Seems like it should be a meme car, but I've only seen a couple of mentions of it here in the past several years. Is it because the manual trans is so rare/everyone rides the bus?
I'm trying to pick between one of these and an AP1 S2k, kind of leaning towards the IS, it seems a more rational practical choice. There's a clean well-maintained manual one with 120k miles for sale in my area for $8000 exactly like pic related, the cheapest AP1 in good shape is like 12-13k. Should I pull the trigger? Seems like a hell of a car, like a Toyota 3-series or some shit
Ryder Hernandez
id rather have a g8 gxp
Juan White
The E46 was better in terms of power and handling.
However yes its a proper substitute for it, as well as being more reliable.
Julian Thomas
You would need a 330+ to have more power than the puny little 2.5 in this car. The engine makes bmw fags look silly.
Also no one wants a fwd Pontiac from their dark ages
Leo Hughes
>G8 >FWD
Nathaniel Moore
>2.5 Uhhh, you're not from Murica, are you? They came with the 3.0L 2JZ-GE, the 2.5 was the 1JZ, but that never came with these
Wyatt Allen
My bad, I have a 92 lexus and it was made with a 1j. The 2j makes 330 power so my point still stands. Toyota made engines just as hot as bmw.
Also my bad, I thought you were referring to a different Pontiac that wasn't designed in Australia and that actually sold in large numbers
Elijah Kelly
>Great build quality >Steering quick as hell and very responsive >Manual trans feels weird, no clutch feel or shifter feel. Has a clutch damper and even removing it, it still shifts weird. >Gauges are cool >Stock damping is pretty GOAT. Shit's great. >Very reliable, but if you have to remove the starter you're fucked and need to remove the engine halfway lol. >Audio system is very good from factory, AC is also very good >Decently quick, nothing to go home about. >Very easy to slide
>Interior controls are clicky and cheap >Seats (leather) are stiff as shit and are wide with no bolstering. Also very slippery. They suck hoe dick. >18-20 mpg for ~200hp, also needs premium for 200hp. >Most dashboards get sticky and the IS300 was the only Lexus that didn't get the recall for it at the time. Will rub off but it will turn light brown. >Cassette player lol >Cat converters (2) are part of the exhaust manifold, it'll get the P0420 code always. >Throttle and brake pedal are so far apart and unequally spaced from the firewall that it's literally impossible to heel toe.
I own an 03 w/ manual trans, let me know what you need to know.
Robert Torres
230 horsepower*
Wyatt Hughes
The 2jz-ge in the first gen Is only made 230 at the most.
I don't know where you're pulling 330 from.
E46 was a better car and still is apples to apples.
