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> On Apr 1, 12:01 pm, A Guy Named Steve <seever...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> Hope I'm not too late to join this conversation!
>>
>> I've been watching them too. You can actually still buy a brand new 06
>> GTO! I've located several, one of which is about 100 miles from me.
>>
>> I expect prices to further drop. There's a guy at ls2gto.com that will
>> run the GMVIS on a VIN for you and you can find out the history of the
>> car.
>>
>> Also, if you get one still within the factory 3/36 warranty, through
>> gmoutlet.com you can purchase a factory extended plan for VERY cheap
>> in comparison to what the dealer will want to charge you. AND, it's a
>> Pontiac plan (GMPP Major Guard, I think).
>>
>> Unfortunately, the prices are still high in the NW.
>>
>> Steve E.
>> 71 Buick Skylark Custom455
>>
>> On Mar 25, 10:24 am, one80...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
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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.
>>> 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.
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>
> Well I took the plunge:
>
> http://www.mustangmods.com/ims/u/1635/2567/232285.jpg
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> I just bought this car on Saturday April 5. '04 GTO. 350 hp 350 ci
> LS1, automatic OD, black metallic w/red leather interior, 4-wheel
> discs w/ABS, irs, pdl, pw, cruise, AC, 6-disc Blaupunkt CD AM/FM. One
> owner car. Totally tight and rattle free. $15,000 from a used car
> dealer in Richmond CA. They bought it at auction and put it up on
> Autotrader, where it first popped up online on Friday.
>
> It's true that GTO shopping is better in, e.g., Florida or
> Pennsylvania or Texas, than on the West Coast. After three weeks I got
> tired of the looking game and just got er done. I figure I can't go
> wrong at $15K. I've put at least that much into upgrades on my '65
> Mustang fb and my '70 Cougar, that I'd never get back at resale time.
> Even if this $15k GTO depreciates 50% over the next five years
> (unlikely) it's not that big a deal.
>
> 180 Out
I thought the LS1 was a 347cid.
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