Found Out Something Interesting...

[MJN2]

Was talking to my cousin's husband a few days ago. Last I had heard, he was working as the Promotion Manager for Chevy Trucks.Well, found out he's now working for Pontiac.We talked about my Vibe for awhile. He asked what I liked and didn't like about it, issues I've had, etc. He said that if I ever have an issue with my car and if my dealer needs a bit of a "push" to get things rolling, to just give him a call.Gotta love that

[agbhyde]

isn't it nice having fam in the auto biz. I went to a tech university on the outskirts of Detroit, most of the mech eng. grads were already working in the big 3 or teir1 suppliers.My uncle graduated from the same school in the 90's, from electrical eng., and is now working on the stereos for Nissan. Well, I also just leased a 2004 Nissan Altima, which has issues with the stereos.Time to check up on him and see what they have come up with!!

[MJN2]

Yep, it comes in handy sometimes.My grandfather is retired from Ford, and I have a cousin that is an engineer at Ford World HQ in Dearborn, so I've got connections there as well My cousin's hubby is driving a GTO for a company car. I'm jealous This past weekend he had a Bonneville GXP. Nice car He also told me that the Grand Prix GXP is supposed to have a V-8 in it, which I hadn't heard about.

[Mavrik]

Quote, originally posted by MJN2 »Yep, it comes in handy sometimes.My grandfather is retired from Ford, and I have a cousin that is an engineer at Ford World HQ in Dearborn, so I've got connections there as well My cousin's hubby is driving a GTO for a company car. I'm jealous This past weekend he had a Bonneville GXP. Nice car He also told me that the Grand Prix GXP is supposed to have a V-8 in it, which I hadn't heard about.Yup big V8 NorthStar engine.

[agbhyde]

whoa !!!

[AKLGT]

Quote, originally posted by Mavrik »Yup big V8 NorthStar engine.i wouldn't want that to be my daily driver..... (envisioning my cash flow decreasing from poor fuel economy and a heavy foot similar to my tundra)my dad kicks himself for not getting the s/c impala... but it required premium fuel and was only like 20 hp more. he was too cheap. lol. but then he found out they were coming out w/ the ss impala... whew! he was upset he didn't wait!

[MJN2]

Quote, originally posted by Mavrik »Yup big V8 NorthStar engine.The same, tuned-down Northstar they put in the Bonneville?Hope not..that's only a 15hp increase from the GTP. Probably quite a bit more torque though.

[AKLGT]

Quote, originally posted by MJN2 »The same, tuned-down Northstar they put in the Bonneville?Hope not..that's only a 15hp increase from the GTP. Probably quite a bit more torque though.with a lot more weight, less gas mileage, and probably a lot more money!