camboinc

Well, there is really no substitute for HP as i was reminded on a high speed blast to the office this morning. I have a 25 mile stretch of 3 lane freeway from Farmington Hills to Brighton, MI that is always fun to drive. About 4 miles into it, I pulled up on a 2006 black GTO with a vanity plate that read 'vaderba'. I was driving about 80 and he saw me coming.... He jacked it and kept on pulling away. i simply had to watch and whimper...

For those of you who like to lecture about driving excessivley fast, you can stop reading now...
no matter how fast we were going, the gto could easily pull away from me. we played cat and mouse for about 10 minutes between 80 and 130.. when i hit 130, he was still pullling away hard and there was nothing i could do...im sure he hit 150 at one point... clearly no limiter on that car...

anyways, he was a nice kid.. not trying to be a ***** like most others that pull up on a porsche with a chip... it was a great way to start the day, even though i got my *** handed to me...

damn, that gto is fast. there was nothing i could do at any speed to hang with him. i know i look way cooler in my shark but damn i need more juice!!
murf, i need to come up for an install soon buddy!!

Mike Frye

OUCH!

Well, at least he was cool about it. Sounds like you were too. Sometimes you just have to tip your cap and nod to the power. Maybe you needed a more twisty road course to show off the total package.

You definitely have him on cool points though. I love that they made a powerful car, but calling it a GTO and giving it that design? Not my cup of tea.

camboinc

Mike,
exactly. thats what i did... he would pull up next to me after one of the dustings, i would smile and just shrug my shoulders. he laughed of course. he waved a few times when he took his exit. very cool. not at all common. it was fun though...

heinrich

Sounds like you had fun safely and in a friendly way. What more could a man ask And yes the Porsche is gorgeous by comparison.

chaadster

Brian,

Yup, that's how it is...lotsa fast cars out there. Road cars have crazy amounts of horsepower these days, and even the ones that don't can be real off-the-line sprinters! Still, it's fun to mix it up behind the wheel!

Yesterday, this old Mustang fastback--maybe '67 or thereabouts--merged on the highway behind me and OPENED UP! I mean he took off with sound and fury. It was crazy loud and super quick, so I was glad it was my exit! It was a beautiful car, but I'm sure it would have torn my butt up.

camboinc

i hear ya chaad. my chevelle would probably get the shark too. i have been driving the s4 just about every day to work. it is just such a great car to drive.. i am getting about the same MPG as my new lincoln MKX too. gee, now thats a tough choice..

Tony

Next time drive Andrews car.

Goats can be pretty quick cars but that said, i have not been impressed by any i have seen so far at the track running the 1/4mile. My guess is he may of had something under the hood.
To bad Pontiac was so generic with there design for the car...basically an over grown Cavelier.

RyanPerrella

an overgrown Cavalier or a 15 year old Holden.....oh wait it is a 15 year old Holden.

bigmac

Brian, Thats why life is fun. Supposed you dusted every other car.
Get a dose of Murf. Mac

camboinc

tony- thats what i need .... a boost. dont gotta tell u that do i! and yes mac, the other cars were dusted by me... it is a terribly bland looking car , cava gto..

Fishy928S4

I believe the new GTO's are a pretty heavy car and don't run fantastic times in 1/4 mile for the HP they have. I have never seen one go from a roll though. If he walked away THAT easy I'd wonder if he had some mods you didn't know about.

Shane

Were you manually shifting or just leaving it in "D"?

NickT

I used to have a '66 GTO... The new one is just embrassing.

Art_Z

there is only one "real" GTO

NickT

So very true