On Mar 25, 12:24 pm, one80...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
180,
I'm jealous! I loved my test drive in one. It was an auto and it
still r-o-c-k-e-d. With two other people on board, in thick humidity,
and heat it was still tossing the tail end around on gear changes.
Big fun!
I think you'd be wise to spend a little extra and get an '05-'06
model. I really like the copper color.
Patrick
> I've got the bug and I've got the money and I'm getting me an '04, '05
> or '06 GTO. I drove an '04 w/auto trans on Saturday and these things
> are nice. Even the '04, with the 350 hp LS1 5.7 liter, will flatten
> you to the seatback in first and second.
>
> The differences between the '04 and the '05-'06, in addition to the
> 400 hp LS2 6.0 liter, are better brakes and stronger half shafts. But
> all years have a minimum of 350 hp, IRS, 4-wheel discs, the best seats
> ever in any Chevy, a Blaupunkt (?!) 8-speaker stereo with 6-disc CD,
> and all the other typical luxury doodads. From what I can tell, 6-
> speed Tremecs are about 4:1 as common as 4-spd autos.
>
> Particularly the '05, and maybe all years, have crap bu****ngs on the
> Mac struts and on the various control arms, front and rear. The Mac
> strut prob can cause extreme negative camber, causing catastrophic
> rubbing damage to the inside edges of the front tires. Aftermarket
> bu****ngs are a common fix.
>
> But the good news is the '04's are settling in around the high to mid
> teens. The '05's are right around $20,000, and the '06's are $22,000
> to $25,000.
>
> One thing, though, it's hard to find a bone stock unit, and the
> sellers sometimes want to charge more for a modded one. Still, for
> example, I could pick up an '05 with 22000 miles and a Magnacharger
> roots blower, 514 rwhp/498 rwtq, 28 highway mpg, for sale here in Cali
> for $24,000. That's a purty good deal! I would have to add another
> $20,000 to the $30,000 I already have in my '65 Mustang fb to get
> close to as nice a car, and I would still fall way short.
>
> 180 Out
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