Attention all Pontiac G8 owners....
07-01-2008, 04:39 PM
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Had a G8 on my ass in the fast lane today - I was going about 10 over, and this guy was tailgating. Must have just gotten his new car and beleived all the marketing that he read. Silly boy.
While its usually not my style to play along, I was fairly annoyed, so I dropped into 4th, hit the gas, and by the time I was at 120, he was far behind. Either his car wasnt quite the machine he suspected, or he presented with a certain lack of testicular fortitude. Either way, I wasnt impressed.
I should have dropped a card out the window to see if he wants to sue Pontiac for all their deceptive advertising suggesting that the G8 is a 550i equivalent. What a load of baloney.
Cheers.
While its usually not my style to play along, I was fairly annoyed, so I dropped into 4th, hit the gas, and by the time I was at 120, he was far behind. Either his car wasnt quite the machine he suspected, or he presented with a certain lack of testicular fortitude. Either way, I wasnt impressed.
I should have dropped a card out the window to see if he wants to sue Pontiac for all their deceptive advertising suggesting that the G8 is a 550i equivalent. What a load of baloney.
Cheers.
07-01-2008, 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted by lawguy' post='614006' date='Jul 1 2008, 05:39 PM
Had a G8 on my ass in the fast lane today - I was going about 10 over, and this guy was tailgating. Must have just gotten his new car and beleived all the marketing that he read. Silly boy.
While its usually not my style to play along, I was fairly annoyed, so I dropped into 4th, hit the gas, and by the time I was at 120, he was far behind. Either his car wasnt quite the machine he suspected, or he presented with a certain lack of testicular fortitude. Either way, I wasnt impressed.
I should have dropped a card out the window to see if he wants to sue Pontiac for all their deceptive advertising suggesting that the G8 is a 550i equivalent. What a load of baloney.
Cheers.
While its usually not my style to play along, I was fairly annoyed, so I dropped into 4th, hit the gas, and by the time I was at 120, he was far behind. Either his car wasnt quite the machine he suspected, or he presented with a certain lack of testicular fortitude. Either way, I wasnt impressed.
I should have dropped a card out the window to see if he wants to sue Pontiac for all their deceptive advertising suggesting that the G8 is a 550i equivalent. What a load of baloney.
Cheers.
07-01-2008, 05:34 PM
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Originally Posted by swajames' post='614018' date='Jul 1 2008, 08:04 PM
You do realize there are two different models - the base G8 is only 256 hp, the other is the 361 hp GT. The latter is the only one that's reasonably compared to a 550 and at the kind of speeds you got up to it's certainly a match. In all likelihood the other car was a base G8 and not the GT.
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07-01-2008, 05:38 PM
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Originally Posted by swajames' post='614018' date='Jul 1 2008, 09:04 PM
You do realize there are two different models - the base G8 is only 256 hp, the other is the 361 hp GT. The latter is the only one that's reasonably compared to a 550 and at the kind of speeds you got up to it's certainly a match. In all likelihood the other car was a base G8 and not the GT.
LOL. I guess its kinda like blowing away a 525 in a 550, eh?
Either way, he shouldnt have been tailgating. When he flipped his lights several times, it was definitely "GO TIME".
07-01-2008, 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by lawguy' post='614035' date='Jul 1 2008, 06:38 PM
LOL. I guess its kinda like blowing away a 525 in a 550, eh?
Either way, he shouldnt have been tailgating. When he flipped his lights several times, it was definitely "GO TIME".
Either way, he shouldnt have been tailgating. When he flipped his lights several times, it was definitely "GO TIME".
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oh darn... and i was hoping the crappy G8 GT wasnt as good as it sounds on paper... I guess I'll still have to goto a dealer and test drive one.