Yea the LS2 GTO's are REAL nice. I didn't mention those earlier because they are significantly more money especially when you try and get one loaded.
My friend just bought an 05 GTO in Torrid Red and that car is pretty damn fast even though its heavy. The interior is also light years ahead of the f-bodies. Extremely comfortable and quiet when not in WOT. The back seats are pretty darn cool too, they are spring loaded, so when you suddenly go WOT, they adjust to the person in the seat so they don't get thrown around.
My vote would be GTO over even the LS1 camaro/firebird, but again I figured that was out of his price range.
