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I found a black on black, 6 speed, 18K mile, 2005 GTO locally and I'm very interested in it. I've read online that there are some suspension issues with the car, some parts are pretty odd and have to come from down under, they're almost the red headed step children of the service centers. I guess I'm asking if the problems are wide spread, only on the '04 models, or are exaggerated by 'internet information'.

While at the dealer I drove an '08 Malibu. The salesman (fellow gearhead) said it is such a better car than the previous versions that it shouldn't be called a Malibu. I agree. It has a great ride and more power than you would expect. It was raining so I didn't get a full appreciation for all the power. The transmission seemed to shift nicely (6 speed paddle shifted automatic) and wasn't clunky on the downshift, just kinda slow.

Also, when you search for GTO on this board it comes up empty. I found the post by 2000Z-71 because I remembered his GTO was hit by a suburban.

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I should have added that the GTO would be my daily driver, I'm keeping the ugly orange thing in my avatar for all the really fun stuff.

The Malibu was also really quiet. Another observation was that the torque converter isn't nearly as tight as the converter in my 2000 Malibu. I think the GTO will hold it's value longer than a new Malibu, my insurrance quote was $100 more for the 3 year old GTO than the brand new Malibu.