PyRo_nika

okay. i've been driving my tC for almost a year now and done a few mods to it (CAI, header, exhaust, etc.) it's quick and no complaints but recently i started making a little more money and i'm just dying for some REAL power. The GTO seems to be a pretty good source for this at a decent price and has the potential to be faster than the tC ever will...

So what do ya'll think... should i keep my tC and go turbo or go for the muscle of the GTO?

captainlaziness

I think the GTO looks too much like a Cavalier.

Bubble2Box

Man, I've got to say stick with the tC. From what I understand the GTO has some reliability issues, as most Aussie cars brought here seem to. It's a great car from a power stand point, and RWD is nice, but still. Stay with the Toyota product.

Just my two cents.....

2_much_tc

gto aussie? i thought it was american?

captainlaziness

It's a rebadged Holden Commodore I believe.

PyRo_nika

yea, these are some of the things i've been trying to weigh.. thanks for the input though

and yes.. the GTO is American but it basically the same car that GM has been marketing in Australia for a few years now

Nooomoto

Our new GTO is a rebadged Holden Monaro from Australia.

I don't know dude...if you care anything about practicality and have even the slightest worries about gas...stick with the tC. If not...get the goat. That's a bad ___ car. Make sure you get the 6.0, too.

PyRo_nika

definately.. i wouldn't go with anything less than a 6.0

i really like the reliability of the tC and i love toyota products but i'm just craving more power

Yanki01

if i made maybe 2-3 hundred more a month, I would probally go with an WRX with some nice options.


as for the GTO, its nice but the looks of it are ehhhh?

Zander416

I think the new GTO's are hot!

azepolyn

... which is also rebadged as a chevy lumina in middle eastern markets. why do you want a gto? surely there's a better car that offers what you like.

PyRo_nika

well.. the old school GTO's were my favorite muscle car and the looks of the new one has really grown on me and then the 6.0 LS2 engine doesn't hurt my feelings either

rallying_the_scion

isnt the supra supposed to come back out??

Nooomoto

I like GTO's looks. It's a very understated car...and most people need a second glance to figure out what it is. I almost bought one from a friend of mine who was selling it for $20k...but then he changed his mind, and a few months later I had a tC.

Yanki01

or save for a good downpayment on an STi?

PyRo_nika

i haven't had enough hard evidence but i heard something about a new supra with a v8... now if that's the case then i would definately keep the tC and wait for that bad boy

PyRo_nika

i've thought about that option also.. but the sti is 300 ponies turboed.. the GTO is stock 400hp with 400 tq and put a supercharger on it and bam! 500hp

tikbhoy

GOAT all the way!

i love my tC but i dont mind trying new things

captainlaziness

You realize that your insurance company will probably rape you if you buy a GTO right?

PyRo_nika

yes.. gotta love the insurance companies... oh well..