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Date Posted: 22:19:12 07/05/02 Fri
Author: Matthew Burns
Subject: this is getting out of hand guys
In reply to: Victor Glass 's message, "Lutz's "GTO"" on 15:49:31 03/06/02 Wed

ok, so the GTO may not be too high on some of you guys' list, but look at it this way. no one is putting a gun to any of your heads and saying "buy this goddamn car!!!" if you don't like the car, don't buy it. whether or not it will be tarnishing the "spirit" of the GTO is a moot point. it's a concept, it may catch on it may not. but i for one am getting tired of 150 hp wrong wheel drive cars. at least it's a step in the right direction. look at the bright side, at least GM isn't bringing back the GTO as they did with the malibu, the impala, the monte carlo.... at least the driving wheels are on the right end of the car.

i have said it before and i'll say it again. the f-body is gone, maybe forever. so if you don't like the new GTO, then go whench on a new malibu, or monte carlo, or impala.... go ahead and whench on a wrong wheel car or an old F-body (not that that's a bad thing) while others can be wrenching on a new rear wheel drive car. what else do you want? 6000 hp and 45 mpg? what?

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[> Re: Lutz's "GTO" -- Ramair8, 12:26:42 08/13/02 Tue

I was saving up all my pennies to buy that sweet new North American GTO concept car not for a copy of my grand dads old Chevy Cav!!!
But, it sure looks like my old 98' LS1 powered WS6 look alike TA will have to keep me happy well into 2005.

Call it what you will.
But may the GTO name rest in peace until a sharp looking and "agressive" replacement arrives.

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[> [> Re: Ramair8 -- dreams over reality, 17:11:09 08/13/02 Tue

>I was saving up all my pennies to buy that sweet new
>North American GTO concept car not for a copy of my
>grand dads old Chevy Cav!!!
>But, it sure looks like my old 98' LS1 powered WS6
>look alike TA will have to keep me happy well into
>2005.
>
>Call it what you will.
>But may the GTO name rest in peace until a sharp
>looking and "agressive" replacement arrives.

Oh I agree with you wholeheartedly
Styling is MUCH more important than substance
Scoops 'n stripes are where its at!

Wanting to keep your ageing '98 TA (with the optional pretend WS6 lookalike package) - complete with crappy build quality, gigantic panel gaps, rattles, stone age suspension (cart axle), short econocar-style wheelbase, cheap cramped interior etc etc - over the new GTO proves that looks and image are ALL IMPORTANT

Forget that the 2004 is LIGHT YEARS better to drive and own than the current ancient design, and can corner with confidence, plus that its a quality piece of engineering built to go the distance ..

Pfffhht! Who cares about the actual car? Not you ..

It's all about the badge, baby!

You see, you're a real EN-THOO-ZEE-AST

(yeah, sure you are)