Current GM rebate is $5500 in the mid-west and east coast. Most dealers are selling at invoice or into their hold back so the real price should start at $30K. That should place you about 24.5 for a reasonable deal (30-5.5). Dealers also have $500 GM Certificates they can use to help clinch a sale. I bought mine when the rebate was $3500 but the dealer used 2 certificates to give me an extra $1000 off. However, with the larger rebate, many dealers are not so gracious with the certificates on the GTO. Some of the even lower prices posted on the forum are the result of GM MasterCards and associated GM Bucks. I'm still searching for the details, but it appears that GM selected some card holders to recieve bonus dollars (GM told me it was a random selection), up to $5000, if they would use them to buy a GTO. Its like these folks won the lottery - no one at my Pontiac Dealership even knew about this GM Card bonus when I talked to them today. Its hard to not get frustrated for those of us who purchased just a week or two before this all broke - I should say anyone how purchased prior to this big promotional surge. However, the car is worth every dollar of $30K+. Its the best GM vehicle I've owned with respect to quality.
Don't hesitate to much longer if you decide to join the GTO club. My dealer has gone from 7 to 1 left since the new rebate (black automatic). 3 weeks ago the dealer with the most stock in the DFW area was Alta Vista in Carrolton. He would not deal when I purchased but may now. I was originally going to wait until January to buy but decided the Impluse Blue M6 (only 804 produced) I wanted would not be around if I waited any longer.
If you buy, you need to do three things right away. Check the tire pressure (they are shipped with 60 psi), swap the brake pads out for Vette C5 pads (same part but twice the friction area), and flush/bleed the brakes with Valvoline Synthetic brake fluid (for some reason the brake fluid is all dark with contamination).
