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MajorTom · 08-17-2008, 11:23 PM

Umm.. How old are you? ^

The G8 that I drove was a great car. I think the styling is good. Subtle and somewhat sophisticated. The Camaro has other intentions styling wise. And right now, that is my preference. Plus, I'm a coupe kinda guy. I think a coupe says something right off the bat about the owner. More interested in style than practicality. Style and performance. That describes me somewhat.

FenwickHockey65 · 08-17-2008, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by MajorTom

Umm.. How old are you? ^

The G8 that I drove was a great car. I think the styling is good. Subtle and somewhat sophisticated. The Camaro has other intentions styling wise. And right now, that is my preference. Plus, I'm a coupe kinda guy. I think a coupe says something right off the bat about the owner. More interested in style than practicality. Style and performance. That describes me somewhat.

Hahaha. I'm 16. I'll be 17 in a month. No, I'm not some 30 year old that still lives with his mom.

The best part about the G8 for me was the interior. Everything was laid out extremely well, from the gauge cluster to the center stack to the center console. I didn't even mind the out of place oil temp/battery gauges on top of the center stack.

Xanthos · 08-18-2008, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

Hahaha. I'm 16. I'll be 17 in a month. No, I'm not some 30 year old that still lives with his mom.

The best part about the G8 for me was the interior. Everything was laid out extremely well, from the gauge cluster to the center stack to the center console. I didn't even mind the out of place oil temp/battery gauges on top of the center stack.

Wait... if you're sixteen, how is it that you owned a car in 1989? Were you even alive then? Or are the cars in your sig cars your family has owned?
- Xanthos

FenwickHockey65 · 08-18-2008, 11:05 AM

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Wait... if you're sixteen, how is it that you owned a car in 1989? Were you even alive then? Or are the cars in your sig cars your family has owned?
- Xanthos

Family cars. At the forum I copied/pasted my original sig from, there wasn't enough room to put "Mom's van" or "Dad's car," so I just decided to screw it and leave it as is.

But the Camaro will definitely be my car.

65bus · 08-20-2008, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

Hahaha. I'm 16. I'll be 17 in a month. No, I'm not some 30 year old that still lives with his mom.

The best part about the G8 for me was the interior. Everything was laid out extremely well, from the gauge cluster to the center stack to the center console. I didn't even mind the out of place oil temp/battery gauges on top of the center stack.

LMAO, 30 yr old still livin with mom good one

dont worry about the out of place oil temp/battery gauges anymore 2009 doesnt have them there anymore. Now its just a plain area

FenwickHockey65 · 08-20-2008, 10:26 PM

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LMAO, 30 yr old still livin with mom good one

dont worry about the out of place oil temp/battery gauges anymore 2009 doesnt have them there anymore. Now its just a plain area

Which is stupid IMO. They could've easily just redesigned the gauges or put the screen to better use. The '09 Commodore just got redesigned gauges and it looks all right up there.

daddyseth1 · 08-20-2008, 10:31 PM

Sorry to hear that the G8 didn't do it for you, but hey you have to crawl before you walk.

65bus · 08-20-2008, 10:31 PM

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Which is stupid IMO. They could've easily just redesigned the gauges or put the screen to better use. The '09 Commodore just got redesigned gauges and it looks all right up there.

Y i agree a hidden compartment would have been better than plain, i havnt seen the 09 Com gauges ill have to look them up.

FenwickHockey65 · 08-20-2008, 11:27 PM

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Y i agree a hidden compartment would have been better than plain, i havnt seen the 09 Com gauges ill have to look them up.

Here's the '09 Commodore's gauges.

I didn't mind the storage space, but I just felt as if they took the easy way out. People complained, so they just got rid of the feature. They could've easily improved it as shown above.

camaro_burns_all · 08-21-2008, 12:17 AM

nice man, how does that car feel?

JEFF2010SSMANUAL · 08-21-2008, 09:19 AM

After owning SEVERAL Japanese vehicles, and ALMOST buying a BMW 135i, I will get a 2010 Camaro SS/RS LS3. If I needed more room I would get the G8 GXP Manual coming out soon. BUT I don't need the extra 2 doors.

I have read MANY GREAT reviews about the G8 GT and the CTS.

WAY TO GO GM. CAN'T WAIT UNTIL NEXT SPRING.

65bus · 08-21-2008, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

Here's the '09 Commodore's gauges.

I didn't mind the storage space, but I just felt as if they took the easy way out. People complained, so they just got rid of the feature. They could've easily improved it as shown above.

Dumb GM dumb man now thats wat they should have done but i guess we cant have everything huh Thanks for the pic

SSNIGHTMARE · 08-22-2008, 08:07 AM

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I just drove one this weekend and i have to tell u DONT DO IT LOL j/k you will want one. I fell in love with it

if for some reason i cant find one by march/early april the G8 GT will be my next ride unless GM does some more incitives on the full size trucks, i drove a 08 Crew Cab 4x4 GMC and loved it also, the truck was 35,000 and could be bought for 28,000 so needless to say if the prices keep coming down ill be looking into a Allterrain GMC or LTZ.

Holy shit 28k, did it have the duramax or was it gas?

SilverTurtle · 08-22-2008, 08:32 AM

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hey guys I just bought a 2008 pontiac g8... but sad to say not sporty enough for me I need to feel the car not just drive it, so dont tell my "friends" on the g8 forums.. lol.. but I just wanted to say im joining you guys in your wait. I waited 5 months for the g8 driving a white 91 honda, I think I can wait a year waiting for a Camaro, driving a black G8 Gt. .

you're a T56 or TR6060 swap away from having as much fun as you want... the G8 GT has been pretty much confirmed as an automatic only car... the G8 GXP will be stickering around $38k... and there's rumor that the L99 will take over as the G8 GT's base engine... so there are some Pontiac options.

but if you want fun and fast, the Camaro is still the way to go... welcome to the insanity

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08-17-2008, 11:23 PM	#15
MajorTom Drives: 2005 Pontiac GTO Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Saint Louis, MO Posts: 306	Umm.. How old are you? ^ The G8 that I drove was a great car. I think the styling is good. Subtle and somewhat sophisticated. The Camaro has other intentions styling wise. And right now, that is my preference. Plus, I'm a coupe kinda guy. I think a coupe says something right off the bat about the owner. More interested in style than practicality. Style and performance. That describes me somewhat.

08-20-2008, 10:31 PM	#21
daddyseth1 Drives: 94 Pontiac Firebird Formula Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 247	Sorry to hear that the G8 didn't do it for you, but hey you have to crawl before you walk.

08-21-2008, 12:17 AM	#24
camaro_burns_all Drives: 04 Pathfinder Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: New York Posts: 49	nice man, how does that car feel?

08-21-2008, 09:19 AM	#25
JEFF2010SSMANUAL JEFF2010SSMANUAL Drives: IOM 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Northern IL Posts: 1,953	After owning SEVERAL Japanese vehicles, and ALMOST buying a BMW 135i, I will get a 2010 Camaro SS/RS LS3. If I needed more room I would get the G8 GXP Manual coming out soon. BUT I don't need the extra 2 doors. I have read MANY GREAT reviews about the G8 GT and the CTS. WAY TO GO GM. CAN'T WAIT UNTIL NEXT SPRING.