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2008 Pontiac G8 GT: You Write the Caption

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Inside Line Senior Editor Erin Riches snapped this photo of our 2008 Pontiac G8 on the street where I will no doubt someday live.

Here's my caption: McMurphy: I'm a goddamn marvel of modern science.

So, in the spirit of the Cuckoo's Nest, which one of you nuts has got any guts?

We'll post our favorite at 4:00 PM Pacific Time.

Donna DeRosa, Managing Editor

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56 Comments

ptmeyer says:

04:02 AM, 03/27/09

Welcome home, Pontiac GT. You are the Master of Puppets.

ptmeyer says:

04:03 AM, 03/27/09

damn, make that Pontiac G8 GT....

johnnyr3 says:

04:07 AM, 03/27/09

KITT: Sanitarium Rd...Michael, doesn't Rick Wagoner reside on this street?

Michael: No, Buddy...Unfortunately, he doesn't...

KITT: Ah. Were you planning on watching Ford's Knight Rider tonight?

Michael: Eeeew, No! Don't cha wanna watch the game, Chief!!

zoomzoomn says:

04:34 AM, 03/27/09

In a time of economy changed.
Just label me mentally deranged.

rayainsw says:

05:28 AM, 03/27/09

You traded in your Corvette
for a Pontiac G8 GT???

Yes.

Waddaryou crazy?

Apparently....

eidolways says:

05:35 AM, 03/27/09

"I am the very model of a modern major General ... Motors vehicle."

"Ready to scare the locals? Burnout in 3, 2, 1..."

"We'd have been crazy to take the G8 down such a long straight. We were crazy. Thankfully on this road, that was OK."

"A rolling sanitarium, helping to preserve sanity by stimulating the burnout centers of the brain."

"There's no place like home, there's no place like home... ... NOOOOOOOO!"

"The G8: Science. One part modern, three parts mad."

altimadude00 says:

05:38 AM, 03/27/09

The Pontiac G8 escapes from the sanitarium with a cloud of smoke and a cackle of evil laughter.

sammin says:

05:53 AM, 03/27/09

Lay down the law
Shout out for more
Breakout and shout day in day out

oldchap says:

06:01 AM, 03/27/09

Elwood waits at the gait for his brother.

stlouiscarguy says:

06:10 AM, 03/27/09

Wile E. Coyote patiently waits for the roadrunner to pass by, thinking "This time, he's mine!"

mz3s says:

06:10 AM, 03/27/09

How long before the hare catches up?

throwback says:

06:12 AM, 03/27/09

G8 to the trailing Lexus GS350, "I'm not crazy, I'm your daddy"

bal169 says:

06:13 AM, 03/27/09

"Okay, here we go. Focus. Speed. I am speed. One winner, the rest are losers. I eat losers for breakfast."

wshuff says:

06:29 AM, 03/27/09

"Get 0% financing on the G8 (for qualified buyers) plus a free mental health screening for buying American!"

"An American 5 series for the price of a 3?!! You've got to be crazy!"

"Entirely appropriate for a car that comes from the land of Mad Max."

actualsize says:

07:10 AM, 03/27/09

"No, Cledus. Fosters this time, not Coors."

HassanK says:

07:40 AM, 03/27/09

I don't even get this picture ... :S
Maybe because I'm from Toronto. Seems like an inside thing hehee.

jay_r says:

07:42 AM, 03/27/09

"After gaining such a large lead, the hare took a nap"

vt8919 says:

07:48 AM, 03/27/09

"At least it's not a dead end."

"Hey, that Ozzy Osbourne song just started playing on the radio..."

"Crazier than California's laws."

"How do you like the test drive so far? If it's too expensive we can start you out with a G3..."

"Crazy starts at 45." (Anyone else notice the speed limit sign?)

orangutan says:

07:49 AM, 03/27/09

Sleep my friend and you will see
the dream is my reality

evo1 says:

07:50 AM, 03/27/09

To burn out, or not to burn out. That is the question

ender85 says:

07:59 AM, 03/27/09

Thinking a Pontiac G8 looks better than a Holden Commodore, Thats INSANE!

r4r says:

08:18 AM, 03/27/09

Out of Sanitarium, they will never catch me now.

smilez says:

08:31 AM, 03/27/09

(Looking down the straight-away)
"You're good enough, you're smart enough, and gosh darn-it, people like you."

"Snow Man, you got yer ears on?"

gooney911 says:

08:45 AM, 03/27/09

--Welcome to the Federal Relocation Center for Unrepentant Gas Guzzlers.

--And here we see the G8 GT in its natural habitat.

--Am I crazy for liking this car so much?

vwthing1 says:

09:03 AM, 03/27/09

GM executives tour mental health facilities seeking new GM buyers.

I feel like I'm taking crazy pills-- did GM copy the roof arch of a Nissan Altima?

Goes from zero to insane speeds quickly.

ergsum says:

09:05 AM, 03/27/09

A little dab'll do ya.

kurtamaxxxguy says:

09:07 AM, 03/27/09

"They're Comming To Take Me Away, HA HA! "

kurtamaxxxguy says:

09:08 AM, 03/27/09

oops... "Comming" should be "Coming" :-)

ergsum says:

09:09 AM, 03/27/09

Hit me, Chief, I got the moves!

cruiserhead1 says:

09:09 AM, 03/27/09

Batman on guard duty

Edmunds waits outside the new home of GM CEO for a comment on bailout funds.

mtakahashi says:

09:15 AM, 03/27/09

The rest of the A-Team waits patiently for Murdoch to escape. The van was unfortunately a victim of the clunkers for cash program.

tinyelvis says:

09:52 AM, 03/27/09

Hello Nurse Ratchet? I won't be attending group today....


Psychiatrists, in association with GM, have developed a breakthrough treatment for boredom...

demosthenes642 says:

09:56 AM, 03/27/09

G8 GT

A little bit of insanity never hurt anyone...

ergsum says:

10:31 AM, 03/27/09

If Mr. McMurphy doesn't want to take his medication orally, I'm sure we can arrange that he can have it some other way. But I don't think that he would like it.

ergsum says:

10:36 AM, 03/27/09

Medication time. Medication time.

DCuerpoJr says:

10:37 AM, 03/27/09

If this is the last time I see ya, just want you to know...I love you Man!

blaze_orange says:

11:05 AM, 03/27/09

Ten bucks says we'll be speeding by the time we reach the 45 mph sign!

mnorm1 says:

11:06 AM, 03/27/09

"...it's hard for something to grow on something that's moving."

fadetoblackii says:

11:07 AM, 03/27/09

Dream the same thing every night,
I see our freedom in our sight...

fadetoblackii says:

11:08 AM, 03/27/09

C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon...

jackson611 says:

11:23 AM, 03/27/09

Pontiac G8 GT: "45mph? My ass"

mnorm1 says:

12:04 PM, 03/27/09

So, Chief, ya wanna play some crazy 8s

mnorm1 says:

12:09 PM, 03/27/09

I told you those OnStar directions were cuckoo

jomil says:

12:23 PM, 03/27/09

"NUTS! I knew this was a trick"

"who need sanity, with a tail like this ;)"

cruiserhead1 says:

12:29 PM, 03/27/09

"Hunting Prius..."

"Don't look to the right kids. It won't hurt you if you don't look at it"

"I routed HOME on the GPS and this is where it took me"

james6290 says:

12:41 PM, 03/27/09

"Gary Busey was supposed to meet us here 15 minutes ago..."

tcd223 says:

01:01 PM, 03/27/09

I asked for directions to get my car serviced, not my head.

corollasman says:

01:24 PM, 03/27/09

I can't think of a witty caption, but that long stretch of road immediately made me think of the Hulk series when he would be walking down the side of the road hitch hiking. The music is playing in my head right now.

Here's something:
"All roads eventually lead to the sanitarium."

fadetoblackii says:

01:31 PM, 03/27/09

Finally, a place where my crooked license plate looks normal...

DCuerpoJr says:

01:33 PM, 03/27/09

Without GPS, this is where I ended up! Ahahahaha!!!

mnorm1 says:

01:52 PM, 03/27/09

Chief, next time some soap with that hydrotherapy

mnorm1 says:

01:57 PM, 03/27/09

No,really, this was Patsy Cline's favorite road.


wallyballs says:

02:11 PM, 03/27/09

LEAVE ME BE

(you know, like the song...)

abyss says:

02:15 PM, 03/27/09

Welcome to the G8s of Hell

vwthing1 says:

03:38 PM, 03/27/09

Poor
Old
N-sane folks
Think
It's
A
Cadillac

SnakeDoctor says:

03:48 PM, 03/27/09

Tony Montana:
Sanitation? I told you to tell 'em that you was in a sanitarium, not sanitation, sanitarium.

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