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Just returned a two-year lease.
Posted by MJ [Email] (more from MJ) on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:42:30
In Reply to: Pontiac g6, anthony g, Sat, 24 Nov 2007 08:54:36
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I had the GTP - with the 3.9 ltr engine and an upgraded suspension. [This was my in-between car: in between my old 9-5 and new 9-3.] Really a nice car overall, except for sucky gas mileage (16-17mpg). Very roomy, very usable trunk. Quick, quiet and composed ride. Very comfortable seats. That model comes with 18" wheels and a dual exhaust and the car looked great (agree with previous post - without ghe 18" wheels, the back seems too wide). In my two years, the car needed no "serious" repairs, but...
The bad - the plastic interior parts are very cheesy and poor quality. Throughout the 2 years, the trim panel to the right of my right leg kept falling off. The radio, which had mediocre sound (not even close to the harmon karden stereo in my 9-5, and IMHO, not as good as the stereo in my 9-3) had an annoying habit of occassionally losing the ability to switch from the XM2 band presets back to the XM1 band presets (they never figured out why, and it only affected XM, not FM presets). The red LED display isn't bright enough. My biggest pet peeve, however, were the creaks, squeaks and groans. I had to take the car in to address the noise from the panoramic sunroof 6 times in 2 years. It was effected by potholes. Sometimes the panels got out of alignment. One dealership I went to stopped stocking any models with panoramic sunroofs because of unhappy customers. (In hindsight, I think I'd have been happier with the coupe, which doesn't come with the panoramic sunroof.) Also the car had numerous other loud groans squeaks & creeks, including from the seats. These were loud & annoying and not easily repaired.
All in all, this car could be a home-run if only it had higher quality trim & build. It's really a shame, because the nits and gnats were bad enough to spoil an otherwise great car.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Pontiac g6, anthony g, Sat, 24 Nov 2007 08:54:36
- Just returned a two-year lease., MJ, Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:42:30 <-- Viewing This Message
- What, no body cladding?.., Mike Lynch , Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:05:24
- Have rented them several times,, Noel, Sat, 24 Nov 2007 14:03:04
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