help me decide????
08-31-2008, 12:05 AM
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help me decide???? Ok first off let me say I am a young person. pretty young accutally. I have been around muscle cars all my life and love them. I own a 1992 z28 camaro. H/I etc. well I was thinking about getting a GTO as a daily instead of driving a beater. so my questions are how good are the GTO's on gas and insurence? I like the GTO cause the back seat is bigger then a camaro and it seems more "roomy" correct? I want a 6 speed. I won't be buying one for alittle while. probley 6 months to a year. Just need to know which one I should look for or opinions etc.
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My insurance only went up $13 a month when I traded in my v6 mustang. So they're pretty cheap on the insureance. If you can stay out of the trottle, you'll easily see high 20's on the highway if you get a M6.
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My situation:
Age 22
Clean Record
Primary Driver
Primary Car
04' Blue GTO M6
Monthly insurance : $153
Car gets 17-20mpg city/highway average. Will Get 23-26mpg on highway driving in 6th, cruise control on, at anywhere from 55-65mph.
I've found that the biggest factor is not exactly MPG, but rather, how many miles are being put on the car weekly. You do 200 miles weekly, your good for up to 12 days of driving per tank fill. You drive 350+ miles weekly (like me), everything gets expensive. It wouldn't be that much easier on my wallet even if my MPG was 22-23 instead of 17-20. Mileage hurts the wallet.
Install 3.73's or better yet 3.91's in the rear and you can stay in 6th even thru slower back roads, getting better mileage without putting too much load on your vehicle. That's my plan. Plus you drop like .7 seconds on the quarter too.
Age 22
Clean Record
Primary Driver
Primary Car
04' Blue GTO M6
Monthly insurance : $153
Car gets 17-20mpg city/highway average. Will Get 23-26mpg on highway driving in 6th, cruise control on, at anywhere from 55-65mph.
I've found that the biggest factor is not exactly MPG, but rather, how many miles are being put on the car weekly. You do 200 miles weekly, your good for up to 12 days of driving per tank fill. You drive 350+ miles weekly (like me), everything gets expensive. It wouldn't be that much easier on my wallet even if my MPG was 22-23 instead of 17-20. Mileage hurts the wallet.
Install 3.73's or better yet 3.91's in the rear and you can stay in 6th even thru slower back roads, getting better mileage without putting too much load on your vehicle. That's my plan. Plus you drop like .7 seconds on the quarter too.
