Pontiac G8 Bad News/Good News/Bad News

Pontiac G8 photo by Jason Lawrence

Pontiac G8 photo by Rich Niewiroski Jr.

Bad News: The Pontiac G8 bit the dust with GM's bankruptcy along with the rest of Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Saturn, Hummer & Saab. It was the best looking 4-door from GM in decades and it could compete with BMW.

Good News: The G8 is actually from GM's Australian Holden Division and is being reintroduced to the USA as we speak as a Chevrolet Caprice!

Holden Calais photo by Aaaaplay

Bad News:  The new Caprice is ONLY available for fleet purchase as the Caprice PPV (Police Pursuit Vehicle.) So if you really want one, be ready to fight cabbies over it in a few years and we hope you like black and white.

1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee Color Change

Maaco-Fremont's car of the day is a 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The paint was old & faded and the plastic body mouldings were weatherbeaten. The owner decided that spending a little to change the color and fix some dents was a lot cheaper than buying a new Jeep. The images don't do the SUV justice. The color she chose looks spectacular: DuPont C939 "Bright Silver Sparkle Effect."

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2002 Chrysler PT Cruiser Two-Tone Paint Job

Maaco Fremont's car of the day is a 2002 Chrysler PT Cruiser. This customer wanted to give his Cruiser a new look, he was thinking of a color change to silver but he also liked the original black. His wife asked Maaco Fremont if we could make the car two-toned, silver on top and black on bottom to match his favorite Bay Area football team. We must say this PT Cruiser looks awesome.

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1974 Plymouth Duster with Auto Bodywork and Complete color change

Today's Car of the Day is a 1974 Plymouth Duster that came in with dings on the hood, and chips and scratches around the entire car. Maaco-Fremont repaired the dings and sanded the chips and scratches on the car, and apply primer-sealer. The owner did not like the color on the car and wanted a darker color. He had us paint it a gun metal pearl in single stage paint service. Maaco-Fremont also sanded the door jambs and under the hood and under the trunk jambs for a complete color change.


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Boat Trailer? Sure, What Else You Got?

Today's Car of the Day isn't a car at all. The boat trailer was chipped-up, rust was taking root and purple just didn't seem as cool as it once did. So the owner had Maaco repaint it black.

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My Car is Boring! I Want Something More Cheerful!

That's what the owner of today's Car of the Day said to us. She said she needed to keep her current car for a few more years and wanted something more cheerful. So she decided to change her metallic beige car to bright, shiny red. We also covered-up a boo-boo that left her fender a different color from the rest of the car. When she dropped-off her car we gave her a ride to BART (for our readers who don't live nearby, that's Bay Area Rapid Transit, San Francisco Bay's train & subway system) and picked her up again when the job was complete. She was a lot of fun to work with and we hope she's very happy with her "new" car.

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