tongueboy Member 457 Member For: 22y 2m 18d Gender: Male Location: Tamworth, Armidale NSW Posted 26/07/03 09:44 AM Share Posted 26/07/03 09:44 AM :o Article in todays Telegraph about the reception the Pontiac GTO alias Monaro has recieved in the US. It has been desribed as an Aussie sucked caramel! Enthusiasts have said a GTO has to look like it's breaking the law parked at the kerb and the styling of this machine is just another bubble car. The protest has been led by Pontiac enthusiasts website- ultimategto. com- which showed its displeasure by using a Mustang as its picture of the week following the release of photos of the new GTO. First time in the 9 years of this sites existence that the car of the week photo wasn't a GTO! :o Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/4956-monaropontiac-gto/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOLDIE My new toy Lifetime Members 5,344 Member For: 22y 1m 26d Gender: Male Location: stanthorpe wine capital of qld. Posted 26/07/03 10:10 AM Share Posted 26/07/03 10:10 AM Well I think they got it right it does suck. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/4956-monaropontiac-gto/#findComment-39056 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mondie Firm Member Donating Members 2,924 Member For: 22y 7m 16d Location: Adelaide Hills Posted 26/07/03 10:26 AM Share Posted 26/07/03 10:26 AM l like the Monaro.The yanks have got no idea on cars, why else would they take a good looking design and stick a stupid looking nose on it and call it a GTO. The Monaro is all sweeps and curves so of course it isnt going to work. Dont like the HSV versions for the same reason.Its a good Aussie design IMO. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/4956-monaropontiac-gto/#findComment-39059 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Butzy Guests Posted 26/07/03 12:28 PM Share Posted 26/07/03 12:28 PM I really like the Monaro but the front of it for Pontac just makes it look like sh*t. Oh well you just can not please the Yanks lol. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/4956-monaropontiac-gto/#findComment-39068 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrasH Bloody Orange Team (BOT) Donating Members 872 Member For: 21y 11m 26d Gender: Male Location: Canberra, Australia Posted 27/07/03 12:21 AM Share Posted 27/07/03 12:21 AM True that the front end of the GTO looks crap, but I think the negitivity has more to do with the car not being "American Made" more than anything else. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/4956-monaropontiac-gto/#findComment-39088 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagabond Bored Member Administrator 35,722 Member For: 22y 7m 3d Gender: Male Location: Dé·jà vu Posted 27/07/03 12:37 AM Share Posted 27/07/03 12:37 AM I would like to see there reaction to Simcoes original design, the yank design guru's have been forcing crap down there sheeps throat for too long. As for www.ultimategto.com maybe they should look at the shamozol of a webpage they've got before bagging somebody elses design's. :o WTF is an Aussie sucked caramel! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/4956-monaropontiac-gto/#findComment-39090 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellionXR6T I'm Back!! Thats right, long over due! :) Lifetime Members 4,348 Member For: 22y 7m 13d Gender: Male Location: West Brisbane Posted 27/07/03 01:41 AM Share Posted 27/07/03 01:41 AM Well if it's anything to go by. A good mate of mine (Who happens to be American) and his mate came over to the land of Aus for a holiday.They saw our N/A and their reaction to it...........They loved it. QUOTE: "Wow, I wish we had Fords that looked this cool back home". So their taste isn't completley in their backside. Go the BA. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/4956-monaropontiac-gto/#findComment-39098 Share on other sites More sharing options...
chief Member 166 Member For: 21y 11m 2d Location: Melbourne Posted 27/07/03 03:56 AM Share Posted 27/07/03 03:56 AM Your right, what a sh!tty site. The front does look terrible, what were those americans thinking? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/4956-monaropontiac-gto/#findComment-39108 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dis_Orderly Guests Posted 27/07/03 10:44 PM Share Posted 27/07/03 10:44 PM well im gunna stick with my origonal oppion its a squashed comador with back dors welded shut and the pontiac version looks worse :spacecraft: Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/4956-monaropontiac-gto/#findComment-39257 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ducatijb Lifetime Members 3,448 Member For: 22y 2m 14d Gender: Male Location: sydney Posted 27/07/03 11:10 PM Share Posted 27/07/03 11:10 PM I read an american magazine a few years back which rated the Taurus something like 78/100 so that gives you an idea where their tastes lie :spacecraft: Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/4956-monaropontiac-gto/#findComment-39262 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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