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A little rearranging of vehicles while gas is $3 buck a gallon. Wife got a new 2006 Poncho G6 GTP for her commuter, I inherited her 2004 Hoe Z71 for my airport commuter and the gasssshoggggg big block powered 2001 Silverado HD was retired to the backyard garage to relax along side the 1968 GMC and 1978 K10.

 

Apparently, 2006 G6 GTP’s are hard to find as we found out so we had to settle on this color. You can’t beat GMS pricing with 0% financing.

 

2006 G6 GTP 3.9L 240 HP V-6…….Moves out pretty well for a front digger even at 5000 ft elevation.

 

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A little rearranging of vehicles while gas is $3 buck a gallon.  Wife got a new 2006 Poncho G6 GTP for her commuter, I inherited her 2004 Hoe Z71 for my airport commuter and the gasssshoggggg big block powered 2001 Silverado HD was retired to the backyard garage to relax along side the 1968 GMC and 1978 K10. 

 

Apparently, 2006 G6 GTP’s are hard to find as we found out so we had to settle on this color.  You can’t beat GMS pricing with 0% financing. 

 

2006 G6 GTP 3.9L 240 HP V-6…….Moves out pretty well for a front digger even at 5000 ft elevation. 

 

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backyard garage?? That holds 3 trucks?? I bet yout got a lot of property huh. Pictures??

 

Nice Pontiac. There supposed to supercharged right?

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Yeah, we had a 1000 sq garage built behind the house when the house was being built in addition to the 3 car garage attached to the house. The rear garage could house 4 full size trucks but realistically only 3 with all of the other stuff in there.

 

The G6 GTP’s are actually naturally aspirated. The Grand Prix GTP has the supercharged 3.8L and the GXP has the 5.3L V8.

 

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The high desert is unusually GREEN right now due to a welcomed straight month of rainfall.

 

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OUMike Senior Enthusiast

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Yeah, we had a 1000 sq garage built behind the house when the house was being built in addition to the 3 car garage attached to the house.  The rear garage could house 4 full size trucks but realistically only 3 with all of the other stuff in there. 

 

The G6 GTP’s are actually naturally aspirated.  The Grand Prix GTP has the supercharged 3.8L and the GXP has the 5.3L V8. 

 

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The high desert is unusually GREEN right now due to a welcomed straight month of rainfall. 

 

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Yea...I knew that. I dunno why I thought that was a Grand Prix :banghead:

 

Wow...thast awesome man. Whats under the tarp? Based on yoru GMC trucks banner...maybe a Syclone??

 

Where is that house? Colorado?

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This is what hides under the car cover.

 

Yep, CO....about 80 miles north of the New Mexico/ Colorado border.

 

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