2007 big year for Pontiac Aztek: 25 sold
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The Pontiac Aztek may be the butt of more jokes than Britney Spears, but even two years after its demise, the world's ugliest crossover of all time is still selling. In fact, Pontiac dealers chalked up a whopping 25 sales in 2007, and we'd like to meet the visually impaired customers who drove them off the lot and into a lifetime's worth of ridicule. Actually, we'd like to visit the 25 Pontiac dealerships that risked the embarrassment of keeping a two-year old "new" car on their lots. Any mention of Sales Person of the Year should include the fine men and women who pushed, dragged and pulled those Azteks off the lot. How do you explain to the new car shopper why his new car no longer has that new car smell? OK, we're done.
PS: We're well aware that there are many satisfied owners out there who appreciate the practical design of the Aztek's interior layout, smooth ride and the world's best built anti-theft device (i.e. its looks). We apologize for being so insensitive.
[Source: Inside Line]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 10)
CL 1:22PM (1/23/2008)
Looks are definetely deceiving. I bought it because it was a pontiac and a SUV which are know for their package extras. What other vehicle can you hook up a tent play the radio in the back of your vehicle , store your snack in the console and go camping! At the family reunion I was the only small SUV able to load an electronic wheelchair for a family member and we are a big group! So look out Saturn Vue, Honda Pilot and Ford Escape because you may have sold more but you can't carry more!!!
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billson 2:57PM (3/18/2008)
Have owned an Aztek for 1 and 1/2 years. Good mileage, drives great, rides like a van. Have no complaints. Who in the hell cares what others think?
When I'm in it I can't see the outside.
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Bored 10:35PM (2/10/2008)
One of the ugliest vehicles every made (...hmm, I wonder if the designer who came up with the Aztec did the redesign on the '09 Acura RL?). But since 25 sold last year, there's at least 25 individuals that got a "new" car on the cheap and are at least satisfied...hopefully.
Say, I can't wait to see someone add a lift kit to their Aztec! Maybe a Warn winch...a Dana rear...some 35" tires with a great off-road tread...possibly a custom roll cage...and then show up to traverse the Rubicon!
...Ok, I'm losing it =P
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aa[ro]n 9:50AM (4/04/2008)
the aztek is alot uglier than PT Cruiser imo
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sk 7:02AM (1/18/2008)
Monthly payments must be very low and thats probably the reason they sold them to some poor college student.
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TwinTurbo3000GT 9:04AM (1/18/2008)
yes, they're ugly, but they are still better looking that a bunch of other cars on the market that people buy. (Chevy HHR, PT Cruiser, Prius, etc.) So i dont understand the big deal. Hell, if the price was right, I think most of us here, myself included, would buy just about anything.
Gregg 10:12AM (1/18/2008)
Apparently some folks actually think the Aztec is better looking than the PT Cruiser and HHR? My goodness. None of them are pearls, but omg, someone really likes Aztec looks better than something else out there? There's a lid for every dark place, I guess.
Reality_check 11:25AM (1/18/2008)
LMAO! That's the funniest post so far here,
now back to subject, it really sucks,
len me put it this way: It's from GM.
Chase 11:22AM (1/18/2008)
I honestly don't understand what the big deal is either. Its no beauty, but then again, its not ugly. I can't find what makes it outstandingly different from every other American-made SUV of that size made a few years ago. To me it looks like a bonneville front and a prius rear on an equinox. All of those cars are pretty bland, so sure its bland, but not "ugly."
TwinTurbo3000GT 2:27PM (1/18/2008)
@Gregg
Apperently you're a complete moron who has nothing better to do than be sarcastic and criticise other people's opinion on the internet. Congrats on being a loser.
JMAN 8:51AM (1/22/2008)
I also think that the HHR, PT Cruiser, Prius are worse looking than this car. Oh yeah dont forget about the Element OMG. I think that is almost the worst.
user 9:01AM (1/22/2008)
OK car commentators,
You might think it's ugly but one night in Lehigh county Pennsylvania, on route 78 the road became one big skating rink. I had less than 1/4 tank of gas, less than 1/4 of baby formula, a 1 year old daughter in the car, a wife that was shakin more than Mike J Fox, it was 2 degrees outside, the wind was blowing faster than any car could drive and you were bumper to bumper with all kinds of vehicles, which just happen to NOT be moving.
There was one exit and it was uphill, the AZTEK took it like a champ, not one skid, not one slide, no accidents.
As smoothe as a baby's ass. I'll never forget her, looks can be decieving but the ride...ahhhhh the ride
Nissan GodzillaTurbo-Racer 7:17AM (1/18/2008)
Ha ha.
Good commentary.
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Jason 9:17AM (1/18/2008)
Judging from the picture, the Aztek looks fine to me. It looks to me it has gotten a bad rap. I've seen a lot worst on the highway.
Raghu 4:39PM (1/18/2008)
Cindy, Dave, Al and now Jason and you registered with Autoblog as Joe... what name are you going to use next. From all your comments on this time and the past, it is obvious you have some love affair with GM. I guess "love is blind" is true in your case. That is the attitude that has sunk many a company and even many a country.
With even GM themselves having woken up to the fact and starting to put out some better designed cars for the US market (new Malibu), I think you should get start being realistic and call a spade a spade.
And what is with all the aliases anyway? That is some real poor online form.
MoonRover 7:24AM (1/18/2008)
You know, after looking at some of the crap coming out lately, it is getting less offensive, lets say it was ugly ahead of it's time. I predict in a couple of years it will fit in at the ugly party just fine, little tweaking of the headlights, soup up the engine, and you got yourself a winner.
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geo.stewart 8:10AM (1/18/2008)
I'd say it was a car before its time. With a cross between the tundra and the sebring for the front end, and a cross between a CRX and a X6 for the profile shot, I gotta say that Honda would have sold these like hot cakes. Its the CUV equivalent of the new Honda Accord. a bunch of design elements that never gel.
On the flip side, for a business owner who needs transportation; its cheap and people ALWAYS look to see who is in it, so having your name on it is good advertising.
Al 8:45AM (1/18/2008)
Another GM car that gets picked on a lot is the 2007 Malibu. Why, I don't understand. I guess because it's GM. I think the 2007 Malibu is a nice looking car. Whenever I on the road and if I see one, I always ask my passengers what they think of the style. They've all responded by saying it's a nice looking car. Now, they are many ugly looking cars out there, but why they don't picked on, I don't know. Maybe because they are Japanese and as CR knows, they can do no wrong.
Mayur 11:09AM (1/18/2008)
Umm the Malibu isn't Japanese...
Mayur 11:11AM (1/18/2008)
Ah ok never mind I see what you are saying now :(