just drove an 09 really quick

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Jul 29, 2008 | 05:05 PM

erskine

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just drove an 09 really quick

there alittle more pricey than the 08 i beleive, nice and roomy and should sit 4 very well, love the radio in it, and how all the controls are on the center concel(sp), nice trunk space. i drove a base model GT no sunroof or 19", doesnt matter i think the sticker on that was 32,xxxx and the ones with sunroof and fully loaded were 35k range. only dislike is how the seats are adjusted other than that a very nice car

also it does nice easy burnouts and fells quick for what it is and shifts are nice and firm, i didnt really play with manual shifting

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Jul 31, 2008 | 09:14 PM

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I thought the manual shift feature was a little slow, albeit the little bit I played with it. Reminded me of manually shifting a 4l60E.
GM started a $1000 price hike on almost all 09 models.

Aug 1, 2008 | 11:28 AM

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Didn't know they did a price hike, I saw one with every single option minus sunroof for under $32 that was an '08.

Aug 1, 2008 | 04:18 PM

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Yup, almost all GM models got the 1K price hike. They are trying to make up for lackluster sales.

Aug 3, 2008 | 05:26 AM

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I test drove a G8 GT yesterday. Beautiful car.

Yep, the tap shift was really slow and useless. No use having it when it takes that long to react to input. I'm not sure that tacking on $1000 when sales are slow is a smart choice either.

Aug 3, 2008 | 06:51 AM

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GM will add 1k to its lineup then have 3k incentives. LOL

but im hoping to finally drive a G8GT tomorrow.

Aug 27, 2008 | 11:11 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by veee8

Yup, almost all GM models got the 1K price hike. They are trying to make up for lackluster sales.

Price hikes typically only come on vehicles are exceeding their sales predictions. The hybrids at most manufactures are receiving 1-10k markups, so IMHO a markup is generally a good thing for Pontiac.