GXP VS Monte SS
03-18-2010, 11:38 AM
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I've had my GXP for not quite 2 weeks. I did look at a few Impalas. Personally, I need the four doors because it is still a family cruiser. And the fwd will be better than the rwd in the winter. Also, the G8 was out of my price range still...
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The Impala just seemed like that, an Impala. I would never have bought just a grand prix either. I was drawn to the GP due mostly to the styling. However, once I did more research, the GP had so much more to offer. Even in standard trim the GXP was what I wanted. To me it was a no brainer. No offense to any impala owner. You love your cars and to each his own. Personally, I'm a ford guy, this was just more practical for the time being than any other option I had. Also, it's giving me a chance to research and play with something new.
Basically, go with the GXP if you want an enthusiasts car. If you want to go straight and don't care about the other things, go with a mustang...er... impala. If you want 2 doors, well that's easy mustang or GTO.
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The Impala just seemed like that, an Impala. I would never have bought just a grand prix either. I was drawn to the GP due mostly to the styling. However, once I did more research, the GP had so much more to offer. Even in standard trim the GXP was what I wanted. To me it was a no brainer. No offense to any impala owner. You love your cars and to each his own. Personally, I'm a ford guy, this was just more practical for the time being than any other option I had. Also, it's giving me a chance to research and play with something new.
Basically, go with the GXP if you want an enthusiasts car. If you want to go straight and don't care about the other things, go with a mustang...er... impala. If you want 2 doors, well that's easy mustang or GTO.
03-18-2010, 01:09 PM
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oh.. and gxp's also have fender vents! more for styling then function. i like fwd in a daily driver and even more with v8 power power! how many gtos, f bodys and mustang gts do you see out in the winter? ive seen two stuck mustang gts in the snow!
03-18-2010, 05:01 PM
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if i wernt dead set on a g8 gt, id add a monte ss to the family only because we have a gxp already lol, only thing that really turns me off about the monte is the interior, its funny actually if you look at all the newer chevys vs pontiacs , the interior in the pontiac allways seems to be nicer or should i say not as plasticy as the chevy, aside from the z06 of course, anyone else agree, and yet pontiac goes out of business.....
03-18-2010, 05:25 PM
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Most of the Pontiacs are coming out of Australia (Yes I know not the LS4 cars), they're the "performance" brand...GM couldn't lose one of its major truck sellers by cutting chevy.
03-18-2010, 05:36 PM
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yea Pontiac is supposed to be fancier then Chevy just like gmc trucks are supposed to be fancier then Chevy trucks.... and im surprised saturn didnt go instead of pontiac. what saturn car comes with a v8? none of them, i think it was stupid to discontinue pontiac
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lol staurns have nav.....lol okay maybe some of the newest ones, the only decent saturns where the ion redline, the aura xr vvt v6 with paddle shift (same moter as the g6 gxp)....oh and the old sc2 that where dentless and you could throw a baseball at the side of the car and nothing would happen lol...
03-18-2010, 08:14 PM
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lol staurns have nav.....lol okay maybe some of the newest ones, the only decent saturns where the ion redline, the aura xr vvt v6 with paddle shift (same moter as the g6 gxp)....oh and the old sc2 that where dentless and you could throw a baseball at the side of the car and nothing would happen lol...
03-18-2010, 08:30 PM
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lol staurns have nav.....lol okay maybe some of the newest ones, the only decent saturns where the ion redline, the aura xr vvt v6 with paddle shift (same moter as the g6 gxp)....oh and the old sc2 that where dentless and you could throw a baseball at the side of the car and nothing would happen lol...
03-20-2010, 07:29 PM
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I don't think I'll buy another GM product again guys. I wanna a new 5.0 Mustang, cause it's going to kick the sh-t out of most daily drivers out there. and if its really going to be going for under 35K then GM is really screwed! 4 vave with VVT and direct port injection with elctric steering. plus it weighs under 4000lbs.
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I don't think I'll buy another GM product again guys. I wanna a new 5.0 Mustang, cause it's going to kick the sh-t out of most daily drivers out there. and if its really going to be going for under 35K then GM is really screwed! 4 vave with VVT and direct port injection with elctric steering. plus it weighs under 4000lbs.