Test Drove a GTO for the first time
05-11-2011, 03:42 AM
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Satchmo,
since i used to live in Detroit there's one other thing you should also think about...TIRES! if the roads are still as bad, you will probably need tires every few months depending on where you live/commute. so now you're talking a tire budget and Vette tires ain't cheap! i never got the chance to test drive a GTO (i wish i did). being the one who likes sleepers, look at this also, a 400 hp 05-06 GTO is almost matching a C5Z06 in hp. with a few mods, you can easily reach 500 hp and match a c6Z06 in hp. imagine all the cookie cutter Vettes you could lay waste to...
since i used to live in Detroit there's one other thing you should also think about...TIRES! if the roads are still as bad, you will probably need tires every few months depending on where you live/commute. so now you're talking a tire budget and Vette tires ain't cheap! i never got the chance to test drive a GTO (i wish i did). being the one who likes sleepers, look at this also, a 400 hp 05-06 GTO is almost matching a C5Z06 in hp. with a few mods, you can easily reach 500 hp and match a c6Z06 in hp. imagine all the cookie cutter Vettes you could lay waste to...
If you can afford it I'd get the vette and I'm very familiar with it both cars. I've owned a vette and my cousin ownes a GTO that I drive regularly. There both great cars but the vette is just way more fun. Obviously this is JMHO
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05-12-2011, 12:32 AM
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You're forgetting about power to weight Blacksmith. A GTO with 400hp will get destroyed by a 400hp C5ZO6 every time. Check sig and you'll see how I know
If you can afford it I'd get the vette and I'm very familiar with it both cars. I've owned a vette and my cousin ownes a GTO that I drive regularly. There both great cars but the vette is just way more fun. Obviously this is JMHO
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Ryan
If you can afford it I'd get the vette and I'm very familiar with it both cars. I've owned a vette and my cousin ownes a GTO that I drive regularly. There both great cars but the vette is just way more fun. Obviously this is JMHO
Regards,
Ryan
Damn, didn't know the GTO was such a heavy car.
05-12-2011, 12:40 AM
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I've got an A4 '04 QSM GTO for sale if anyones interested. I'm asking 10.5K. Like you guys said, it was a very underrated car in terms of comfort and driving.
I'd definitely keep it if my G/F would drive it, but she's not interested in it. :/
PM me if interested.
I'd definitely keep it if my G/F would drive it, but she's not interested in it. :/
PM me if interested.
05-12-2011, 01:38 AM
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I like the GTO's. I was considering them for awhile, but I just found the stock appearing ones to be a little too "boring" for my taste. Throw a nice set of wheels, lower it, tint the windows, etc.. And they look great.. Otherwise, I always found them to be pretty boring appearance wise.
The new 5.0's are great. Theyre pretty fast in stock form AND they come with a warranty. If you can afford one, I'd either go with the C6 or 5.0.
05-16-2011, 04:56 PM
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Sooo many factors. I was looking at the same cars you are at one point, but ended up going with the CTS-V. 400hp, about as heavy as a GTO, more comfort & quality, and still handles VERY well. Since I have a son under 18, I went with the V, but in my heart the choices are:
1. Vette - Who doesn't love this car?
2. CTS-V - 4 dr Vette
3. GTO - Solid car, but just didn't do it for me in the looks category.
1. Vette - Who doesn't love this car?
2. CTS-V - 4 dr Vette
3. GTO - Solid car, but just didn't do it for me in the looks category.
05-16-2011, 06:56 PM
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The GTO is a great car but it's a total pig next to a vette. If you don't need backseats a vette is a great DD and a c5z can be had for a good price. Consider what you would have to spend on a GTO to make it as fast as a stock c5z and it would never handle as well. Don't get me wrong, the GTO is a great car but you are comparing apples to oranges.
05-16-2011, 07:28 PM
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I really think it's comparing apples and oranges when people compare a Vette and a GTO. They are totally different cars, platforms, and styles. They simply share a common powertrain.
For me - I wanted a modern muscle car, not a Vette. I love the looks of the C6 Vette and might get one someday, but I bought a GTO because I wanted a modern muscle car. Personally, I love the understated looks of the GTO, but that's my taste. I prefer to pull up to a stoplight and watch people looking around like "what the hell is making that noise?"
I do not daily drive my GTO. But almost every time I take it out, I get comments and questions about it. At the gas pumps, at stoplights, at the bank drive thru. People are always asking me about it. Mine is a very understated color (midnight blue), but it sounds like a beast. I wouldn't trade it for a Vette (ok, maybe a C6 Z06).
So, it really comes down to you deciding exactly what you want. They are totally different cars built for different audiences.
For me - I wanted a modern muscle car, not a Vette. I love the looks of the C6 Vette and might get one someday, but I bought a GTO because I wanted a modern muscle car. Personally, I love the understated looks of the GTO, but that's my taste. I prefer to pull up to a stoplight and watch people looking around like "what the hell is making that noise?"
I do not daily drive my GTO. But almost every time I take it out, I get comments and questions about it. At the gas pumps, at stoplights, at the bank drive thru. People are always asking me about it. Mine is a very understated color (midnight blue), but it sounds like a beast. I wouldn't trade it for a Vette (ok, maybe a C6 Z06).
So, it really comes down to you deciding exactly what you want. They are totally different cars built for different audiences.
05-16-2011, 07:50 PM
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I really think it's comparing apples and oranges when people compare a Vette and a GTO. They are totally different cars, platforms, and styles. They simply share a common powertrain.
For me - I wanted a modern muscle car, not a Vette. I love the looks of the C6 Vette and might get one someday, but I bought a GTO because I wanted a modern muscle car. Personally, I love the understated looks of the GTO, but that's my taste. I prefer to pull up to a stoplight and watch people looking around like "what the hell is making that noise?"
I do not daily drive my GTO. But almost every time I take it out, I get comments and questions about it. At the gas pumps, at stoplights, at the bank drive thru. People are always asking me about it. Mine is a very understated color (midnight blue), but it sounds like a beast. I wouldn't trade it for a Vette (ok, maybe a C6 Z06).
So, it really comes down to you deciding exactly what you want. They are totally different cars built for different audiences.
For me - I wanted a modern muscle car, not a Vette. I love the looks of the C6 Vette and might get one someday, but I bought a GTO because I wanted a modern muscle car. Personally, I love the understated looks of the GTO, but that's my taste. I prefer to pull up to a stoplight and watch people looking around like "what the hell is making that noise?"
I do not daily drive my GTO. But almost every time I take it out, I get comments and questions about it. At the gas pumps, at stoplights, at the bank drive thru. People are always asking me about it. Mine is a very understated color (midnight blue), but it sounds like a beast. I wouldn't trade it for a Vette (ok, maybe a C6 Z06).
So, it really comes down to you deciding exactly what you want. They are totally different cars built for different audiences.
Just want to add though, the GTO can easily be classified as modern day muscle, but, in my personal opinion, I think the absolute closest "modern" car you can get that resembles the original early day muscle car's would be the F-Body's. Everything from the long sweeping hood, long, heavy doors, basic, non-sugar coated interior, etc., all qualities that you just don't really get in the GTO's which resemble the original muscle cars.
But, not taking anything away from GTO's at all, I love them, absolutely sick cars, both the LS1's and LS2's!
05-16-2011, 08:09 PM
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Now that the GTO is paid off, I'd love to find a low mileage 2002 WS6 to add to the stable.
But to the OP - you really need to figure out which fits your style the best. Or buy both!
