After nineteen years with my old faithful '89 Formula Firebird, I bought a new car that actually fits my boys in the back seat (w/room to spare). It also seems to fit all their hockey gear in the trunk!
http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyl...059_425044.htm
It's pretty cool. My wife and sons fell in love with it at the dealer last week. I went and did some reading and based on some great reviews by all the car-rags (as well as all the on-line reviews done on it), we done went and did the deal just in time for Mother's Day.
Firebird will stay in the family as my son will be sixteen soon. I get to teach him to drive a clutch car now (shouldn't be too hard as he rides a dirt-bike well).

 

um who are who?

 

Just some San Jose dood who's owned a nice '89 Formula since it was new...
Member of the Therd Gen.org for a while, but first posting in Norcal section
I guess. I figgered y'all knew me from my other postings in the other sections. Sorry.

 

Nice choice on a new car. I saw a couple G8 GT's @ the dealer last month. I was happy to find out they had a V8 and RWD. The price can't be beat for what you get .I bet it's a little quicker than your Formula . Have Fun!

 

Sounds like your having fun w/your new car. The G8 is a muscle/family car.tha packs a Big Punch. I keep telling my wife I want to get her one, but she keeps putting me off. I think shes holding out for the new Camaro.

 

Smart woman!

Esp. when that looks like leftover GTO parts on the interior.

 

I hear the manual G8's will even be faster! 12 second factory cars.

 

this is a automatic http://www.fquick.com/videos/Pontiac_G8_Track_Run/5298

 

Lots quieter to!
I'm hoping to find an LS2 for it one of these days. I'll likely keep the stock driveline for the matching numbers, but I don't know if my Formula will ever be worth a whole lot. I guess we'll see...
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Not even. It looks more like leftover Audi than anything...
(Interior is all Holden Commodore, nothing is recycled from GTO).

 

Um, The interior is damn near the same as the last gen GTO interior.

G8


GTO

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Thats what I was refering to, and btw, they are all automatic

 

[quote=TraviZ;3753416]Um, The interior is damn near the same as the last gen GTO interior.

G8


GTO

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Um, no. I don't think so. Not even close!
No parts interchange.

re: transmissions...
BTW, Wife wanted automatic. They say a six speed maunual is coming in the fall on the GXP models.

 

i dont want to argue about parts interchange, but they have the same layout you must admit, that is my point and I believe Vin's as well.
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for the record, looks like the seats were kept

 

Yeah, yer right. Why argue.. Similar or not, either interior is very nice, including the seats!

 

typical messege board conduct everyones an expert.. I think Rayvan might know a little more than we do since he owns one

 

and yes I'm being a wise a$$

 

you JERK!

 

 

That describes me tooth and nail.

 

You need a girl Trav. I say we have a bet Trav a girley fundraiser. The lady's on crags list run bout $200 I got $5 who else is in?

 

I have one thank you, and she just got home for the night.
/sign off.

 

I think that's enough G8 talk for now.

Nice car, welcome, tell us more about your 3rd gen (in another post)