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Old 03-19-2008 | 06:30 PM
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Old 03-19-2008 | 06:35 PM
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Actually that thing is selling pretty well in Australia as the Holden Ute.

El Camino, son!

Has Pontiac officially announce that they plan to bring it to the states?
Old 03-19-2008 | 06:38 PM
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Old 03-19-2008 | 06:41 PM
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The subaru baja was nasty ugly and the mini-bed never made sense. The El Camino has more or less a full length bed, the power to pull a trailer or camper and runs on good ol pushrod v8 power.

They should sell quite a few to people who's trucks or suvs guzzle to much gas yet still need a work/tow vehicle
Old 03-19-2008 | 06:45 PM
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yeah go to gm/namethiscar or something like that.
theyre producing it and theres a huge fanbase pushing to name it the el camino.
i believe it has about 300 something hp.
pretty bad ___
Old 03-19-2008 | 09:48 PM
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and the subaru baja now resales for more then they sold for
Old 03-20-2008 | 10:19 PM
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i hate those cars only because whenever im driving on the highway im stuck behind one of them and they wanna drive hella slow :/
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the Baja is VERY popular amongst lesbians , as are foresters and legacy's
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Originally Posted by hotbox05
the Baja is VERY popular amongst lesbians , as are foresters and legacy's
This is very true. I've known two lesbians who drove Bajas.
Old 03-21-2008 | 11:18 AM
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lesbians who drove Bajas may not love them much? coz my friend who was lesbian who sold her Bajas
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^ How is someone with 16 posts able to post in OT??
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i LIKE the ute, HATE that thing! looks like a subaru >_<
Old 03-21-2008 | 06:08 PM
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Default Re: Apparently GM didn't observe the failure of the Subaru B

Originally Posted by 808-213-503
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Sorry, I don't see the similarity.
Old 03-21-2008 | 06:15 PM
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That's a dumb comparison, the Ute has been selling well for years (like Burst said) in Austrailia. And the El Comino sold very well when it was out. GM had been wanting to bring it back a few years ago, but with the boom of sedans and suv's they opted not too, now they need to bring the company up and they are hoping this will help.

I like the look of it.
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Originally Posted by duck_dodgers_24_5
and the subaru baja now resales for more then they sold for
I saw a pretty cool "phantom" yesterday. A Baja STI, rims and badge, not sure about anything esle, it was parked.
Anyway..
GM sell as a Chevy, not Pontiac, (*edit)*put the new Camaro front clip* and call it an El Camino..problem solved. I know one person that would buy it for sure, there must be a ton more than that.
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I like all the G8s. The Sedan, Ute now just not sure which one I'd possibly get. Haha
Old 03-23-2008 | 06:08 AM
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That Subbie was pretty much useless as a Truck, but the Pontiac will at least be able to do some Truck like things and thus should sell well.
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Im a little confused as to why they decided why they chose Pontiac as the brand to sell this vehicle as, when Chevy sold it for decades as the El Camino. And they currently sell it in other countries as the Chevy Lumina Ute.



Its only a small number of parts (relatively speaking) away from the G8 Sport Truck, or whatever its called.
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i like it
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I like it much better with that Chevy front end. I'd consider buying it as a Chevy, but I couldn't drive the Pontiac knowing it's not an El Camino anymore.



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