Nine Ball

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I know they stopped production of the GTO, but are there still GTO's being shipped to the states that were already built? I'm wondering if the dealerships will get new inventory, or if it is over.

qwikz28

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this probably doesnt answer your question but there is a whole crapload of them still available over here, i cant imagine finding one that you want being too difficult. (sorry if that doesnt help you at all, just thought i'd throw that in there)

Anthony K

the last shipment has arrived

Nine Ball

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As of when?

DrkPhx

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Production has stopped and the last shipment was in late September. What a shame because it was a very nice performance car that was truly under appreciated regardless of it's looks.

DrkPhx

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Here's the 06 production breakdown.

http://www.ls2gto.com/forums/showthread.php?t=105964

oct03gto

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Last shipment was in August I believe. The last ones are being tossed from dealer to dealer.

DrkPhx

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Damn, according to dealer inventory on Pontiac's website there are still 25 GTO's left in the metro area here.

Caveman

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There is a dealer here in Orlando that has over 30 2006 GTOs in stock.

LITE SPD

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Its a shame they won't make the car for 2007 for us.

8100hammer

I think there will be still brand new 06's on the lots of dealer, until the new ones come out. Since "supposely" the new VE SS-V is being imported some as type of pontiac.

I still hear of 0 mile 2004's sitting around.

qwikz28

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i tried to pick up a 0 mile 2005 goat over the summer. it just baffled me that they wanted 29k for it or 31k for a 2006. man i had high hopes of picking up a brand new goat for 24-25k

Nine Ball

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That is because nobody bought them. They are nice cars, but are somewhat off the radar for most consumers.

Had they made it look like the Holden HSV Coupe 4, I'll bet they would have sold all of them quickly

demonspeed

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Found this over at GMI

http://www.gminsidenews.com/forums/s...ad.php?t=40407

HRJ

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I'm sure that the blasting the car recieved based on appearance didn't help a great deal, but that isn't the reason they aren't being produced past 2006.


1- The Holden Monaro (car on which the GTO is based) was scheduled to be terminated after their 2005 model year. The only VZ-bodies produced after that were GTOs for the US market. This generation GTO was intended from the beginning to be a 3 year run just like the 1994-1996 Impala SS.

2- Second reason for only planning a 3 year run was the stricter-for-07 airbag regulations here in the US. Even if GM wanted to continue VZ production for the US market only after 06, the added cost of re-engineering the airbag system pushed it over the edge.

3- Due to UAW labor contracts, GM could only import 18,000 units in a year. So, for a 3 year run, you are looking at a total maximum target of 54,000 cars. Total actual production based on demand was 40,757 (~75% of maximum allowed)... Not horrible.

Nine Ball

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If they had started in '04 with the scooped hood, 18s, and dual exhaust, I think more people would have embraced them right away. The '04 base models were really bland looking, turned off a lot of hopeful enthusiasts. First impressions can be a killer!

IMHO, they should have left the Monaro nose alone like yours HRJ. That would have helped

HRJ

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No doubt about it.

oct03gto

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I dobt it too. The 04's may be singled out because of the differances. But, almost all the 04's have been sold, and there are still brand new 05' floating around. I think that buyers are not looking where it counts. Drive the car, and comment later. I bought mine over the phone. Never test drove it. I knew I wanted it. I did not care what anybody said. Call it bland styling. Most GTO owners call it sleeper.

GasTiresandOil

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That could not have happened since the nose on his is from a VZ 05.


The hood did not make it to production in 04 because it was established back in very early 03 that they were going to be making the GTO. The hood was not on the earlier models of the monaro's and thus had not had the 18 month test they needed for them to impliment them into production here stateside. I can't remember what Wanger's said (while I was driving him around) as for a reason why they got the GTO to market with everything it has, but it was because some of the pieces were based upon the Grand Prix which had been in production for >18 month period. By having these pieces in a production car, they were able to pass it through the DOT and could put the GTO into production in less than 12 months.

HRJ

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That bit about Wangers is bunk, as well. Nothing in the GTO is shared with the Grand Prix. The fact he said on national television that the GTO was never crashed tested because it "looked like a grand prix" was the funniest thing most of us had ever heard.