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Manual Transmission. Not "Manuel". He's from Fawlty Towers.

I just changed this thread title to "Manuel Transmission".
 
MODERATOR ABUSE!
 
I'm trying to start a fake war against Mentalist.
 
EGGS PREFERS TO DRIVE STICK!

Okay, I know I'm like 2 weeks late on that but, I was busy.
 
I'm just going to change it back since Menty will probably never notice.
 
Sadistic Bastard said:
2004-2006 Pontiac GTO: came with a 6 speed (real one, clutch and everything) and a V8. That's why I bought it.

Of course, it's not really a Pontiac...it's really a Holden with an ugly Pontiac nose stuck on it. GM only get's partial credit for that one.

-SB
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Grrr... The 2004 "GTO" is one of the reasons I'm happy GM is ready to go under. I mean, Pontiac was smart. "GTO" is an iconic brand for them, so they've guarded it carefully and haven't just slapped it on anything to make a quick buck. So when they were bringing the badge back I had high hopes. Instead they brought an overpriced Holden to market with a Pontiac grille. (After abysmal sales they rushed a hood with twin scoops on it to market but it wasn't enough to save it.)

I mean I'm sure the Holden GTO was a very fast car. And maybe to Australians it looks like a muscle car. But to me it looked like a Toyota Camry or something. And if I'm going to drop around $40 grand on a fast car it better goddamned LOOK like a fast car--and don't talk to me about "sleepers". I'm not racing people for pink slips or running moonshine or something. If I'm driving a powerful coupe, it better look the part.

And even if it HAD looked powerful, it still didn't look anything like a GTO. I mean, they don't have to pull a Mustang or a Challenger, where they completely replicate the look of a GTO, but you should at least go "Huh. I can see it being a GTO."

I was so fed up I whipped out my 2002 copy of CorelDraw and did up MY take on the GTO. As an inspiration I went to what I thought was the iconic (and most practical) one to use--the 1968 Judge. Here's one of my products:
FoxGTO-Meka.jpg

Yeah, it isn't perfect. But if a guy can take 6 year old off the shelf software and crank out something like this on a Saturday afternoon on his own time, shouldn't people who are paid to design cars for a living be able to come out with something at least as good?
 
you would think so.
 
But I never do...
 
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