# Damn, all teh GTOs **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [March 16, 2007, 2:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/damn-all-teh-gtos/25988 "2007-03-16T14:33:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rj-92](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rj-92/32/7310_2.png) [@rj-92](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rj-92)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2007, 2:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/damn-all-teh-gtos/25988/1 "2007-03-16T14:33:17Z")
Wow, I was brousing kill stories and I couldn’t help notice all teh GTO stories in there. Apparently they have become quite popular these days. I ran into one at the track 2 years ago in the SHO and i was neck and neck with it all the way down the track. I was hoping since there are soo many GTOs on here now if someone with a stock one would care to run me this summer in my SHO so I can know for sure which car of mine is faster? They should be pretty close but I think the SHO would pull the Goat a lil. ---
**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2007, 2:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/damn-all-teh-gtos/25988/2 "2007-03-16T14:36:38Z")
Yeah they are quite the modern muscle car slut, once people realized they are excellent cars. ---
**Author:** ![rj-92](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rj-92/32/7310_2.png) [@rj-92](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rj-92)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2007, 2:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/damn-all-teh-gtos/25988/3 "2007-03-16T14:39:44Z")
[quote=“FuzzyFish,post:2,topic:25988"”] Yeah they are quite the modern muscle car slut, once people realized they are excellent cars. [/quote] Either that or everyones smart-buys/leases came due. :lol: ---
**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2007, 2:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/damn-all-teh-gtos/25988/4 "2007-03-16T14:52:36Z")
By excellent I mean well built, good power, and no resale. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2007, 3:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/damn-all-teh-gtos/25988/5 "2007-03-16T15:09:32Z")
04’s resale sucks. 05’s and 06’s are still holding pretty strong. 300 mile radius of 14221, \<35k miles, cheapest is $25k. 04’s got killed because they dropped the LS2 in for 05. ---
**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2007, 3:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/damn-all-teh-gtos/25988/6 "2007-03-16T15:10:46Z")
Doesn’t change the fact it’s a good motor though even if it’s not as powerful. ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2007, 3:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/damn-all-teh-gtos/25988/7 "2007-03-16T15:20:52Z")
[quote=“rj-92,post:3,topic:25988"”] Either that or everyones smart-buys/leases came due. :lol: [/quote] im just waiting on butch to turn his lease in… hes going to have ~1000 miles on it. lol ---
**Author:** ![Mike93](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike93/32/7325_2.png) [@Mike93](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mike93)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2007, 3:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/damn-all-teh-gtos/25988/8 "2007-03-16T15:30:39Z")
[quote=“rj-92"”] Wow, I was brousing kill stories and I couldn’t help notice all teh GTO stories in there. Apparently they have become quite popular these days. I ran into one at the track 2 years ago in the SHO and i was neck and neck with it all the way down the track. I was hoping since there are soo many GTOs on here now if someone with a stock one would care to run me this summer in my SHO so I can know for sure which car of mine is faster? They should be pretty close but I think the SHO would pull the Goat a lil. [/quote] I’ll drive either one of your cars if you want to see how they stack up to one another…I’m an amazing driver so you won’t have to worry about driver error. ---
**Author:** ![MikeRi24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@MikeRi24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MikeRi24)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2007, 3:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/damn-all-teh-gtos/25988/9 "2007-03-16T15:33:16Z")
if anything, i will have an exhaust system by the summer. i guess i’ll run you if you want. ---
**Author:** ![Rx3](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rx3/32/7194_2.png) [@Rx3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Rx3)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2007, 4:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/damn-all-teh-gtos/25988/10 "2007-03-16T16:15:30Z")
It was bound to happen. Now that their is a used market and the prices have dropped/ dealers can get rid of them, you’re going to see a lot of GTOs around in the next year or two. It’s the cheapest way to get some serious V8 power and performance with minor suspension upgrades. A lot of guys lusting after vettes and the like are going to end up with these things. ---
**Author:** ![ly555is](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3bc359/32.png) [@ly555is](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ly555is)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2007, 6:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/damn-all-teh-gtos/25988/11 "2007-03-16T18:51:49Z")
to piggyback off rick’s post, keep in mind that the early (pre-'01ish) c5 vette market is on par with '04 GTOs. if you can afford the insurance, and you can afford an '04 GTO… you can find a '98-'99 c5. just depends on what you want back to the LS2 GTOs… magazine racin’, 4.7 0-60 & 13sec 1/4 is identical to c5 vettes. i’m just saying. can’t wait to line up with one eventually 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![JustinH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JustinH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JustinH)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2007, 8:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/damn-all-teh-gtos/25988/12 "2007-03-16T20:51:15Z")
If you look at the interior of like a 2000 corvette, than look at a 04 gto. Its like the corvette was something out of the 80’s for god sakes. The 04 gto has 4 years on the vette, but for god sakes it would be a no brainer to get a gto over an older vette. The new vette, thats a different story, but for 20 something grand, its a great buy. ---
**Author:** ![mike72678](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike72678/32/7506_2.png) [@mike72678](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mike72678)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2007, 8:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/damn-all-teh-gtos/25988/13 "2007-03-16T20:55:59Z")
There is still lot’s of potential hoppin up an 04 GTO, it still does have the LS1 . ---
**Author:** ![Rx3](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rx3/32/7194_2.png) [@Rx3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Rx3)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2007, 9:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/damn-all-teh-gtos/25988/14 "2007-03-16T21:00:17Z")
Another thing: GTOs might still have manufacturer warranty, c5 vettes don’t. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2007, 9:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/damn-all-teh-gtos/25988/15 "2007-03-16T21:19:23Z")
I looked at C5’s, but went the GTO because. 1. I could get an almost brand new one for the money I was going to spend. My 05 had 1640 miles when I bought it. 2. It has room for 4 people. A 2 seat vette is great if you’re single or it’s a 3rd car, but I’m married with a kid on the way. I could have got the C5 and some POS to drive around the rest of the time like a guy at work, but who wants to drive a POS 95% of the time so you can have a vette sitting in the garage? 3. I can drive it year round. I suppose I could drive the vette year round, but the vette worshippers would probably come to my house and kill me in my sleep for desecrating a vette. ---
**Author:** ![ugo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ugo/32/7430_2.png) [@ugo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ugo)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2007, 10:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/damn-all-teh-gtos/25988/16 "2007-03-16T22:47:29Z")
MY 2 cents: I like the GTO. But, it will never have the looks or handling of a 'Vette. ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2007, 11:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/damn-all-teh-gtos/25988/17 "2007-03-16T23:14:06Z")
[quote=“ugososlow,post:16,topic:25988"”] MY 2 cents: I like the GTO. But, it will never have the looks or handling of a 'Vette. [/quote] true story ---
**Author:** ![JUICEDSS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/juicedss/32/7185_2.png) [@JUICEDSS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JUICEDSS)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2007, 6:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/damn-all-teh-gtos/25988/18 "2007-03-17T06:09:13Z")
[quote=“Nikuk,post:7,topic:25988"”] im just waiting on butch to turn his lease in… hes going to have ~1000 miles on it. lol [/quote] 15K on it at the moment. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2007, 6:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/damn-all-teh-gtos/25988/19 "2007-03-17T06:25:05Z")
[quote=“ugososlow,post:16,topic:25988"”] MY 2 cents: I like the GTO. But, it will never have the looks or handling of a 'Vette. [/quote] Agreed. The GTO has too much weight to ever be a real handling threat to the Vette. Dollar for dollar in suspension upgrades a Vette is always going to get around a track quicker with equal drivers. But the GTO is a great compromise for those of us who want a quick DD. What do you drive while your Vette sits 6 months of the year? I bet it’s not as much fun as a gto. ---
**Author:** ![ugo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ugo/32/7430_2.png) [@ugo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ugo)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2007, 7:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/damn-all-teh-gtos/25988/20 "2007-03-17T07:21:44Z")
[quote=“JayS,post:19,topic:25988"”] Agreed. The GTO has too much weight to ever be a real handling threat to the Vette. Dollar for dollar in suspension upgrades a Vette is always going to get around a track quicker with equal drivers. But the GTO is a great compromise for those of us who want a quick DD. What do you drive while your Vette sits 6 months of the year? I bet it’s not as much fun as a gto. [/quote] A 4x4 P/U. Not as much fun as your GTO for sure. Can yer car haul my 25ft. camper, lots of gear and a dead deer or two? How is the Pontiac in 12 inches of mud or snow? 😛 It does suck to go from a ground hugging 6 speed to a body rolling automatic. If I drive both on the same day it feels like Jeckyl and Hyde. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/damn-all-teh-gtos/25988.md?page=2)