Monte.....agree with you about the car. Since 1996, we have owned and traded 1996 Jetta GLX, 1996 GTI (VR6), 1998 Audi 2.8, 1998 Passat 1.8T, 1999 SAAB 9/5, 2000 Audi S4, 2000 Corvette C5, 2003 Jetta GLI (VR6), 2003 BMW M3. Now own a Mini Cooper S, the 2004 GTO, Saturn VUE RedLine, and 2004 Chevy Silverado 5.3L. The 2004 GTO has one of the best combinations of power, handling, braking, RIDE, and interior fit/finish I have seen and driven from all these cars. To me, it has all that I liked about the C5 for performance, the performance, fit and finish of the M3 all in one. While some may think I need my head examined for these comments, it is what I have come to feel. The M3 for example while basically a race car on the street made you work at delivering and handling the performance, IMO. I bought the extended warranty on the GTO because I, too, plan on keeping it for several years. CAI (maybe Lingenfelter), CORSA for a few hp and sound and knowing GM approves it for warranty.