Originally posted by Pienstars:
Originally posted by Bad Doctor Frost:
Beautiful car
And only $299 a month at your local Pontiac dealer



hmmmm.... You sure about that? Seems like the 05 & 06 lease deals aren't that great. Now you can assume a lease on an 04 for cheap but who wants that after all the improvements in 05.



^^^ what he said, please point me to the $299/month lease deal for any 05+ GTO.

The GTO is based upon the Holden Monaro, but is not identical due to safety regulations here in the U.S. which required, for instance, better front/rear bumper/fascia designs, and locating the gas tank in the trunk (which sucks big time IMHO - the car has no trunk space compared to my Altima for instance). In addition, the 04 and 05 GTO's have been plagued with water leakage issues into the passenger compartment, two guys I know personally have lemon lawwed their 04 and 05 GTO's due to this issue and others are experiencing it. The Holden Monaro's do not share this water issue because the sheetmetal is a bit different IIRC. I love the understated look of the GTO's but they weigh too much (3700-3800 lbs w/o driver) for what they are IMHO. Kudos to GM on a good interior for once at least.

Best Regards, HitchHiker 05 Altima SE-R - smoke, 6-spd - Fujita CAI Best stock times: 1/4: 14.366 @ 98.99MPH - 2.366 60 ft 1/8: 9.373 @ 79.84MPH - 2.366 60 ft