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    Supplies Are Limited: Only 16 Pontiac G8 GXPs Left Nationwide

    Holden Commodore SS V-Series Special Edition: "V" Is For Pontiac

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    Image of Ford Tempo Fanatic Ford Tempo Fanatic
    11/11/09

    In reply to Supplies Are Limited: Only 16 Pontiac G8 GXPs Left Nationwide
    Oh no, less than 2,000 Pontiac G5s? What will we do? #pontiacg8gxp
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    Image of LandofMinos, cast thou evil bum dragger to thy scrapyard LandofMinos, cast thou evil bum dragger to thy scrapyard
    11/11/09

    In reply to Supplies Are Limited: Only 16 Pontiac G8 GXPs Left Nationwide
    I think I've got a form of survivor guilt...

    I can go down to my local dealer the car one, not the one who thinks his clients are his friends, choose between a wagon, ute or sedan. V8 or V6, in a wide variety of colour and a choice of either manual or auto.

    I feel real guilty. Then I think "Where's Australia's Challenger? Where's Australia's Camaro the one the Aussie designed and engineered , Where's our Roush Mustang?

    Suddenly I don't feel so bad for my American brothers and sisters.

    Still feel a little guilty when I drive past Artarmon Holden & HSV and see what would have been a Pontiac grill now on a Holden. #pontiacg8gxp
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    Image of egoods egoods
    11/12/09

    @LandofMinos, cast thou evil bum dragger to thy scrapyard: You have Holden, for that I can never forgive you. Also they flash this crap in our faces and it's not fair! Herumph. #pontiacg8gxp
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    Image of dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity
    11/11/09

    In reply to Supplies Are Limited: Only 16 Pontiac G8 GXPs Left Nationwide
    The G3s are sold out? Really? Really? #pontiacg8gxp
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    Image of beercheck beercheck
    11/11/09

    In reply to Supplies Are Limited: Only 16 Pontiac G8 GXPs Left Nationwide
    The trick is to wait until just...the...right...moment.... to get the very last one. Everybody knows it'll be worth more than the rest. #pontiacg8gxp
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    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    11/11/09

    In reply to Supplies Are Limited: Only 16 Pontiac G8 GXPs Left Nationwide
    I'd seriously consider buying a new one of these, if I had the income I did five years ago...

    Now...not so much. Plus, there isn't a bogus-ass scoop-delete option.

    The Bondo required to fix the excessive holes will significantly affect performance in a negative manner. #pontiacg8gxp
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    Image of If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face
    11/11/09

    @that ain't the way to have fun, son: Those scoops are hideous. I'd go as far as saying they completely ruin the car if it wasn't already ruined by the exact same front clip used by every Pontiac of the last 10 years and incredibly dull ass-end. Nevermind the fact that the interior has no business in a $37,000 car. #pontiacg8gxp
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    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    11/11/09

    @If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face:

    Yeah! Damned right!

    For me, this nose goes back to the early generations of Grand Am, which had an expiration date of 1991, and by then, it smelled funny enough to have not needed a date telling you it'd gone bad.

    I've seen all of one of these on the road, and what was appealing, though not to many people, is the borderline generic look. This is why I liked the last GTO, pre-scoop skankafication. That, and it's as close to a haul-ass Holden as I'm likely to get.

    Oh, and your screen name, alone, deserves a clicky. Nice to see I'm not the only one.... #pontiacg8gxp
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    Image of Come&VetteMe Come&VetteMe
    11/11/09

    In reply to Supplies Are Limited: Only 16 Pontiac G8 GXPs Left Nationwide
    I'm THIS close to trading in my E39 540 for one...........ugh, choices. #pontiacg8gxp
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    11/11/09

    @Come&VetteMe: C'mon...do it...you can always buy a Beemer....I even h-clicked you....
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    Image of Wes Siler Wes Siler
    11/11/09

    @Come&VetteMe: Do it, you will not regret it one bit. Much better steering. #pontiacg8gxp
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    Image of #93ITS #93ITS
    11/11/09

    @Wes Siler: Agreed. I bought my G8GT right after my wife totalled the e39 540 (thanks Honey!), and like the Pontiac better.
    Of course, would have been even better(she's OK, of course) had I NOT just spent a few hours and a few $$$ installing new brakes and general service on the BMW.... #pontiacg8gxp
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    Image of Battles Battles
    11/11/09

    @Come&VetteMe: Do it man!
    For all us Yurpeans who can't have one no matter how much we want one. #pontiacg8gxp
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    Image of Tanshanomi Tanshanomi
    11/11/09

    @FTGDWolverineEdition'09: I'll heart-click you, too...if you buy it. #pontiacg8gxp
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    Image of Come&VetteMe Come&VetteMe
    11/11/09

    @Wes Siler: Holy peer-pressure, Batman! #pontiacg8gxp
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    Image of layabout layabout
    11/11/09

    In reply to Supplies Are Limited: Only 16 Pontiac G8 GXPs Left Nationwide
    If it's anything like the VXR8 (which i'm sure it is) then they're the dogs bollocks. Plenty for sale in the U.K. & i'd love one #pontiacg8gxp
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    Image of bzr bzr
    11/11/09

    In reply to Supplies Are Limited: Only 16 Pontiac G8 GXPs Left Nationwide
    Considerably more available, however, if you steal them. #pontiacg8gxp
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    Image of tad49 tad49
    10/01/09

    In reply to Holden Commodore SS V-Series Special Edition: "V" Is For Pontiac
    GM is doomed. In Aus, we have a revolving door on GMH headquarters, IE 3 or 4 CEO's in same number of years! AND they keep sending bloody Yanks! Other than the Commodore, they keep trying to sell us white goods from Thailand/Korea. Ford has woken up to this & dropped their Korean shit & now sell proper small cars here. As I said, GM is finished! Take note.
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    Image of Muscles Marinara Muscles Marinara
    10/01/09

    In reply to Holden Commodore SS V-Series Special Edition: "V" Is For Pontiac
    Ok, seriously guys... What is the point of torturing us by needlessly and constantly reminding us that we will never get the G8 ute. Hey, news flash, Americans: Australia has all the cool RWD cars, cool engines (straight 6's, etc), cool neo-Caminos, that we will never get - but on the plus side, you can have a rebadged Daewoo shitbox. Oh wait, but we're against rebadging. Hmmm...
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    10/01/09

    @Muscles Marinara: "I am not a fan of rebadging" is the new "I am not a crook".
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    10/01/09

    In reply to Holden Commodore SS V-Series Special Edition: "V" Is For Pontiac
    How much of a bribe do I need to pay Ivy Wong to import one of these?
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    Image of Lost in the age of Aerostar Lost in the age of Aerostar
    10/01/09

    In reply to Holden Commodore SS V-Series Special Edition: "V" Is For Pontiac
    I guess I wrote this under the wagon picture the first time, my bad.

    I really do like wagons, and I really don't like an overpowering government regulation.... so I'm torn.

    Is there a chance, that with increased CAFE requirements that we're going to be seeing more "real" wagons?

    I can't enjoy that, because then the ends would justify the means, and that's not right..... so secretly, I'll just be happy to see more of them on the streets.

    (of course this is all irrelevant because this is yet another wagon that's not coming to the USA, but it got me thinkin)

    (oh, and I'm on a boring conference call, so I needed to do something slightly more productive)
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    10/01/09

    @Lost in the age of Aerostar: Most 'tall-wagon' crossovers are considered 'trucks' for CAFE purposes. The Magnum was a 'truck'. So is the PT Cruiser. This is also apparently where the folks responsible for NA*OTY get their definitions.
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    Image of CorporateFelon CorporateFelon
    10/01/09

    In reply to Holden Commodore SS V-Series Special Edition: "V" Is For Pontiac
    I love a good looking wagon. And that side profile is really nice, but I wonder what the rear end looks like. Very few manufacturers put in the time and effort to design the wagon properly. It is usually an afterthought.
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    Image of GIC asks not for whom the bell tolls GIC asks not for whom the bell tolls
    10/01/09

    @CorporateFelon: The new Cadillac is promising. But after reading your comment I got to thinking about it and I'm inclined to agree with you overall. Must be the hatch that gives 'em fits. Worst offenders to me are the Lambdas but the Traverse almost works.
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    Image of bzr bzr
    10/01/09

    In reply to Holden Commodore SS V-Series Special Edition: "V" Is For Pontiac
    This is proof that GM is unAmerican. Senator McCarthy should bring them before the HUAC.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    10/01/09

    In reply to Holden Commodore SS V-Series Special Edition: "V" Is For Pontiac
    V is for "stop waving it in our faces, you assholes, and replace your Reagan-Era full-size marshmallow with a real sedan, like, say, THIS ONE".

    Oh, that doesn't start with a V?
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