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Replying to: rayainsw (Dec 27, 2005 8:49 am) That's probably my biggest complaint with the car. Other than that, I'm still loving it with 15k miles. I'm hoping somebody can make some progress on the speaker thing. I've basically hit a dead end with any option I know of.
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Replying to: dembrats (Dec 29, 2005 6:14 am) --Robert |
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| Can someone give me a general idea of where to connect the subwoofer in? Should I look in the trunk by the rear speakers, or tap in by the dash? Thanks. | |
| I test drove a couple different GXP's, and have a question. Is the Monsoon stereo THAT much better in actual use? I tried a CD of mine in the standard stereo and it still blasted the bass out pretty well. Now I'm having second thoughts on which stereo to get. Any opinions? Thanks. | |
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Replying to: rmozol (Oct 09, 2005 8:35 pm)
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Replying to: tonygxp (Oct 10, 2005 10:05 am) 20 years ago today. Well, OK – just over 20 years ago, I was in the market for a sport sedan. Same basic parameters that led to my purchase of a GXP in June of this year. I bought a 1985 Maxima SE. Interesting to compare specs across 20 years: . . . Maxima SE . . GXP (2005) . . . . . . V6 . . . . . V8 CI . . . .. 181(3.0L). 325 (5.3L) HP . . . 152 . . . . . 303 TQ . . . 167 . . . . . 323 WT . . .. 3100. . . . 3600 60 . . . .. 8.4 . . . . . 5.7 1Q . . . . 16.5  80 .. 14.398 EPA. . .. 19/25 . . . 18/27 Braking. . 173 . . . . . 174 Handling . 0.76 . . . . .0.82G Trans. . . M5 . . . . . .A4 Tires . . .195/60HR15 . .255/45 & 225/50 x 18W MSRP . . $13.7K . . . .$29.9K (w/dest.) Actual transaction price (my GXP had an MSRP of $33K) was almost exactly twice what I paid for my 1985 Maxima SE in early 1985. Those numbers do not likely sound very impressive to most, but for the time . . Context \ others I looked at back then: 1985 BMW Sport Sedan 325e had a base price of approx. $22.5K!!! 121 HP – at 4250 rpm ( ! ), 2800 pounds, w/5-speed manual = 0-60: 8.6 and 1Q: 16.4 82 1985 Saab 900 Turbo 5-speed manual base price = approx. $20K. 8.5 / 16.5 1985 Mustang GT 5-speed manual base price = approx. $11.5K 6.4 / 14.9 1985 Corvette = $27K 5.7 / 14.1 Point is: My, my, how times have changed . . . And my how the expectations \ standards in various automotive classes have changed as well over 20 years. My Maxima was fun to drive and gave me good to excellent service over 2+ years and approx. 30,000 miles. But my GXP is so much better in virtually every respect. Sources – primarily old C+D issues - Ray Older now, but not much wiser . . |
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Replying to: rmozol (Oct 09, 2005 8:35 pm) I did swap out the rear speakers for some high end ones. Made a big difference, for an extra $200.
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Replying to: spotz (Feb 02, 2006 6:19 pm) |
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Hi, all... I'm interested in buying a 2006 GXP, and I'm trying to figure out which sound system to put in it. The Pontiac materials don't make this clear, so I wanted to ask the experts: does the UC6 6-CD player also play MP3s, as the standard one says it does? What about the U87? Thanks to anyone who can straighten me out on this!
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Replying to: bogal (Jul 25, 2006 7:31 am) -Ryan
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