Silly Pontiac Saleman!!!
https://ls1tech.com/forums/dynamometer-results-comparisons/890007-my-g8-results.html
this is a post on the power it made.
this is a post on the power it made.
I had that happen to me when the new Vette came out couple years ago. i was checkin it out in the middle of the showroom and some snot nosed salesman, had to be 20-21 comes up to me and goes, "its nice isnt it?" i said, "absolutely!!" he goes, "get ya out of that firebird you got out there and into a real car." so i says," well thank you but its a Trans am and its just a wee bit faster than that Vette...its got NAWWSSS..
" gave him an evil grin and walked out...lol.
" gave him an evil grin and walked out...lol. 
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Im so sick of car salesmen. All around the board they are scummy. I had a salesman, probably 27 tell me at a car show the chrysler 300 puts you in your seat so bad that you couldnt touch the dash on full acceleration. I told him its a dodge. He insisted it was a chrysler, and i said yeah, its a dodge dont you see what im getting at. I explained to him that he was full of ****. I just dont like the exagerations and bullshitting that comes out of these guys mouth. But on average, they probably talk to 95% of people that dont have a clue, then there are those that call them out.
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I would hate to have to go back and do all that stupid price haggling at a dealership with the sales dicks.
very, very rarely do you come across a car salesman that is actually a car guy. youd have to find an old timer who sold cars back in the muscle car era (60s), then he'd actually know what he was talking about and probably have a love for the cars he's selling. in the end, 95% of them are salesmen. theyd sell ice to an eskimo if they could. all they really want is the sell, and commission, and if telling someone an uniformed lie/guess will get more money in their pocket, then thats what theyll do. id bet a paycheck that any of the douches you guys talked to that talked down your cars dont really like cars at all, and are hoping youll be some punk kid that daddy bought a fast car, and will think 'oh really, its faster? well then ive got to have it.'
getting back to the OP. if i could have/wanted a car for a daily driver, id love a G8, GTO, or ever V6 firebird. its about time we get back to big, rear drive V8 powered cars. as long as they have MDS of course.
its pretty funny how most salesman know nothing about cars, they just restate everything on the sticker and the sales clinchers their boss told them over coffee that morning
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Yea @ my work we got the #27(red) and #417(black) G8 GT's in as part of the "first 888". They are really nice cars for 30grand i gotta admit. Took car #417 out for lil bit and they defintly roll out for a 4dr sedan, close battle for my bolt-on LT1 in the 1/4, but not too sure my sled would take it on the top end thou...lol
Today we just got a white and Gray G8 GT, along with a Black V6 G8 aswell..We still havent sold the first two cause ppl cant justify the markup for the "first 888" cars.
So we got 5 G8's on the lot now
G8 is defintly a thumbs up in my opinion
Check this out...at Atco
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...=1#post9030813
Today we just got a white and Gray G8 GT, along with a Black V6 G8 aswell..We still havent sold the first two cause ppl cant justify the markup for the "first 888" cars.
So we got 5 G8's on the lot now
G8 is defintly a thumbs up in my opinion
Check this out...at Atco
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...=1#post9030813
Last edited by Bow94z; Mar 28, 2008 at 07:49 PM.
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Looking like a better wife car by the minute,lol
Very quick, my 94 Z28 with Borla Cat Back and Nitto's otherwise stock only did 13.8@100. It took a lT4 H/C kit and slp headers, 3.73's, art car 2800 stall to go 12.4 @110 on a 1.66 60'. The G8 for being stock does make for a really nice family car.
Very quick, my 94 Z28 with Borla Cat Back and Nitto's otherwise stock only did 13.8@100. It took a lT4 H/C kit and slp headers, 3.73's, art car 2800 stall to go 12.4 @110 on a 1.66 60'. The G8 for being stock does make for a really nice family car.
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some place around the granite run mall in media.... if anyones familiar... has an 02 CETA with 2k miles on it and they think its worth $50,000...... funny especially considering its been there for about 10 months at this point
http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...ice=&cardist=4
http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...ice=&cardist=4
some place around the granite run mall in media.... if anyones familiar... has an 02 CETA with 2k miles on it and they think its worth $50,000...... funny especially considering its been there for about 10 months at this point
http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...ice=&cardist=4
http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...ice=&cardist=4
some place around the granite run mall in media.... if anyones familiar... has an 02 CETA with 2k miles on it and they think its worth $50,000...... funny especially considering its been there for about 10 months at this point
http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...ice=&cardist=4
http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...ice=&cardist=4
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From: Turnin' Wrenches Infractions: 005
i haven't had much experience with car salesman but recently i bought a durango for the wife. the whole process tickled me. from test driving to negotiating and haggling. it was great, very entertaining.
I used to sell on the floor and could'nt believe what I would hear other sales guys say to cust some say some stupid ****, Yea there are some goofs out there but they don't know any better, just try'n to move some metal......................
