Looking At Buying A '09 G8 Gt

nick3941sd · August 8, 2011

As the title states I’m looking into a '09 GT with 19k and it’s Stryker Blue. They are asking 26,750, if the talks and end number goes well then great. If not I won’t be disappointed, I still love my truck. Yes I’m looking at trading my Silverado in on it. I have the terrible trait of getting the new car itch way too often. Also I don’t use/need the p/u to its full potential. So like I said before we'll see if they can get to the numbers I have in mind.

But to the original intention of this post is, I know there are a few G8 GT owners on here and was just looking for some feedback and what kind of pros/cons. Also any common issues. Things like that. I heard that the 6.0 in the GT has AFM. Is that true? And if so are the owners having the same concerns about lifters, oil burning, smoke etc that the handful of 5.3 AFM owners are experiencing?

Thanks for all the feedback.

STINSAN3 · August 8, 2011

I haven't had any problems out of mine, the engine is great, doesn't really burn off any oil at all. Truck is the same way,

I run Mobil-1 sythetic in mine & it runs strong. LOVE beating all my friends that have Mustang GT haha....Also, beat a newer 5.0 last night.

nick3941sd · August 8, 2011

haha awesome. Thanks for the response. Is there a differance between the 08 and 09 GT's. Ive been paging through the G8 forum and I see '09.5 quite a bit. Did they change something half way through '09?

uh6tdrvr · August 9, 2011

You will love the G8, I have errr my wife has a 09 Gt and it runs pretty dang good and its completely stock.

The easiest way to tell if its a 09 or a 09.5 is look under it for an extra cat and i think were rated at 360HP instead or 361 and 375 Tq instead of 380.... The 09.5 also got bluetooth i believe.

There are alot of things you can do to really wake them up, the L76 responds well to intake, full exhaust (Long tubes back) mods and tunning. As far as the overactive lifters, I have ran Mobile 1 in mine since it was new and except for one wife/dealer oil change it has had it in there since 1500 mile to now 27K+. One distinctive thing i did pick up was 1.5 mpg with mobile one. I got it with the first oil change, not as fast but a tank of gas better. I lost it with dino oil and got it back 500miles later when i took it back to have the dealership correct their oil change. Not the same use as a truck but if you dont need it the G8 is a great replacement.

As far as mileage, i get 17-18 in town and can get 25 with the cruise st @ 76 and that is with 87. Let me know if you have any questions, im sure i missed something.

STINSAN3 · August 9, 2011

Since I got my GT, I replaced the bumper for a GXP bumper, GXP diffuser. It has a Roto-Fab CAI, Magnaflows on the mufflers. 5K HID's, Plans are LT headers, hi flow cats and I guess I will supercharge it too, if I don't sell it.

nick3941sd · August 10, 2011

NICE!... Yep Ive been looking on g8board.com seeing what kinds of mods you can do to them and how they react to em and trying to gain a little more knowledge about the car... Negotiations started today for the local one by me. We'll see what happens. If we cant come to an agreement on this blue one I'm looking at I'm eyeing a few out of the area also.

Deconstruction · August 10, 2011

I have an 09 in panther black.

I have mixed feelings on the car, But I am biased I wanted a BMW 335i or a cts-v which will obviously have a higher quality of build than a price point pontiac 4 door muscle car.

Pros: engine is great no oil burning on mine, styling of the car is good in my eyes, it is very smooth and quiet on the highway. 28mpg on the highway with mine.

Cons: Interior quality is total crap the headliner is barely fastened to the roof, the seats still use a manual recline adjuster knob. the hard plastic used scratches very easy, the glovebox rattles like an old ford with the balljoints beat out of it, THE STEREO IS HORRID! and there is nothing you can do with it. You have to be careful wich exhaust you use or the car will drone enough to drive you nuts.

I find the suspension in my car to be a little too soft. But I am running some nitto 555's on it 275/40r18's rear and 245/45r18 fronts so they usually out stick the suspension.

My biggest complaint is the stereo, I remember when I bought my truck I was disappointed with the stereo in it (bose) now when I want to drive and listen to tunes I take the truck.

uh6tdrvr · August 11, 2011

Have you turned up the Factory amp or do you not have the Blapunkt (or however you spell it)?

Deconstruction · August 11, 2011

Have you turned up the Factory amp or do you not have the Blapunkt (or however you spell it)?

I have the blaupunkt but I have not turned up the factory amp. I will have to look this up now

z71rob09 · August 22, 2011

As the title states I’m looking into a '09 GT with 19k and it’s Stryker Blue. They are asking 26,750, if the talks and end number goes well then great. If not I won’t be disappointed, I still love my truck. Yes I’m looking at trading my Silverado in on it. I have the terrible trait of getting the new car itch way too often. Also I don’t use/need the p/u to its full potential. So like I said before we'll see if they can get to the numbers I have in mind.

But to the original intention of this post is, I know there are a few G8 GT owners on here and was just looking for some feedback and what kind of pros/cons. Also any common issues. Things like that. I heard that the 6.0 in the GT has AFM. Is that true? And if so are the owners having the same concerns about lifters, oil burning, smoke etc that the handful of 5.3 AFM owners are experiencing?

Thanks for all the feedback.

I had a 2009 GT, just the base model with 18inch wheels and cloth seats. The car was just alright to me. I thought it was awesome bc it was fast etc. The ride quality wasn't that great bc the transmission seemed to ride pretty rough. Took it in for service and they said bc the engine was so powerful that was normal for transmission to ride rough. The main problem my car had....it had really bad wheel shake. It was fine for speeds when not on the highway, but when you hit like 62 miles an hour the wheel would shake back and forth. The dealership replaced the wheels and tires twice and still didn't fix the issue. They didn't really know how to fix the issue and it never got resolved. A few months went by and there were a few recalls on the car so it had to go to the dealership again. At this point I was tired of taking my car in and getting stuck with some cheap rental that i just traded it in and got back into a truck again.

Not saying that all G8's have problems.....but if mine didn't have the wheel shake issue i'm sure it would have been fine. I was just tired of taking it to the dealership when I only had 8k miles on it when I traded it in.

I had the SLP loudmouth exhaust on it...which u just remove the factory bc it's bolted and bolt on the new tips. It sounded real good, but there was a lot of "drone". It didn't really bother me though like it bothers other people.

Does the car have leather and the 19inch wheels?

sic lsx · August 24, 2011

I would go for the gxp

nick3941sd · August 31, 2011

As the title states I'm looking into a '09 GT with 19k and it's Stryker Blue. They are asking 26,750, if the talks and end number goes well then great. If not I won't be disappointed, I still love my truck. Yes I'm looking at trading my Silverado in on it. I have the terrible trait of getting the new car itch way too often. Also I don't use/need the p/u to its full potential. So like I said before we'll see if they can get to the numbers I have in mind.

But to the original intention of this post is, I know there are a few G8 GT owners on here and was just looking for some feedback and what kind of pros/cons. Also any common issues. Things like that. I heard that the 6.0 in the GT has AFM. Is that true? And if so are the owners having the same concerns about lifters, oil burning, smoke etc that the handful of 5.3 AFM owners are experiencing?

Thanks for all the feedback.

I had a 2009 GT, just the base model with 18inch wheels and cloth seats. The car was just alright to me. I thought it was awesome bc it was fast etc. The ride quality wasn't that great bc the transmission seemed to ride pretty rough. Took it in for service and they said bc the engine was so powerful that was normal for transmission to ride rough. The main problem my car had....it had really bad wheel shake. It was fine for speeds when not on the highway, but when you hit like 62 miles an hour the wheel would shake back and forth. The dealership replaced the wheels and tires twice and still didn't fix the issue. They didn't really know how to fix the issue and it never got resolved. A few months went by and there were a few recalls on the car so it had to go to the dealership again. At this point I was tired of taking my car in and getting stuck with some cheap rental that i just traded it in and got back into a truck again.

Not saying that all G8's have problems.....but if mine didn't have the wheel shake issue i'm sure it would have been fine. I was just tired of taking it to the dealership when I only had 8k miles on it when I traded it in.

I had the SLP loudmouth exhaust on it...which u just remove the factory bc it's bolted and bolt on the new tips. It sounded real good, but there was a lot of "drone". It didn't really bother me though like it bothers other people.

Does the car have leather and the 19inch wheels?

Yes I have read about the wheel shake on g8board.com. Seems it was somewhat rare but a handful did have it. I havnt read if there is a fix or not for it. I've been chatting with the dealer back and forth about the car and talking trade in numbers. I was looking for no less than 22k but he said if my truck is as good as it looks they will give me 23,500.

Im glad I waited to go to the dealer and test drive it because they just dropped the price from 26,900 to 25,200. If the test drive goes well, they keep there word on the 23,500 trade in and they take my offer of 24,000 for the car I'll be leaving the dealership with a deposit on the car.

Do you guys think 23,500 is good for trade on my truck. Its a '09 Silverado LT, ext cab, 4X4, 5.3/4spd, tow pkg, g80 w 3.73's, factory 5 spoke 20's, power everything interior and just under 15,000 miles. Click on my profile name and you'll be able to see a pic of it on my profile page.

Thanks