2005 Ford Mustang GT vs. 2005 Pontiac GTO

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  1. Hatchman New Member

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    i'm sure it moves like a beast but the GTO looks very bland to me. all a matter of taste i suppose.
    irishpeso, May 13, 2005
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    It's half past four and I'm shifting gear ...
    Buddy of mine just bought a new Goat, and he loves it. Solid machine.

    Still looks too much like an econobox for me, though ...
    PonyKeg, May 13, 2005
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    Agreed. The numbers for the Goat are impressive, but I just don't like the look. The Stang offers the best of both worlds - great performance and great looks.
    sacha, May 13, 2005
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    not to mention the price
    irishpeso, May 13, 2005
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    Truth be told, I'd be willing to pay extra money for an extra 100hp on the stang. That said, the Mustang still offers better bang for the buck than the GTO.
    sacha, May 13, 2005
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    The GTO looks like a Grand Prix. Oh, and an Pontiac's 400 HP LS2 is waaayyy overkill. It's hard enough for us to catch up to the power of the old LS1.
    crazykid2056, May 13, 2005
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    That's pretty funny because I have absolutely no problem whatsoever in completely stomping and LS1 or an LS2 in the 1/8th or 1/4 mile - as long as they give me a 5 second head start!
    05Stangster, May 13, 2005
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    It's half past four and I'm shifting gear ...
    The Shelby's on its way ... :D
    PonyKeg, May 13, 2005
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  10. romans8:28 New Member

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    Don't sweat it....... we already got your light work covered :nice:
    romans8:28, May 13, 2005
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  11. Mach428 New Member

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    In all honesty, the GTO is a very impressive machine, good specs and consistant performance for the money....but who the hell wants to drive something that resembles a trashbag on 4 wheels, the car just looks absolutly terrible in my opinion.
    Mach428, May 14, 2005
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    The GTO does have better acceleration numbers. Its a mover. Funny though Mustang sold more in April than the GTO did all of last year... Twice as many actually. GM stuff just seems a little overpriced. I was looking at car prices for 05 and a loaded out Monte Carlo with a Supercharged 3800 would have been 33K.
    Thunder Road, May 14, 2005
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    It's funny all the flak the new Mustang has caught for use of an "ancient" solid reat axle, and now the GT500 too, but when compared to a more expensive and "refined" IRS, it still whoops up on it in the handling department. I'm not worried about the GT500's either.
    05MGT, May 14, 2005
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    :hail2: [IMG]

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    THX 138, May 15, 2005
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    :lol: looks like a rice rocket to me
    bigcat, May 16, 2005
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    Naaaa, big huge spoiler and fart can exhaust is the def. of a rice rocket.....thats actually a pretty sharp GTO
    Mach428, May 16, 2005
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    Agreed. It's not quite as bad as most ricers, but looking at those pics still gave me a hankerin' for sushi.
    spectre30075, May 16, 2005
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    It doesn't look too bad, better than stock imo
    If it didn;t have those altezza's in the back and carbon fiber bod kt it would be better
    Klay, May 16, 2005
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    why would they do that to that car?
    Blakthorn, May 16, 2005
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  20. Patmack New Member

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    Thats a Holden Monero, not a GTO (same car but not)
    Patmack, May 17, 2005
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