I had a Pontiac. Now, I realize that a comparison between their passenger
cars and their sports models would be worse than apples to oranges, but my
experiences with my car soured me on the entire brand. That car was the
worst kind of money pit.
Nothing but Dodges in my drive now, and that's the way I like it. :)
""Rick Barnes"" <barnesrv@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:000801c4f8b1$8c33ee90$7900a8c0@highland...
>
> Yah, I love Pontiac too, its just wonderous what they can do with
> plastic....
>
> Rascal
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Zachary
> Burcham
> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 8:28 AM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: Re: DML: OT: Dodge Charger
>
>
> Well, as a 22 year old I'll weigh in on this one. I think the GTO is a
> much
>
> better example of retro compared with the Charger, it's totally
> disappointing. *Sarcasm* YEAH, they put the same Hemi in yet another
> car,*end Sarcasm* and I'm sick of hearing 340 hp, I think the whole of
> the
> US knows that by now. The GTO is fairly simple by today's standards and
> is
> RWD, stick with a wicked V8 (They're getting the 400 hp LS2 very soon) So
> you can't even compare it to the Charger, 340 hp Sedan vs 400 hp Coupe.
> It's not a retro carbon-copy of the old Goat but it's a modern version of
> the formula. The Charger on the otherhand is another rebadged 300C.
>
> And someone commented on how the Vette vs Viper power struggle was going
> on,
>
> that's gonna get interesting because there are reported to be 3 count them
> 3
>
> Vette Models, base 400 hp, Z06 with 500 hp and one deemed the "Blue Devil"
> with a S/C and 600 Hp, where's the Viper then? Catchin' up, that's where.
>
> I'll end on this, I can find a GTO in a crowd from a 1/2 mile away if I'm
> looking, 1/4 mile away if I'm not. It has enough of Pontiac's styling
> that
> I know it's a Pontiac but I never mistake it for a Grand Prix or Grand Am.
> But the first time I saw a Viper SRT-10 on the road, from 1/4 mile, I
> though
>
> it was a Stratus Coupe. I'd rather pay 35K for a car that's easily
> identified from a distance than 83K for a Viper powered Stratus. I love
> both cars, so don't get me wrong, but sometimes our brand loyalties skew
> our
>
> view.
>
> Zach Burcham
> 92DakotaHD
>
>
>
>
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