Bought a GTO!
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Finally got rid of those ugly OEM 17's.
These are Monaro VZ's all the way from Australia. I wrapped them in Kumho Ecsta SPT 245/40/18's. I'm really happy with the look. Nice and beefy. Now come the suspension mods.
These are Monaro VZ's all the way from Australia. I wrapped them in Kumho Ecsta SPT 245/40/18's. I'm really happy with the look. Nice and beefy. Now come the suspension mods.
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Nice wheels man... They're not too unlike the stock 18's. Keep the nice silver Monaro center caps. I'm sure you were thinking that. Some people replace them with Pontiac center caps 
Hell I might try to get a set of those caps, if they fit!
Any other mods to date tiggerlee? Maybe an exhaust mod next!
Hell I might try to get a set of those caps, if they fit!Any other mods to date tiggerlee? Maybe an exhaust mod next!
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Originally Posted by Razz1
So, why do we have GTO threads on an RX forum?
The cars not good enough to post on your own forum?
The cars not good enough to post on your own forum?
we have had worse threads. this has been a really good thread. the GTO is a nice car for what it is.
Originally Posted by Razz1
I agree it is a nice car and almost bought one.
what is general forum for a thousand alex? ding ding ding..
tigger had a rx8 for years... and went away...
i bet he will be back..
beers
Originally Posted by Brettus
we have lots of these in NZ - They are great cars - unfortunately everyone here has one (think mustang) .
btw,
your boy ambrose finished i think 9th in mexico in the bush race...
his nickname is roo meat... to funny.. and yes i know he is aus and you are nz. but close..
beers
Originally Posted by swoope
btw,
your boy ambrose finished i think 9th in mexico in the bush race...
his nickname is roo meat... to funny.. and yes i know he is aus and you are nz. but close..
beers
your boy ambrose finished i think 9th in mexico in the bush race...
his nickname is roo meat... to funny.. and yes i know he is aus and you are nz. but close..
beers
ha ha - our boy is Scott Dixon .
Ambrose ran off to the US when our Greg Murphy whooped his a*se
. Hope no aussies are reading this ...
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Nice rims. Classy and appropriate. I bought some Kumho ECSTA SPT's for my 8 and so far am enjoying them as a daily driver tire. Great price, longevity, ride comfort and noise characteristics.
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Originally Posted by YaXMaN
Nice wheels man... They're not too unlike the stock 18's. Keep the nice silver Monaro center caps. I'm sure you were thinking that. Some people replace them with Pontiac center caps Hell I might try to get a set of those caps, if they fit!
Any other mods to date tiggerlee? Maybe an exhaust mod next!
Hell I might try to get a set of those caps, if they fit!Any other mods to date tiggerlee? Maybe an exhaust mod next!
After looking and looking at wheels I decided to go with the VZ's. They give the car a clean look. and I like the "beefier" looking wheel. And yes, I'm keeping the Monaro center caps on them.
Right now I'm looking at suspension mods. Most likely Pedders. Haven't really thought a whole lot about exhaust,I'm pretty content with the stock system right now. My bro's still pushing the SC route. Who knows maybe this summer.
Last edited by tiggerlee; Mar 5, 2007 at 02:26 PM.
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Originally Posted by CarAndDriver
Nice rims. Classy and appropriate. I bought some Kumho ECSTA SPT's for my 8 and so far am enjoying them as a daily driver tire. Great price, longevity, ride comfort and noise characteristics.
Some of the guys on the GTO forums gave me **** for buying Kumhos. I have nothing but good things to say about them,had them on the 8. Great tire at a great price.
Last edited by tiggerlee; Mar 5, 2007 at 02:30 PM.
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Tiggerlee, are you still happy with your goat? The reason I ask is nearly every dealer in my town (all non-Pontiac) have at least one used GTO for sale and all of them are 4-6,000 miles old. I'm just wondering why someone would buy this car then dump it so fast.
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Originally Posted by Razz1
The cars not good enough to post on your own forum?
It's all over the GTO forums as well. Just thought it might be fun to saturate as many car forums as I can. I'm on my way over the to Aveo forums now to see how many I can make feel inadequate.
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Originally Posted by tiggerlee
Some of the guys on the GTO forums gave me **** for buying Kumhos. I have nothing but good things to say about them,had them on the 8. Great tire at a great price.
Originally Posted by tiggerlee
It's all over the GTO forums as well. Just thought it might be fun to saturate as many car forums as I can. I'm on my way over the to Aveo forums now to see how many I can make feel inadequate.
beers
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The more I see the GTO the more it kinda grows on me. The Holden interior really surprised me and the car felt very solid. It was obviously very quick, and the ride was smooth and well-damped. The only negatives were the handling was poor with too much body roll and the driver feedback was non-existent.
A really nice GT car though and it is a shame it didn't sell better for it to stick around. I blame Pontiac's poor marketing for that error.
The Black GTO looks mean as hell. The yellow looks sweet too!
A really nice GT car though and it is a shame it didn't sell better for it to stick around. I blame Pontiac's poor marketing for that error.
The Black GTO looks mean as hell. The yellow looks sweet too!
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Originally Posted by Riggs
The more I see the GTO the more it kinda grows on me. The Holden interior really surprised me and the car felt very solid. It was obviously very quick, and the ride was smooth and well-damped. The only negatives were the handling was poor with too much body roll and the driver feedback was non-existent.
A really nice GT car though and it is a shame it didn't sell better for it to stick around. I blame Pontiac's poor marketing for that error.
The Black GTO looks mean as hell. The yellow looks sweet too!
A really nice GT car though and it is a shame it didn't sell better for it to stick around. I blame Pontiac's poor marketing for that error.
The Black GTO looks mean as hell. The yellow looks sweet too!
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Originally Posted by Riggs
The more I see the GTO the more it kinda grows on me. The Holden interior really surprised me and the car felt very solid. It was obviously very quick, and the ride was smooth and well-damped. The only negatives were the handling was poor with too much body roll and the driver feedback was non-existent.
A really nice GT car though and it is a shame it didn't sell better for it to stick around. I blame Pontiac's poor marketing for that error.
The Black GTO looks mean as hell. The yellow looks sweet too!
A really nice GT car though and it is a shame it didn't sell better for it to stick around. I blame Pontiac's poor marketing for that error.
The Black GTO looks mean as hell. The yellow looks sweet too!
The production line for the VZ range has now ceased here in Adelaide and some 600 jobs will be lost.(Voluntary calls for redundancy)
The production line for the VE Commodore/Pontiac G8 is all new and "state of the art for GMH", that's the reason for the job cuts.