Any thoughts/opinions/experiences with Pontiac G8?

[karl_1052]

Originally Posted by derf

Awesome car, fast, put together well, and will be hard/expensive to find parts in the future. the only down side (IMHO) is that Pontiac gave it it's own Pontastic facelift, which makes it look like every other Pontiac made since 1995. Definately deserves more respect than it will ever get. And fior some reason I look at it and all I see is the Aztek, which is the only thing I think of when I see any pontiac anyways.

I see styling reminiscent of the 77-78n Trans ams.

I like the looks of the G8. Now the GTO was ugly.

[101lifts2]

When I bought my Caddy 08 STS V-8, I test drove the following cars at the same dealer..

08 STS V-8
08 G8
08 Grand Prix
08 Impala SS

I loved the Caddy overall, so I bought it. By far the most refined of the remaining 3.

I wanted to like the G8...and while the power was great and it felt like it was built well, the interior materials didn't compare to the Caddy, nor did the smooth power of the Northstar V-8. The Caddy would shift so smooth and get to 100 very quickly.

The G8 felt like a better version of a base VW Jetta, but not refined Audi A4 class. It was several notches over the Grand Prix in handling and built quality, but for an overall awesome car, it didn't meet that of the STS.

Get a used STS..almost the same price as a V-8 G8.

[tached1000rr]

Originally Posted by 101lifts2

When I bought my Caddy 08 STS V-8, I test drove to following cars at the same dealer..

08 STS V-8
08 G8
08 Grand Prix
08 Impala SS

I loved the Caddy overall, so I bought it. By far the most refined of the remaining 3.

I wanted to like the G8...and while the power was great and it felt like it was built well, the interior materials didn't compare to the Caddy, nor did the smooth power of the Northstar V-8. The thing would shift so smooth and get to 100 very quickly.

Get a used STS..almost the same price as a V-8 G8.

My wife would agree with you and would rather have the STS.