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#151638 - 21/04/2003 06:39 Re: Toying with buying myself a new car... [Re: Heather]
blitz
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Registered: 20/11/2001
Posts: 455
Loc: Texas
The tacky interiors

I am looking to buy either the new 350Z or a Corvette Z06 for weekend sport driving only. Interiors are essentially on par (lots of plastic) and the exterior styling on the 350Z leaves me with a feeling it is fad styling. Any opinions on the Z06? BMW M3 and others are out due to lack of local dealerships.

GM has 60 months @ 0% on new cars until April 30.

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#151639 - 21/04/2003 06:48 Re: Toying with buying myself a new car... [Re: blitz]
robricc
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Registered: 30/10/2000
Posts: 4931
Loc: New Jersey, USA
Went to the New York Auto Show this weekend. I was blown away by how cheap the 350Z's interior was. The Infiniti G35 Coupe was better, but still not up to the interior quality of a Lexus (for example).

The Z06's interior looked better than I would expect from GM. I didn't sit in the driver's seat, but my friend did. He fell in love with the shifter.
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#151640 - 21/04/2003 09:55 Re: Toying with buying myself a new car... [Re: Neo_to_Rio]
DWallach
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Registered: 30/04/2000
Posts: 3810
I looked very seriously at a Boxster the last time I was car shopping. There's just no way to pile a serious amount of crud into that car. I just drove to Dallas last weekend (~4 hours) with my PowerMac, 23" monitor, travel bags, and came back with all that plus a crate full of CDs. Sadly, none of the two-seat convertibles have that kind of space. The Z3 Coupe was just exactly what I needed... on paper...

As to Corvettes, I'd say the correct answer is the Pontiac GTO (a.k.a. Holden Monaro). I saw one at the Houston Auto Show and I was impressed. They wouldn't let you sit in it, but it looks to have a significantly improved interior relative to the usual GM fodder, and you've got Corvette guts.

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#151641 - 23/04/2003 05:50 Re: Toying with buying myself a new car... [Re: DWallach]
pedrohoon
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Registered: 06/08/2002
Posts: 333
Loc: The Pilbara, Western Australia
Yeah go for the Pontiac GTO:
Real engine (V8)
Rear wheel drive
Great styling
Fast
Designed in Australia (Holden Monaro)!!


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#151642 - 23/04/2003 06:50 Re: Toying with buying myself a new car... [Re: pedrohoon]
wfaulk
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Registered: 25/12/2000
Posts: 16706
Loc: Raleigh, NC US
If it's a Pontiac, where's all the ugly, crappy plastic body cladding?

Can you get it with a manual transmission? If so, will it when it hits the States?
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#151643 - 23/04/2003 07:53 Re: Toying with buying myself a new car... [Re: wfaulk]
pedrohoon
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Registered: 06/08/2002
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Loc: The Pilbara, Western Australia
It is pretty much a Pontiac in name only, (the ubiquitous badge engineering) although apparently the front end styling is different to the Holden Monaro :-

Holden designers worked under direction from their counterparts in the US to inject some Pontiac "DNA" by grafting a bolder, pointier nose on the Monaro's body.


It should already be on sale in the States with a six speed manual :-

The Pontiac GTO will be sold with the Chevrolet-sourced 5.7-litre V8 engine and a four-speed auto or six-speed manual transmission.

Quotes are from this (old) article.

Also see this article for a styling comparison - I must say I prefer the Holden front-end to the Pontiac version!
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#151644 - 23/04/2003 08:08 Re: Toying with buying myself a new car... [Re: wfaulk]
pedrohoon
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Registered: 06/08/2002
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Loc: The Pilbara, Western Australia
Another article with 'more definite' (?) info.
Also for a drool session try this site.
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#151645 - 23/04/2003 08:19 Re: Toying with buying myself a new car... [Re: pedrohoon]
wfaulk
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Registered: 25/12/2000
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It should already be on sale in the States with a six speed manual
It's not. I went by a Pontiac dealership two weekends ago (to test drive a Cadillac CTS) and, while they knew of its existence, and probably had some specs for it, they weren't even sure when they'd see them.
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#151646 - 25/04/2003 10:55 Re: Toying with buying myself a new car... [Re: wfaulk]
ashmoore
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Registered: 24/08/1999
Posts: 564
Loc: TX
Check out www.pontiac.com
Its hidden in the Vehicles pulldown (New Vehicles)
Typical GM website flash setup, the car looks good though.
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#151647 - 25/04/2003 11:01 Re: Toying with buying myself a new car... [Re: ashmoore]
wfaulk
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Registered: 25/12/2000
Posts: 16706
Loc: Raleigh, NC US
I found it. It looked better with the Holden nose, I think, but the specs are impressive. Not the kind of car I'm looking for, though.
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#151648 - 25/04/2003 11:05 Re: Toying with buying myself a new car... [Re: wfaulk]
ashmoore
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Registered: 24/08/1999
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Not my kind of car either, I am still waiting for the Chevy SSR to finally get here.
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