The Horsepower Ho has her cake and eats it too!
02-14-2005, 02:44 PM
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The Horsepower Ho has her cake and eats it too!
Woohoo! Tomorrow afternoon we'll be picking up our brand-new 2004 Pontiac GTO -- Phantom Black w/ black leather, 6-speed manual trans, LS-1 drivetrain -- AND Roxy (my 8) gets to keep her spot in the garage!
Backstory: I was thinking about trading in the wrecked-and-repaired Roxy on another car, and the GTO was at the top of my list. Unfortunately, lousy trade-in value on Roxy nixed the deal -- but John, my boyfriend, fell hard for the GTO when we test-drove it, so HE's buying the Pontiac. Upshot is, I get to keep Roxy, drive the GTO, and keep John around too! Happy Valentine's Day indeed. :D :D
We got a great deal on the GTO. Between a $5000 GM-to-dealer incentive, a $1250 GM credit card points allowance, and a major discount off of invoice, we're getting this car for thousands off of MSRP out the door -- and that's including the customarily outrageous California state sales taxes and license fees. We'd considered going for the 2005 GTO (LS-2 Corvette motor w/ 400 HP), but we couldn't pass up the price on this '04. Knowing John, he'll have this one tweaked into peak performance pretty quickly.
So Doc... wanna race?
Backstory: I was thinking about trading in the wrecked-and-repaired Roxy on another car, and the GTO was at the top of my list. Unfortunately, lousy trade-in value on Roxy nixed the deal -- but John, my boyfriend, fell hard for the GTO when we test-drove it, so HE's buying the Pontiac. Upshot is, I get to keep Roxy, drive the GTO, and keep John around too! Happy Valentine's Day indeed. :D :D
We got a great deal on the GTO. Between a $5000 GM-to-dealer incentive, a $1250 GM credit card points allowance, and a major discount off of invoice, we're getting this car for thousands off of MSRP out the door -- and that's including the customarily outrageous California state sales taxes and license fees. We'd considered going for the 2005 GTO (LS-2 Corvette motor w/ 400 HP), but we couldn't pass up the price on this '04. Knowing John, he'll have this one tweaked into peak performance pretty quickly.
So Doc... wanna race?
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02-14-2005, 02:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Aratinga
Woohoo! Tomorrow afternoon we'll be picking up our brand-new 2004 Pontiac GTO -- Phantom Black w/ black leather, 6-speed manual trans, LS-1 drivetrain -- AND Roxy (my 8) gets to keep her spot in the garage!
Backstory: I was thinking about trading in the wrecked-and-repaired Roxy on another car, and the GTO was at the top of my list. Unfortunately, lousy trade-in value on Roxy nixed the deal -- but John, my boyfriend, fell hard for the GTO when we test-drove it, so HE's buying the Pontiac. Upshot is, I get to keep Roxy, drive the GTO, and keep John around too! Happy Valentine's Day indeed. :D :D
We got a great deal on the GTO. Between a $5000 GM-to-dealer incentive, a $1250 GM credit card points allowance, and a major discount off of invoice, we're getting this car for thousands off of MSRP out the door -- and that's including the customarily outrageous California state sales taxes and license fees. We'd considered going for the 2005 GTO (LS-2 Corvette motor w/ 400 HP), but we couldn't pass up the price on this '04. Knowing John, he'll have this one tweaked into peak performance pretty quickly.
So Doc... wanna race?
Backstory: I was thinking about trading in the wrecked-and-repaired Roxy on another car, and the GTO was at the top of my list. Unfortunately, lousy trade-in value on Roxy nixed the deal -- but John, my boyfriend, fell hard for the GTO when we test-drove it, so HE's buying the Pontiac. Upshot is, I get to keep Roxy, drive the GTO, and keep John around too! Happy Valentine's Day indeed. :D :D
We got a great deal on the GTO. Between a $5000 GM-to-dealer incentive, a $1250 GM credit card points allowance, and a major discount off of invoice, we're getting this car for thousands off of MSRP out the door -- and that's including the customarily outrageous California state sales taxes and license fees. We'd considered going for the 2005 GTO (LS-2 Corvette motor w/ 400 HP), but we couldn't pass up the price on this '04. Knowing John, he'll have this one tweaked into peak performance pretty quickly.
So Doc... wanna race?
Doc started modding, I think you're screwed :p I'll race you.... in the rain :D
02-14-2005, 07:16 PM
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Congrats...
You know, I keep seeing this blue GTO around my house and it looks ALOT smaller than it does in pictures. I wish it weighed 3400 and handled like the 8...then, you would have a HECK of a car!!!
You know, I keep seeing this blue GTO around my house and it looks ALOT smaller than it does in pictures. I wish it weighed 3400 and handled like the 8...then, you would have a HECK of a car!!!
02-14-2005, 07:28 PM
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I have done some work on LS-1 motors. I can give you some hints to get that GTO to over 450 hp. My bro and I (more so him )are currently involved in a project with an S-10 that we are projecting 425+hp to the wheels from a '99 LS1 motor. I am sure it will be no chore to get that newer LS1 to ~500
)are currently involved in a project with an S-10 that we are projecting 425+hp to the wheels from a '99 LS1 motor. I am sure it will be no chore to get that newer LS1 to ~500
02-15-2005, 01:36 PM
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Congrats. The more i see of the GTO the more i like it (particularly in blue or black). At first I thought it was kind of plain looking, but now I dunno, looks pretty good. Of course, I used to think the evo was ugly but now it looks ok too :p . If only the GTO was a couple hundred pounds lighter.
btw, the STS turbo guys got 404rwhp at 4.5lbs boost + intercooler, and 11.88 in the 1/4 (for about $4500). However an all motor LS1 is and sounds sweet, but $$$$.
btw, the STS turbo guys got 404rwhp at 4.5lbs boost + intercooler, and 11.88 in the 1/4 (for about $4500). However an all motor LS1 is and sounds sweet, but $$$$.
02-15-2005, 02:02 PM
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Screw gas mileage
Funny thing I just saw about the GTO, the automatic transmission is standard and the manual is like a 700 dollar option...BUT...the auto comes with a 1300 gas guzzler tax, so it ends up being cheaper to get the stick
02-15-2005, 03:04 PM
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Yep... the manual gets by the gas guzzler tax by having a skip-shift that, under certain conditions, forces the gearshift to go directly from first to fourth gear. There are already ways to disable that annoying function, though.
And if there are any Edward Albee fans out there who can appreciate this, the GTO's name will be "Sylvia". :D
And if there are any Edward Albee fans out there who can appreciate this, the GTO's name will be "Sylvia". :D
02-15-2005, 03:31 PM
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Nice choice - I was actually planning on getting a black 6 speed GTO (for about $23,000) until we called the insuarnce company and found out that my insurance would DOUBLE if we got it...Turns out, the RX is suiting me just fine.
02-15-2005, 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Rhawb
Nice choice - I was actually planning on getting a black 6 speed GTO (for about $23,000) until we called the insuarnce company and found out that my insurance would DOUBLE if we got it...Turns out, the RX is suiting me just fine.
02-17-2005, 12:44 PM
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hmm, i just did a quote for the heck of it on a 2005 GTO, and my insurance would drop $100 per year 
double the horsepower, 1/4 the number of airbags, almost 5 times bigger engine, 2 doors. i don't get it.
double the horsepower, 1/4 the number of airbags, almost 5 times bigger engine, 2 doors. i don't get it.
02-17-2005, 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Aratinga
And if there are any Edward Albee fans out there who can appreciate this, the GTO's name will be "Sylvia". :D
BTW, congrats on the goat.... hope yer BF isn't too protective of Sylvia and lets you "drive it like you stole it"
02-17-2005, 03:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Wankeler
...BTW, congrats on the goat.... hope yer BF isn't too protective of Sylvia and lets you "drive it like you stole it"
And John has to let me drive her -- I took the day off from work yesterday and gave her a complete Zaino spa treatment. She'll get a couple more coats tonight, and then I'll take some pics. The "Phantom black" paint reminds me of Nordic green; Kind of a smoky black with sparkles.
I checked out gtoforum.com (I'm "Sylvia Holden" on that one) -- all I can say is, we need abbid and flatso over there! :D
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