GM announces Canadian pricing on the Pontiac G8

[dindak]

Originally Posted by montrealvue

I completely agree with GM's reasoning, the costs are there and the price has to be at that level. Unfortunately, it is higher than some other competitors that offer sports sedans of this size. I hope the market responds well to the G8 as it is a really great looking car. The challenge will be getting people to pay that amount of money for a Pontiac. The brand hasn't been known for much "excitement" for a long time. I'm still bitter Maximum Bob killed the wagon version

What sport sedan can you get for less than C$30K?

[montrealvue]

Dodge Charger: Starts at $28,695.

[IAMCANADIAN]

Originally Posted by dindak

My wife has a guzzler, don't need another. The G8 would be a replacement for my 8 1/2 year old Intrigue. You are right though, it's a much better car than the Grand Prix which I really don't like (mainly the interior).

Well, I like my Grand Prix a lot, but I got it for less than the G8 V6. For an extra $6,000 over the price of my GP, I would certainly expect it to be a better car. Still, I would've preferred it to start at $29K instead of $32K.

[dindak]

The base Charger has 190hp, not a sport sedan.

[Aprime]

Originally Posted by dindak

The base Charger has 190hp, not a sport sedan.

With luck, you can grab an overstock Magnum towards the end of the year (V6, 250HP) for 17 grand.


A local Dodge dealer had 19 in stock. =O

[dindak]

Originally Posted by Aprime

With luck, you can grab an overstock Magnum towards the end of the year (V6, 250HP) for 17 grand.


A local Dodge dealer had 19 in stock. =O

Good luck.

[Aerodynamix]

I've got '07 Magnum SXTs with under 50,000 Kms for about $16K...Charger SXTs too.

Back on topic, 30-something thousand for a G8...reasonable IMO. You do get a lot of car for that money. I'd sooner spend the money on a V6 G8 than any Epsilon with the 3.6.

[AnthonyHSV]

Originally Posted by montrealvue

$32 grand for a Pontiac???? uh, no thanks!

Its not a Pontiac, its just wearing that ugly Pontiac nose.

[asylum]

might wanna check the price of cars in Australia before you start whinging about how much it is over there....

and we don't have to pay importing costs!!!!

[Strapping.Young.Lad]

Originally Posted by Aprime

With luck, you can grab an overstock Magnum towards the end of the year (V6, 250HP) for 17 grand.


A local Dodge dealer had 19 in stock. =O

Magnums and Chargers can be found for so cheap. Even SRT-8's can be had for about $35,000

[SV6]

Originally Posted by Chet

Ha, what a rip. I'm so glad that I didn't put my purchase off a couple of months for this car at those prices. Good work GM...

Edit: the morons at GM Canada still haven't updated the G8 page on the web site. They are still showing the same pages from over a year ago (concept pics!)... for a car that goes on sale in two months.

They finally updated there website for the G8 but you still can't build one yet.


http://www.gm.ca/gm/english/vehicles...ac/g8/overview

[Chet]

Originally Posted by SV6

They finally updated there website for the G8 but you still can't build one yet.


http://www.gm.ca/gm/english/vehicles...ac/g8/overview

Thanks for the heads up. So it is just under 42K for a fully loaded G8 GT (inc Destination). What's the comparable US model cost? 33K?

[mikejub]

Other than Chet above...why is it no one here in Canada is complaining to GM about ridiculous pricing difference between Canada and US. Talking to dealers here and in the US...plainly state the Canadian consumer is being screwed. GM Corporate can only say price difference reflect different marketing costs in each country...but $10,000 difference between fully equipped G8 GT...come on.

Plus then there is the issue of resale. Fully costed out G8 GT will be 42-grand...32-grand in the US. A year from now...say you want to sell the thing...what will the market be. Discounted US price may be 25-grand? That's quite a hit for a Canadian to take. GM corporate reps squirm when asked pointed questions to which they cannot answer. It's no wonder this company is in the trouble it is

Love the car...very disappointed with GM pricing policy designed to take advantage of Canadian consumer. If you want the car...which I do...might wait a year and buy used in the US.

Mike

[SV6]

Seen my first two G8s one was a GT(red) with list of 40,000CDN(one option) the second was thw base G8 (black)with a list of 37,000(with options) both are nice cars but way to much cion for the cars they replaced.