in pheonix, he was out there with navy reserves business. He had a rental that was expensed. (The navy only pays up to a certain amount, so the difference was covered by my dad... dont worry he isnt indulging in the tax payers money.) it was $100 a day. he said the 50 or so he chipped in was well worth it for the nice ride. here are some pics.
A Couple nice close ups of the frontThe strut tower brace from the frpp handling packA couple of the motor
Here is dad posing with the car
the interior with shelby plaque
nice door sill plate
Next to a navy recruiters GTO
and the rear

 

One lucky fellah. GO NAVY!

 

yeah man, semper fi. ( i know thats a morines thing, but the seabees work closely with marines, and dad is a bee)

said he loved te car. is already looking to buy one.

 

I'll bet GT-H vs (LS1) GTO would be a good race.

 

yes, my dad was hoping to geo out and give a quick stop light pull with the gto. Thats an 04 so its only the 350 horse engine, should be a good one. He said the trans on the gt-h was just to slushy to really get on it. actually said he had a hard time passing people on the highway

 

Wow, what does he normally drive?

 

umm, now my dad is driving my old jetta.

but hes got two stangs of his own

 

And the 'Stang's freeway passing left him unimpressed?

 

Good thing that curb wasn't any higher or the front spoiler would have needed some repair work.

 

was about to write the same thing...bet the underside got scuffed up. That tower brace looks pretty stout. Wonder what these are gonna sell for when Hertz' lease ends? Also wonder what kinda shape they'll be in.

Hertz might be ahead to plop a new motor/tranny in each one before selling- not that theyve been 'hurt', but just to eliminate the rental car stigma of 'had the crap ran out of it by hundreds of different people'.

 

droool

 

i actually have a similar issue with my 07, its jsut the throtle response with the electronic throttle. i just dont like it. and my dad is also thinking in terms of the junk shifting in the trans. the two of us just dont like driving automatic.

anyway, mine is getting chipped if for nothing else, so my foot feels connected to the throttle.

 

Ooohh. Now I feel like an idiot, I had completely forgotten GT-Hs are stickless.

 

dont worry about it, Sorry if my reply came off like i was trying to shove it in your face or anything. I was just trying to answer your question. But yeah the gt-h's are three pedal free. oh well.

400th post btw

 

I wonder if they would notice if that strut tower bar suddenly went missing

 

Haha, try it and let me know.

 

yeah kinda makes me wish i lived in pheonix a little.

 

Hertz has a check list for all of the special parts and badging on the GT-H that the on-duty Manager goes through when you pick-up and drop-off the car. It even includes confirming that the TCS switch is inoperable and that a special engine security seal is intact.

 

gotcha. man those things are uner loc and key.

gotta buy one after the are finished service.

maybe make it a 5 speed from my 07.. lol