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novajoe
11-10-2007, 11:07 PM
The wife would like an 05-06 GTOConFused. any thougts on the GTO's?
grn95t/a
11-11-2007, 11:10 AM
very nice cars! irs gives major traction problems. lots of wheel hop!
Keminkdj
11-11-2007, 06:57 PM
import a Monaro. haha j/k. I love GTO's, if i could afford one i'd buy one. The 05'-06's with the LS2 look nasty. So i say go for it!
Jazz
11-11-2007, 08:31 PM
I'm actually thinking the GTO is a little heavy for my taste. I think I'd go Corvette :)
Smoke Panther
11-12-2007, 02:30 AM
they have great interiors, and good performance...styling is way too bland for my taste
novajoe
11-12-2007, 11:57 AM
I am thinking it could be woke up with just a few mods. and mad to be a great daily/sleeper.

And they are droping into the low 20's so not so pricey
Jazz
11-12-2007, 12:14 PM
$20,000 for a used car? What is the world coming too. I usually spend less than $2000 for cars I buy :)
novajoe
11-12-2007, 12:17 PM
Yea but the wife usualy gets what she wants
Keminkdj
11-12-2007, 02:27 PM
i've riden in a 04 when they just came out, it was a cool ride. Now with the LS2 makes it even better. BUT. again with the traction, if you look at them, there is no room for any big tires in the back. I've seen one at Bass Pro with a roots type supercharger, it was awesome, and whistles very loud... but has little tires on the back....
socalmach
11-12-2007, 02:36 PM
Good point.

Power and interior = great

Exterior not so much.
Keminkdj
11-12-2007, 02:48 PM
Spend the $$ and get a new G8
novajoe
11-13-2007, 09:38 AM
Still a lot of $$$ for the G8 and then no money for mods
Keminkdj
11-13-2007, 07:46 PM
Still a lot of $$$ for the G8 and then no money for mods

well, $ wise, true.. but its an LS2, so i'm sure you can swap stuff out. and 365 stock, i'll take 2 please. :)

GTO, i love them, go for it... But your wife has to get on this site then. GTOJOESWIFE
novajoe
11-14-2007, 06:38 PM
My wife is on the site! "Lucy Lu Who"

Someone has to keep me in check LOL!
Keminkdj
11-16-2007, 07:44 PM
oic, haha. My bad.... I'll get my girlfriend on here... she drives a Chevy Equinox.... :)
grn95t/a
11-17-2007, 07:24 AM
wife is in an equinox too. how do you like it? mines not bad, just doesn't have sh!* for a turning radius. a school bus turns quicker than this thing!! lol!
BumbleBee8507
11-19-2007, 02:53 PM
I think it looks like a grocery getter personally. I was all excited when they came out..then when I actually saw one in person...I bought a Camaro...lol
Keminkdj
11-20-2007, 07:54 AM
The equinox is alright... she won't ever ride in the Trans Am, i think she is scared of it, because when we first started dating i took her sideways going around a left turn... and she yelled at me. So now everywhere we go is in the purple equinox. Its not a bad ride, little top heavy. Good gas mileage. It needs some tint on the windows.
grn95t/a
11-20-2007, 08:24 AM
she won't ride in my t/a too much either. either it's too loud our it rides rough! nag,nag,nag! lol! ours is electric blue. it does look much better with the windows tinted. the rears came tinted and i had the fronts tinted to match. she likes it so i guess thats all that counts.
novajoe
11-20-2007, 01:10 PM
My wife will ride in mine, but is too scared to drive it.
Keminkdj
11-22-2007, 08:56 PM
ours is electric blue. it does look much better with the windows tinted. the rears came tinted and i had the fronts tinted to match. she likes it so i guess thats all that counts.

Do you drive around Oyster Point at all? Just wondering because i saw one today while taking a cruise.
grn95t/a
11-24-2007, 07:18 AM
that may have been her, she was out shopping for most of the day.
jimbolaya
12-05-2007, 05:32 PM
they have great interiors, and good performance...styling is way too bland for my taste

I agree. I wish American automakers could get it all right. Inside and out. The GTO is a great car under the hood and a car that most gearheads like us really like. However, it is just too "vanilla" for me. Not very original styling. Then there is the Fiero I own. One of the best looking cars I have ever seen, but it is crap under the hood. It takes an engine swap to bring it to it's full potential. BTW, anyone got an extra 3800sc laying around? :D

Jim
socalmach
12-05-2007, 08:08 PM
I might be able to get my hands on one.
novajoe
12-06-2007, 06:28 AM
I know where to get a few!
jimbolaya
12-08-2007, 01:40 PM
The big question is how much? I really can't afford one right now. Thanks for mentioning it. I made the comment in jest. One day though if I can get rid of all these kids. :D

Jim
novajoe
12-08-2007, 03:22 PM
The big question is how much? I really can't afford one right now. Thanks for mentioning it. I made the comment in jest. One day though if I can get rid of all these kids. :D

Jim

Blower to oil pan around six hundred