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I worked on a GTO the other day usual thing, modded the speedo-head ditched the useless k/mh-m/ph converter, and a few other electrical things....
I had to test drive it, it was in good order 'L' reg, replacement suspension, quiet fit engine with just a dump valve and boost gauge, it was quite quick....
1st syncro totally gone, felt sooooooooooooooooo heeeeeeaaaaaavy, brakes week, steering heavy, handled ok-ish but hard work....
Without hesitation or deviation I can say hand on heart my 4 door GTS-T sedan (heavily modded- but on a budget) is quicker everywhere, alive with feedback and response, and would run rings round that GTO.
They look like a 'proper' supercar but are just show and no go....IMHO of course...
When I took the owner out in my car he felt a bit silly, auto-box lighting 285 bridgestones on hot tarmac as we drop into 2nd....cornering so hard you 'feel' the hicas pull it straight, and scrubbing off 100mph in no distance while changing lanes and still cornering at 60.....
Without labour I have spent about 5.5k now on my car INCLUDING the car, and that includes the stuff 'not on line yet' yes I know 1 end of a spanner from the other, and I have put about 300 hours into fettling everything, but at the end of the day GTO's look nice, but are eclipsed buy the SKYLINE.
Not a drag whore or a track-day addict, just better from every angle.
Andy.
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