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Originally Posted by 71SportRagtop
I'm not sure how the 74 GTO conversation turned to the 04-06 GTO but I'll chime in. I've never liked the 04-06 cars. Frankly, I'm severely disappointed in Pontiac that they simply couldn't let the GTO name rest in peace. They had to drudge it up and slap it on an imported car that granted was fast but had no personality.
I could drop an LS motor into an AMC Pacer and it might be fast but it would still be a Pacer. That's kind of how I feel about the 04-06 cars. Are they fast, sure but are they cool...no. They look to me like every other boring jellybean shaped car out there.
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All it took was to say the previous red headed step children were the 73-74 GTOs and that the 04-06 ones have now taken their place.
BTW the Post is titled "GTO Acceptance" nothing in the header about what years. The OP starts out with his car and I threw in the 04-06 cars, I can't see anything wrong with subject matter from the title of the post.
You have your opinion if their cool ....... plenty of people compliment me on my car sitting still in a parking lot, so fast has nothing to do with cool factor at all, just as belly buttons everyone has one. If they looked like every other late model on the road as you say, then how is it my car gets thumbs up etc. from people walking along the road? People always coming up to me in gas stations fast food restaurants etc. and complimenting me on my car. You don't have to believe me, ask any 04-06 GTO owner how many people compliment them on their car. Just because it's wasn't a retro car means nothing to me, I don't like the current mustangs or challengers. If I wanted a old car I'd buy an original old car, not a new car with a feeble attempt made to look like an old car.
Just take a second to ponder this, an old GTO on today's roads is going to definitely catch your attention, correct. Well if I took my 05 GTO and was able to time warp back to late 60s at say a burger joint, how many people do you think would be swarming over to look at the futuristic GTO? It's all relative to what your used to seeing isn't it? For that matter if I hang on to my 05 in 35 more years it will look nothing like cars in 2050.
One more thing, FYI, the 04-06 GTOs aren't the first GTOs that were imported cars. "REAL" GTOs were also imported and made outside of the US too, I bet that's a shocker to you. Holden made the 04-06 GTOs and they are a subsidy of GM, some people act like kia or honda made the late model model cars.