Gone from our dealerships, but not from our hearts

"CB" (jrcb) 04/18/2017 at 23:18 • Filed to: Saturn, Aura

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Why buy a G6 when you could buy this instead? It also came as a hybrid. And with the coolest sunroof around.

Awww yeah.

gmctavish needs more space > CB 04/18/2017 at 23:20

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I saw one of these the other day, and was really confused until I remembered that they were a thing.

CB > gmctavish needs more space 04/18/2017 at 23:23

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I’m pretty sure everyone has forgotten about them by this point.

RallyWrench > CB 04/18/2017 at 23:23

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Nah, it’s gone from my heart.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > CB 04/18/2017 at 23:25

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It has an Aura of mediocrity, but it’s still better than a G6.

CB > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 04/18/2017 at 23:27

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Lots of things are better than the G6.

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > CB 04/18/2017 at 23:28

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the G6 came with the same sunroof. The Saturn does look less buy-here-pay-here than the G6.

CB > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO 04/18/2017 at 23:29

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Oh, I know. But it’s also a G6, and therefore kind of not great.

Granted, my friend had one, and it was adequate.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > CB 04/18/2017 at 23:31

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G6 GXP, aka the “Cyrano de Bergerac edition”.

fhrblig > CB 04/18/2017 at 23:33

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Because hardtop convertible?

Or at least that’s the reason my sister would give.

CB > fhrblig 04/18/2017 at 23:35

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I mean, if we’re saying hardtops make cars better.

(This is just a drill for Sebcon-5, do not panic)

IAN_Z > CB 04/18/2017 at 23:37

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UGH

Chrome mesh is basically a war crime.

Nick Has an Exocet > CB 04/18/2017 at 23:41

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Why buy a G6 when you could have had a Grand Prix with a super wacky FWD V8?

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/pontiac-grand-prix-gxp-road-test

I owned a Grand Prix 3800 at one time. Probably the comfortable cruiser I’ve ever had. Couldn’t turn or stop (the brake lines exploded when ABS kicked on one time - which is, uh, dangerous), but otherwise, great machine. Well except for the wipers that had a habit of detaching themselves.... and the dash that kind of never fit together right.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > CB 04/18/2017 at 23:44

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Cool looking sunroof, but I see mechanical nightmares in the future. More parts equals more points for failure. Considering how much trouble it was to find parts for and repair the sunroofs on the E21 and E34 I’d just prefer to stay away from those infernal things altogether.

Ssfancyfresh > CB 04/19/2017 at 00:21

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My dad has one of these. He was just telling me how much he still loves it.

awmaster10 > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 04/19/2017 at 00:27

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likening regular brand reliability to BMW reliability isnt fair

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > awmaster10 04/19/2017 at 02:51

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Every car gets old, and every seal wears out, and that’s a lot of seals (amongst other things). When it comes to engineering of mechanical systems I’d probably trust BMW more than GM, but sunroof by their very nature are fiddly things. Regardless of manufacturer, more parts means more things to break, which is why you’re safer on a two-engined airliner than on a four-engineed one.

awmaster10 > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 04/19/2017 at 03:24

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GM even in their darkest times would never cheap out on something as essential as a cooling system

Justin Young > CB 04/19/2017 at 04:17

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Also, Opel/Vauxhall conversion

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > awmaster10 04/19/2017 at 07:01

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And I thought it was really an emergency egress system, not part of the cooling system.

CB > Justin Young 04/19/2017 at 08:54

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Huh. Neat.