Mustangs... EVERYWHERE!

[beach]

When they bring back something like this:



or this:



or this:



...then i will rejoice

[The Fireman]

Having alot of Mustangs around sounds freakin sweet to me. I don't know why someone who likes them wouldn't want them around. Where I live you can't go on the roads without seeing a Mustang, and I wish that there were even more of them around. If ya ask me there is no such thing as too many Mustangs no matter what kind they are. V6s, GTs, Cobras I love em all.

[jj_jonathon]

and like i said...its always nice to park you new GT next to an old GT, etc. It's kinda cool to see two mustangs in a row....and i especially love it on the very odd occasion i see a black gt conv. like mine...i saw one two weeks ago....some chick was driving it and gave me a death stare "like, oh my god! why is he driving my car?!!?"....silly girls (NOT all of you...lol)....thats prolly the only case where ive been upset with a mustang driver...i love mustangs..wooo! go mustang!...hehe

[jj_jonathon]

Originally posted by PKRWUD


You are aware of the fact that GM is bringing back a rear wheel drive LS1 300+ hp car in 2004, aren't you?



Take care,
~Chris

lol...doesn't matter to me...sales on the new camaros were very very low...but i am also very very aware how much faster they are than my car ....esp. since my brother drives the SS version...vrrooom!...beats me on the road by like 5 car legths...hehe...

[PKRWUD]

Originally posted by jj_jonathon


lol...doesn't matter to me...sales on the new camaros were very very low...but i am also very very aware how much faster they are than my car ....esp. since my brother drives the SS version...vrrooom!...beats me on the road by like 5 car legths...hehe...

I was referring to the 2004 GTO.

Take care,
~Chris

[beach]

Originally posted by PKRWUD


I was referring to the 2004 GTO.

Take care,
~Chris

whoah! you got pics??? specs? got beer?! lol

[jj_jonathon]

Originally posted by PKRWUD


I was referring to the 2004 GTO.

Take care,
~Chris

didnt know they were bringing back the GTO, thats awesome...but you replied to the camaros and firebirds being discontinued...so i thought you were talking about the plans to bring back the older style camaros....so :P...lol

[PKRWUD]

Originally posted by beach


whoah! you got pics??? specs? got beer?! lol

General Motors Press Release 8:00 a.m EST June 20, 2002

ÊPontiac Confirms GTO Production

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General Motors and its Australian division, Holden, have completed an agreement to return the legendary Pontiac GTO to U.S. highways in late 2003 as a 2004 model. Holden will produce up to 18,000 of the modern, high-performance coupes each year at its Elizabeth plant.
Bob Lutz, Chairman of GM's North American Operations, was a key player in bringing back the GTO as a modern interpretation of the legendary muscle car. After he drove the Holden Monaro during a recent trip to Australia, he knew he had found a vehicle to serve as the basis for the new GTO. "I love driving this car," Lutz said, raving about the Monaro's 5.7-liter V8, 6-speed manual transmission. "It shares that V8 heritage and a brawny, muscular stance with the classic GTO, and it will make a fine flagship for Pontiac.
The addition of the 2004 GTO to the Pontiac lineup is a giant step in Pontiac's mission to contemporize the way it expresses excitement for the 21st century. "We want to focus on creating vehicles with a clean, fresh expression of Pontiac styling and provide our customers with a 'total performance' package that delivers both impressive power and superior handling," said Lynn Myers, Pontiac-GMC general manager.
"In the 2003 model year, we have the all-new Vibe¨ and the fresh look of the restyled Sunfire¨ and Grand Am¨ SE. We are following that with the totally redesigned 2004 Grand Prix¨ in the first quarter of 2003," said Myers. "The introduction of the new GTO in late 2003 will be the 'exclamation point" on the exciting evolution of the division, moving Pontiac performance to the next level."

2004 PONTIAC GTO
The 2004 Pontiac GTO will share much of the sculpted and clean styling of the current 2002 Holden Monaro CV8 coupe, with unique Pontiac brand character, including a dual-port grille and powered by a specially tuned version of the 5.7-liter LS1 V8 (shared with some models of the Chevrolet¨ Corvette¨) mated to a choice of either a 6-speed manual or 4-speed automatic transmission. The rear-wheel-drive coupe will feature 17" alloy wheels, 2+2 bucket seating, and a premium sound system with an integrated 6-disc CD changer. Additional performance and feature details are still being finalized and will be released closer to the public unveiling of the GTO at the Los Angeles and North American International Auto Shows.

Take care,
~Chris

[jj_jonathon]

the front looks an awful lot like the grand am/prix....

[beach]

it's ugly. screw rounded corners and aerodynamics.

just my opinion, hope it doesn't offend anyone. i'm just a classic muscle fan that's all.

regardless, thanks for the link and the pic bro

[PKRWUD]

Originally posted by jj_jonathon
the front looks an awful lot like the grand am/prix....

That's pretty much the signature Pontiac "look".



Take care,
~Chris

[PKRWUD]

Originally posted by beach
it's ugly. screw rounded corners and aerodynamics.

just my opinion, hope it doesn't offend anyone. i'm just a classic muscle fan that's all.

I hear ya. I tend to feel like the more rounded a vehicle is, the more feminine it is (ie: 97+ F150's), but that seems to be the way things are going. I was just pleased to see that GM had inked a new LS1 powered, rear wheel drive sports car. With the demise of the F-bodies, the Mustang had little domestic competition, and it is competition that makes things faster. There is even a rumor floating around of an '05 or '06 GTO Judge, with a supercharged V8.

Take care,
~Chris

[95mustanggt]

Originally posted by SilverGT02
I would think a convertible in Canada would be a rare thing...Isnt it really cold?

LOL. Actually it's probably been warmer in Toronto than Dallas, atleast up to last week. The problem with GT's in Canada is that

1. with our taxes and exchange rate most people can't afford a GT.
2. If you can afford a GT, you then have to worry about paying CDN$0.80+ per litre (or roughly US$2.00+ per gallon)
3. Our Winters are longer and Summers are shorter. So either you pay all this money to drive you car a few months of the year or you drive it in the snow, which trust me, SUCKS!
Of course Canada is a very big country. Over the last couple days Toronto has seen temps nearing 100 deg and area's near Calgary had snow!

So all considering, people that can afford GT's are buying a summer car and already have the money to "upgrade" on a vert.

[jj_jonathon]

Originally posted by 95mustanggt


LOL. Actually it's probably been warmer in Toronto than Dallas, atleast up to last week. The problem with GT's in Canada is that

1. with our taxes and exchange rate most people can't afford a GT.
2. If you can afford a GT, you then have to worry about paying CDN$0.80+ per litre (or roughly US$2.00+ per gallon)
3. Our Winters are longer and Summers are shorter. So either you pay all this money to drive you car a few months of the year or you drive it in the snow, which trust me, SUCKS!
Of course Canada is a very big country. Over the last couple days Toronto has seen temps nearing 100 deg and area's near Calgary had snow!

So all considering, people that can afford GT's are buying a summer car and already have the money to "upgrade" on a vert.

dont forget insurance rates and that taxes are like 80%....

[beach]

jj_jonathon is that a factory hood on your 02? funny... my scoop doesn't stick up like that on my 00.

[95mustanggt]

Originally posted by jj_jonathon


dont forget insurance rates and that taxes are like 80%....

Actually the insurance is not that bad in Canada. It's the fact that at the end of the day, of the money I make I seriously have less than 33% left for the goods I want. The AVERAGE Canadian pays approximately 67% of there income back to the Canadian government!!

[SinisterSN95]

well, ricing out mustangs...i got you all beat.

yesterday, i was driving my NON RICE V6 home from work, and i came up to the light and what do i see?
A RICED OUT 2003 COBRA!!!

Some guy put altezzas on a 03 COBRA! And, no it wasnt a V6 with a bodykit, he took off at the light and i heard the exhaust and the blower...it was real.

Gayest thing i've ever seen, but wtf could anyone say to him. His car could smoke half the cars on the road.

[jj_jonathon]

Originally posted by beach
jj_jonathon is that a factory hood on your 02? funny... my scoop doesn't stick up like that on my 00.

yes its factory ...i dont think it was a dealer option cuz i see them like this at al the ford dealerships around here and down the road...i believe they started putting that fake hood scoop on in 02...might have been 01, but i dont think so....id like to make it functional someday ...i think it makes it look better honestly, a better distinguishing characteristic than the dual exhaust from the V6s....you can buy the plastic scoop for under $100 and bolt it on...many places online sell em...dunno if youd really wanna put a plastic one on there as aftermarket tho..lol

-jonathon

[jj_jonathon]

Originally posted by 95mustanggt


Actually the insurance is not that bad in Canada. It's the fact that at the end of the day, of the money I make I seriously have less than 33% left for the goods I want. The AVERAGE Canadian pays approximately 67% of there income back to the Canadian government!!

^ is one of the many reasons my parents took us to the states....oh and the fact that schools are basically a joke now...i remember missing 2 months in 8th grade because teachers were on strike...thats one union that they need to kill off FAST...not like the kids are being up there anyways...down here teaches make nothing past 30k american...and thats a very nice salary...most of em make about 20k...course our wonderful governor is killing even more funding this year (he's pro-education tho) so i know of a few very good teachers that left this year because they just needed to make more money to support their kids...good thing i graduated last year...but i have a younger brother facing this upcoming epidemic for two more years :\...sounds like we've got the opposite problem of canada...lol....i went off on a tangent here, but i guess it was a little venting....

[beach]

Originally posted by jj_jonathon


yes its factory ...i dont think it was a dealer option cuz i see them like this at al the ford dealerships around here and down the road...i believe they started putting that fake hood scoop on in 02...might have been 01, but i dont think so....id like to make it functional someday ...i think it makes it look better honestly, a better distinguishing characteristic than the dual exhaust from the V6s....you can buy the plastic scoop for under $100 and bolt it on...many places online sell em...dunno if youd really wanna put a plastic one on there as aftermarket tho..lol

-jonathon

eheh nah, i'll pass on the aftermarket plastic scoop

might as well save for a whole new hood...