What do you do when your resurrected muscle car turns out to be a weakling in the marketplace? Add a pair of sleek hood scoops and some horsepower.
Sales of the 400-hp Pontiac GTO -- 50 more than the 2004 model -- are up 76.9 percent through May, and dealers are short of the Australia-made coupes.
Early sales had been disappointing since the December 2003 launch. For the first five months of 2004, GTOs sold at a rate that translated to just 7,300 a year -- well below GM's target of 16,000. This year, Pontiac says, it expects to sell 12,000 to 14,000.
Pontiac spokesman Jim Hopson says Los Angeles is the country's hottest GTO market an unusual feat for a General Motors car.
Critics griped about the 2004 model, which didn't have hood scoops or true dual exhausts. Says Hopson: We listened.
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its a improvement
i just wish the rear wheel wells would hold a larger tire , around a 315/35/17 or 335/35/17 , the camaros would
Hmmm... still have only seen one '05 and just a handful of '04's (not counting mine
) in my area....
Rob
Sold 2/2/05
I would hope they would go up. The new ls2 and better brakes are a good reason to purchase an 05 over the 04. However 04's with the ls1 are available at a STEAL.
Not to mention that trainful of 05's that derailed the other month, alot of them were lost so I guess it makes them more rare.
When my Dad had the 05 goat I was THOUROUGHLY impressed with the car. (Looks aside, even though I LOVE the clean lines of the body). The chassis handles so well at it's limits for a bigger car, and the build quality (thanks holden) is immmediately noticeable.
Any car that runs a 13 second flat, with enough room for 4 tall people is good enough for me!
i want one of these cars so bad.....but ima be paying so much for insurance
97cavy22 wrote:i want one of these cars so bad.....but ima be paying so much for insurance
It might not be as bad as you think... I was thinking the same thing, and when I called and got an estimate before going to buy the car, I found out that my insurance would pretty much stay the same as my Cavy.... don't ask me why, but it only went up like $80 over 6 months for full coverage.
Rob
Sold 2/2/05
I'm a big fan of the new 'Goat', but, with wife, kids, mortgage, etc., etc., etc., a Cobalt SS is more realistic.
But, with wife, kids, mortgage, etc., etc., etc., my beater Cavy is getting the job done!
George (geozinger)
'95 Sunfire GT-my second Pontiac from Hell!
'97 Cavy Beater-still running like a champ!
'04 Sunfire - my kid's car, but I get the bills...
'09 Pontiac G6 - Sport Package 1
Sell the off the wife, kids, mortgage, etc., etc., etc., and buy a GTO.
Then supercharge it.
People will forgive you for anything when youre putting over 500 to the ground.
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JinxedZ THE LOVED ONE wrote:Sell the off the wife, kids, mortgage, etc., etc., etc., and buy a GTO.
Then supercharge it.
People will forgive you for anything when youre putting over 500 to the ground.
Exactly!!
You can score an 04 for good money, not sure about insurance however.
JinxedZ THE LOVED ONE wrote:Sell the off the wife, kids, mortgage, etc., etc., etc., and buy a GTO.
Then supercharge it.
People will forgive you for anything when youre putting over 500 to the ground.
LMAO!
Thanks, I needed that...
George (geozinger)
'95 Sunfire GT-my second Pontiac from Hell!
'97 Cavy Beater-still running like a champ!
'04 Sunfire - my kid's car, but I get the bills...
'09 Pontiac G6 - Sport Package 1
