Pontiyuck

I spend alot, I mean ALOT of time intercepting generally middle-aged people in parking logs and asking them about their rides. So far I have been treated far more graciously than I have by some people on Hennepin Avenue these days (one picked up my sandwich while I was sitting on a bench and proceeded to eat it. Never asked.)

It is therefore with some sadness that I must retract my previous comments about the Pontiac G6 as a “best buy.” To put it bluntly, the Pontiac G6 is a piece of crap.

That was confirmed by a lightly coiffed soccer mom in the parking lot of Lunds in Richfield this weekend. This mom was on her second G6 retractable coupe since 2005. While the car looked cool, it also looked plastic ala rubbermaid. Apparently the G6 also “rattled and shook all over the place,” which is the reason this nice lady said” she would never, NEVER, buy another.”

She was, of course describing the dreaded “cowl shake” that afflicted convertibles throughout the 70s and 80s. In other words, it seems GM still builds them like they used to.

Unlike the car that soon parked right next to the poor woman’s Pontiac–a Mini Cooper S in two-tone orange and black. This car does not shake, looks great, and goes like stink.

I tried to strike up another conversation but the stripper hit me.

P.S. It looks like I might try a few rides at Sears next Week or shortly thereafter. I am going to try and get four to eight cars reviewed a month.