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G8 owners thoughts on the SS

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First of all I greatly appreciate the fact the SS is here. I love my 09 G8 GT (bought new the day after Thanksgiving '08) and although I haven't driven an SS yet, I love the interior and enhancements that have found their way into this platform. I'm glad I have an option should it become time to trade mine in. However I feel GM could've added a little of Pontiac's 'Excitement' to the SS. The color pallet seems a bit on the boring side compared to the offerings when the G8 became available. Somehow the exterior styling seems to be, well, boring. I know to each his own, but just wondering if anyone else feels that they could've added a little more sportiness to the look of the car?
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First of all I greatly appreciate the fact the SS is here. I love my 09 G8 GT (bought new the day after Thanksgiving '08) and although I haven't driven an SS yet, I love the interior and enhancements that have found their way into this platform. I'm glad I have an option should it become time to trade mine in. However I feel GM could've added a little of Pontiac's 'Excitement' to the SS. The color pallet seems a bit on the boring side compared to the offerings when the G8 became available. Somehow the exterior styling seems to be, well, boring. I know to each his own, but just wondering if anyone else feels that they could've added a little more sportiness to the look of the car?
Probably...but what did you have in mind?

Remember, the G8 was a grownups GTO and was a product of the GTO criticizm. So, basicly, it, too, had growing pains. While my wife will agree with you on style, she saw one for the first time in person and reacted..."Is that it?...I would take a second look at it..." Then I begged her to look at the Motor Trend article of it. She did and saw the mystic green and said "maybe it was the color(white) that made it look so plain and the Green makes it better looking."

Also, her last car was Thunder Grey, which has a green tint to in certain light and she loved that one. But, you know, her current car is white, our Q45. Infiniti calls it Ivory, its kind of a pearl color and she likes that one, too. I then stood up and told her, "Hey that Q you was not voted the most beautifulist thang on the road, it looks rather plain, too, you know!", then she says, "yeah but it drives great, it's luxurios and fast"...then I said "so is your next car, baby"! Then she says, "oh, I guess you're right".

Sometimes you just gatta stand up to theses women and tell em' like it is.:yahoo:


...Here she comes,....gotta go!
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Just to change the subject a little bit, I always like look of Pontiacs over Chevie anyway.
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