Pontiac: 2004 GTO Boring

Did you see the new Chrysler 300 Hemi, 345HP - 390 TQ no gas guzzler tax
& 17 city / 25 hwy. I have a feeling this car will sell pretty well,
especially the base models starting at $22,000 We see alot of 300's in
the Chicago suburbs

Finally seeing the car in person I think it looks alright for a 2004
auto, but my images of a GTO do not reflect the looks of this 2004. I
thought the GTO was very comfortable up front. Lots of leg room. As far
as looks are concerned, its typical of today's automotive styling. If
the car was covered by a sheet and and suddenly it was pulled off and
you were supposed to guess the name of the car people would probably
guess Grand Prix, Grand Am, or even Monte Carlo, never figuring it was a
GTO.

I kind of wished GM kept the Mondero name on it and came out with a new
GTO model from scratch, thus giving Pontiac another model vehicle.

It be nice if there were more than one model offered with that engine.
Hopefully the future will see more RWD V8's coming back into GM
showrooms.

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Harryface
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1991 Pontiac Bonneville LE,
3800 V6 ( C), Black/Slate Grey,
_~_~_~_~276,845 miles_~_~_ ~_~_

I agree, the looks of the thing are not impressive. I thought it looked
like a pimped out Grand AM.
The reviews, however, say that the build quailty is excellent. And, of
course, the LS-1 rocks.


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I can't disagree with all being said about the GTOs styling. That
being said, I bought one two weeks ago. Black with 6 speed manual.
This car has good power/trans/suspension. I like the interior too.
With the tuned true dual exhaust, it sounds excellent at idle, acel,
and cruise. Very pleased with the car. Handles great. Many who see
it are impressed.

The 6 sp manual avoids the gas guzzler tax with the 1st to 4th skip
shift lock out. This means at certain low power driving conditions,
the computer tells you to shift from 1st to 4th, instead of to 2nd.
This improves the mileage and allows them to avoid the tax. The 4 sp
automatic does have the tax.

Luckily there are aftermarket skip shift connector products you can
install for $30 that defeats this skip shift lock out.


On Sun, 15 Feb 2004 22:54:52 GMT, "Gary Picha" <com>
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net wrote: 

How much did you give over MSRP and in what area?