GM's marketing failure was the best thing to happen for GTO owners. The fact 'experts' who scribble for car mags didn't recognize the car's value was another plus. As someone else mentioned, the rate at which GTOs are being ruined is still another boon for those who value their GTO. The car is so rare in SC that people constantly ask me about mine; want to see the engine, etc.
Mine stays garaged and rarely diven in the rain. I've had my '05 M6 since it was new and at 14.5K miles it still looks showroom fresh. As others have stated, I plan to always keep it. It's a classic in the making and one beast of a machine in the bargain.
"Bang for the Buck" was never sweeter than the '06 Pontiac GTO.
Especially with ZERO% interest for 5 years from GMAC (which is about a $5500 savings alone)! Do the math Enstein!
You would have to go thru alot of barrels of 91 Octane before your offset starts working against your wallet... unless you are a greeny or a tree-hugger of sorts!
I have always been leery of owning a GM product but this one puts miles of smiles on my mug each time I go thru those gears!
I bought mine as a pre-deployment present before heading to Iraq. A friend of mine owns a bicycle shop and threw in a $6500 racing bicycle to go with the car. I have long wanted a vette, but shortly after I got my Goat, my sister picked up an 02 vette. After driving both, I am am over the vette lust, and quite satified with the Goat. I can't wait to get back and drive it again.
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Asyou 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.
I bought mine as a pre-deployment present before heading to Iraq. A friend of mine owns a bicycle shop and threw in a $6500 racing bicycle to go with the car. I have long wanted a vette, but shortly after I got my Goat, my sister picked up an 02 vette. After driving both, I am am over the vette lust, and quite satified with the Goat. I can't wait to get back and drive it again.
Be safe over there and THANK YOU for watching over us.
kerry71,
I like the sound of that "pre-deployment" insurance that you purchased! That is some real forward thinking on your part. I trust that neither your goat nor you have to wait for too long before the post-deployment ceremonies commence!
Stay safe and we are all waiting your safe return... and thanks for all your burden on our [collective] behalf!
I've always liked Pontiacs(firebirds) but I love my goat. I purchased mine new for around 25,000. You can't touch any other car for that price having that much power. Long live the goat!!!
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Asyou 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!
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