HI There! And welcome!! My name is Cole Powers and I’m just your Average Mechanic!! I have been building, modifying, repairing and racing cars, trucks, motorcycles and quads for over 20 years and I built helicopters for the military for 11 years. Now I have started to film my journey! In these videos you will see custom fabrication, tuning, racing, reviews, lots of DIY repairs and tons of stuff going wrong... Come along for the adventure and bring some popcorn and an extra seat cushion its gonna be a bumpy ride!
I want a g8 but saying japanese cars last longer because of the owners is a cope. Gm isn't as bad as it was in the 90s but they still roll a lot of garbage off the line like the cruze, traverse, etc that will blow up at 150k miles even with flawless maintenance.
No idea, to be honest it’s been sitting on a lift in my garage under a cover for almost three years. 🤷🏻♂️ it’s safer there than driving it in Connecticut….
Ive just recently started my journey with this car as it is my first project muscle car at 19. I bought my 09 G8 GT six months ago and it had 193k on the clock. It’s now at 205k and the only issues I’ve had with it so far is the headliner(redid with suede), hazard button(pushed in and haven’t messed with since ive got the car), oil pressure switch(fixed), carrier bearing is going out at the moment and the evap solenoid is bad (waiting to have the money to redo my subframe and suspension and will complete at same time). The car has muffler delete, Camaro transmission pan and cold air intake but is still factory untouched. It has been well maintained since before I’ve had it and runs good. Still has the DOD and everything. Dont get me wrong, it still handles like a 200k + car, but I would take it on a 750 mile beach trip with no worries. My plans for it is to completely redo everything in phases. 1st completely redo the suspension and subframe including putting a 3.27 lsd diff in it. Then finding a low mileage 6.2l and a 6l80 out of a Camaro and build them both and throw them in the car. I plan on doing this work all myself and I’m excited to learn about working on cars more in depth and making this car my own.
Hey mate, Im in australia and i have a nov 2009 hsv clubsport r8 . holden special vehicle version of the commodore fitted the the corvette 6.2 litre ls3. of the time. someone chucked in a magnuson 2300 magnacharger kit in it . before i bought it second hand. i had to replace a few things . roof liner as you said . coil packs , brake pads and discs,front right lower plastic chair cover. but it does rip , and fun car, cheers from australia..I replaced the radio with a kahan unit. but maybe an alpine unit might be a bit nicer. replaced battery as well.
Great video, mate. Yeah I'm Australian and I own a 2011 Holden VE Commodore which has the same body as yours minus the Pontiac front bumper and the left-hand drive, of course. I have a bearing type noise barely noticeable unless driving close to a wall to hear the echo. I never thought of the carrier bearing, I'll get my mechanic to check that too. Cheers. Another issue for perhaps your Florida viewers is the sun fade. I'm in Queensland, Australia and these cars duco fades rapidly. Keep it under cover although it mainly effect the darker colours as I've never seen fade on white or silver Commodores.. BTW, nice car. 👍
Thank you for the great video! Very informative. You spent a lot of time & research putting this together thank you!! I have a 2009 H2 i just put a new l9h motor w/magnuson supercharger & i built my 6l80e tranny w/billet tq conv output shaft hi-perf clutch paks etc, put all Kryptonite front end parts, rcv front axels for my ifs, i still have to tune it. All the rest of the external Parts on the engine are brand new high performance fuel injectors Etc it's like a race car now
I`m Thankful to see this . By Far One #1 VIdeo from a Hummer H2 owner ,if your selling a Hummer H2 copy this video on a USB Drive and Show them give it to them with the sale . If the person selling a H2 don`t show you this video well lets say ? Mark. Cole Powers 1.96K subscribers For Hummers I hope I can find somebody like you Cole to work on mine and Help keep it up.. 2003 H2 127,000 Thank You .I`m in THe Club Now People like You Mr. Powers are What Makes America Awesome Florida ( Nature Coast)
I'm getting a 2005 H2 tomorrow with 150,000 miles on it. I just like driving back roads all year. I like the style of H2. Thanks for the information. Im dying and like going on country roads seeing nature.
Hello, I know this video is from 3 years ago but if you are available I would love to chat with you on the phone for a short time just asking some questions about the G8 and your experience. 10 Minutes of your time is all I would ask for! Thank you and I hope you see this : )
I will get myself one, I live in Austria but I was part of designing Part of the vehicles back in 2001. So there is some attachemnet... though I only owned an Avalanche when I was living in Michigan. This is the counterpart of the G Class!
Thank you so much. I think I will stay with the H3 Alpha. I have a 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee. I am just an idiot. However I put one of these 30 dollar plugs in the connector under the dash. I think it works. The Jeep is telling me my City is 17 miles to the gallon and 22 city. This was an improvement of 2 to 3 miles to gallon. I live in Las Vegas. Hmmm maybe the plugin did what you are talking about.
I’ve heard great things about the G8 GT. I plan on getting an 09, simply for the Bluetooth and 87 octane. I’ve been doing a lot of looking for common problems in these cars before I get one, and I’m glad to see that most people never have issues other than basic maintenance. These cars are very easy to find and they average 18k to 25k and I’m very eager to snag one for myself.
Very helpful info for buying a hummer H2. I never would’ve thought of looking for all these specific points that you’ve mentioned. I’ll be sure to check all these going forward. Thank you.!!
Have a very nice off-road bumper pull trailer that weighs about 7000 lb I'm in the market for a towing vehicle, and I'm very interested in the hummer as I imagine the I can use it to tow my trailer/ home base to a location and then do some over-landing all while looking extremely cool.
I have a 2009 pontiac G8 base with the 3.6 engine. The main issues that have been a common occurrance is the ball joint / tie rods always breaking, literally every year there is one or two of those always breaking. But otherwise the engine and transmission run like the day it came off the lot with no issues related to them, just annoying suspension issues. I never drove it hard and mainly treated it like a daily city commuter. It only has 93k miles on it too. Looking to sell it though next year because I am tired of spending 1-3k dollars on suspension work every year.
Are the 2004 engines cast iron? Is it pushrod engine? How about the H3 engines? Im from Europe and information, mechanical knowedge and parts for American cars is close to 0. Some guidence and advice needed. Tnx!
I think the G8 is fairly plain looking compared to the VE HSV Clubsport it is derived from, or maybe it 's derived from our SS. EDIT_(I just discovered that you guys have a Lumina SS, and this car looks identical to our SS, so now I am sure the G8 is derived from our Clubsport) The G8 has the same tail lights of any VE commodore. But the Clubsport in AUS got different tail lights to any other VE. But anyway, its good to see USA enjoying a car that was made just around the corner from where I live. It was the first all Aussie built chassis, and had more Aussie parts on it than any other Holden before it. The VE was also the first proper long wheelbase car built in AUS, having extra large rear doors instead of just putting the shorter wheel base body onto a longer chassis and adding a blank where the doors close. The G8 must be very rare in USA since they were only imported for one year. We had the VE Clubsport and the other sport variants of the VE, Grange, GTS, and Maloo (like the Chevy Camino) from 2006 to 2013 until it was replaced with the VF commodore. USA also got that car in the Chevy SS sold from 2013 to 2017
