speeds, but if you're going to put out a "performance" car, you should probably have it available. I read in motortrend that the G8 wouldn’t be sold with a manual trans. I wish GM would get these transmissions figured out, come up with one that doesn’t get ragged on by everyone who tries it. I realize that there’s only a small percentage who buys 6 speeds, but if you’re going to put out a “performance” car, you should probably have it available.

]]> By: jackjimturkey http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-347398 jackjimturkey Wed, 19 Dec 2007 20:15:41 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-347398 N_yo_face: "First tires flying off Civics and now tens of thousands of Honda's flagship sedans roaming the streets as virtual molotov cocktails." Brilliant! N_yo_face: “First tires flying off Civics and now tens of thousands of Honda’s flagship sedans roaming the streets as virtual molotov cocktails.”

Brilliant!

]]> By: Get Real http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-347391 Get Real Wed, 19 Dec 2007 19:18:14 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-347391 If you go to Australian web sites, the people there complain a lot about Holden cars. We will see about quality. That Holden GTO was U*G*L*Y. If you go to Australian web sites, the people there complain a lot about Holden cars.

We will see about quality.

That Holden GTO was U*G*L*Y.

]]> By: injunraiv http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-347387 injunraiv Wed, 19 Dec 2007 18:58:46 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-347387 I love my GTO (all 3 of them, actually!), and you're talking to a guy who has actually sat in a G8! Let me tell you, as good as it looks in the pictures, what until you get a load of the driver's seat. It's the best thing since the seat in my 05 goat. And that back seat head & shoulder room... Ahhhh... Now THAT is a sleeper! I love my GTO (all 3 of them, actually!), and you’re talking to a guy who has actually sat in a G8! Let me tell you, as good as it looks in the pictures, what until you get a load of the driver’s seat. It’s the best thing since the seat in my 05 goat. And that back seat head & shoulder room… Ahhhh… Now THAT is a sleeper!

]]> By: jackjimturkey http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-347386 jackjimturkey Wed, 19 Dec 2007 18:57:15 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-347386 I like to look at racks. I like to look at racks.

]]> By: SS4LIFE http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-347382 SS4LIFE Wed, 19 Dec 2007 18:50:14 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-347382 The GTO is a good car. Has a banging engine, really nice interior, and I liked it's looks despite what everyone else thinks. It also performs well. I can't wait to see the G8 on the streets and maybe see if I can grab my hands on a PEP G8 when my current lease is up. The GTO is a good car. Has a banging engine, really nice interior, and I liked it’s looks despite what everyone else thinks. It also performs well. I can’t wait to see the G8 on the streets and maybe see if I can grab my hands on a PEP G8 when my current lease is up.

]]> By: F3INT))AP3X http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-347375 F3INT))AP3X Wed, 19 Dec 2007 18:31:42 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-347375 On a side note I wonder if those people really think they can look slow in an Evo or Porsche just because of the rack lol On a side note I wonder if those people really think they can look slow in an Evo or Porsche just because of the rack lol

]]> By: F3INT))AP3X http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-347370 F3INT))AP3X Wed, 19 Dec 2007 18:10:25 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-347370 What I can't stand is when people put racks on top of their cars to make them look like sleepers. I don't know if that trend has caught on other places but it annoys the hell out of me seeing nice sports cars with ski racks that I know don't get any use for what they are intended. What I can’t stand is when people put racks on top of their cars to make them look like sleepers. I don’t know if that trend has caught on other places but it annoys the hell out of me seeing nice sports cars with ski racks that I know don’t get any use for what they are intended.

]]> By: jackjimturkey http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-347368 jackjimturkey Wed, 19 Dec 2007 18:08:44 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-347368 Bring it on! CA36: I'm interested in driving this as well. For however few years it stays around “That sound you just heard was the Charger dying, and the ‘RL’ becoming even more insignificant.” More insignificant? How is that possible? Johnnycanuck: That wasn’t the GTO I woul’ve envisioned. It was too tight a fit, and felt a lot sheaper than the price would have suggested. Ecky69: You in the war? Stay Frosty, man! Bring it on!

CA36: I’m interested in driving this as well. For however few years it stays around

“That sound you just heard was the Charger dying, and the ‘RL’ becoming even more insignificant.”
More insignificant? How is that possible?

Johnnycanuck: That wasn’t the GTO I woul’ve envisioned. It was too tight a fit, and felt a lot sheaper than the price would have suggested.

Ecky69: You in the war? Stay Frosty, man!

]]> By: CA36GTP http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-347355 CA36GTP Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:32:31 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-347355 I actually know of a few GTO owners that ditched the revised hood for the one with no scoops for exactly that reason. I actually know of a few GTO owners that ditched the revised hood for the one with no scoops for exactly that reason.

]]> By: johnnycanuck http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-347344 johnnycanuck Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:46:49 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-347344 By no means was I slagging the GTO, in fact it is high on my list of 'next' cars, but merely commenting that other than die hard goat fans no one seemed to notice. I especially like the fact that it is a bit of a sleeper. A little stealth is always a good thing. By no means was I slagging the GTO, in fact it is high on my list of ‘next’ cars, but merely commenting that other than die hard goat fans no one seemed to notice. I especially like the fact that it is a bit of a sleeper. A little stealth is always a good thing.

]]> By: CA36GTP http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-347342 CA36GTP Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:37:29 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-347342 One thing you can't fault GTO for is performance for money. For under $40,000 total you can get a 400hp LS2 GTO and a GenTT twin turbocharger kit complete with all necessary fuel system upgrades and outrun all but a few million-dollar supercars. It gives a decent showing on a track as well. One thing you can’t fault GTO for is performance for money. For under $40,000 total you can get a 400hp LS2 GTO and a GenTT twin turbocharger kit complete with all necessary fuel system upgrades and outrun all but a few million-dollar supercars. It gives a decent showing on a track as well.

]]> By: Ecky69 http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-347338 Ecky69 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:31:11 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-347338 About damn time. As soon as I get back to the states, I will be checking this out. It sounds like it will have good performance and a nice looking exterior. The GTO was a good car packaged in a blah exterior. The G8 has fixed that. Good luck Pontiac. About damn time. As soon as I get back to the states, I will be checking this out. It sounds like it will have good performance and a nice looking exterior.

The GTO was a good car packaged in a blah exterior. The G8 has fixed that. Good luck Pontiac.

]]> By: CA36GTP http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-347337 CA36GTP Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:30:50 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-347337 The funny thing is, though, I liked the GTO despite its flaws. And despite all the bleak news about its sales, I see them now more than ever. The funny thing is, though, I liked the GTO despite its flaws. And despite all the bleak news about its sales, I see them now more than ever.

]]> By: CA36GTP http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-347336 CA36GTP Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:29:34 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-347336 The GTO suffered from being part of the Holden VZ series, which was aging and being phased out. The G8 is a HUGE improvement from what I've heard about the VE Commodore. It also looks more aggressive than the GTO, which is saying something for a full-size sedan. The GTO suffered from being part of the Holden VZ series, which was aging and being phased out. The G8 is a HUGE improvement from what I’ve heard about the VE Commodore. It also looks more aggressive than the GTO, which is saying something for a full-size sedan.

]]> By: johnnycanuck http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-347333 johnnycanuck Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:18:45 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-347333 As I recall, CA36, I wasn't forced to duck too many times to avoid all the GTOs as they flew out of the dealerships. As I recall, CA36, I wasn’t forced to duck too many times to avoid all the GTOs as they flew out of the dealerships.

]]> By: CA36GTP http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-347329 CA36GTP Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:12:02 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/pontiac-g8-rolling-off-the-assembly-line.html#comment-347329 Better late than never! I was expecting this car in showrooms by November, but it's worth the wait. You can bet I'll be taking the first one at my Pontiac dealership for a spin the moment it arrives. That sound you just heard was the Charger dying, and the RL becoming even more insignificant. Better late than never! I was expecting this car in showrooms by November, but it’s worth the wait.

You can bet I’ll be taking the first one at my Pontiac dealership for a spin the moment it arrives.

That sound you just heard was the Charger dying, and the RL becoming even more insignificant.

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