Want a Pontiac G3? Apparently neither does anyone else.

[Thirty-Nine]

Apparently Pontiac has a two-year supply of G3s laying around. They only sold 141 in March. For comparison's sake, Toyota sold 5,888 Yarii. Hell, the mechanical twin, the Chevy Aveo, even sold 2,285.

http://www.subcompactculture.com/2009/04/want-pontiac-g3-theres-plenty-to-chose.html

[mrbond]

Yeah, I saw one of these, and I thought to myself, wow. GM really is grasping for straws.

[tk-421]

Not very surprising. It's a fugly car, and the company that makes it is in dire straits to say the least.

[Thirty-Nine]

Honestly, I sat in one at the autoshow and it wasn't that bad on the inside. I drove a first-gen Aveo and it was probably the worst new car I'd ever driven. However, the newer ones are apparently better. However, it beds the question (with an obvious answer), does GM really need two Aveos?

I don't think the Aveo is a horrific car, but two versions? C'mon ...

[tuckevalastin]

My only problem with the G3 is that the Aveo already exists. It will be gone from the lineup very soon and the Aveo will just sell 144 more copies a month. Problem solved.

[mrbond]

Hmm, this might sound bad but I think I might like to get one of these. As a back-up car for when my Yaris is out of commission. I'd get the iQ when it comes out, but then we'd have 3 in our garage, and that's ridiculous.
Plus, I'd think they'd be hella cheap. Hella hella cheap.

[tuckevalastin]

It's not that the G3 is a bad car its just that GM doesn't need both the Aveo and the G3 as the numbers clearly show. Aveo is the cheaper car btw.

[mrbond]

The Aveo is certainly cheaper out of the factory, but because the G3's sales are so astronomically low, I'd imagine the dealerships would try giving potential buyers amazing deals and incentives.

[Mouse]

I think the G3's start at 15 thousand...If I wanted to spend 15 before taxes I would have bought a XD or Fit or just wait till the Mazda 2(Ford Fiesta) comes out.

[marcus]

maybe a g8

[Kal-El]

LOL, I haven't even seen one on the road yet - I forgot they even existed.

[TheUnGroomed]

I didn't know they started selling them. I knew they were coming though. I guess since the local Pontiac dealership closed, I don't notice their new cars.

[rningonfumes]

They've got to satisfy this "fact" somehow:
http://gmfactsandfiction.com/gm-offers-more-vehicles-that-get-30-mpg-on-the-highway-or-more-than-any-other-automaker/

GM Facts and Fiction
GM offers more vehicles that get 30 mpg on the highway or more than any other automaker

[Thirty-Nine]

FYI, I haven't seen one on the road yet, either.

[GeneW]

Honestly, I sat in one at the autoshow and it wasn't that bad on the inside. I drove a first-gen Aveo and it was probably the worst new car I'd ever driven. However, the newer ones are apparently better. However, it beds the question (with an obvious answer), does GM really need two Aveos?

I don't think the Aveo is a horrific car, but two versions? C'mon ...

Chevette vs T1000. Aside the badge and some gingerbread I don't think that there was a dime's difference.

Chevy Nova, Pontiac Ventura, etc, etc.

How about the 1990s vintage Chevy Caprice, Cadillac Brougham and the Buick Roadmaster?

GM has been doing silly stuff like this for ages.

Gene

[JustAnotherAsian]

there are likely more ferraris in socal alone than these things. rare cars. haha.

[Astroman]

I thought pontiac was supposed to be the "driving excitement" brand :laugh:

[eTiMaGo]

I like the LeMons team's version: Ponticrap: We Drive Excrement....

[Yarold n Kumar]

Isn't the aveo/g3 built by daewoo? Ah Daewoo, venerable maker of winners such as the ford aspire (expire).

[GeneW]

Isn't the aveo/g3 built by daewoo? Ah Daewoo, venerable maker of winners such as the ford aspire (expire).

I remember those cars..... One of my coworkers at a past job owned one. Parts were expensive. He spent a good chunk of a month's salary on a catalytic perverter.

Still remember when he hit a pothole and two of his 13" tires blew out. They had a tire iron exactly a foot long to take them off. Due to road salt and water the "lug nuts" rusted on.

We needed to get a big ass breaker bar... and found out instead of lug nuts they used long bolts, which were rusted. Lucky we didn't break any of them off. The kid ended up buying a pair of used tires for it.

What a piece of sh-t!!

Gene

[firemachine69]

When these go on clearance at the Stealerships for 8 grand, I'll be interested.

[Astroman]

I might be interested if they go for $500 :laugh:

[Thirty-Nine]

Isn't the aveo/g3 built by daewoo? Ah Daewoo, venerable maker of winners such as the ford aspire (expire).

Ford Aspire was my by Kia, not Daewoo.

[tuckevalastin]

And at that time Daewoo was an independent car maker anyway. Now Daewoo is a GM brand just the same as Buick or Chevrolet. So it's built by GM no matter how you look at it.

[slvryaris]

Oh you mean a Chevy Cobalt identical twin....

[Kal-El]

Oh you mean a Chevy Cobalt identical twin....

It's actually a rebadged Chevy Aveo (Daewoo), not Cobalt based.