Mustang lives on!! GTO dead..
02-25-2007, 05:47 AM
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RE: Mustang lives on!! GTO dead..
I think it's just a limited few that buy a car because of the name not the looks.As others have said, R.I.P.
02-25-2007, 03:34 PM
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RE: Mustang lives on!! GTO dead..
i liked the new GTO. It was a very nice car in general. The exterior of the car isnt really all that bad, and i really dont mind it. I would actually love to have the 6.0 GTO. I wouldnt trade it for the stang but it would bea nice car to own.
02-26-2007, 05:50 AM
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RE: Mustang lives on!! GTO dead..
If you go back and look at photos of the GTO's from the early to mid sixties you might see that they were not too good looking. They just didn't excite me like the Mustangs, Camaros and Chargers.
While the new charger isn't doing too much exciting, even with the Hemi, the new Challenger will! Lucky for the Stang it will be overpriced. I'm guessing one fully loaded will be over $37,000...
[IMG]local://upfiles/15212/B40C1D45EDD54E66A1A69C3859C141EE.jpg[/IMG]
While the new charger isn't doing too much exciting, even with the Hemi, the new Challenger will! Lucky for the Stang it will be overpriced. I'm guessing one fully loaded will be over $37,000...
[IMG]local://upfiles/15212/B40C1D45EDD54E66A1A69C3859C141EE.jpg[/IMG]
03-19-2007, 12:07 AM
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RE: Mustang lives on!! GTO dead..
Being a car fanatic and wanting some reliable transportation too, in addition to my 66 Mustang, I looked at the GTO when it first came out. GM screwed up the introduction of this car - they did not have enough of them to go around to the dealers and the dealers that had them wanted $ 5,000 markups. I ended up buying an Acura TL, even though I was eligible for GM employee discount. When dealers finally started getting cars in volume, the interest died down & they ended up sitting on lots. Other problem they had was gas guzzler tax on automatics. The GTO's looked like well put together cars and the price was right except for the dealer markup. The dealers did not do GM any favors by trying to gouge the buying public.
03-19-2007, 12:12 AM
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RE: Mustang lives on!! GTO dead..
ORIGINAL: Bobzmcishl
Being a car fanatic and wanting some reliable transportation too, in addition to my 66 Mustang, I looked at the GTO when it first came out. GM screwed up the introduction of this car - they did not have enough of them to go around to the dealers and the dealers that had them wanted $ 5,000 markups. I ended up buying an Acura TL, even though I was eligible for GM employee discount. When dealers finally started getting cars in volume, the interest died down & they ended up sitting on lots. Other problem they had was gas guzzler tax on automatics. The GTO's looked like well put together cars and the price was right except for the dealer markup. The dealers did not do GM any favors by trying to gouge the buying public.
Being a car fanatic and wanting some reliable transportation too, in addition to my 66 Mustang, I looked at the GTO when it first came out. GM screwed up the introduction of this car - they did not have enough of them to go around to the dealers and the dealers that had them wanted $ 5,000 markups. I ended up buying an Acura TL, even though I was eligible for GM employee discount. When dealers finally started getting cars in volume, the interest died down & they ended up sitting on lots. Other problem they had was gas guzzler tax on automatics. The GTO's looked like well put together cars and the price was right except for the dealer markup. The dealers did not do GM any favors by trying to gouge the buying public.
03-19-2007, 01:24 PM
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RE: Mustang lives on!! GTO dead..
ORIGINAL: Orion_240
If you go back and look at photos of the GTO's from the early to mid sixties you might see that they were not too good looking. They just didn't excite me like the Mustangs, Camaros and Chargers.
While the new charger isn't doing too much exciting, even with the Hemi, the new Challenger will! Lucky for the Stang it will be overpriced. I'm guessing one fully loaded will be over $37,000...
[IMG]local://upfiles/15212/B40C1D45EDD54E66A1A69C3859C141EE.jpg[/IMG]
If you go back and look at photos of the GTO's from the early to mid sixties you might see that they were not too good looking. They just didn't excite me like the Mustangs, Camaros and Chargers.
While the new charger isn't doing too much exciting, even with the Hemi, the new Challenger will! Lucky for the Stang it will be overpriced. I'm guessing one fully loaded will be over $37,000...
[IMG]local://upfiles/15212/B40C1D45EDD54E66A1A69C3859C141EE.jpg[/IMG]
And, you can buy a 30k Charger/300C and be dead even with a Mustang GT.....despite the car being 600lbs heavier....
03-20-2007, 05:39 AM
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RE: Mustang lives on!! GTO dead..
ORIGINAL: DevilsReject
37k? Hahaha try again......first production run is supposedly going to be 30-40k only......so figure the Challenger to cost the same as a Mustang GT500.....around 50k or more.....All the production info that can be found says this car will be a V8 only car....and quite possibly only a 6.1 SRT-8 powered version....
And, you can buy a 30k Charger/300C and be dead even with a Mustang GT.....despite the car being 600lbs heavier....
ORIGINAL: Orion_240
If you go back and look at photos of the GTO's from the early to mid sixties you might see that they were not too good looking. They just didn't excite me like the Mustangs, Camaros and Chargers.
While the new charger isn't doing too much exciting, even with the Hemi, the new Challenger will! Lucky for the Stang it will be overpriced. I'm guessing one fully loaded will be over $37,000...
[IMG]local://upfiles/15212/B40C1D45EDD54E66A1A69C3859C141EE.jpg[/IMG]
If you go back and look at photos of the GTO's from the early to mid sixties you might see that they were not too good looking. They just didn't excite me like the Mustangs, Camaros and Chargers.
While the new charger isn't doing too much exciting, even with the Hemi, the new Challenger will! Lucky for the Stang it will be overpriced. I'm guessing one fully loaded will be over $37,000...
[IMG]local://upfiles/15212/B40C1D45EDD54E66A1A69C3859C141EE.jpg[/IMG]
And, you can buy a 30k Charger/300C and be dead even with a Mustang GT.....despite the car being 600lbs heavier....
03-20-2007, 10:28 AM
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RE: Mustang lives on!! GTO dead..
ORIGINAL: HC_CrAzYHoRsE
you mean the R/T charger? no way mang, they're over half a sec slower than the new GT on the 1320.
you mean the R/T charger? no way mang, they're over half a sec slower than the new GT on the 1320.
That said, the difference is the transmission alone.....take the slushbox out of an LX car.....and it's lights out. It's one reason why I may be considering a G8 instead of a 300C.......6spd manual....
03-22-2007, 09:12 AM
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RE: Mustang lives on!! GTO dead..
ORIGINAL: ThisBlood147
It's too bad they didn't offer a package that rolled off the showroom floor lookin like this.......
......aaannnndddd pushin a wee bigger cam
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It's too bad they didn't offer a package that rolled off the showroom floor lookin like this.......
......aaannnndddd pushin a wee bigger cam
[IMG]local://upfiles/28087/D0D8D7DC6A4B4D0790F8CF1F16D7C62F.jpg[/IMG]
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