<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by RAIVJUDGE:
First of all I am a die hard Pontiac guy ( older Pontiacs) The new ones all look the same and I believe that a car with the GTO nameplate should be distinctive looking and you should not have to squint at one coming down the street and say is it a Grand Am, GrandPrix, G6 ? And for the guy who said I must not have driven both I did . The GTO at Davis Pontiac and the new 05 Mustang at Fred Beans in Doylestown. i am 6'2" and can keep my head in a more upright position in the backseat of the Mustang go figure, I know what the advertised specs say I sat in and drove both so please do not think my comments are because I like the Ford better they are an unbiased comparison.
And Rustang comments are pretty funny since most GTO's and F-bodies rotted away the same way as a Ford. BTW that Shelby is totally rust free , I have 300 pics of the rotisserie resto to prove it. Not many Poncho or Ford guys can claim that.
I more them anyone wanted the new 05 GTO to be the next car I bought but I can't. I like a car to be distictive the new GTO even the 05 is not, so what, they put some scoops on it and split the exhaust out the rear and it has 50 more hp you still have to look twice at it. At the used car auctions they are give away cars because no one wants them, kinda like the Fiero was.
The most recognizable American cars are the Corvette, Mustang, Camaro and Firebird. GM has a winner in the Corvette, they should spend their money and revamp and bring back either the Camaro or Firebird. The GTO and GTO Judge are recognized by true musclecar enthusiasts and are big dollar collectables. Most people know what a GTO is, they don't identify with it because they killed the name off in 74. If GM wanted to go after the BMW market with the Pontiac line they would have been better off using a number to name the new car ie: 346H.O. or 346H or something like that.
The reason to install a Paxton on a new Mustang is because that used to be an option on Shelby Mustangs, thought it would be retro to do one up like a modern Shelby.
Sorry for the rambling, and remember I never said the new GTO was a bad car it handles great and it has good acceleration, it just should'nt be called GTO, it will never be the Legend that the old cars were and still are.
judge_jury_executioner your avatar is funny. P*& on Imports. The new GTO is an import are you p&**ing on that as well.
If I just wanted to go fast I would buy a new Z06 or a CTS-V. The CTS-V is faster then a GTO and new Stang. Imagine that a 4 door Cadillac, fast with class. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
What's funny is that a lot of us agree with 99% of this post.
You got lucky with your Shelby, rust wise. Old Rustangs are a bitch to repair if there is any kind of rot in the torque box area in the floors and there usually is. One of the many reasons I would probably never buy one. Fortunately, for the classic Mustang owner, you can buy just about the entire car out of a catalog. Much like the new ones, I LOVE the looks of the '68-70 Mustangs, especially the Shelbys, but that's about it. It would be nice if Ford used something other than water color paint on their vehicles as well. Oh, and for the company that pioneered the assembly line and parts interchange ability, Fords are surprisingly hard to buy parts for. I've owned 2 newer Ford vehicles, my '90 F-250, and my wife had an '89 Escort and 2 older trucks and they were all the same. Any time a part was needed, it was 3 trips to the parts store because depending on the time of day the car was made, it used a different, non interchangeable part. The o2 sensor for my truck is a good example. If I walk into a parts store, and tell them I need an o2 sensor for a '90 F-250, with all of the relevent engine/trans info, I will get the wrong part, guaranteed. They list several in the parts books for the same application, and NONE of them are the right one. I had to bring in the old one to get the one that fits my truck. The truck was bought new by me, so I know that it's only been changed once. For some reason, the truck came from the factory with F-350 spindles (a good thing IMHO) which makes getting spindle bearings and seals interesting if you don't know.
The Escort was the same way.
Overall, my truck has been great to me (192k and still going), but I've never had the parts issues with any other vehicles than Ford.
Have fun with the new rustang.........
