Pontiac Aztek

[BlOOe46]

Originally posted by Z28Josh
i dont think 6,000,000 ppl find the aztec in the same category as eating flesh.

dont go posting a national poll now . . . u might be a little surprised

[AztekMan]

I got one and am proud of it. I'll defend the Aztek all day. I've gotten a lot of compliments from friends, co-workers and neighbors. Even thumbs up from strangers.

I'd rather have an Aztek than those run of the mill, they-all-look-alike SUVs that every other manufacturer makes. Yeah, let's put more Explorers on the road.

The fact that you all hate it makes me love it all the more.

[PWMAN]

Originally Posted by AztekMan

I got one and am proud of it. I'll defend the Aztek all day. I've gotten a lot of compliments from friends, co-workers and neighbors. Even thumbs up from strangers.

I'd rather have an Aztek than those run of the mill, they-all-look-alike SUVs that every other manufacturer makes. Yeah, let's put more Explorers on the road.

The fact that you all hate it makes me love it all the more.

What kind of compliments do you get? Besides thumbs up obviously.
And what SUV's look a like? Besides the Yukon and suburban, which are supposed to look alike, I don't know of any SUV's that look alike.
What SUV looks like the Expedition?

[AztekMan]

Girls have told me "it's pretty..." guys say "it looks cool..." strangers have said, "nice car." and a few have said, "it's different." which I take as a nice way of saying they don't like it.... which is cool.

You name the SUV and they all have bascially the same shape. Blazer, looks like an Explorer looks like a Cherokee looks like the Suburban looks like, etc. etc. Of course I'm not an idiot and am not saying they look so much alike they could be the same vehicle. Just saying they that until the last couple years with the likes of the Axiom, Sante Fe and some of the newer more edgy designs they all had the same design / shape.

I think the Suburban and the Expedition may as well be the same vehicle which looks pretty much like the typical SUV... More or less a mini school bus. A 4-door box on wheels, stick a hood to it and make a few minor exterior design differences viola, a different make / model SUV.

Same thing goes for Minivans.

Don't get me wrong. I like most all SUVs and I even like Minivans.... even station wagons. But in the past there haven't been much done to make SUVs different and stand out from each other. And I'll also say that If I didn't get a GM family discount, I would not have gotten the Aztek. But for the money, I probably would have gotten the Kia Sorento.

I bought the Aztek over the TrailBlazer, cuz I like the looks of the Aztek better and the Aztek with similar options was about $4,000 to $5,000 cheaper.

[gregkuhl]

I've never driven an Aztek, but I have driven other Pontiac cars (as I worked Valet for a year and many rentals where Pontiacs) and I would say they ride very stiff and even the new models rattle and creak like an ice machine.

Here is why I think the ass-tek deserves the fugliest automobile award.

First, it looks like a freekin Lego mobile, because they've decided to use all plastic on the lower half (Plastic is cheaper to produce and easier to assemble)

The shape is also horrific, as it looks like a glorified minivan of 2 cars stacked on top of each other. I thought it was hella funny when Pontiac first tried to market this automobile and they had commercials of this couple sleeping in their attachable tent, with their nifty cooler in the back, high up in the Sierra Mnts. When was the last time you where four wheeling and saw an Aztek?? Exactly...

And who is going to take the time to attach a tent to the back of a car when you can just sleep in the car or pitch a 20 dollar tent on the flat ground and be 3 times as comfortable???

First the marketing dept. should be fired for thinking that people will actually buy a vehicle so they can attach a tent to the back or they can store a cold pop in the side cooler. And lastly, the team who designed this piece of plastic-crap should go back to working at the Lego Factory.

[AztekMan]

Keep the insults coming. Make me love the tek even more.

Actually the element and the Scion looks like a lego mobile. The Aztek has too many angles.

As for the tent. STFU if you haven't used it. The tent package is awesome. Comes with a form-fitting airmattress that beats the shit out of sleeping on the ground.

And the cooler is most excellent for road trips.

Continued proud owner of a Pontiac Aztek.

[drstroud]

With the Scion out, I don't know what is worse, the Aztek, Scion, or Element.

[YukiHime]

Originally Posted by PWMAN

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And what SUV's look a like? Besides the Yukon and suburban, which are supposed to look alike, I don't know of any SUV's that look alike.
What SUV looks like the Expedition?

Expedition = Lincoln Navigator

Aztek ~ Rendezvous

[mason_RsX]

how about

Trailblazer = Ranier = Envoy = 9-7 = Bravada = Ascender

[YukiHime]

Originally Posted by mason_RsX

how about

Trailblazer = Ranier = Envoy = 9-7 = Bravada = Ascender

Cavalier = Sunfire(Sunbird for earlier ones)
Alero = Grand AM
Cutlass = Malibu
Impala ~ Bonneville
Vibe = Matrix
Venture = Silhouette = Motana
Sebring(Coupe) = Stratus(Coupe) ~ Eclipse
Town & Country = Grand Caravan

etc.............................