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Ford Mustang (2005) vs. 2005 Pontiac GTO

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#371 of 2056 Re: GTO Issues LAST POST on this topic [midwesttrader] by gunit

Apr 28, 2005 (8:32 am)

Replying to: midwesttrader (Apr 28, 2005 6:59 am)
You are right, all cars have their own problems, including the GTO. But the Mustang seem to be more sever, esp that gas tank problem.
 
Electronics issues on GTO were a bad battery which can happen on the 2month transit from Austrailia to America. As soon as dealer put a new battery in, it was fine. Unlike Musttangs that seem to just die at highwayspeeds from electriclal malfunctions, LOL! Dealer can't find out why. Thats a lot more sever to me.
 
Got news for ya, Pontiac did adjust the front suspension accordlingly to handle P245 tires. In austrailia they have P235. It was one rare case. Everyone else that posted after that never had that problem at all. All suggested he had an alignment problem if you read the whole post. if you saw the pictures of the tire he posted it was CLEARLY an alignment problem. Read the whole thread first!
 
I supposed we could keep on going, but I won't last post on this. Mustang is more problematic then GTO, face it. As they say you GET what you pay for.
 
Holden is a proven platform, the 2005 Stang is Not yet. Give it until next year to iron out bugs.

#372 of 2056 Re: At least we can put gas in our GTO [gunit] by graphicguy

Apr 28, 2005 (8:40 am)

Replying to: gunit (Apr 28, 2005 8:17 am)
Embarrased that someone was having issues with refueling their cars taking too long being the kiss of death? That's a stretch.
 
59 posts of issues (some of them solutions to issues) for a car that's already got 100,000 of them on the road? Not bad at all in my estimation. Even some of those are issues that are more an indication of a poor dealer service dept., not an indictment of the car.
 
GM dealers are all sterling, right?
 
I can start a thread for GTO problems if you want. But, I don't own one so I have no need.
 
Some people having to take a while refueling their Mustangs isn't something I'd consider a big problem. Ford has addressed it with a running production change and offered those who have early builds a fix IF THEY EXPERIENCE any such behavior. I consider the "issue" to be minor and one that I've yet to experience.
 
One of the things I don't understand is anyone saying a Pontiac (no matter what the model) being some sort of "lux" car. I just don't see it. My dealer took a BMW 330i on trade for a Mustang. Does that make the Mustang a luxury car?

#373 of 2056 Re: this & that..... [graphicguy] by gunit

Apr 28, 2005 (8:42 am)

Replying to: graphicguy (Apr 28, 2005 6:06 am)
graphicguys writes......someone actually said that the GTO felt like it was wearing an "auto condom" when compared to the Mustang. I concur. .....
 
Kind of funny because C&D said the GTO was the MORE FUN to DRIVE car then Mustang,and it's steering was FAR more communicative then the steering the Mustang, LOL!
 
Graphic guy writes.....I do think some of the lack of performance difference stems from the shifter in the GTO being less precise than the Mustang's, too. ......
 
NO, the GTO outperforms the Mustang, plain and simple, WON all the performance categories.
 
Graphicguy writes....... Clearly, the marketplace has spoken on what the public likes.....
 
The market place likes it because it's CHEAP and starts at $19k, and has the BOY RACER GOT TO HAVE looks..... GTO starts at $31k+ FOrd had the ability to sell nearly 200k, GM only had the max ability of 18k for the UMPTEENTH time. The avg Mustang buyer can't afford GTO. Big dif, $19k car vs $31k car Got alot of teeny boppers, high school students/college students and fleet sales/ Hertz buying them. Why do you think 66% of 2004 sales were CHEAP V6 model?
 
How do you know History won't remember the GTO? You ssem to forget the Grand National and V8 impala SS were only made for 3 yrs too! They are fondly remembered. LOL! The advantage is that you don't see them a DIME a dozen like the Mustang.
 
As for the Mustang GT sold out, NOT IN MY AREA, there is 3 on the lot by me now and 2 V6's.

#374 of 2056 Re: At least we can put gas in our GTO [graphicguy] by gunit

Apr 28, 2005 (8:47 am)

Replying to: graphicguy (Apr 28, 2005 8:40 am)
I would consider the fueling problem a MAJOR Deal on even a used car. Gm dealers are far from perfect too, but never heard from one, how they can't fix a problem before. Sorry.
 
The thread for GTO problems won't even come close to Mustang problems.
 
The BMW 3 series is NOT a luxury car. It's a tiny cramped car. You can get one for not much more then Mustang, low 30's When you buy a 3 series BMW around here it says I wanted a BMW but couldn't afford one. The 5, 6 and 7 series are the real BMW.
 
BMW quality is now worse then GM.. Ibelieve Buick far surpassed them in quality a few yrs ago. My 528 was nice but very high maintenance costs.
 
the avg BMW owner is not trading in for a Mustang, sorry to burst your bubble. However if you read the GTO specific forums, you will see many former BMW owners, myself included that have traded in for a GTO.
 
GTO is more the luxury car then the Stang will ever be

#375 of 2056 last post on this thread by gunit

Apr 28, 2005 (8:53 am)

For my last message here... Just because the Mustang SELLS BETTER then the GTO, doesn't make it a BETTER CAR! LOL! if that is the case then the Camry or Accord is the Best car in the world then, right? Or the Tauraus of 5 yrs ago was the best?
 
If you remember the Pinto based Mustang of 1974 to 1978 was a decent to good seller.
 
It shows you that people will buy CRAP/Garbage.
 
Look at the Ford Focus, one of the best selling cars, yet it is also the MOST RECALLED Car in history, LOL! many quality problems.. that shows you people will buy CRAP. Same thing with Sunfires/Cavaliers.. sold pretty well for GM but were CRAP!
 
At one time when Mustang sales dropped as low as 90k or 100k units Ford thought about cancelling the lline 20+ yrs ago.
 
Just because something sells the best doesn't make it the best. Look at Titanic movie, exactly. It may have set all time sales record, but far from the best movie. LOL!
 

#376 of 2056 gunit by rorr

Apr 28, 2005 (9:02 am)

If all you can do in a comparison between two cars is to rip the other car (just how many times can one use the word "crap" in one post, anyway?), then indeed, it may be time to move on.
 
Enjoy your GTO. I'm sure gguy enjoys his Mustang. I don't think there's any reason to burst a blood vessel over this.......

#377 of 2056 Re: gunit [rorr] by graphicguy

Apr 28, 2005 (9:23 am)

Replying to: rorr (Apr 28, 2005 9:02 am)
rorr...I don't get it either. I do really enjoy the Mustang for all the reasons previously stated.
 
Enjoy the GTO, if that's your preference.
 
Why the name calling (the Mustang is "crap")? Particularly given the overwhelming success the Mustang is enjoying. Ford must have done something right (quite a few things right since the Mustang has been so overwhelmingly praised).
 
This is one of the few times I'm left confused and to wonder if there's some sort of underlying "bad feeling" regarding the success of the new Mustang. Given the fact that some here have spent quite a bit of time in all Mustang forums (lifting posts out of context), I have to believe they have more than a passing interest in the car itself, regardless of what they currently own.
 
Even the consumer ratings here at Edmunds give the Mustang a "9.1 rating" and call it one of the most desireable cars with all their readership. Can't be "crap" if so many readers here want one.

#378 of 2056 gguy by rorr

Apr 28, 2005 (9:34 am)

I think what we're seeing (IMO) is simple frustration by GTO owners.
 
The GTO is a good car. THEY know the GTO is a good car. Yet they see hordes and hordes of people buying Mustangs; they see the automotive press panning the GTO in favor of the Mustang over (what they see as) non-performance issues. They see that GM has essentially abandoned the GTO (lack of advertising) and they realize that, due to no fault of the car itself, the 2006 is likely to be the last year for the GTO.
 
I would be frustrated too.

#379 of 2056 Re: GTO Issues LAST POST on this topic [gunit] by tayl0rd

Apr 28, 2005 (9:54 am)

Replying to: gunit (Apr 28, 2005 8:32 am)
You are right, all cars have their own problems, including the GTO. But the Mustang seem to be more sever, esp that gas tank problem.
 
Umm... I wouldn't call a slow-filling gas tank a severe problem unless I was being chased buy a creepy monster or psycho-back-from-the-dead-hellbent-on-revenge that was going to sever my head from my body and I had to get a fill-up on #4 before I could escape.
  
Electronics issues on GTO were a bad battery which can happen on the 2month transit from Austrailia to America. As soon as dealer put a new battery in, it was fine. Unlike Musttangs that seem to just die at highwayspeeds from electriclal malfunctions, LOL! Dealer can't find out why. Thats a lot more sever to me.
  
Got news for ya, Pontiac did adjust the front suspension accordlingly to handle P245 tires. In austrailia they have P235. It was one rare case. Everyone else that posted after that never had that problem at all. All suggested he had an alignment problem if you read the whole post. if you saw the pictures of the tire he posted it was CLEARLY an alignment problem. Read the whole thread first!
  
I supposed we could keep on going, but I won't last post on this. Mustang is more problematic then GTO, face it. As they say you GET what you pay for.
  
Holden is a proven platform, the 2005 Stang is Not yet. Give it until next year to iron out bugs.
 
Total double standard there. One minute you're complaining that the Mustang is (very loosely) based on the 5 or 6 year old LS platform and it is old, but the GTO is on the same Monaro platform that is OLDER than the LS, but it is a proven platform??? Give me a break! One guy reports an electrical system problem that is obviously being caused by moisture getting into his electrical system somehow and it's a Mustang epidemic. A GTO owner reports premature tire wear and it's an isolated incident??
 
You have said you weren't going to post in this topic anymore AT LEAST 6 times. I sure do wish you would keep your promise because you're full of it. And if I have to see you type "LOL!" one more time, I think I'm going to gouge my own eyes out!

#380 of 2056 Re: At least we can put gas in our GTO [gunit] by tayl0rd

Apr 28, 2005 (10:01 am)

Replying to: gunit (Apr 28, 2005 8:47 am)
GTO is more the luxury car then the Stang will ever be
 
Thank goodness for that! If it was a luxury car, it wouldn't be a Mustang now would it? Unlike some other cars, the Mustang has remained true to its roots.

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