First production Aztek on Ebay

[DeClercq]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/01-first ... 958wt_1182




Only 7,743 miles.

Bid now, auction ends Aug 5th!

[ColonelPanic]

I saw that yesterday. For an Aztek, that sure is a nice one. It always seemed to be the type of vehicle that would be wonderful as long as you didn't have to look at it from the outside. Which really, I don't look at the outside much as I'm driving down the road.

Interesting to see the similarities between it and the Vibe in the cargo area. All the tiedowns, storage compartments, the same color plastics, etc... I see where the Vibe's utilitarian characteristics originated.

[Kincaid]

When I look at that pic, and I think about the Nissan Juke, it makes me think the Aztek was ahead of it's time. Seems to me just a few styling tweaks would have saved her rep.

Fortunately, the Nissan Cube came along so I don't think many people can say that the Aztek is the ugliest vehicle ever made.

[ColonelPanic]

I have to say in hindsight the later Azteks with the monochromatic paint scheme instead of the gray cladding was a substantial improvement. But like typical GM, it was too little too late.

The Cube and Juke are beyond hideous, particularly the latter. I'd take this old Aztek over a brand new one of those things any day

[Derf]

It amazes me how Pontiac had a great idea for a mid range SUV at a time when Suburbans, Expeditions, Navigators and other Land Yachts were selling like hot cakes. The Aztec offered versatility and functionality but missed its audience on styling. In 20 years it will be one of those cars that shows up in movies as "that cool retro car" The less functional Buick Rendezvous took the same footprint minus Pontiac styling and seemed to do well.


I think if they had offered the Aztec in a camo package, every hunter and angler would have gotten one.
Beer and bait in the front cooler, gear and game in the back.

[vibenvy]

That's pretty neat! I agree with ColonelPanic about the later models that had less of the gray cladding. There's someone around Sandwich that has a later model yellow one that is actually pretty darn sharp looking. I think the ideas for the Aztek were great, unfortunately the execution wasn't so hot.