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by mmcdonald » Wed Apr 06, 2005 4:56 am
The G6 got terrible reviews on MotorWeek, or was it Car and Driver tv? Anyway, underpowered and a know-nothing consumer pleaser, for the first, I'll say two years. THEN no resale.
I had to drive a Pontiac when I was getting some repair work done on the Solara. I think it was a Grand Am with the "powerful" V6. Lemme tell you, that was like driving a truck. The road noise was awful, interior design was insulting, material quality was a joke, and the grinding/rubbing/gurgling, whatever that is that passes for engine noise, was the worst. I'm glad my IBS wasn't acting up on those days or I would have been crapping every time I turned the key. Just awful car. And the friggin park bench on the trunk was a total embarassment. What the hell is that thing about?
Anywho, I am not anti-American, just a pro-Japanese car buyer. I don't like German or British or other manufacturers, since they have their own quality issues. MB JUST this year put a rack and pinion in the SLK! I mean really, 30 years later they are just doing this?! That's insane. And no German car except the Passat and Boxster got a Consumer Reports recommendation. And practically every Japanese car gets one. Okay, the Solara was designed and built in the US, but it is a good car, these little issues aside.
IMO.
I had to drive a Pontiac when I was getting some repair work done on the Solara. I think it was a Grand Am with the "powerful" V6. Lemme tell you, that was like driving a truck. The road noise was awful, interior design was insulting, material quality was a joke, and the grinding/rubbing/gurgling, whatever that is that passes for engine noise, was the worst. I'm glad my IBS wasn't acting up on those days or I would have been crapping every time I turned the key. Just awful car. And the friggin park bench on the trunk was a total embarassment. What the hell is that thing about?
Anywho, I am not anti-American, just a pro-Japanese car buyer. I don't like German or British or other manufacturers, since they have their own quality issues. MB JUST this year put a rack and pinion in the SLK! I mean really, 30 years later they are just doing this?! That's insane. And no German car except the Passat and Boxster got a Consumer Reports recommendation. And practically every Japanese car gets one. Okay, the Solara was designed and built in the US, but it is a good car, these little issues aside.
IMO.
2004 Solara SE Sport V6 Black
DocJohn's Vacuum Trick
K&N AF, Removed Secondary AF
TRD FSTB, TRD RSB, TRD Springs
XM Tuner DIY
DocJohn's Vacuum Trick
K&N AF, Removed Secondary AF
TRD FSTB, TRD RSB, TRD Springs
XM Tuner DIY
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... Only vehicle that i would buy that was designed/owned/produced/and represented by the us would be their SUV's and trucks.. LOL
