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Originally Posted by bryansMtngto
Im sorry but i really think GM dropped the ball with these cars. They could of done so much more. To under powered. Cheap rear end. They should of done it like the Vauxhull VXR8. This is the 4 door version of the GTO IMO. plus i think the Mallo is Awsome too. To bad most of the good cars made today dont come to USA
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So, 400 horsepower is LESS than 370??? Are you saying that NOBODY ever broke a safety trac? I bought both my '04 and '06 brand new and neither has a rearend problem. I'm glad that GM DIDN'T drop the ball with these cars. And a few posts above you'll see how magazines and so-called enthusiasts were clamoring for certain Aussie cars to come here (me included) but ended with constant bickering about useless bs.
I'm not saying the new cars are perfect, they're not. I remember one of my first posts on this site back in 2003 was entitled "Be Thankful", as I was one Pontiac die-hard that yearned for a new two-door, V8, RWD Pontiac. My thoughts then were that even if the car didn't fit your desires, what was the point of dissuading others? How would that convince GM that Pontiac deserved investment dollars in such a politically incorrect car?
When I read that the car was approved I was elated. When I first saw one on the dealer lot I was scratching my head thinking wtf? I had written it off for a couple weeks but I still had the itch. I went back, test drove, and it's been nothing but love ever since. This was 2004 and I bought a second one in 2006 and still have both.
I apologize to the op for participating in the derailment of his thread, in fact, I wasn't even going to post how much I despise the rendering he posted. But I feel thirty five years of Pontiac ownership gives my opinion as much credibility as anybody else. I know this: There ain't a "Stock" prior GTO in existence that can hang with the 2005-6 GTOs. Underpowered? Yeah, okay. But your OPINION is just as valid as anybody else's. And do you really believe that the negative display actually encouraged GM to go further?