Closed a deal today on a 2004 pulse red 6-speed. Not the killer deal some are posting, but in my mind extremely fair to me and the dealer.
First, thanks to all the forum members for their posts that really helped me in my decision. I've spent quite a bit of time here over the past week and it's appreciated.
A few random thoughts I'd like to share...
I had vowed that I would never own a GM car again and that my next car would definitely be a 2-seat sports car. Wrong on both counts!
I (thought) I had it narrowed down to a 2 year old Corvette or BMW Z-4. The Corvette had the intoxiating power; the BMW had the 'this feels right' charactersitics.
Having just turned 53, the downside to both was that it just isn't as easy getting in and out as when I was 20 years younger. Thought that was just the price to be paid.
Then I test drove the GTO. The power of the Corvete, the feeling of the MBW, and I can easily get in and out of it!
The closer for me was the build quality. How a GM subsidiary can put the mother company to shame on styling and quality is amazing to me.
I've gone on long enough. Happy New Year to all!
ejko
First, thanks to all the forum members for their posts that really helped me in my decision. I've spent quite a bit of time here over the past week and it's appreciated.
A few random thoughts I'd like to share...
I had vowed that I would never own a GM car again and that my next car would definitely be a 2-seat sports car. Wrong on both counts!
I (thought) I had it narrowed down to a 2 year old Corvette or BMW Z-4. The Corvette had the intoxiating power; the BMW had the 'this feels right' charactersitics.
Having just turned 53, the downside to both was that it just isn't as easy getting in and out as when I was 20 years younger. Thought that was just the price to be paid.
Then I test drove the GTO. The power of the Corvete, the feeling of the MBW, and I can easily get in and out of it!
The closer for me was the build quality. How a GM subsidiary can put the mother company to shame on styling and quality is amazing to me.
I've gone on long enough. Happy New Year to all!
ejko