2005 Pontiac GTO Review - A Bright Light: Extinguished

[@JojoTheMongol]

Had a 2004. Loved it! Couple things from the video - The trunk is so small because for the American Market the gas tank was too close to the rear bumper for safety regulations. So instead of being horizontal they had to mount it vertical killing a lot of the trunk space. It wasn't eaten up by the rear seats. Also, that model has the Sports Appearance Package (SAP) different front bumper and grill inserts. A different spoiler was offered as well but this one doesn't have it.

[@jb6574]

Sap kit also included different rear bumper, side skirts, and exhaust tips.

[@SableCraft]

The trunk doesn’t have a lot of room not due to the seats, but due to the fact that, upon importing the car, Federal USA guidelines made it to so they had to relocate the fuel tank into the trunk. It had been placed below instead, and so it cut the trunk space in half or more

[@101Websurfing]

I had a black 2005 GTO and it’s one of my favorite cars I’ve owned. 👍🏻

[@brantleyburns8162]

me too

[@Phil451]

I have a red 2004 GTO, just got it a few months ago with low miles. Really aged well, my favorite car I've ever owned

[@ontherunjg]

The trunk is small because of location of gas tank. Good review. I have 2006 same color with 6 speed. Bought new and still love it. Interior way better then mustang of the same time.

[@charlessynowiec3876]

should’ve outsold mustang but consumers apparently wanted retro styling not modern

[@GanDtech]

NFS Underground 2

[@carguy6636]

Absolutely love my 2006 GTO! Also behind that vertical carpet cover in the trunk sets the gas tank, then the back seats.

[@docswatchbox8321]

I bought a new 2005 Qulcksilver, 6-speed GTO when I returned from a tour in Iraq. That was the MOST FUN I've ever had in a car (with my clothes on). Decided to sell it when my baby boy was born, car seat didn't really go in and out of those back seats very easily. Thanks for the video. Nice job.

[@Maximus6G]

Man I miss Pontiac. It's a shame GM killed the brand.

[@CJColvin]

I hear you but this GTO isn't a real Pontiac, it's a rebadged Holden Monaro from Australia mate just like you're car is.

[@Maximus6G]

@@CJColvin yeah true, these cars are just rebaged Holdens. It's a great shame that they've went out as well.

[@CJColvin]

@@Maximus6G Right, maybe if it had the retro look of the original GTOs from the 60s instead of making it a rebadged Holden Monaro from Australia it would've sold well and Pontiac would've also been around to this day.

[@hakeemsd70m]

@@CJColvin Bob Lutz never meant for the GTO to run any longer than 3 years and approximately 30,000 units. GM killed Pontiac because Buick was too profitable for them in China. The sad reality of capitalism, killing art and keeping what's profitable.

[@CJColvin]

@@hakeemsd70m Well that's also because the 04-06 GTOs are rebadged Holdens that's why they're so great.

[@JB54379]

They are great cars! Just a fun car to drive everyday and the interior is killer plus the power is great! Have to say it is one of my favorite cars all time, and that doesn't always equal power. Some cars with more power are sloppy and feel bad. These GTO's are amazing with the power, feel, handling, etc.. Just awesome IMO!

[@CJColvin]

Keep in mind that it's also a rebadged Holden Monaro from Australia as well mate.

[@SunsetChaser-gt7]

Im going to look at one tmrw wish me luck guys

[@ThiefBTW]

Did you buy it

[@rolltheclip4463]

Did you get it

[@elliottnelson1156]

Hope you bought it

[@KR0TE7]

Did you buy it

[@rickhunter6513]

Lol, he prolly got a Prius

[@tonynoto5187]

I own an 05 since new. Love it! ❤️ Funny that he calls out the dated steering wheel from the late 90s cause this was a repurposed car from Australia that debuted in 1999 first known as the Commodore and later the Monaro. The "Euro styling" is also the fact that this car was manufactured in Australia.

[@paulsz6194]

The Pontiac G8 & the Chevy SS are commodores as well. The GTO is a coupe version of the late 90’s- mid 2000’s Holden commodore. The HSV versions are the most coveted.

[@fpaltenhoff86]

Had one of these in torrid red. My best friend too, only difference is his is a manual. The looks have aged fairly well, in my opinion

[@venaautos]

I'm keen for you to come to Australia because I would be honoured to have you review my 2002 RX-7 series 8!

[@benstevenz]

1:49 love that camera angle

[@chilliwhiggerE]

The 2004 factory LS1 with the LS6 intake was said to have 350 hp 360 tq stock but was more like 360/360. I have owned a 2004 for 12 years and it'll put out 400+ hp and 400+ (the dyno I had mine on said 450 tq but...) tq with a throttle body, LT headers, exhaust (with high flow cats), OTRCAI and a tune. I've held on to it because it's the last stand alone one off car GM will probably ever make. Also, nothing is going come out of GM to make it the "old model" and its appearance has held up well imo. Everything these days is angular, blocky and recent safety regulations make the proportions unbecoming imo.

[@greatestnitemare6626]

Why not just get the superior LS2 made in 05-06 gto

[@chilliwhiggerE]

@@greatestnitemare6626 😆🖕

[@charlessynowiec3876]

@@greatestnitemare6626cuz like he said, his is a one off. they made 5.7 gto’s for 1 year only (2004)

[@MrUltraworld]

I own a '05 manual GTO that I bought new. 2005 not only added the LS2 it also got upgraded Corvette brakes. Mine has 44k miles on it now and it's been rock-solid reliable. Nothing more than routine maintenance has been required. It rides very nice, making highway trips a breeze. It gets 24mpg on the highway. The only gripe is Pontiac is out of business and parts are drying up.

[@pmscalisi]

True. Finding out the same for my G8 parts. I wish some of the places that sell reproduction parts for the vintage cars would look into selling parts for these cars.

[@mikestanly749]

Stock radiator still??

[@MrUltraworld]

@@mikestanly749 Yes

[@CJColvin]

Well it's also because it's a rebadged Holden Monaro from Australia mate.

[@gregkistner1955]

Nice job on the video! I got an 06 with 3,756 miles on it.

[@earthisfat6184]

Bout to buy me one. Used to have a 02 ss camaro when I was younger. Miss it. So I'm Goin for one of these

[@GiveMeYoSammich]

I have a 05 black gto with 29k miles thats a stick, the original owner put a shitty shifter on the car so u swapped it out for a high quality oem design shifter and it feels so so sooo much better now with the shifter swap

[@mastana613]

what shifter did the previous owner put and what did you replace it with?

[@GiveMeYoSammich]

@@mastana613 it was a b&m shifter, a lot of other companies have a similar design to them but sikky is the only oem fit that I've seen

[@coreyo8798]

G’day from down under! Just wanted to give you a bit of a hand with the Aussie name. If it was bought as a Holden it would be a Mon-ah-ro. If it was bought as a HSV (Holden Special Vehicles) it was called a HSV Coupe and would then be either a GTO or a GTS. These names both only apply to the 2 door version. Otherwise it’s a Commodore or a HSV variant of that.

[@donleamon8653]

Out of curiosity, what was the feel down there when GM closed Holden? Was it that big a deal or not? I think most here didn’t really care too much about Hummer and Oldsmobile names going, but Pontiac over Buick was not a good domestic US choice IMHO. At the end of the day, they are all GM parts bin cars for the most part. Switchgear and interiors across the board from that era were not great.

[@Yeahnah89001]

@@donleamon8653 it was a big deal. A lot of people were pissed off about it.

[@dougsmith9571]

Very cool GTO and review . I recently bought an 05 .Thanks

[@jeffreynobles948]

The 2004 GTO's LS1 make 350HP. I had both a 2005, and a 2006 GTO. Both, with the Tremec T56 transmission in them.

[@mikestanly749]

And they both handled well?

[@echo4joeable]

Dude, that was an excellent review in presentation. Your communication is top notch. That was a strait clinic! I’m following now.

[@joskjj3625]

Rip Holden

[@CJColvin]

Man I really do miss Pontiac, not only Pontiac was GM's Mopar but also America's BMW as well. To me GM should've should've killed Buick and GMC as well instead of Pontiac.

[@charlessynowiec3876]

yeah for some reason americans love to please countries outside of us aka china

[@cristian01231]

I love my 06 gto

[@ahmadmorrow2749]

Been on the edge about it with the lack of support for them

[@tmmurphy]

Not to dissuade you but the support is nil. I had a tough time even finding a replacement key fob. ended up buying a Holden key fob. A minor fender bender totals the car and I know of folks that buy a wrecked parts car in order to have replacement parts. The Aussie Monaro / GTO is a great Sunday cruiser but a poor daily as is any car that is rare and unpopular when new.

[@ss8512]

The main reason I love this car is its got alot of power and the body is a sleeper. I live in California where smog is strick. You can't even swap a ls motor in another car.

[@chuckgaulke6219]

When you said that gm probably canceled holden because they couldn’t make a good crossover my first thought was gm can’t make a good crossover so why would they cancel holden for not making good crossovers when they’re other companies can’t do it either

[@11cyrus11]

if you hold the mode and set buttons to the right of the steering wheel while you turn on the car you will get a completely different menu. also if you use the mode button while it is doing its system check right after turning on the car it will have a different menu to both of those

[@dave11686]

So fun to drive

[@georgewilson1184]

I love this Car I love Pontiac I hate Naperville if this was in west suburban Melrose Park then you would have a blast

[@TysonPaxton1214]

That spot in the trunk is actually the gas tank. I always thought it was the seat. But I heard Its the gas tank

[@mello5207]

thank you father

[@gilligan1350]

Did the CGM really come with the red stitching in the shifter and the red gauges? 🤔

[@gilligan1350]

Bet that was all swapped in and probably the cause of the "quality control issues" you see in there. Shit was mint when new.

[@AMF96]

Really want to get one of these or a g8 one day. Which one is better and why?

[@WAFFLEooFILMS]

NO! the fire still burns in the hellgoat!!. I own a Black 2004.........unfortunately everything went bad all at once. The starter Master cylinder And rear differential 😭 It's been sitting for a bit until I have the time to fix it.

[@sgq_.h]

Damn good luck

[@WAFFLEooFILMS]

@@sgq_.h thanks!

[@49breal]

Had the master cylinder and starter go. Only problems I had. Replaced both as well as the clutch and slave cylinder. Had it for 17 years and still love it

[@WAFFLEooFILMS]

@@49breal I've never done it before myself but if you can point to any videos or step by step instructions with pictures that would be awesome. I would rather do it myself even though I'm still a rookie when it comes to cars.

[@mikestanly749]

Millage, stock radiator still?

[@Joshua-uw7wm]

I remember when it came out and have always wanted one but I could have sworn that it had 600 HP but maybe that was a particular version of it or the Mandela effect or I was just wrong

[@captainkilos]

Why is Holden Special Vehicles badge on the 04-06 Pontiac GTO/Holden Monaro?

[@tomnewham1269]

Holden Special Vehicles is a different company. It is owned by the Walkinshaw family and they sold performance versions of Holden cars under licence.

[@shootdack7826]

i love the monaro

[@SteveWhiteEEAMPS]

Yes, I too miss Pontiac.

[@TheGrizzlyNinja]

Chevy should make a new GTO based off the old styling (could name it similar to the GMC Hummer EV)

[@MrHubb1]

I remember when these first came out in Australia 🇦🇺 as The Holden Manaro. Everything in this car is holden as far as I know not sure about the engine as I never saw one in real life but wow did it look good in lime green with tinted windows. Nice car in its day.

[@MrHubb1]

@@ChappySinclair. Oh cool . Thank you.

[@MrHubb1]

@@ChappySinclair I've lived in Canada for the past 7 years I've seen it there

[@KenBober]

I've always wanted one of those but convert it back to a holden

[@pmscalisi]

🙄 to each their own

[@CJColvin]

Exactly mate cause this GTO is nothing but a total rebadged Holden Monaro from Australia mate unlike the original GTOs from the 60s.

[@zackhubbard4971]

Thats the fuel tank behind that cover in the trunk. Thats not the back seats 😂

[@jb6574]

Makes replacing the fuel pump pretty easy

[@krob8823]

I plan on getting one

[@pontiacGXPfan]

one of my favorites in Forza 4

[@johnthompsonjr8257]

Check out 2006 Chevrolet Lumina SS coupe

[@FYNT_SEVERE]

Thinking on trading my 16 Altima for one

[@dkenney3076]

I want a 2005 or 2006 with the 6 speed and 6.0 i found an 06 for 16k

[@steamsteam36]

Yo guys do you think for how much that worth I saw a lot of videos says under 10K is it right??

[@travisstercho941]

I got mine a year and a half ago for 10k, but since then used car prices have gone up. A gto with same mileage/condition now is 12-14k

[@memo-iq8wb]

@@travisstercho941 Reckon a 68k miles 06' gto with an ls2 and ls3 heads is worth 11.5k?

[@steamsteam36]

@@travisstercho941 serıously u lucky then ı ve been tryıng to fınd for 10k can not find it

[@drm9979]

you will not get a nice 05-06 for anywhere near 10k.

[@Meinstein]

that really looks like an '06. Was the front end replaced?

[@drufetti510]

Yup 05+ got the 2006 fascia. Man I love that hood

[@Meinstein]

@@drufetti510 I wasn't referring to the hood. The '05 has the same one. I was commenting on the grille. I am torn between the two years.

[@Meinstein]

It appears that this '05 has already had a grille replacement.. what else was done?

[@walterwright8454]

GM plastic fantastic, and I wouldn't have it any other way!

[@arj8358]

I have that exact car just in a manual

[@Flxwxd]

whoever is the owner of this car needs to atleast keep the damn thing clean

[@dcartellone2659]

Blame the trunk space on the gas tank, but still very unicorn of a car. Don’t really see many these days.after this car kinda lost interest in more modern cars.

[@jokerface1975]

Actually in the trunk is the gas tank

[@willgeo2215]

A Grand Am with a beefed up engine.

[@JayJay-kr7of]

I don't get it it seems as if Pontiac was just as good as Chevrolet if not better than Ford look at their sports cars they are good looking highly attractive vehicles I think the Bonneville was a good looking vehicle I think the Grand Prix was an incredible looking vehicle compared to the other vehicles from its time look at the trans am oh my god that car is amazing knock your socks off amazing I would pick that car over a Corvette my favorite trans am would happen to be that 2005 2004 model I just don't understand why Pontiac went under like this did people not like their cars did they not like the body because they gave you the horsepower looks like to me body and horsepower were all there

[@king-pn4bj]

Well in all fairness the last two good pontiacs sold, the G8 and the GTO, were just badge job holdens.

[@samouflage99]

One thing this could have been clearer about is how many gallons per mile are used when driving this freaking monstrosity. xD

[@pmscalisi]

😂 usually 17 city/ 24 hwy. How about your Prius?

[@CJColvin]

Nice GTO, too bad it's nothing but a rebadged Holden Monaro from Australia mate unlike the original GTOs.

[@hakeemsd70m]

True, but the late great GOAT will out-accelerate outhhandle any original GTO.

[@CJColvin]

@@hakeemsd70m Yeah but its a Holden Monaro from Australia mate so there for not a real GTO nor a real Pontiac and plus the old ones looks a million times better than the rebadged Holden Monaro as well. Also have you heard of a restomod before mate?

[@kevinharrissr5255]

The 2004 made 350 not 300

[@isaacrivera757]

Automatic? Happy mothers day

[@harrishustle]

Faster than your manual 😂

[@davidmcleod7757]

watch out for the 2 piece drive shaft it is a piece of crap luckily there is a man who builds one piece drive shafts much better now you can also pull the cup holder out for bigger cups or travel mugs

[@nhanhuynh9259]

Về vn là tiền tỷ

[@larrywoods2304]

I usds to be a Pontiac guy but that was when before they died now I'm just Mopar or no car hahaha 😆

[@rsrausa]

Had an 04. 9 months in i put on the third set of tires. Never should have sold it.