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GTO VS the Automotive Press

July 22nd, 2008 · 1 Comment

The Car of the Day is driven by my obsession of cars.  My obsession of cars is fueled by every time I get in my car.  While on the road I have time to focus on the other cars around me and cars I’d like to be driving.
Since I’ve been driving the GTO it [...]

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Cars Night Out

July 11th, 2008 · 1 Comment

This past Wednesday Evening my GTO and I partook in a GTO get together that then moved to a local auto meet up all kinds of car enthusiasts.  The GTOs actually had the best showing of a single model. 

It was a blast meeting other GTO owners and seeing what they are doing with their [...]

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Tags: Cars · GTO

The Wind in your Hair

July 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment

There’s that “wind in the hair feeling” that people say they have when they are enjoying their car or motorcycle.  I’ve been enjoying that feeling with my new GTO.  I don’t think that feeling has anything to do with wind or hair.  It is about everything in life lining up and making sense.  It is [...]

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Tags: 320i · BMW · Cars · GTO · Pontiac

The GTO is THE Car of the Day

June 13th, 2008 · 9 Comments

The GTO is the car of the day and will continue to be the COTD for some time since I now have one my garage. 

After years of following the Pontiac GTO and its rebirth with the 350hp LS1 to the next year with 400hp LS2 and the subsequent addition of the dual exhausts and [...]

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The Holden Monaro

June 10th, 2008 · No Comments

 The Pontiac GTO actually didn’t start its life as an American car.  It is an import from Australia.  The Holden Monaro is how the car is known “Down Under”.  The Holden Monaro is built under the GM corporate umbrella.  When GM was looking to bring a rear wheel drive coupe to the American market Bob [...]

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Tags: Cars · GTO · Monaro · Pontiac

The Test Drive - 2006 GTO

June 8th, 2008 · No Comments

Today I had the good fortune to test drive an enthusiast’s GTO.  The nice thing about the enthusiast and a test drive with one is that they want you to really “test out” the car. 
The owner even had secluded test drive route where a person could really wring out a GTO without worrying about traffic [...]

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400hp for $20k - The LS2 powered GTO

June 6th, 2008 · No Comments

A few years ago GM tested the American market by bringing over one of their Australian models.  GM slapped a Pontiac logo on it and called it the GTO.
The GTO was panned by most consumers and the automotive press.  If you were reading the reviews when the 2005 GTO with the 400hp LS2 hit the market, [...]

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