[Shotimes] OT - 2006 Mercury Milan

[Jason Hartberger]

I have no issues with the LS1, and I agree that it's a fantastic engine, but
the reason I say what I do is, well, the LS1 is so common! they're even
putting them in PT cruisers (not from the factory, tho), and it dilutes the
value of the engine, IMO. One of the reasons the SHO engine is so special is
because Ford never put it in another car, and very, very, very few other
cars have a SHO engine. Hell, few other people know what a SHO engine is.

Anyhoo, you're dead-on for all the other points. The GTO has a soul all its
own and a helluva history, especially for people that used to own one (like
my dad... feel old yet?), and Pontiac just butchered its name and its
history by putting out this (foreign!) thing. They figured they could cash
off the name with any ol' car. They were wrong. Cars aren't like shoes; you
can't just stick a name on it and make it 'good'.

Jason


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jarrod Clift" <clift@chartertn.net>
To: "'_ShoTimes'" <Shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2004 3:55 PM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] OT - 2006 Mercury Milan


> The LS1 is one of the best V8's made IMO. The GTO is not selling well
> because it looks bland and because the dealers were greedy and marking
> it up way over sticker.  A lot of people wanted it to look more retro
> styled, like the new mustang.  If it were called something other than
> GTO a lot of the complaints (like styling) would go away.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Jason Hartberger
> Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2004 11:47 AM
> To: Leigh Smith; '_ShoTimes'
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] OT - 2006 Mercury Milan
>
> I think the GTO isn't selling not because it's underappreciated by the
> public, but because the public feels betrayed by Pontiac using an
> australian
> chassis around an engine that ain't 'all that and a bag of chips'. I
> know it
> goes fast, but it just doesn't look... like a GTO. It's a cheap sellout
> and
> the public knows it.
>
> Jason
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