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GTO Collector...
I have no idea if this is a right place to put this but I wanted to get the info from the real GTO owners.. My friend bought a 04 GTO and wont do anything to it because the dealership told him that it was a collector car.. Would the real GTO owners consider the 04 GTO's as a collectors car? I know they only made them for 3 years but that dont make it a collector right now.. I know for a fact that he wont own the car when it would actually in my mind be considered a collector..
I wanna hear the input of the GTO owners on this issue because it is driving me insane...
I wanna hear the input of the GTO owners on this issue because it is driving me insane...
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Lol your freind can mod it all he wants, just keep in the garage and the miles low
Notice most cars are modded nowa days, so if its done right and not cheap it could help sell the car...
Notice most cars are modded nowa days, so if its done right and not cheap it could help sell the car...
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I think you're friend is going to have to own his car for a LONG time before it will ever be collectable. It probably won't be worth what he paid for it for at least 20 years if ever so he might as well enjoy it.
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I chose an '04 intentionally for the "last of the 350's and the first re-intro GTO." Their limited production numbers lead me to think that we can look to the Impala SS for rough depreciation figures. The '05-06's will likely be more valuable until all "new" GTO's become oober-rare, and even then it would still be described as: "the less-powerful LS1 GTO." I would think that a bigger reason for not modding (in interest to the dealership) may have more to do with warranty issues and trade-in value - not collector depreciation.
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I think it's naive to even think that the modern GTO will ever be a collector car--just like it's naive to think that a 4th gen f-body will be a collector car. A good example of a collector car is an Enzo Ferrari. It was an anniversary car, made only in one year, had a VERY limited production run, and current values are double what the car retailed for brand-new. Now, that's a collector car. As for a GTO being a collector car or any other regular production car being a collector car? Don't make me laugh. I think one has to be a very vain person to over-appreciate his or her car like that.
A GTO, like almost every other car, is a tool and was built to be driven to the ground.
A GTO, like almost every other car, is a tool and was built to be driven to the ground.
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I think it's naive to even think that the modern GTO will ever be a collector car--just like it's naive to think that a 4th gen f-body will be a collector car. A good example of a collector car is an Enzo Ferrari. It was an anniversary car, made only in one year, had a VERY limited production run, and current values are double what the car retailed for brand-new. Now, that's a collector car. As for a GTO being a collector car or any other regular production car being a collector car? Don't make me laugh. I think one has to be a very vain person to over-appreciate his or her car like that.
A GTO, like almost every other car, is a tool and was built to be driven to the ground.
A GTO, like almost every other car, is a tool and was built to be driven to the ground.
...oh well, at least the GTO's cheaper to maintain, so I'll just have to drive this worthless heap until I save up enough for my Enzo.
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I have always considered the GTO a collector car. Hell, look at my screen name. That is my cars birth month. Two months into production. One of the first to come over on the boat.
Oh, and I have kept my mods light, and easy to reverse in the case I return to stock in many years. And I plan on buying a low production/optioned GTO with low miles and all stock one day.
Oh, and I have kept my mods light, and easy to reverse in the case I return to stock in many years. And I plan on buying a low production/optioned GTO with low miles and all stock one day.
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I think the last of the Gen-I 350's were used in the GM trucks up until '00. With the Vortec heads and all the fuel injection stuff that goes with it it didn't look much like the original there towards the end.
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I am going to disagree with most people. If you would have asked an owner of a 1967 GTO, in say 1971, if his car would be a collector car he would have said no. In 30-40 years from now I believe these will be collector cars, especially with the new laws coming and the probable death of the modern muscle car era. Is it a collector car today? Hell no. But I believe it will be.
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in 30 to 40 years cars wont even run on gas they will run on hopes and dreams and try putting that into your 04 GTO, drive the car for what it is now dont waste it by trying to save it for tomarrow
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Yeah, I know it's technically a 346, but the 5.7 liter is still sometimes refered to by some as a "350" (kinda like calling the 5.3L [325ci] a 327). The old school guys seem to do it more often, but everybody knows what they're talking about.
I think the last of the Gen-I 350's were used in the GM trucks up until '00. With the Vortec heads and all the fuel injection stuff that goes with it it didn't look much like the original there towards the end.
I think the last of the Gen-I 350's were used in the GM trucks up until '00. With the Vortec heads and all the fuel injection stuff that goes with it it didn't look much like the original there towards the end.
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The GTO is just a rebaged Holden Monaro, which is a reheated design from Opel, that got it's roots from the old Caddy Cateras... Very unlikely these will be collectors cars just because they have GTO written in plastic on them.
Tell your friend to enjoy driving his powerful RWD V8 for what it is.... The opportunity may not be around much longer.
Tell your friend to enjoy driving his powerful RWD V8 for what it is.... The opportunity may not be around much longer.