[{"id": 15865576, "authorName": "matthew0088", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/matthew0088/", "bidAmount": 1000, "content": "$1,000 bid placed by matthew0088", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1729180320, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 15867854, "authorName": "n8d513", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/n8d513/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Too bad it\u2019s an automatic. Very nice and clean though. I\u2019m sure someone will be very happy. Good luck!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1729189132, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15869474, "authorName": "lust4speed", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/lust4speed/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "So the magazine road test listed above is for a 415 horsepower 6.2 liter GXP but this is a 361 horsepower 6 liter GT? I'm confused.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1729193652, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15872279, "authorName": "sliptak (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sliptak/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@lust4speed - I was confused as well. Maybe the only write up was ever done on the GXP. I guess the good news is that it says that for an $8K price increase when new the only difference between the 6.2 and the 6.0 was 54 hp", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1729205124, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15873719, "authorName": "AutoGateJohn", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/autogatejohn/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Awesome car. Best color. Bold move going no reserve. I think a GXP sold on here for around 21k about a month ago.\r\nThe L76 engine was capable of so much more. Not sure if they dumbed it down so they could get the extra dough out of the GXP or it was just Australian specs. It\u2019s an LS2 block with LS3 heads, so technically, it should be right in between. I think I remember reading it was all because of the cam. \r\nCam and tune will be killing a stock GXP. \r\nGLWA", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1729224280, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15873977, "authorName": "nbbeep", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/nbbeep/", "bidAmount": 1500, "content": "$1,500 bid placed by nbbeep", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1729243995, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 15874432, "authorName": "Tom_S.", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tom_s.-user/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Very cool car. I wonder what Pontiacs would look like now? Too bad they're gone. \r\nGLWA", "likes": 10, "timestamp": 1729256187, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15875166, "authorName": "CamptonWindings", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/camptonwindings/", "bidAmount": 3000, "content": "$3,000 bid placed by CamptonWindings", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1729263020, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 15875301, "authorName": "hazer396", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/hazer396/", "bidAmount": 3500, "content": "$3,500 bid placed by hazer396", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1729263927, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 15876770, "authorName": "dane5550", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dane5550/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I watched the start up video. I never heard an LS sound like a chain saw!", "likes": 11, "timestamp": 1729272739, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15881300, "authorName": "sliptak (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sliptak/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@dane5550 I wish the photographer could have edited that out", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1729286483, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15882195, "authorName": "WidowrRacing", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/widowrracing/", "bidAmount": 3700, "content": "$3,700 bid placed by WidowrRacing", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1729294392, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 15882426, "authorName": "Xampir12", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/xampir12/", "bidAmount": 3800, "content": "$3,800 bid placed by Xampir12", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1729296920, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 15882469, "authorName": "mottrhed", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mottrhed/", "bidAmount": 6000, "content": "$6,000 bid placed by mottrhed", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1729297372, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 15886089, "authorName": "sliptak (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sliptak/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I put the car on a lift for some better images underneath", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1729360180, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15887679, "authorName": "oldassgoat", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/oldassgoat/", "bidAmount": 9500, "content": "$9,500 bid placed by oldassgoat", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1729365674, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 15891016, "authorName": "Pospisil93", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/pospisil93/", "bidAmount": 9600, "content": "$9,600 bid placed by Pospisil93", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1729435241, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 15892015, "authorName": "notpickedusername", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/notpickedusername/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "What a great color. If only it were a stick.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1729445833, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15894154, "authorName": "FirebirdHank", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/firebirdhank/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Is the open recall for the switchblade key??", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1729460880, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15897469, "authorName": "sliptak (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sliptak/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@FirebirdHank - correct sir, that is exactly what it is. I just checked with the originating dealer", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1729528283, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15905379, "authorName": "pigman", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/pigman/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Let\u2019s see\u2026\u2026.good power. Great color. Four doors. Automatic transmission. Fairly low miles. Trunk. Perfect second family car. I liked it. And it shouldn\u2019t be difficult to get through the finance committee. Good luck all. The video from the back is pure comedy!!!", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1729599634, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15914944, "authorName": "Bebout003", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/bebout003/", "bidAmount": 10000, "content": "$10,000 bid placed by Bebout003", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1729650420, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 15917131, "authorName": "nbbeep", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/nbbeep/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "hello, \r\n\r\nwas it smoked in ?", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1729697024, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15918072, "authorName": "Amar_A", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/amar_a/", "bidAmount": 10250, "content": "$10,250 bid placed by Amar_A", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1729702885, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 15919340, "authorName": "xjl59l5", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/xjl59l5/", "bidAmount": 12000, "content": "$12,000 bid placed by xjl59l5", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1729706955, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 15921315, "authorName": "sliptak (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sliptak/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@nbbeep Hi there! It was never smoked in. I spent a lot of time talking with the owner who had it since new and he was not a smoker", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1729712377, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15921334, "authorName": "Bebout003", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/bebout003/", "bidAmount": 13000, "content": "$13,000 bid placed by Bebout003", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1729712407, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 15924001, "authorName": "Dlharp", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dlharp/", "bidAmount": 13500, "content": "$13,500 bid placed by Dlharp", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1729722367, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 15924690, "authorName": "xjl59l5", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/xjl59l5/", "bidAmount": 14000, "content": "$14,000 bid placed by xjl59l5", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1729727826, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 15924847, "authorName": "Dlharp", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dlharp/", "bidAmount": 14750, "content": "$14,750 bid placed by Dlharp", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1729728935, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 15925746, "authorName": "TurdFerguson_", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/turdferguson_/", "bidAmount": 15000, "content": "$15,000 bid placed by TurdFerguson_", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1729737773, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 15925776, "authorName": "Dlharp", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dlharp/", "bidAmount": 15750, "content": "$15,750 bid placed by Dlharp", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1729738192, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 15926313, "authorName": "Fhawk", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/fhawk/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "So much better looking than the \u201ccousin\u201d Chevy SS.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1729765387, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15926317, "authorName": "PizzaKing4", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/pizzaking4/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "How is the headliner? Any sag?", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1729765486, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15926429, "authorName": "TM75244", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tm75244/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I owned a 2009. The G8 is a fantastic car from down under. The 6.0 and automatic work very well together. With a proper tune and some bolt-ons you will see 400+ hp at the flywheel. Tremendous chassis. Very competent. Only gripe was the G8 is a little light on features. This one looks like a very clean example. GLWTA.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1729769611, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15926584, "authorName": "Arekusan", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/arekusan/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@TM75244... agree, but in my case I like the fact that it is light on features versus the later Chevy SS version. Less gizmos and other electrical stuff to fix as it gets older. My '09 GT has 120k miles and has been nearly 100% reliable.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1729772574, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15927413, "authorName": "sliptak (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sliptak/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@pizzaking4 - thanks for the question. No headliner sag at all. Nice and tight all the way around", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1729780566, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15927806, "authorName": "SimplyAnEnthusiast99", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/simplyanenthusiast99/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Say what you want, but this is by far the best, most vibrant, color on the G8 second to Stryker Blue! My friend had one and let me tell you it\u2019s really REALLY Orange in the sun!", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1729783196, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15928264, "authorName": "sliptak (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sliptak/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Hey all - While we wind down to the final 2 hours of the auction I want to thank everyone for taking an interest in this VIBRANT G8 - If you have any last minute questions I will be next to my computer for the remainder of the auction and will try to respond as quickly as I can. Good luck....bid early and bid often!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1729786454, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15929140, "authorName": "pigman", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/pigman/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "So tempting", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1729790725, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15929171, "authorName": "Amar_A", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/amar_a/", "bidAmount": 16000, "content": "$16,000 bid placed by Amar_A", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1729790845, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 15929223, "authorName": "Dlharp", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dlharp/", "bidAmount": 16250, "content": "$16,250 bid placed by Dlharp", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1729791030, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 15929691, "authorName": "DCwils42", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dcwils42/", "bidAmount": 16750, "content": "$16,750 bid placed by DCwils42", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1729792443, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 15929708, "authorName": "Dlharp", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dlharp/", "bidAmount": 17500, "content": "$17,500 bid placed by Dlharp", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1729792487, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 15929759, "authorName": "405hpz06vet", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/405hpz06vet/", "bidAmount": 18000, "content": "$18,000 bid placed by 405hpz06vet", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1729792646, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 15929936, "authorName": "ad516", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ad516/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "If I wasn't a poor college student I would probably bid on this lol. Owning a G8 is a bucket list item for me", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1729793150, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15929972, "authorName": "free04all", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/free04all/", "bidAmount": 19000, "content": "$19,000 bid placed by free04all", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1729793259, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 15929984, "authorName": "CJKasidas", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/cjkasidas/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Does this automatic have a single clutch standard gearbox?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1729793317, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15929998, "authorName": "TurdFerguson_", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/turdferguson_/", "bidAmount": 19250, "content": "$19,250 bid placed by TurdFerguson_", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1729793359, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 15930022, "authorName": "TurdFerguson_", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/turdferguson_/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Sold on 10/24/24 for $19,250 to TurdFerguson_", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1729793480, "type": "bat-bid-reserve"}, {"id": 15930057, "authorName": "Fhawk", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/fhawk/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@CJKasidas\r\nThe transmission is just a plain old torque converter automatic.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1729793599, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 15933757, "authorName": "19seventy3vette", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/19seventy3vette/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Pontiac gets it right with this great car. Then the idiots running GM kills Pontiac. Have not bought a GM car since it killed Oldsmobile more than 20 years ago.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1729803778, "type": "comment"}]