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But GM has repeatedly shown it is incompetant. I rented a POS equinox in florida last week. Just a terrible vehicle.
GM by now should have building a car down pretty good, but why can't it make a car without rattles in the door and if it has a rattle do something abt it.
Same crap about the engine and tranny--it does not cost that much more for a 6 speed AT or a more powerful engine.
Sam eof rthe all in one stereo with tinny speakers.
GM and pontiac are just saying they want the cheap end for themselves and cheap is more than price.
as for gm bitching that med cost and retiree costs are too high per car--perhaps GM should find a way to sell more cars.
ther eis a reason why gm lost market share--a big drop in market share. And the g6 is indicative of that.
I will say again--a "nice car" but not outstanding in any area.
good luck to all the G6 HTC owners and lessees!!
How in the world could a $30k car lease for about the same as a $50k car?? I assume you are going to tell me it's because of the BMW's better residual value but it's only better by a couple percentage points. Either the down payments are different, the length of lease is very different, or the monthly payments are very different. Otherwise a G6 and a 3 series are in completely different payment ballparks.
As far as the door rattle, I feel bad for you, I really do. I just bought a new vehicle recently, and if it had a door rattle, I'd be very disappointed, and angry that the dealer isn't doing anything.
But I bet if you checked out 10 G6's, you wouldn't find another with the same rattle.
My point is your dealer SUCKS, and you need to try another one. Isn't there another pontiac dealer you could try?
If this rattle is inside the door and doesn't have to do with the top, take it to a Chevy dealer (malibu is similar to G6) or a Saturn dealer (they work on the Aura, a true sibling car to the G6).
Yes GM messed up with the rattle you have, but your G6 isn't "indicative" of how they all are. It is fixable. You need to find someone who cares enough to do it right. And I agree, it sucks that YOU feel like YOU have to do all the legwork, get in their face, or the fact that you even have to "find a good dealer". It all stinks, but unless you have money to just throw around, spending ONE day going to another dealer, even if it's an hour away, certainly sounds like the best choice to me.
Find a better dealer!!!!
Last, I've always bought my cars but due to all the mechanicals on this I'm thinking of leasing instead. What does everyone think on that?
Thanks!
Also the actual inside of the top would creek in normal driving and again where the rear window and top meet. That on top of a wheel shimmy over 60mph was the main reason for getting rid of the car after owning for 9 months. There are a host of other little problems that just added up to an un happy owner. I hated the cornering of the car as you exit and enter a major freeway. Car felt sloppy and hollow. The transmission was horrible. Should have never been a 4spd. it clunks for lack of another word when slowing down to stop for a traffic light etc...
I must admit the car looks great (had crystal gold blue metallic with tan interior) also tinted windows and added some wood trim in center to finish it off. I really thought the car looked amazing and felt I got a lot of vehicle for the money. But, honestly... as my Step Father said "you get what you pay for in life"! so keep that in mind!!! and best of luck.
I'm just really loving the look of the car and the HTC feature (really like the blue-gold color changing look too). Do people think most of them have issues, or does it vary from car to car a lot? Maybe I should wait for a 2008 version.
Thanks again for any advice.
Half of my daily commute in at 60MPH. I really don't notice any shimmy or shake. You should know that I’m not really a nuts & bolts type of car guy. I do a 4-year lease 15,000 mile/year, no money down. This is my third Pontiac and sixth lease. Perhaps there are better "buy" deals, but I like knowing that it is out of my hands, just as the costly repairs are coming.
Get the G6 - I receive LOTS of "Heys" and "Thumbs-up" as I cruise around. This has really not happened before in any of my cars - including the Sebring convertible.
Good Luck!
My only complaint with the car may seem insignificant. The seat back is not fully adjustable, it doesn't move to a full upright position. I've gotten accustom to the more angled seat, but I would prefer a straightened back (because of a lower back problem I have.) The second problem is that the sun visor does not extend when place to the side. I'm tall and sit back far. I need the extension. This is a pretty typical feature on most cars (even the coupe and sedan G6) but not on the convertible.
Be sure to check them out before you buy!
And the reason why GM's sales dropped 21% .
GM just cannot figure it out--Toyota up 11% Nissan up 23%--the people are voting with their pocketbooks.
The GM models keep coming up a day late and a dollar short--whether its 4 speed At or lack of 6 Speed, sun visors or good stereos, shaky mirrors or a lot of rattles in car.
But what the Heck--GM 50 years ago had over 50% of the market.
Pontiac 50 years ago had the rep inside GM of being advanced performance technology--thats sadly no longer true.
My 64 Goat performed much better than my 2007 G6 in many ways--Its basic transportation, but sadly, not even economical high MPG transportation (my 99 vetter gets better mileage
I think the visor thing might be due to the convertible factor. I'm 6'4" and feel pretty comfortable in the G6 HTC. I drove another yesterday that had no shimmy or noticeable wheel shake between 60-70. Think I'm going to get it!
How do you keep the back seat belts from flapping around when the top is down? I may cable tie them together or something. Hehe!
Check out the weird plastic structure that's mounted between the seat-backs in the back. There's a spot to slip in each belt and another holster for each belt buckle - works great!
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As for the $411/mo deal, from what I've seen on the site it's in the ball park. I'm at $392/mo on a 39 mo 10K/yr lease with an employee discount. I've only seen one deal on the site that's seemed substantially better - I can't remember the exact terms.
P.S. I did figure out the seat belt thing in the back. Thanks.
With employee pricing and rebates and zero financing, how much would the purchase be with no money out of pocket?
when i bought the lease would have been 417 and I purchased it with zero financing for 760 a month for 3 years--I figure that gives me a residual breakeven at around 13k. And they were figuring 17.5k for the lease.
Oh, I should of said I did pay about $650 at the lease signing for the usually fees, transfer, and first month lease payment.
i have filed suit with 1800 lemon law. they have been great they said GM knows about all these problems. and i am not the only one.. BE CAREFUL IF YOU BUY..
i already have a cash deal offered from gm.1800 lemon law is trying to get them to buy it back. and i will be returned all money i have paid for it which is what i want.
Good luck g6 HTC Drivers.. CaLL pontiac if your unhappy. they want to make you happy. :lemon:
on the other hand, if you cannot afford the cash flow on the purchase you may be better off with the lease. I really like owning the car in 3 years and I can sell, trade or keep and do not have to worry about mileage
on the lease of 307--too much info is missing--like which model did you buy, was your old car used as a trade in and reduced cost, did you pay cash upfront?
somewhere in here is a calculator for leases--your 307 is way off.
i bought within the last 3 months.
i sold the yukon outright. so i got good money for it.
compared to all of you i got a good deal. we always buy but my parents wanted to get my own car after the 27 months i will be out of college....
overall i hate the g6. i dont like paying for a feature (h :lemon: ard top) and not being able to use it when i want to.
Technician found that a new latch of some sort that was replaced the first time I had trouble back in November was not properly installed as far adjusting it's correct precise position. Over time it caused too much stress on the operation of retracting the roof. He adjusted and lubricated the latch, and all seems to be operating the smoothest ever......for now???
at the least I would expect a G6 HTC loaner. If not, I would be going after some money, you're paying for a car you can't enjoy. Hang in there!! Every problem can be fixed.
I have a very good dealer (a personal friend of mine) and he is telling me that the car is basically doing well mechanically. A few (company wide) are have problems with the top but that is to be expected.
1 mileage is very good
2 comfort is very good
3 performance is very good (considering my Vette experiences)
4 fun factor is great!
I would not hesitate recommending this car to anyone!
WELL DONE on the price deduction! What state are you in ?
In Virginia, the dealers are not into giving that much of a discount.....
Thoughts ?
IF not, and it's that much of a headache, find another vehicle and trade it .....
good luck
I will say that the folks at the dealership are doing their best I think. The exception to that is a lack of keeping us informed of any progress when the car is in the shop. That seems to be normal these days. so far they have replaced some hydraulic cylinders, adjusted things a few times, etc. The GM rep has not been involved yet, or hasn't talked to us anyway. The wife has had a loaner vehicle when it is in the shop, that is part of this dealer's service. It has not been a G6 HTC and the wife is not over joyed about a midsize SUV. But, they have served the purpose. I did offer the dealer a way out, as it seems like no one really knows how to trouble shoot the HTC yet. I offered for them to take the car back and give me another one. I would eat the last 12 months payments but they had to transfer the extended warranty I have on the current car. I don't normally take extended warranties but I saw the risk of the HTC being new and a thousands things to go wrong with the top up and down process. As a result the dealer is on the hook to keep fixing this car for 7 years or 100k miles. Instead of treating this deal like a win-win for all parties they shoveled me to the sales staff and they wrote up a deal like I had bought a car and didn't like it and wanted to buy another one. I owe 24K on the car and they wanted to give me 20K and add the 4K to the new loan. If that isn't bad enough they wanted me to pay 2K more for the new one than I did this one 14 months ago, and that was without the extended warranty that was another 2,200. Needless to say I told them we would just keep this one and they would remain on the hook to make it right. I am starting to think I am going to have to take it to the next level to get any action. To GM, the lemon law, etc. I also got the same thing of "this has not happened to anyone else", but it is clear that is not the case from what I have read in this group and others on the NET. I will keep everyone update as things develop.
Thanks,
Gator