I am the current owner of a 2003 Acura TL-S and i am looking to buy another car. I want something fast, but dont want to spring for a corvette. The LS2 engine is what drew me to the GTO. I like my acura but hate the fact that its high mileage and needs fixing every time i turn around. How is the reliability on these cars? I am looking to buy a low mileage (under 50k) 6MT GTO but havent decided yet. I am torn between a 3 Series BMW, a 3rd gen Acura, or a 2006 GTO. Any tips or suggestions? The last GM i owned was a 2005 Impala which was nice except for shoddy electrical systems. Is there any common problems with GTOs that I should know about?
For the most part the GTO's are pretty problem free. I have only had one problem with mine, a door lock actuator,so far with 35k miles. Like any car, there a few lemons out there, and you can read about them on this forum. The most common being alignment problems.
The GTO is one of the best values for the buck. Are all of them totally problem free? Most probably not but then again there most probably are none or few cars that can boast this. What you will read on here are guys sharing problems they are having so they can better understand fixes and understand their cars. What you will have hoards of owners that have no problems or problems that are minor not worth discussing.
As with all cars there are TSB's out there for fixes for various things. What you will also find is this car has never been recalled. Many feel the strut rub issue should have been a recall issue, but it hasn't happened. GM as attributed this to misaligned front ends. This is an issue with 17" wheels with very close tolerances from the tire to the strut itself. I have had NO problems with this, some have. If this concerns you look for a GTO with 18" tires. Those tires are not quite as wide as the 17"ers and you will eliminate a worry.
Strut failure was another problem but then again not everyone has experienced this. I have not.
IMO there are deals out there right now on new ones, see the link........
For a used or new one you should be able to find one in your $ range. If you compare the value of this car and what it offers to others, I'd let the deal dictate your decision on whether to pull the trigger on one.
Take a look at Autotrader.com and cars.com. Both sites list several used GTO's for sale. A lot of the cars out there are low miles, below 10k, including 2004's.
I am the current owner of a 2003 Acura TL-S and i am looking to buy another car. I want something fast, but dont want to spring for a corvette. The LS2 engine is what drew me to the GTO. I like my acura but hate the fact that its high mileage and needs fixing every time i turn around. How is the reliability on these cars? I am looking to buy a low mileage (under 50k) 6MT GTO but havent decided yet. I am torn between a 3 Series BMW, a 3rd gen Acura, or a 2006 GTO. Any tips or suggestions? The last GM i owned was a 2005 Impala which was nice except for shoddy electrical systems. Is there any common problems with GTOs that I should know about?
You have an '03 with high mileage? How many miles a year will you put on? I thought Acura's were highly reliable and if you're having problems with one of those, not sure a GTO will make your life any better, other than the fact you get to the speed limit a lot quicker.
You also don't mention whether you have kids, or would otherwise plan on using the back seat. If "yes" to either question, re-think buying a GTO.
Well the acura had 90k when i bought it so i guess i screwed myself. Acura makes decent cars but their automatic trannys from 99-03 have damn near 100 percent failure rate. Thanks for the replies.
Well the acura had 90k when i bought it so i guess i screwed myself. Acura makes decent cars but their automatic trannys from 99-03 have damn near 100 percent failure rate. Thanks for the replies.
Maybe someone should notify Consumer Reports. To read their reviews, Honda, Toyota and their subisidaries walk on water.
So I did it. I got a 2004 6 speed with 18K miles on it. The thing is a speed demon i swear i get a hard on every time i shift into second. A few questions. Do yall ever have any problems with the cd changer? Every once in a while it gives me a ERROR MECH message when i try to eject cd 5. Also are the rear bumpers on my 04 interchangable with an 06? I want to put headers, and a nice loud tru dual exhaust.
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