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Old 12-09-2008, 01:52 PM
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Just something i thought of on the way into work today. Lets say GM was going to rebadge the G8 to another brand...the most likely being Chevy as an Impala. But what about this....instead of rebadge it a chevy...make it a Buick Grand National. That car had a great reputation and it would really help with GM ongoing efforts to change its demographic.
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If you go over to the 2010 Camaro section and click on the thread that says Bigfoot Sightings they show a picture of what they say is a Lumina SS Which looks like they took a G8 and changed the nose and *** end so maybe that is what is replacing it when they do away w/ Pontiac ????
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Well the G8/Holden is a Chevy Lumina in the middle east. Might be just as easy to do that. Then you wouldn't have a ton of retooling.
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Hopefully they keep that BADASS 4door as a Lumina SS if they do away w/ Pontiac.
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I know about Mid East Lumina...im was just saying that i think it would be better if they made it a buick thats all.
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A4 door Grand National would'nt look good.That's like the 4 door Charger.Maybe a Buick Roadmaster SS atleast that was a 4 door.
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I think Grand National would spark up another one of those arguments like the Firehawk G8 did. I prefer Impala over Lumina but I'll take the latter over none at all.
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Type in caprice ss on youtube its the same thing just has a chevy front end. I like the g8 as is.
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That suck's why does everywhere else but here get all the cool stuff first and we get there leftover's.I thought we were the GREAT NATION every other country look's up to so why do they get the good stuff first.
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Originally Posted by badaSS346
Just something i thought of on the way into work today. Lets say GM was going to rebadge the G8 to another brand...the most likely being Chevy as an Impala. But what about this....instead of rebadge it a chevy...make it a Buick Grand National. That car had a great reputation and it would really help with GM ongoing efforts to change its demographic.
GM uses the same platform for Buick china:
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Originally Posted by JD_AMG
GM uses the same platform for Buick china:
Hmmm isnt Buick China kicking *** right now? I wonder why? Maybe because that actually have stuff that people want to buy. I would buy that over a G8.



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