2004 Pontiac Gto Base Coupe 2-door 5.7l 39k Miles! 40th Anniversary on 2040-cars

VIN: 6G2VX12G44L314330 Year: 2004
Make: Pontiac
Options: Leather Seats, CD Player
Model: GTO
Safety Features: Anti-Lock Brakes, Driver Airbag, Passenger Airbag
Trim: Base Coupe 2-Door
Power Options: Air Conditioning, Cruise Control, Power Locks, Power Windows, Power Seats
Drive Type: RWD
Number of Doors: 2
Mileage: 39,800
Exterior Color: Red
Interior Color: Black
Number of Cylinders: 8

Condition: Used: A vehicle is considered used if it has been registered and issued a title. Used vehicles have had at least one previous owner. The condition of the exterior, interior and engine can vary depending on the vehicle's history. See the seller's listing for full details and description of any imperfections. ... 

For sale is my 40th anniversary 2004 Pontiac GTO with just 39,8xx miles. It is in excellent condition.

Paint: This car is the limited edition, W40 package, (an unofficial 40th anniversary) Pulse Red Paint. This paint was only available to the final 800 GTOs in 2004, and only about 500 of those had the more desirable 6 speed manual. It is in great shape, and is very clean.  The color is just a little darker than the more common Torrid Red - it looks a lot darker on cloudy days as you can see in the pictures.  The other primary difference in the Pulse Red cars, is the silver gauges, and red stitching. This helps explain the W40 40th Anniversary - http://www.ls1gto.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15206

Interior: The interior is stock, and is really well equipped. The 6 disc Blaupunkt stereo system is great, and the seats are the most comfortable seats car seats I have ever sat in. They look great with red GTO emblems stitched in the seats. They hug the driver really well, and are great for long trips. GTOs have one of the best trimmed GM interiors out there. There were a couple seams coming apart on the back seats when I got the car, due to it sitting in the sun. This is a common issue for GTOs.  They do not affect functionality whatsoever, and could easily be replaced.  I tried my best to show it in the pictures.

Exterior: The exterior is in very good condition.  If the car was not the limited edition color, there were several upgrades I planned, but I decided to keep it stock and clean instead.  The wheels had some curb rash when I bought them, but I had the wheels professionally refurbished and repainted -- they now look brand new. It also had a couple tiny chips on the door handles, but were professionally repainted as well. I have receipts for these repairs as well as maintenance from my time of ownership and some prior to that.  

Engine: The 5.7L LS1 V8 is bone stock and is an absolute blast to drive. This car has the desirable 6-speed manual transmission (Tremec-56) (the auto is only a 4 speed and it is rated at just 16/21 mpg). It has tons of torque low down, and obviously plenty of power on the top end (350hp at 5200 and 365ft/lb at 4000). 0-60 is in the mid 5s, and the quarter is in the mid-high 13s. The low end torque makes this thing a blast to daily drive, and it still gets pretty good mpg. I usually get about 21-23 mpg in mixed driving, but manual GTOs are rated at 29 mpg highway! I always put premium gas in as well - most of the time 93.

I do have maintenance records from my time of ownership, and you can see it is in fantastic condition. These will come with the car. I always put in Mobil One full synthetic oil. In the 10k miles I have driven the car, the only maintenance I have done is put back brakes on (at about 31k miles), oil changes, and tire rotations.  Through 10k miles, it has never let me down once and was more reliable than the first 10k miles of my '06 Toyota.  The tires were just put on the car by the previous owner, so they have around 11k miles on them with plenty of tread remaining.  I do also have a full size spare with a descent tire on it. (I also have the regular spare)

The car gets complements frequently, and it sounds great.  It would also make a great second or third car, or weekend car. I daily drove the car for about 3 months in fall of '11, and then was able to buy another car for the winter, and to take over the daily driving duties. Since August of '12, I have been daily driving her 8 miles a day round trip, and I'm up to 39.8k miles (the picture with the mileage of 38k was from this summer)  Sad to see her go, but my wife and I have decided to buy a house and we need the cash.

All of this considered, I am asking $15,500 or best offer for a potential future collector's car. Factoring in that there are probably only a few in this limited edition color, that are stock and in good condition with low miles, it will hold it's value well. If you are looking for a new body style collector GTO, this is going to be one of the best out there. Again, what makes it so rare and valuable is the limited edition color/anniversary edition with the preferred transmission, excellent condition, and low miles. You may be able to get an 05 or 06 for this price, but probably not with under 40k miles and clean and unabused.  The LS1 also puts down good power, but if you worried about less power than the LS2, its only cams and exhaust away from 400hp.  Will also consider trades of equivalent value with awd and a manual transmission, or vehicles worth less plus cash.