So You Want A Pontiac GTO

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Me: I don't want a GTO Alex: you want a GTO Me: I want a GTO

Best bang-for-the-buck in a car with over 400hp that I ever bought. I dont see my car every 2miles like the Camaro, Charger, Mustang. Next pick G8 or SS.

Say it with me Monaro (mah_nah_row) Not Morano, that's a nissan

I owned a 2004 Torrid Red GTO, pretty much bone stock other than Exhaust, headers & tune and it was a super fun vehicle, picked it up for $8500 with 96k original miles, it did have its typical Pontiac problems, the trunk latch was completely destroyed so access to the trunk was impossible, even pulling the release cable didn’t work lol. Windows rolled down super slow, and the fuel door loved making pools when it rain, but overall it was a great car, I got fantastic gas mileage out of it (believe it or not).. the GTO is a super underrated car - once I got rid of it I knew I fucked up so I used the money from my 04’ and got a 06’ GTO that I just finished working on it, bigger cam & heads, and it’s a straight monster. I will 10/10 recommend getting one if you’re looking for something to kill Mustangs & Camaros without going bankrupt.

No lies about that battery drain and suspension sag. just remember, 6 liters, not 6.1.

so you want something to fill the void in your life

I was literally looking at these last night 😂😂😂

2005 GTO owner here! Tons of fun to drive once the weak suspension parts are replaced and/or upgraded. The tires are too narrow and there isn't much room to get wider ones without widening the car, too. Body/interior parts are hard to get, chassis parts are okay, and the LS is going to have tons of support so that aspect is at least easy to live with. They definitely have a weird niche carved out, but I like that about it.

Some fixes: 1. The name isnt Morano its Monaro. 2. Not a 6.1L its a 6.0 LS2 for 2005 and 2006. 3. They don't sag because of weight, they sag because of the way they are strapped down in shipping. 4. The only issues with an aging GTO is the ignition will lock up, GM came up with a replacement part that is hardened steel. The oil pickup is also in front of the motor so it can oil starve when doing launches.

I still regret selling my 04 6spd. Without a hood scoop it made for a pretty good sleeper. Awesome road trip car, set cruise at 90 and that car would basically idle down the road at almost 30mpg.

Great car . Had my 06 for for 10 years , never let me down, no problems, replaced 1 battery, and one set of tires, thats it . Best bang for buck . Puts a smile on my face every time I drive it which isn't much. Hasn't done 60,000 km yet .

Ok pretty good bit to unpack here, I own an 04 LS1 so lemme go over some things. First the 04 came with a 5.7 LS1 (350hp) the 05-06 came with a 6.0 LS2 (400hp) First things to check on the car suspension mainly bushings, if they are still on the stock rubber ones spend some time to change them out to poly's . Next there isn't a stock offering to adjust the rear camber, you'll have to buy an adjuster for the out control arm. Unless you catch a deal, coilovers run around the same price and drop spring and shocks. This car runs extremely high offsets in the rear. making it fairly difficult to find great staggered setup with little body involved You can get away common offsets in the front range from +35-45 on an 8.5 wheel running a 235 tire. In the rear most run a +45 on a 9.5" in. wheel running 265 or 270's with mild fender trimming. There are some outliers that have managed up to a 265 squared tire setup but if you aren't doing any road racing it more trouble than it's worth. Never experienced the fuel line problem mention and I've owned my car since 07 and have put 140K miles on it since then. Also take car of your headlights, they are starting get harder and more expensive to locate and the only aftermarket option are from Spyder. If you plan run dumped or aired out if may be more beneficial to run shorty headers and midpipes vs long tubes. Most longtubes available once installed will up being the lowest point of you car , with shorties they stay tucked up where the factory exhaust was. I'll submit my GTO to the Gallery once I get it detailed.

Everyone hates on them. I love them. Very much.

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No I already have one. And yeah more like a ticket after 24 hours of ownership. Love my GTO. BTW seen your boy at cruise 2.0 this last Saturday in Eau Claire. He had that blue BRZ

I always notice a GTO. This guy at the local college branch had a nice orange one

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The gto is such a clean car

I've had my 05 GTO for five years now. She's up to 141k miles and after buying a new driveshaft (the rubber in the carrier bearing of the original just got old and fell apart) she's running strong. I still smile every time I start her up and feel that LS shaking my shifter