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07-18-2007, 02:37 PM
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Elusive Striped Catfish No More :-( *56K grab a brewski)
Well, I killed the stripes. I had to, because the driver quarter panel had to be fixed due to its little "mishap" that happened at the beginning of June, and that particular stripe had to be removed. Its step 1 of 3 on my to-do list before I trade it in. It looks so bare, makes Baby Jesus want to cry  .
On the bright side, as of today, there is barely any flaws in the exterior, which is great 
Previous damage, looked worse than what the picture shows.
All spiffed up, and almost ready to be traded in.
Im already scoping out an 06 Impulse Blue goat, M6, blue leather (which i dont care for too much), but its only got 4K miles and its in the $24K range.
Step 2 is to reinstall stock manifolds + cats (thanks jake) some other day when its not raining... and Step 3 is to have the stock springs/shocks installed. Then, its off to the dealer.
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07-18-2007, 02:38 PM
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2007 Member of the Year
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Junk the pos, spend the money on beer, acquire headache.
Same result cept this headache doesnt last months.
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07-18-2007, 03:41 PM
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w00t...goodbye catfish pos!
herrrrrrrroooooooo gtoooooo
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07-18-2007, 04:59 PM
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07-18-2007, 06:23 PM
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D: not teh catfish.
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07-18-2007, 06:33 PM
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PONTIAC FTW!!!!
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07-18-2007, 10:54 PM
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sweet! almost there noah
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Except Jersey mike, great kid, but the way he looks at me makes me feel like im in danger
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07-18-2007, 11:34 PM
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It looks good I think. Question: why a GTO?
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07-19-2007, 12:06 AM
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Originally Posted by jola
It looks good I think. Question: why a GTO?
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gto = pimp
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07-19-2007, 12:39 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by j0n
gto = pimp
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yessss, blue/blue 
why the old style taillights? i like them a lot better then the 3 color later style ones... so if its for appearance then good job!
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07-19-2007, 10:04 AM
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How does a GTO's handling compare to a 4th gen f-body's (stock v. stock)?
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07-19-2007, 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by maroman88
yessss, blue/blue
why the old style taillights? i like them a lot better then the 3 color later style ones... so if its for appearance then good job! |
Yes.
And, if u refer yourself to the first picture, a taillight was broken... i got an old style set from Jake so I could get around from point a to point b until i got the damage fixed.
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07-19-2007, 11:51 PM
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gto=slow and ugly imo
keep the fbody stock vs stock z is faster better looking and does not have the ugliest seats in the world blue leather.
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07-20-2007, 08:11 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Raist103
gto=slow and ugly imo
keep the fbody stock vs stock z is faster better looking and does not have the ugliest seats in the world blue leather.
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i own a Z and i would rather have a gto. its far more refined and still has the ls2 so it should be as fast, if not faster than the z. i like the modern look of the goat more actually
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Except Jersey mike, great kid, but the way he looks at me makes me feel like im in danger
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07-20-2007, 10:18 AM
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thats cool to me it just looks like a bigger grand prix and is much heavier then the z and is slower, any of the test articles will say that. plus i have driven one and was not impressed. to me it felt like driving a boat my typhoon handle better. and i guess i am just found of the zs since nothing has ever even come close to what the z can do with the few mods i had on it in the handling department.
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07-20-2007, 12:32 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Raist103
thats cool to me it just looks like a bigger grand prix and is much heavier then the z and is slower, any of the test articles will say that. plus i have driven one and was not impressed. to me it felt like driving a boat my typhoon handle better. and i guess i am just found of the zs since nothing has ever even come close to what the z can do with the few mods i had on it in the handling department.
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It has its pro's and cons... im getting out of Fbodies cuz thats all Ive ever drove. Ive owned 5 total f-bodies ranging from 1985 to my current 01... its gotten very boring. I use to love to drive, now its "eh". GTO still has the GM engineering + LS2, which is why Im getting one. Well, the blue one isnt listed anymore. Im gonna take a trip up by alex's way, theres an 06 silver goat m6 + black leather in the $23k's.
And besides, i didnt ask for anyones opinion on me getting a goat. Its a fact that Im gonna buy one, so dont take this off topic
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07-20-2007, 03:04 PM
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Resident Camera Guy
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Noah wheres the Goat @? Give me a call when you go look.
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07-20-2007, 04:58 PM
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That Z really is plain looking when you put it back to stock. You should just wait another year and grab a new Camaro.
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07-20-2007, 06:26 PM
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sad to see it go  imo the new gto's look too plain for me
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07-20-2007, 09:01 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ar0ck
Noah wheres the Goat @? Give me a call when you go look.
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Obrien Nissan, im gonna go test drive it tomorrow.
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07-21-2007, 12:47 AM
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Resident Camera Guy
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Ah I saw that car, thats where my parents picked up our new truck a few weeks ago. The car looks to be in good shape but they also had it all over the lot so my guess is the sales guys got to drive it.
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