Thread: Should I buy a G6?

Originally Posted by Scottydoggs

dealer salesmen will say anything to make a sale. if your car is reliable as is, it will make a 3000 mile drive easy. i got 231,000 on mine, id take it for that drive no problem.

your car works less at highway speed too. much easier on the car then local stop and go driving.

I drove my 1986 rot box Buick Somerset across the country in 2001...was a huge piece of poo...but otherwise made the trip no problem.

Originally Posted by Sven The Sexman

I drove my 1986 rot box Buick Somerset across the country in 2001...was a huge piece of poo...but otherwise made the trip no problem.

In other words...doesn't matter what the vehicle is...it can be perfectly fine...or in the case of the 2014 Camry rental car we had, be a huge piece of poo that breaks down randomly.

I can tell you that price is high. That's not far from what we bought my wife's 07 G6 for with 27k on it, almost 5 years ago. With 108k on it, I'd expect it to be in the $4k-6k range, depending on condition, options and dealer/private party. If you are insistent on paying $9k for a G6, I'll consider selling you my Wife's car with 88k on it for that.

Some things of note with them:

2.4L motor - Good on gas, not so much on the power. 30 mpg regularly
3.5L motor - Probably the best motor. 24c-30h mpg in this. This is what we have. Coolant gasket likes to go on them, but easy fix and $30 in parts.
3.6L motor - Terrible gas mileage. Had it in my aura. Averaged 18c-24h mpg with it. Lots of power though. Their transmissions have the 3-5-R Wave Plate issue with is costly if out of warranty (ask me how I know)
3.9L motor - terrible gas mileage as well. I believe these have coolant issues like the 3.5L

The BCM/Brake light issues mentioned above is a recall now and getting fixed.
They are fairly easy to work on. I've done a lot of work to ours.

Overall, I would recommend a 3.5L one as a DD if that's what you are looking for.