I recently sold my s2000 because I needed something with more practical (the reason most s2000s get sold since they are so good to drive). Initially, I was going to get a new gt500, but I decided I did not want to pay that much for a car. I decided to get a 2006 GTO. I have found two that I like, one with 10,000 miles and the other with 350 miles (yes..350). The one with 350 miles is the color I want but it is a couple grand more. I also have concerns of the car that is nearly 4 years old and only having 350 miles on it. What do you guys think, so few miles on a four year old car. Future problems?

 

Is one a 5.7L vs. a 6.0L?

 

6.0

 

I don't think there are reliability issues, but as the car is sourced from Australia, parts can be somewhat difficult to get - you need to wait for them to be shipped from Australia in some cases.

They were very underrated cars, and I'm not sure what your price range is, but you may want to consider the G8 GT - when GM killed Pontiac, it ended up selling G8s with something like $6k rebates, which killed resale values - you can get an almost new car that offers better performance and usability along the same vein as the GTO.

 

Consider that the 350 mile car was hardly driven. You're better off buying a car with 10K that was driven and those stupid non-critical "new car" minor issues resolved than buying a car that was ignored for four years. An American V8 is hardly broke in at 10K, but 350 miles of idle isn't what I'd call "ideal life" for a hi-po engine. And it really suggests a dragstrip-only life. Not sure which is worse.

Don't be silly, buy the 10K example. Save money AND make the better buy.

I wouldn't worry about waiting for parts - the engine is US-sourced, and the G8 sold en masse in the US. The idea that you need to wait for a guy to row from Australia to the the US is valid but unfounded, IMHO. Air shipping is far cheaper than setting you up with a courtesy rental for a week.

 

With the G8, "en masse" is ~38k sold among V6s, V8s, the GXP, and across only two model years. GM sold ~40k GTOs over three years, fwiw.

 

Lots of things in common - both have outstanding drivetrains, 4 vs. 2 door, I know the GTO interior is really outstanding.

I guess the GTO has a certain amount of "hotrodder cred", even though they both share the Chevy 6L (though there's a GXP flavor of the GXP with the LS3/6.2L).

They're both some kind of Holden platform, so I don't know if one has any more supply chain problems vs. the other?

The G8 (other than the GXP) is a A6 vs. the GTO A4, but *IF* you want a manual tranny, then GTO all the way!

Looks? The same but different

I guess the GTO is a little leaner looking with the coupe profile, but the G8 is a pretty nice looking ride.

 

I just found one in my area now, that has 9K miles on it, actually cheaper than the other two I mentioned before. The guy is in need of money and must sell the car. The only problem is...it has some work done to it. It has a new cam, full exhaust and a tune. It was tuned by a reliable tuner in the area, just don't know if I want to take the chance. Otherwise, it's a sharp car that was well taken care of. Choices!

 

I wouldn't worry about drivetrain problems too much,

the lsx powerplants are proven designs and have very few problems.

 

How would the G8 GT, a 250 lb heavier car with 40 less horsepower, offer better performance?

I'd rather have the 400hp GTO. 6-spd of course!