Well I wanted one of these cars sence 2002 when I first heard about them. Now that I got one I'm never gitting rid of it. I bought it for a weekend toy, but it is hard for me to stay out of it, sometimes if I'm just going around the corner I fire that thing up just to drive it. I don't care about the value it might be worth in the future because those days is long gone. If you don't have an rare ment condition car that was produced back in the day it is not worth keeping for an investment. I did not buy this car for an investment because I think cars is the worst investment.
As you wrote, its not a monetary investment, but a fun-o-meter investment for the weekends. I resisted the GTO for 3 years. My interest was tweaked on word of its return but my dream of owning a Vette purchased with museum delivery upon my retirement wasn't going to be derailed. Or so I thought until last fall when my resistance was low during a wait while the wife's Torrent was being serviced. The owner of the dealership fired up a GTO that was on the showroom floor with a SLP 455 package installed. The sound reverb off the glass was all it took. I swallowed hook, line and sinker, purchasing mine as a retirement present to myself in March. But, ya never know! I graduated from engineering school in 79 and via a bike wreck late in 78 I received $20k for injuries sustained. A month before graduating that June, cash in hand I went and bought a new HD Low Rider to replace my lost bike. I still own the 79 hog (except for swapping the painted engine & trans covers for chrome, replace the stock exhaust for open drag pipes, got rid of the lunch box sized stock air cleaner for a compact high flow style, removed the stock mag wheels for spokes, exchanged the stock valves for Manley SS valves, sh*t canned the stock carb for an S&S, installed a chrome swing arm and rear sprocket ... started about 2 weeks into ownership and finished before the 6 month warrenty was up for about $2k in parts at the time ... it still mainly looks the way it did when I rolled out of the HD dealership in 79) and its doubled in value since I paid $4800 for it ... but, its never leaving my stable, nor the GTO!
The Vette dream isn't dead .... its now my turn 65 and collect SS money dream car (as long as museum delivery is available) before I need to wear depends when I turn 70 in 20 years.
That's some vision you got there. Maybe you should shave before you jump into your ride. It can't be good for the leather!
I know, I had an exessential melt down the first time I left beard tracks in the leather.
Actually the reference is to the distinct GTO's and their re-invented return only to be discontinued and distinct-ed again. Perhaps a set pattern for GM? It dates back to the evolvement of Bob Lutz's clan before fire was invented. They sat around a new invention they called fire and wanted to invent a car, but came up with insurance first.
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I can attest to the, "great car for a road trip" quote. My wife and I took a road trip out west last September in our 04 M6 torrid red GTO. We put 5400 miles on it in 14 days and never got tired of being in it, from 800ft to 11000 ft the car performed flawlessly. I plan on keeping it along with my 66 lemans with a 455 under the hood, it is in every way a GTO only better.
Been playing with new toy 77 vette.. but I'm decided to check out the GTOFORUM for a while tonite...
For what it's worth, I'd buy another one if something happened to this one and I could find one babyed (sort of) like I have mine.
For the money it was almost as fast as a vette and lot cheaper..
I think the Aussies know how to build a great car.
I wanted a V8 with a 6 speed ... only thing after 02 Camaro SS ( I had and 02 V6) was a(vette too much money for me... b(05 goat...at employee pricing which was even better than the supplier discount I was entitled to... so
I drove it, bought it and love it... My gf and I have travel quite a few miles in it and she loves the comfort of it...
Runs like a scalded cat, blends in with the G6's and Grand Am... so ... the punk kid ricers crowd don't mess with it cause it's a 6 cylinder.. unlike the 02 Camaro V6 that everything wanted to race... If the car next door does recognize the GTO 6.0 they either don't mess with it or if a Mustang or Charger might play. At least it's worth the fuel to play with them.
GM did a disservice to this machine with their marketing.. so we have a rare goat. I didn't buy it for an investment.. but because I have wanted a fast car all my life and I could buy one.. I LOVE GOATS and I see a couple a week.. I know most of them in town by site and there aren't many.. Mustangs and Chargers are a dime a dozen....
And there ain't too many 77vettes in town either.
I really need an inconspicous car.. oh that's the 00 Grand AM lol
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As you wrote, its not a monetary investment, but a fun-o-meter investment for the weekends. I resisted the GTO for 3 years. My interest was tweaked on word of its return but my dream of owning a Vette purchased with museum delivery upon my retirement wasn't going to be derailed. Or so I thought until last fall when my resistance was low during a wait while the wife's Torrent was being serviced. The owner of the dealership fired up a GTO that was on the showroom floor with a SLP 455 package installed. The sound reverb off the glass was all it took. I swallowed hook, line and sinker, purchasing mine as a retirement present to myself in March. But, ya never know! I graduated from engineering school in 79 and via a bike wreck late in 78 I received $20k for injuries sustained. A month before graduating that June, cash in hand I went and bought a new HD Low Rider to replace my lost bike. I still own the 79 hog (except for swapping the painted engine & trans covers for chrome, replace the stock exhaust for open drag pipes, got rid of the lunch box sized stock air cleaner for a compact high flow style, removed the stock mag wheels for spokes, exchanged the stock valves for Manley SS valves, sh*t canned the stock carb for an S&S, installed a chrome swing arm and rear sprocket ... started about 2 weeks into ownership and finished before the 6 month warrenty was up for about $2k in parts at the time ... it still mainly looks the way it did when I rolled out of the HD dealership in 79) and its doubled in value since I paid $4800 for it ... but, its never leaving my stable, nor the GTO!
Was that a flashback like the ones our parents warned us about? 
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