Well Mr. Monaro ...er GTO and Dan, you both have good points. Do you want to know why this argument will never reach a desired end for either of you? Repeat after me..Global Economy...There are very few American made GM cars anymore but now there are Toyotas built in the good old USA. So what are you going to do? Argue where the parts to build the cars are made? For what its worth, here's my take. Pontiac made a HUGE error in judgement bringing back the GTO name to put on a car that bears no resemblence in any way other than in the name itself to its predecessor. The Pontiac version of the Monaro however is a wickedly fast car and deserved to stand on its own with a unique Pontiac name. If Pontiac had done this they probably would have sold 20K each year, even with the bland rental car look it has. But they attempted to capitalize on the name of an automotive legend and it blew up in their face just as most people suspected it would. There are true blue 04-06 GTO die hards out there like Mr GTO who swear by the car. Is it a GTO? Well, it says GTO on the name plate so I guess so. As Dan says, it is actually a Holden Monaro assemebled in the states with a Chevy Engine because they are the only GM engines available today. Definitley NOT pure Pontiac but it is as pure a Pontiac as you'll get today. You guys can argue forever and you will both continue to be right. The best we can do is let it go and pray that GM in general and Pontiac in particular don't screw up like this again. Mr GTO, please stop comparing your GTO with the GTO's of the sixties and seventies. With the technology we have today the damn car better be faster than the 60's cars! So speed wise, I concede..you win, but when it comes intimidating looks, aura, and Neck snapping torque...AKA the complete package.... you're in a different solar system. Different strokes fellas, different strokes............Rock on!
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