The G8 GT is a great used car, here's why
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- čas přidán 12. 06. 2020
- My name is Andrew Geise. I like cars and im going to college to become a mechanical engineer. This is my first attempt at a review video. This is also for an english project.
If interested in the g8 don't hesitate to contact me
ageise25@gmail.com
Hey everybody, thanks so much for watching i know its a bit monotonous but still cant believe over 6,000 views for a silly english project.(now over 21,000 views)
Great cars I've had mine for 4years now, no complaints at all
Looks great can’t wait till I get in I have a Chevy impala now very fast loud and nice
Suspension looked a bit tired in that drive. Might need new bushes. They are something that wears out on Commodores.
I found a really good one for my first car it’s a Gt 68,000 miles looks brand new never been in snow and always garage kept they only sold it because they’re moving to Florida
SW ANT thats pretty great, this ones my first car too, although a bit rougher around the edges lol.
Picking mine up tomorrow 28k miles
Thanks very nice 💪🏾
Amazing video bro 👍 looking to buy one in the next couple of months
If you would like to consider this one, my email can be found under dee mills comment ill also leave it in the description.
@ageise 02 do u still have this car
Great video just recently sold my 2010 Camaro ss, buying a 2008 g8 gt tomorrow. Appreciate the video! Great job!!
Thanks so much!! Thats awesome let me know how it goes.
You've got my car's twin lol. Love these cars.
Thats great to hear i love this spec so much
@@ageise0283 this is my 2nd G8. My first was a white V6. Something trivial I noticed- yours doesn't have the map lights (either side of the main interior light) either. My white one did. Maybe those only come with the sunroof?
@@curtislow255 I think I got your hot white V6.. shes still strong .. looking towards the GT now
it's a huge helping of power and torque for base-BMW money
intake and exhaust change out is a must,also head liners are cheap
Such a great car.. hard to find anything I like nowadays.. my luck GM killed everything I love they made.. Holden made awesome cars
Save and enjoy one before they're gone.
@@neon697 I have a couple lol
Incredibly what a set of mags and tints can do to that car.
They also had the g8 firehawk which was supercharged
That’s super exclusive
Can you drop an updated video on how the car has been doin please ❕
Im at college rn but the cars been great. Its on the market also for ~$19,000 on northern nj craigslist.
@@ageise0283 dude that’s kinda crappy
I have 2008 g6 gxp vvt dohc 24 valve I want to keep it do they make blocks for the g6 and g8 still is there a remanufactire market auto summit racing and stuff like that online companies ? If any one knows of a website or anyone please let me know
2009 G8 GT 96,000 miles for 20k only has small rip on center console. Should I buy it? Located in California
Did you buy it?
02:24 now I understand why this cars are very rare in Europa. . 17,8 ft 3 = 504 liters.
Still trying to find a decent one closer to me but the only g8 gt that I can find has 128,000 miles and the price is 17,000 is that a decent ?
I think so, with the market right now its tough to tell but ive been looking around at comps to mine and $17k sounds right, just make sure its clean, a lot of g8s have torn seats, falling headliners etc. no reason to settle. Theyre lots of fun wish you luck.
How many miles do you have on your car if you mind me asking and how is it going
Get a caprice with half the miles for 17 with the motor work already done
@@thegentlemenrat3727 yea but then you have to potentially deal with used cop car bs
nice car, i have the wagon version
Oh man, those are sick, they never sold the wagons in the us though:(, im assuming you’re in australia, how are commodores viewed over there? Are they very common/not special cars?
@@ageise0283 yeah in Australia. They are super common but the v8s are becoming more sort after since production stopped back in 2017. I drive mine a few times a week
@@ageise0283 czcams.com/users/shorts5E-MdTamhtE?feature=share
This is my one
I also have the wagon. I'm in New Zealand.
@@ageise0283 They are literally part of Australian and New Zealand culture. They are common but very special.
Nice car, but what’s with those taillights ?
Yeah I hate the tail lights too. I put tail lights out of a v6 G8 in mine.
@@russgould707 I prefer the OEM tail lights. These I think are the after market LED tail lights. Not a big fan either
Can we get a update considering buying a gt wanted to get some pros and cons
Hey! Yea so just make sure to do your homework, i would suggest buying one with less miles just bc of all the maintenance we’ve had to do
Since the video a major job was doing all the coils
One went on cylinder 8 and then the next week another misfire w cylinder 5 so we just got all eight done for ~1700$
Other than that everythings been great, gets good ish gas mpg if you drive it nice occasionally i get 18 right now
Still the best car my family has owned.
Handles amazing and has plenty of power. Cant get a better highway car that just loves to sit at 90 aside from an SS.
So in all pros are
- cheap purchase price at least back in 2018
- great ride
- handling
- seats are super comfy and can easily fit five
- huge trunk
- great long distance(this one did nj to fl with ease)
- goodish mpg for what it is
- good looks( and community)
Cons
- poor mpg compared to regular cars
- lots of maintenance if you buy a higher mileage (but i think its really just car to car cant make any assumptions, you can just get lucky or not)i think our toral over the last 3 years is around 4k ik i said that in the video but i think i was off by a bit
- cosmetic things are hard to get fixed ie- door handle paint chipping and wheels are hard to find
Lmk if you wanna know some more tried to fit as much as possible might be rambling a bit.
@@ageise0283 not at all dude that was the closest thing to perfect and as honest as it gets much appreciated and will consider all things said. Stuck between a g8 gt or Mercury Marauder. Every car has its flaws. Gonna study what you said. Thank you so much
@@Heel_Punk ofc my pleasure, if its between those two the benefits of the g8 are ofc the handling prowess and more power, when it comes to reliability the marauder prolly has it beat but two cool cars anyway
Haha 118,000 is alot that was hilarious it's super low mileage man I've seen cars with over 180,000 and driving like new
but don't forget its a damn performance car, people BEAT on these things like crazy. Mines had a hard life with 164k miles and it was cammed. It finally gave out currently getting rebuilt. LS engines are the AK 47s of the car world, they are hands down the most reliable V8s you can buy
What sizes tires. Get this car 205 / 55 R 16 T102 tires ??
How do you recline the back part to the seat on these cars
Theres a twist knob on the side down by where the two seat parts connect, its a weird set up, mix of both manual and electric seat controls
What were the 4k in repairs towards?
So we got the car in april of 2019 and the first tune up was just regular stuff for when buying a used car and it was like $800 and then we had to buy new wheels for $400(some were cracked I got a deal on facebook marketplace). The next big thing was the water pump failed while we were down in florida, the dealer we went to didnt do a great job so after we got it back to nj we had to fix their crap work. So it was $400 in fl and another $400 in nj. Then the two oil changes $300 and other minor stuff made it go up a bit. Lol i may have overestimated a tad more like $3000 but still is a lot. Id definitely recommend one but make sure it has good records and was treated right. Oh also we’ve had a good amount of a/c trouble( typical with 10 yr old cars) we’ve spent about $500 in recharging and fixing it last summer and this summer.
@@ageise0283 it was 300$ for an oil change?
@@ageise0283 thats not even bad.... I thought you were gonna say engine heads, transmission catalytic converter. expensive stuff..... all that really went wrong with the car was a water pump?? a $130 part and maybe 2 hours of labor. after a year has anything else happened to the vehicle? I've pretty much got my mind set on a G8 GT being my next car just doing much research as possible
@@chango.-. yea so the only thing to add is the coils started going two failed within a month so we did all 8 for ~$1800 other than that maybe another $500 in misc. its a lot but most had to be done for it to be livable.
@@ageise0283 preciate it. coils and spark plugs run for about $215 online, the G8 would be my project car so stuff like that I can do in my freetime. So a tune up, and replacing the coolant system when I get one..... other than small maintance items the vehicles been treating you well?
04:32 in EU allowed until 78 dB enigne /exchatsstsed noises.
headliners are easy to fix and not so expensive to get it done profesionally. Don't put up with the saggy head liner.
Yea i didnt put up with it for long i think i got it done about a year and a half ago. Much better now
Maybe the trunk would shoot up if you replaced the gas struts.
Yep very tru. Just not on my to-do list rn lol
I just put my iPhone in the slot next to the parking brake.
Yea i do that one too, also just use the cup holder area when i dont use it for drinks. Anyway the cupholders arent all that great for two drinks side by side.
ageise 02 yeah I almost always drive alone tho so it doesn’t matter to me
Have you had any AFM issues yet?
Nope none yet🤞dont know if the previous owner had it deleted tho that could be the case
Made it with manual 6 speed gear box ?
people do T56 swaps for like 7 - 10k
gxp comes in manual they are more pricey though due to different engine ls3 MT and bumper
05:02 thank You GPX with V6 get EU standards.
05:10 You do not like but never evr used automatic gearbox ( at 1995 driving licence ) and I use to drive manual gearbox cars.( 670.000 km) .
08:04 my car fuel economy 46 miles per gallon / 5,04 liters per 100km. = full tank 941 km/ 585 miles !!!!!!
CO2 is very high 312 g/km = no standars of Euro 3 even. (Now is euro 6 and Euro 3 is lowwest premision cars what in EU allowed) .
For sale ??
Not at the moment, it was for a while didnt sell, so keeping it for as long as i feel like it ig
@Dee Mills For sale right now, located in northern NJ if interested you can email ageise25@gmail.com with an offer ill reply asap.
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