This vehicle is likely my favorite of any that I will ever own. I have never had the opportunity to drive such a sporty car, so the way this one feels is incomparable. It's incredibly quiet, and smooth when you accelerate. I bought the car with 94,000 miles on it and it still drives like a brand new car. It's small, but it feels sturdy and I really appreciate that since I'm on the interstate fairly often. The quality of the drive is incredible, especially considering that I make long trips often. It's smooth and powerful. There's not any rattling or excessive noise even at 90 miles per hour. The seats provide support that make the long drive easier and don't give you that "road trip feeling" where you get out of the car and feel like you haven't moved in ages. Aside from performance, the car itself is beautiful. It make seem like the look of a car isn't as important as the way it runs, but it sure doesn't hurt to feel like the car appears to be of quality even on first glance. Every feature on this vehicle works without flaw or hesitation. From electronic to mechanical, everything performs as if it were new.

The Pontiac G6 GT Convertible on paper looks to be a budget hardtop convertible for the size and class. I purchased the one with the 3.9L V6 engine and the "heavy-duty" transmission (4T65-E). For starters, the fit and finish of the car came a long way from the "classic" GM "Rubbermaid" style interiors. The material choices were of a much higher grade, plastics are softer, vinyl is softer and feels more "leather-like" than the actual leather in the car. Floor mats and carpets are thicker and give a little luxury feel to the car. The fitment between dashboard trim pieces is very precise, so there are little to no visible gaps at all. For the price of the vehicle, some features that are taken as "standard" were not available -- for example, auxiliary audio inputs and GPS navigation were not even available as an option. In terms of driving, the car was average in performance, even with the uprated engine and transmission, since the car is exceptionally heavy when compared to the coupe version, due to the under-floor bracing for the convertible top. As a result, the fuel economy averaged about 16.5 MPG in city/highway driving. When the top is taken down, the car cruises well, cowl shake is minimized due to the sub-frame bracing. It's not a car for the speed demons, but it certainly does turn heads, especially when taking the roof down. As for the drawbacks, this car was produced right at the end of Pontiac's lifetime, so when you service the car, you will find a lot of mismatched parts -- basically the parts that were leftover in the factory at the time that were slapped together. The electrical harness colors do not match, and a lot of the parts failed early on. I started having major mechanical issues with the car around 80,000 miles -- so definitely be expecting bills if you choose to buy this car second-hand.

The Pontiac G6 was an alright vehicle when it came to day to day use, traveling to and from work, the occasional trip, or transporting the dog to the vet (plenty of room in the back seat for when he starts to panic, realizing where we are going). But when it came to heavy use of the vehicle, the GA really started to fall apart in the harsher climate changes of central United States.