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CMNTMXR81 Senior Enthusiast

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Yup, can't keep a GM truck man down. :cheers:

 

No, I did not get my DuraMax diesel'd HD, instead we got rid of the wifes sh*tty dodge product and purchased an '05 TrailBlazer LT. She loves it! I can't get her out of the d**n thing!

 

She finally saw the light that Dodge products are sh*t when her '99 Intrepid started having a bundle of problems at the 72,000 mile mark. I told her that they hit a wall somewhere between 60 and 80 thousand miles and it didn't let me down. Transmission problems including 2 input sensors, one output sensor, a passenger side output seal leak and a pan leak that took them 5 times to fix (it was the dealers own doing, so I wasn't fixin it!). Add to that the A/C compressor clutch frying on her and starting a nice little electrical short/fire, and a myraid of other maintanance issues (some were normal routine items though) but it all added up. Add to the fact that she was scared to drive it now and it gave me the opportunity to get her into a GM product.

RyanbabZ71 Senior Enthusiast

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Nice to hear from you!

 

Hows the GTO? Have you seen pics of the 08? Cant wait until they come out I may own one then

CMNTMXR81 Senior Enthusiast

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Nice to hear from you!

 

Hows the GTO?  Have you seen pics of the 08?  Cant wait until they come out I may own one then

 

 

 

 

There is no '07 and for now, will be no '08. This is not to say it won't happen as the GMX282 and GMX284 platforms are still moving forward in Australia and Europe. The Monaro is actually going away itself after '06 and that's what the GTO is...a LHD converted, gas tank relocated, and other minor tweaked, Monaro.

 

If you want one, you need to get an '06 because after that, no one knows what's going on... For '06 there are a couple new colors including Brazen Orange and a few other cosmetic tweaks such as new taillights.

 

She's fine, just waiting for my AFR 205 heads to arrive then I can get the heads and cam done on her. I'm shooting for 440'ish rwhp.

LogixRat Enthusiast

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For '06 there are a couple new colors including Brazen Orange and a few other cosmetic tweaks such as new taillights.

 

 

 

 

I have a feel'n my neighbor will be trading in his silver one and getting this orange. He already has an orange GMC truck and Grand Prix. Lucky me, 3 dog ugly vehicles sitting next door!

 

Not that I don't like the product, but the color is one of the worst IMO.

CMNTMXR81 Senior Enthusiast

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I’m torn on it. I like the Fusion Orange in concept, but I think it’s one of those colors 5 years down the road I’d kick myself for getting ‘cause it’s not the “chic” color to have and it really isn’t that great when you have better choices on the car.

 

But I do know a lot of people either actually trading/selling their ‘04’s or contemplating it for this color alone. So someone likes it.

sincityZ71 Senior Enthusiast

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Hmm...I just looked up that orange. Not too bad. A bit brighter then my Sunset Orange truck...but I wouldn't mind having one to match...to bad I don't have the money... :chevrolet:

LogixRat Enthusiast

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You should buy what makes you happen. Point in case, I had always wanted a yellow vehicle and when I had a chance to buy a solar yellow Jeep I jumped all over the opportunity. It's definitely one of those colors people love or hate, and will make resell harder down the road w/o the right buyer. But you know what...sometimes you just have to say what the #$%# and go for it!

 

While I would never buy the orange for myself, I know alot of people like it. Just know the consequences before you buy and expect the worse so you won't have any disappointments later on. Hehe, can you imagine all those people that bought those neon colored cars from back in the early 90's...hahaha.

 

Oh yeah, when looking on the Pontiac website I noticed they call it Brazen Orange with Fusion Orange guages. On the web, the colors look identical but I realize that can change slightly depending on video cards, etc.

CMNTMXR81 Senior Enthusiast

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I wouldn't worry about it too much, I actually have a "Bermuda Blue" cluster in my Impulse Blue Metallic car. :cheers: That's the way they come from the factory.

 

The ONLY problem with the clusters from the factory is that they are backlit Lexus like bright white at night and NOT the standard Pontiac Warm Red with orange needles. So I had that fixed...

 

http://www.ls1gto.com/forums/attachment.ph...tid=21302&stc=1

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