| 04-06 General Tech/Discussion 2004-2006 GTO General Tech and discussion. |
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11-07-2005, 11:10 AM
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Junior Member
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Chas., SC
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11-09-2005, 01:49 AM
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Ultimate Warrior
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Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Escondido, CA, USA
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I picked up a new gray one on October 13. I love it!
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11-09-2005, 02:14 AM
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Senior Chief
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 436
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Alright OMT!  These cars are a whole lot of fun.
Keep 'em coming folks. BTW, pics are a must.
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11-09-2005, 10:15 AM
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Old Bridge NJ
Posts: 199
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Here is my Cyclone grey 05.Not a daily driver,maybe twice a week.It is an incredible car.
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11-09-2005, 10:16 AM
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Old Bridge NJ
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try again
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11-09-2005, 03:51 PM
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Ultimate Warrior
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Westerville, OH
Posts: 1,441
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Seems the scoops and the split exhaust (maybe even the 50 extra ponies) worked! I don't recall OMT's earlier views of the car but I know our club president wasn't a huge fan but now has the same in the pic above /\/\/\!
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11-09-2005, 05:31 PM
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Ultimate Warrior
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Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Escondido, CA, USA
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I did not ever post any of my opinions on the 2004's. I think Pontiac Marketing messed up pretty badly, and I think the car got an inappropriately bad rap. I think the changes made to the 2005's were all good ones. I don't have any good pictures of mine yet, but here is what I have.
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11-09-2005, 07:05 PM
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Chief Ponti-yacker
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: St. Charles, Missouri
Posts: 581
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Congratulations OMT! Good to see you here. Care to give us your well-respected opinion/review of your car? Would love to know your true thoughts. Beautiful car by the way.
Congrats to the other new owners as well! Please post your experiences, comments,
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11-10-2005, 12:52 PM
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Ultimate Warrior
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Westerville, OH
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It's also interesting the same selction of color, seems to be popular with the recent buyers! And i think it's one they dropped for 06, figures!
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11-10-2005, 02:23 PM
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Ultimate Warrior
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Sarasota FL
Posts: 3,006
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Nope. They dropped Midnight Blue and Yellow and added a Spice Red and Brazen Orange. Nickle Pewter/Silver is a mid year color also for 2006
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11-10-2005, 03:01 PM
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Ultimate Warrior
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Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Escondido, CA, USA
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The more I drive the car the more it impresses me. It has a solid performance suspension ride and yet it is not too harsh. It corners extremely well and the acceleration is amazing for a new car. I have also been pleasantly surprised with my mileage. It is actually getting the advertised EPA numbers for an auto – 16/21. It is a very comfortable car to be in. It is a little difficult getting in and out. The steering wheel doesn’t get quite far enough out of the way for me, but it is easier than getting in and out of a Mustang.
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11-11-2005, 12:32 AM
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Senior Chief
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 436
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Glad to hear you're enjoying it. I do agree about getting in & out...it does take a little finesse. As for the mileage, I haven't come close to the advertised numbers, but that's because I've always got my foot in it. 
The car is truly a blast to drive.
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11-11-2005, 09:31 AM
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Ultimate Warrior
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Sarasota FL
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Originally Posted by Old Man Taylor
The more I drive the car the more it impresses me. It has a solid performance suspension ride and yet it is not too harsh. It corners extremely well and the acceleration is amazing for a new car. I have also been pleasantly surprised with my mileage. It is actually getting the advertised EPA numbers for an auto – 16/21. It is a very comfortable car to be in. It is a little difficult getting in and out. The steering wheel doesn’t get quite far enough out of the way for me, but it is easier than getting in and out of a Mustang.
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I thought the car had a tilt/tele column?
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11-11-2005, 10:35 AM
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Ultimate Warrior
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Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Escondido, CA, USA
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It does, but it doesn't tilt very far.
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11-27-2005, 08:54 PM
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Junior Member
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: South Carolina
Posts: 15
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My wife got tired of her '94 E150 conversion van and bought a black/black 2005 GTO with the full sport appearance package back in June when the employee pricing program included the GTO. Great car, faster than her van! Really like the deeper, louder sound of the mufflers in the SAP. The car has been perfect, not a single item to fuss about. Haven't talked her into going to the local drag strip to face off against my '67 goat but that is definitely going to happen.
Last edited by Ol Goat; 11-29-2005 at 07:44 AM.
Reason: Added a picture of Anakin:
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11-29-2005, 12:10 AM
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Indy `O=o-
Posts: 117
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My new '05 GTO, just got it today ;-)
Lovely Impulse Blue, 6-speed. A real blast to drive.
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11-29-2005, 08:33 PM
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Senior Chief
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 436
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Very nice! 
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11-30-2005, 08:23 PM
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Ultimate Warrior
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Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Naples, FL
Posts: 1,500
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I'm still loving my '04. Just about to turn 20K on it after a little more than a year. Zero issues.
The more I drive it, the better it looks. The performance MORE than lives up to the GTO legacy........
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11-30-2005, 09:34 PM
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Chief Ponti-yacker
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Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Orange, CA USA
Posts: 583
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I have had my '04 for just over a year now with no problems until 3 weeks ago. After only 12K miles the front tire started to shred on the inside edge. Not the shock rub like a lot of others have had. Took it into the dealer and after 2 weeks they changed the front springs. They said the springs were collapsing and the tire was getting shredded by one of the brackets. Got 2 new front tires as well. Thankfully it was all warranty work, even the rental G6 for 2 weeks. Now the trunk light switch quit and that's on order. And this week the dome light has quit. I am starting to get nervous about this.
Keeping my fingers crossed.
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12-01-2005, 10:33 AM
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Ultimate Warrior
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Westerville, OH
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Originally Posted by Jeff R
Glad to hear you're enjoying it. I do agree about getting in & out...it does take a little finesse. As for the mileage, I haven't come close to the advertised numbers, but that's because I've always got my foot in it.
The car is truly a blast to drive. |
15.3 for me...
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