We've Got A New Car !!

[luv2teach77 41]

Hello folks,

Debs and I have been the proud owners of this 2006 Pontiac G6 V6 for a little over a week and, apart from a nightmare experience with the dealership which did a very good job of tainting our first few days of ownership, we are super happy with it.

It had less than 16,000 miles on the clock when we bought it and we stumped up for an additional 4 year / 100,000 mile warranty which will hopefully cover us until we want to trade it in for something else. It will mainly be driven by Debs to and from work and I'll get to drive it on the weekends instead of the green goblin that is my daily ride into the office.

Just thought I would share our latest news with the wider world !!

Mark

[Saddle Bronc 124]

Hello folks,

Debs and I have been the proud owners of this 2006 Pontiac G6 V6 for a little over a week and, apart from a nightmare experience with the dealership which did a very good job of tainting our first few days of ownership, we are super happy with it.

It had less than 16,000 miles on the clock when we bought it and we stumped up for an additional 4 year / 100,000 mile warranty which will hopefully cover us until we want to trade it in for something else. It will mainly be driven by Debs to and from work and I'll get to drive it on the weekends instead of the green goblin that is my daily ride into the office.

Just thought I would share our latest news with the wider world !!

Mark

In which state was the dealership located (or did the salesman formerly work at a certain dealership in Langhorn, PA)?

[luv2teach77 41]

Dealership is located in Illinois and I have no idea of the sales guy worked in PA previously

To be honest we had to deal with several sales guys of varying "importance", all of whom managed to live up to just about EVERY stereotype going. Once my license plates and spare remote come in I'll be sending a rocket of an email to the dealership owner about the service my wife and I received from his staff. Until then I'll be all sweetness and light

Mark

[mawilson 2,133]

Congratulations Mark and Debs, it's a very nice car!

I wanted to buy a G6 myself (hardtop convertible) but ended up buying

one of the last remaining 2006 GTO's (6L, 400hp V8 )

It's really great on gas -- so far averaging 8-9 mpg

BTW, what the heck is wrong with Pontiac dealerships?! I had a nightmare

experience with them as well.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

16,000 miles on a 2006 model? How come?

Congrats on the new car.

[luv2teach77 41]

16,000 miles on a 2006 model? How come?

It was previously a rental car out in California.

BTW, what the heck is wrong with Pontiac dealerships?! I had a nightmare

experience with them as well.

We bought ours used from a Chevy dealership but I sympathize if you had problems too. Our problems originated from two big scratches that appeared on the rear bumper the day we collected the car. The issues escalated as attempts to get those scratches fixed created MORE scratches !! It took a week to get the bumper back to how it looked when we viewed the car and now its fixed I want nothing further to do with the dealership.

I like the GTO but there was no way that...

a) we could afford one

B) my wife would let me buy one

c) I could justify letting my wife drive a 6.0 liter beast 50+ miles a day when I get stuck driving my 1.8 liter piece of sh*t Kia Spectra !!

Mark

[mawilson 2,133]

I like the GTO but there was no way that...

a) we could afford one

b ) my wife would let me buy one

c) I could justify letting my wife drive a 6.0 liter beast 50+ miles a day when I get stuck driving my 1.8 liter piece of sh*t Kia Spectra !!

Mark

Yeah, the GTO is pretty quick

I'm sure your wife would let you buy one if you let her drive it

Anyway -- the G6 is a very nice car and the V6 model that you have doesn't

feel underpowered at all. Enjoy!

[Fandango 1,439]

Yay! Congrats to Debs and Mark

I dunno if it's a New York thing, or an Italian thing, but it's always considered good luck to throw change into a car...one penny, nickel, dime, quarter. You should never spend the good luck money tho...even if you're short of coins at a toll booth

Edited October 25, 2006 by LisaD

[mawilson 2,133]

Yay! Congrats to Debs and Mark

I dunno if it's a New York thing, or an Italian thing, but it's always considered good luck to throw change into a car...one penny, nickel, dime, quarter. You should never spend the good luck money tho...even if you're short of coins at a toll booth

Thanks for the suggestion, Lisa - I've never heard of it before but I'll go throw in some change

[luv2teach77 41]

QUOTE(LisaD @ Oct 25 2006, 01:59 PM) *

Yay! Congrats to Debs and Mark smile.gif

I dunno if it's a New York thing, or an Italian thing, but it's always considered good luck to throw change into a car...one penny, nickel, dime, quarter. You should never spend the good luck money tho...even if you're short of coins at a toll booth laughing.gif

Thanks for the suggestion, Lisa - I've never heard of it before but I'll go throw in some change laughing.gif

My kia should be a very lucky car indeed if thats the case. Does anything else 'thrown' into the car add to its luckiness ? I have assorted other junk including CD cases, old mapquest directions and soda bottles in addition to coins.

Anyway -- the G6 is a very nice car and the V6 model that you have doesn't

feel underpowered at all. Enjoy!

Yeah it feels pretty nippy which I like and corners much more like a european car than some of the American cars I've driven before. It actually feels like it drives round the corners as opposed to hanging on for dear life as it wallows and rolls around them !!

It came with a few optional extras which are a nice touch too like the premium audio which includes a 6 disk in dash changer and all sorts of car info like range and average speed and MPG's. It also has a power roof and I think that the wheels are better than the stock ones too.

All in all its a very nice car to drive and looks pretty good too.

Mark

[TenderCat 0]

Nice car...reminds me of the one sitting in my driveway. Wait...its the same car lol

[Caladan 19]

Yay! Congrats to Debs and Mark

I dunno if it's a New York thing, or an Italian thing, but it's always considered good luck to throw change into a car...one penny, nickel, dime, quarter. You should never spend the good luck money tho...even if you're short of coins at a toll booth

I think it's an Italian thing -- my grandmother used to toss a new penny (same model year as the car) into any new car purchased.

Congrats on the new car! I rented a G6 once. They're an enjoyable little ride.

[Donna A 4]

congratulations on the new car and to everyone else....keep buying GM products so i can keep working.