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surprise_i'm_armed wrote:schufflerbot:
The last generation GTO's like yours certainly have the horsepower, but I think the reason
that they did not become a sales success was the tame body styling. They didn't have the headturning
look of a muscle car. I liked the rear bumpers that had "GTO" on them.

Pontiac created the fast and good looking G8 with high horsepower in a 4 door sedan, the ability to get a stick or
a slushbox, and was affordably priced for a roomy, speedy package. Unfortunately Pontiac was pink-slipped by GM and not
many G8's got sold before the funeral. The front ends are very aero without being "bar of soap." Although I personally
think the tail lights were a little too small for the rear upon which they are mounted.

GM said that they would not use the G8 platform for any other purpose at the time Pontiac died, but recently I saw
a speculation that GM would possibly rebadge the G8 with a bowtie and sell it as a police interceptor. Police love rear wheel
drive for pursuits, and the Chevy police packages of late only have rear wheel drive in the Chevy Defender. The Chevy Defender
is the name for the Tahoe with the police package.

TAM's son has a G8 that was a former rental, IIRC. He got that after having a used Crown Vic police unit.

SIA

the G8 is just a rebadged Holden Commodore and yes, they're re-releasing the car as a chevy! i want a G8 GXP 6 speed... that's the only car i'd trade my babygoat for.

Rebel wrote:

schufflerbot wrote:...or at all, for that matter.

but - i got pulled over tonight.

just got my plastic in the mail on Monday and here i am already having my first LEO encounter. driving from conroe to our house, we came across 2 staties with a car pulled over.

Totally off topic, but where are you from? I have never heard anyone refer to DPS/Troopers as Staties, 1st time I heard that term was in the "The Departed".

born and raised in houston, tx.

i constantly get questions about my birthplace, though - i dont have a texas accent and constantly use odd words and phrases.

but, im a total texan!

klouierocks wrote: I have a 2006 impulse blue metallic. Its not as fast as yours tho

lol i spent a ton of cash getting my fat piggy to the point where i felt she was 'quick enough.'

now that i'm used to the power - she feels reaallly slow again.

Texas Dan Mosby wrote:We're supposed to have a front license plate?

lol yes and, more specifically - it's supposed to be on the furthest most forward point on the vehicle. (as in, the front bumper - not the windshield.)

surprise_i'm_armed wrote:GTO, eh?

The original GTO name was Gran Turismo Omologato (or similar) and was stolen by GM.
It meant a car that had enough production units made that it wasn't considered a one-off race car.
IIRC, for US homologation purposes, a minimum of 500 units had to be made and sold to consumers.

But here's some other meanings that have popped up over the years:

Gets Tickets Often

Gas, Tires, and Oil

Grinds Tires Off

SIA

you are correct on all counts. mine is even more of an insult as it's a 2004 GTO. not only do the ferrari folks hate it because we stole their name, the 'old schoolers' hate it because it's not a real GTO.

with 480 hp under the hood, i dont mind them griping... all who express issue with my little goat receive the same invitation to 'line em up.'


...most refuse

...on a side note - if anyone has plans to go out and party this weekend... MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A DD!

we had a babysitter last night, so we went to a friend's house to hang out for the evening. on the way home at around 1am we stopped counting the number of police cars we saw once we hit 10... it was CRAZY how many were out there.

be safe, be smart and have a happy 4th!

sugar land dave wrote:The best laid plans,
of mice and men,
done in by the wife,
Again!

(c) 2011 Sugar Land Dave
All royalties welcome....

LOL

that's great!

...or at all, for that matter.

but - i got pulled over tonight.

just got my plastic in the mail on Monday and here i am already having my first LEO encounter. driving from conroe to our house, we came across 2 staties with a car pulled over. it's a 2 lane freeway, so we slowed down to about 25 mph as we passed them and as soon as we did, one of them popped in behind us and lit em up.

my first thought was, 'wait - i was doing 25 in a 60, that cant be why he's pulling me over...'

window was down, turned the truck off and set the keys on the dash. my wallet was in the center console, next to my loaded weapon, so i went ahead and pulled out my TDL and CHL before he even left his cruiser.

he approached, seemed nice enough - asked how i was doing and smiled. i responded with light pleasantries and handed him my IDs. he asked if i had the weapon on me and i replied, 'yes sir... its in the center console.'

he nodded and said, 'ill be right back.'

less than 2 minutes later he was at my door again with a warning for no front plate. my wife spoke up and said, 'thats my fault... it fell off when i hit a pole a while back.'

he smiled and looked at me and said, 'well then - blame her for getting you pulled over.'


i laughed, he told us to be safe and i shook his hand while i thanked him.

very nice guy, didn't bat an eye at the CHL situation and let me off with a warning.


i'll take it!! glad i wasn't in my GTO lol