On Mar 25, 12:29 pm, one80...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Mar 25, 10:24 am, one80...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > 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.
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> > 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.
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> > 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.
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> > 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.
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> > 180 Out
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> Man, I need an "edit" function like in the web based boards. Either
> that or proofread prior to posting. So anyway, I meant to say "best
> seats ever in any GM product," and that the '04 is most likely to have
> bu****ng problems.
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> I also meant to mention that the GTO platform is the same one as the
> Opel Omega model that became the Cadillac Catera.
>
> Also to add that the day when an old school classic was the cheap way
> to major high performance is well and truly dead.
180 Out,
I agree. The modern performance car has become so great at so many
things -- top end, breaking, handling, acceleration, everyday
driveability -- that the old stuff can't compete anymore.
Patrick
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