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Replying to: mrpushrod (Aug 18, 2008 9:50 pm) I test drove the base G8 and it was OK but didn't boil my blood. Looking forward to the GT next! Regards, OW |
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In the market for a new sports sedan when my current lease is up in a couple of months so I stopped in at the Pontiac dealer today to look at the g8. Salesperson told me they cannot lease this car and that the monthly payment to buy a gt would be around $600.00! I told her that while it looks like a nice car I would never pay anywhere near that to drive it-I can think of a lot of other cars that I could drive that would be cheaper than that(infiniti/bmw/lexus) I wished her luck in selling them as she is going to need it. By the way they and the dealership a few miles away have about 80 g8s in stock between them.
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Replying to: robger99 (Aug 19, 2008 5:20 pm) Regards, OW |
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Replying to: circlew (Aug 20, 2008 2:56 am) Once, the rush is gone, I think I will see them trying to do most things to move them. They are piling up at my dealership, and they apparently said they are moving quite well, but that would be only to tell me, they are not desperate for my money, when perhaps they are. Its like they want to really sell them, but sometimes a company, can over do it, because creating it to be too expensive, and then leaves us walking away, there has to be a happy medium. So, I wonder realistically how many they want to sell in a year, because I think a few people will dump some serious cash into it, then others will look elswhere, because they know they can get better car for $600 a month. It like a must have, and they'll in a year or so, try to sell it. This sounds like I am bashing the G8,Its a great car, but when compared with pricing, best bang, overall value, others models simply beat it. If pricing can eventually come down to earth, then it will make more sense. I would think a company, in the economy that we are in, they would open the leasing more, to get them moving and out. Creating a customer base from the start.
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Replying to: circlew (Aug 20, 2008 2:56 am) Well, BMWUSA.COM shows a 335i with ( only ) Premium Pkg & Automatic for less than $600. [ plus TT&L ] Though for only 10,000 miles / year. No 135 'deals' currently shown.... BMW lease costs have risen ( a lot ) of late. They were burned rather badly by lower actual values on lease returns than the residuals used in calculating the leases... - Ray Not interested in leasing anything right now...
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Replying to: robger99 (Aug 19, 2008 5:20 pm) Wow!!! I've heard of porr salesmanship, but that takes the cake. I could understand their saying "no lease deals," or even making it less attractive because of the assumed residual, but to out-and-out refuse to lease is weird. Not to mention the purchase payment quote without any consideration for the length of the loan (think they assumed 60 months?) or your credit rating. |
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Replying to: bvdj84 (Aug 20, 2008 8:35 am) Well, I think that depends on where your priorities lie. If you seek & appreciate the brute acceleration and related dynamic abilities of the V8 \ GT version of the G8, and want or need a reasonably large 4-door sedan, I see nothing else close to the price that can provide anything close to the performance. If those attributes are not among your highest priorities, I would expect the G8 GT to drop off your radar . . . - Ray It is still on mine . . . |
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Replying to: rayainsw (Aug 20, 2008 9:28 am) Regards, OW |
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Replying to: circlew (Aug 20, 2008 2:56 am) What if you had a family of 4 who you regularly ferried in said vehicle, adult sized family of 4.... -mike Motorsports and Modifications Host |
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Replying to: paisan (Aug 20, 2008 6:32 pm) -mike Motorsports and Modifications Host
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