Used 2004 Pontiac GTO Consumer Reviews
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Fun and Fast
Great car all around so far. Plenty of power with decent mileage. Six speed is a lot of fun; the only way to go. Haven't owned long enough to gauge reliabiltiy, but to date very good with 9000 miles. Stereo is good with fair equalizer features (would like to do more manual adjusting). Front seat motors are very slow so backseat entry is a pain. Trunk is small but don't really use it anyway. Front seats are excellent.
Better than Memories
The new GTO is a true modern muscle car. Yes, I remember driving the original GTO's, and my 2004 is as fast or faster than the best of the 60's. The difference is that it handles better than most sports cars and is quiet and relaxed on the highway. I've owned mostly BMW's, Porsches and other euro cars, and the build quality of this built down under GTO is as good as any of them. With a 160 mph top end, 14 seconds flat in the quarter, and real world economy of 18 to 24 mpg this is a great car.
- Base CoupeMSRP: $16,99931 mi away
- Base CoupeMSRP: $17,00032 mi away
- Base CoupeMSRP: $14,600382 mi away
Love it
Bought used with 30,000 miles, best car i have ever had, I'm over 40 and have had 3 Trans am's 2 camaro's 2 chargers, more mustangs than i can count and this car is without a doubt the best of the lot, seats are out of this world, fun to drive, power when you want it and i mean when, like now power. Fuel mileage is about 20 on the hwy, could care less about trunk space or passenger comfort, good sound system, did i mention the seats, styling is fine for a guy my age. I plan on keeping this car a long time.
Garbage
Bought used with 65,000 miles. 6 speed manual. It was a great performer and very fun to drive, but had a plethora of problems. After I got rid of my Ford Ranger 4x4 (daily driver) this became my daily. Whenever I would accelerate and bring the car to about 4300 rpm, all electronics would cut off and the headlights would get brighter, sometimes causing the bulbs to blow. Had an airbag light go on for no reason and it seemed to fix itself. Rode like crap, handling was mediocre, and build quality was less than spectacular. But it sure sounded good. I blew mustangs away all the time. It can also lay down rubber like nobody's business too. And fuel milage was surprisingly good. Almost 30 MPG hwy.
2004 bought used
I purchased a one owner clean carfax GTO in December, 2012. The car developed some strange problems including the rocker panels filling with water (removing drain plugs solved the problem), which caused the interior floor to flood after it rained. The horn also went off randomly by itself and the air bag fault alarm was triggered by the airbag sensor located under the passenger seat. I had all of the aforementioned issues resolved and the car has been great since.