Prop's To the Goat!
01-22-2009, 10:08 PM
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Prop's To the Goat! So tonight I went and bought my gf a new car. Well, I see a guy come pulling in the parking lot in a nice Red GTO(05). So he comes in and sits down at the desk next to the one I was at. He was a salesman for the dealership I was at. Well me being the owner of a 00 camaro ss and a car nut, I start talking to the guy about his car. So after about 30 minutes of bs-ing, I'm gettin ready to leave and he said...wanna go for a quick ride? So naturally I say heck yea. Well he pulled out on the road and put her side ways and I was in love! We got down about a mile and a half away, and he hung a right and pulled over. He jumped out and said you wanna drive? I of course didnt argue...babied it through second and got on it through 4th! What a blast to drive! Sounded Great...Awesome acceleration! So that made my night, and ill role with a gto anytime from now on!
01-23-2009, 12:17 AM
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I drove one that a guy had for sale locally and the seats were simply incredible.
I bought my wife a SOM T/A and she doesn't like it. When she drove that Goat, she loved it ... mostly because of those incredible seats.
Seriously thinking about trading up for a GTO.
I bought my wife a SOM T/A and she doesn't like it. When she drove that Goat, she loved it ... mostly because of those incredible seats.
Seriously thinking about trading up for a GTO.
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01-23-2009, 05:52 PM
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it's good to hear of some fellow LSx love. i remember when i first got mine almost 5 years ago and listened to all the hate and BS from the F-body crowd (which i had come from). to know the goat is to love it
01-24-2009, 04:21 AM
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Brakes seem about what I'd expect from the General but it IS a 3800lb car after all! Its going to be hard on the brakes period. I do find they stop the car well but I have never punished them like the Brembo's on my Evo when I took it around the Nurburgring.
As always YMMV.
01-24-2009, 10:04 PM
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Whats with all this shitty brakes and suspension? I am coming from a '05 Evo (arguably one of the best handling 4drs made) and I find my GTO handles well and rides great. I was really surprised how nicely weighted the steering is and how well the car rides yet handles well too.
Brakes seem about what I'd expect from the General but it IS a 3800lb car after all! Its going to be hard on the brakes period. I do find they stop the car well but I have never punished them like the Brembo's on my Evo when I took it around the Nurburgring.
As always YMMV.
Brakes seem about what I'd expect from the General but it IS a 3800lb car after all! Its going to be hard on the brakes period. I do find they stop the car well but I have never punished them like the Brembo's on my Evo when I took it around the Nurburgring.
As always YMMV.
01-25-2009, 12:42 AM
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That's the question I keep asking as well. I own both the lowly '04 and the far "superior" '06, and I've yet to encounter a stopping problem. Seriously, after back-to-back drives, I have trouble discerning a difference. I'm sure there are differences, but I wouldn't call either of them substandard. Both of them handle extremely well. I love everything about both of them. They're great cars that have been wrongfully ridiculed. And most of the criticism has come from those whom never driven one.
01-25-2009, 02:02 PM
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The brakes i had on my Grand Prix GXP were much better than my gto's. The pedal feel was solid and it stopped that car on a dime. I do plan on upgrading them soon though. Thats really my only gripe though and i guess i should consider that its a heavier car as well.
01-25-2009, 10:43 PM
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I love the GTO. Going from my 95z28 to the goat feels like you are getting into a 100k luxury car. And when you are going fast, you don't feel like the wheels are going to fall off of it.
