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However, some here take the comments too personally.
Face it, you need thick skin to drive something like this. If you can't handle anonymous comments from strangers- you have greater issues than too much ribbed plastic.
If you did not "Rock and Roll and party all day"
and maybe work a little more.. So you could afford the BMW X5 ( a REAL SUV ) , the vehicle you really wanted !!
Oh well "Party ON Dude" just do not get into a accident with the Aztek, you might not walk away......
(lxownr) says: "do not get into a accident with the Aztek", "use them for target practice",
You all go on and on and on with your Aztek insults. Why? Everyone knows you don't like it, but you continue spouting your negativity. Please explain why you go on and on. We get it...you don't like it. What is your point with all this redundancy? Do you just like hurting people? Are planning on more repeat insults?
Anyhow...all this explaining is getting redundant and boring. The fact remains, if you drive a vehicle that has polarizing styling, you need to be okay w/people vehemently disagreeing w/your purchase choice, simple as that! Do you honestly think that Pontiac designed (questionable adjective) the Aztek in a vacuum, not realizing that people would either love or hate the thing? Newsflash: They intended for dialog like that of this site to thrive!
It's been said before and will be said again and again...Many people are attracted to things that are different (not the middle of the road, etc). This doesn't mean that these things aren't guilty of being tacky, too trendy, not a wise investment, etc. Being different for the simple sake of being different is useless (and way too easy)unless that which you are attacted has substance and staying power.
Oh, BTW Koolguy, thanks for all the words of motivation towards a healthy "positive" attitude. Where would I be today w/o your help? (All sarcasm intended).
Aztek was responsive? That's your call. But nobody who has ever driven the Aztek (and publised a report in print) has ever called it "responsive". Responsive compared to WHAT?
How often will you ever use the "camping" package? Have you ever actually been camping? For somebody that's been capital-C Camping, everywhere from Minnesota to Central America, calling sleeping in a Pontiac "camping" is a bit of a stretch.
Finally, AGAIN (please try to pay attention): I do not dislike the Asstek just because it's "different". You know, small pox is different and Elle McPherson is different. The first one is a bad kind of different and the second one is good. Different, alone, is neither good nor bad; it's just different. The Aztek may be a good kind of different to you, but the vehicle's sales are abysmal, disastrous even, and resale will therefore suffer. Considering likely resale, that X5 would probably be a better overall investment.
Both are seemingly targeted to 20-somethings.
Both use "outdoorsy lifestyle" ads. Both are based on older, unsophisticated platforms.
Both are priced in the mid to high 20's- out of reach for the market they seem to target.
Nissan sold about 85,000 X's in it's first year.
Pontiac will be lucky to hit 20-25% of that amount.
Why? They forgot to look at what they had designed before they made it. Then again, they are GM.
If you don't like-too bad.-Hertz will.
One reader suggested it would be good as a backstop to catch all the bullets fired trying to rid the streest of Azteks.
"That huge tent cover for the rear of the Pontiac Aztek is pretty nifty. Do they have one that can be used to cover the front end,too?"
So, someone has bought one in Houston, or either a really bad salesperson is being forced to drive one as a demo for punishment.
As I've said before, they aren't great looking but they are practical for certain lifestyles. If you can live with the looks, it's a pretty neat truck.
more responsive than a Buick LeSabre. A lot more
nimble, and believe it or not, seems to actually
have less body roll than the LeSabre!
(I know because I drove a new (< 700 miles)
LeSabre for the week before I got my Aztek...)
I used to drive an old Chevy van (you know, those
old 70's style REAL vans), and the Aztek handles
much better than that beast, too.
Does it handle as well as my little Sunfire GT
did? No, of course not. But I wouldn't expect
it to. Apples to oranges.
...Paul
PS: To show I'm not trying to be biased, I found
this morning that the fastest speed of the Aztek's
windshield wipers isn't all that impressive; in
the downpour I got caught in on the way to work,
the wipers were a little inadequate... Although
admittedly I haven't seen a downpour like that
since I last went through a hurricane in Jersey.
And, speaking of the Aztek, it will be our cover car when the October issue is posted later in the week. We have learned, too, that, based on the early reaction, Pontiac designers are hard at work on some emergency restyling. Wouldn't surprise us.
I would suggest that those that like the Aztek's styling keep an eye on this so they can get one before it gets changed.
This is MORE evidence that Toledo is the site of the main hive!!Send help!!!
Barry
GM's goal.
I was just quoting Ride & Drive, but they are not the only car magazine that is saying that the Saturn SUV is being built from the Aztek platform. (Naturally it being in print does not make it the truth)
Frank
Stephen
end of topic
spoken on the way to work in Silicon Valley today
So even if GM has already started it will take ~two years to design, test, refit manufacturing processes, coordinate suppliers, etc. Don't see how they can get it done for MY2002, but of course I think one of the reasons for the Aztek appearance vs. Rendezvous is the time crunch Pontiac tried to work with vs. Buick.
That car is just so stupid. Only Pontiac could have brought this kind humiliation on itself.
Can anybody confirm/deny that the Saturn version will be built on an entirely different platform?
PS. If Aztec only holds 50% of its value in two years, then unless one plans to hold on to this vehicle for the rest of its life, it really does not make much economic sense. Buy a MB ML320, sell in two years, you will still be better off should you do the same with Aztec.
Also, I have spotted only one Aztek on the street of Toronto, driven by a woman. You are right, it is a "chickmobile"
in two years, you will still be better off THAN should you do the same with Aztec. "
car, and not the minivan platform. It is supposed to be about the size of the Rav4,CRV, and the new Ford Escape.
AFAIK, the Saturn SUV will be based on the same basic platform as the Aztek/Rendezvous, except that it will incorporate Saturn's space frame design, as well as the dent resistant body panels.
Drew/aling
Townhall Community Leader/Vans Conference
Thought, if they do not sell them, maybe we could use them for the artificial reef program in the Miami Area.....
Here are the models with the biggest -- and smallest -- inventory backlog. (days supply as of 10/6/00)
Model Backlog
GM (above normal)
Delta 88 444
Hummer 400
Aztek 184
Bravada 182
Oldsmobile Aurora 140
Cadillac Eldorado 123
Silhouette 123
Sonoma 120
Source: http://www.msnbc.com/news/475146.asp?cp1=1#BODY