Thread: Why are people abandoning the W-Body?

Originally Posted by blueguy

The option for the V8 was such a bad idea.

Ask me how I know.

If you want a v8 get a real car right? You can get decent Ls Fbodys for the price some people want for their GXPs.

It is so cheap to build a GP into a decent DD, with an "ok" amount of quickness and decent handling that can last almost forever with regular maintenance.

In order to go fast, you'll need a better platform, but the GP held it's own during it's heyday... Now it's slowly dying off as a contender, but it can still easily surprise the uninformed.

The amount it would cost to build up another platform is quite a bit more than what you can build up a W-Body for, but it's got it's limits and those limits have been hit so many times that people get tired of trying for the kind of performance that a different platform can provide.

Simply put, the W-Body is a great platform for an enjoyable daily, but it's not going to be "fast" as measured by today's standards.

Originally Posted by WarStryker13

It is so cheap to build a GP into a decent DD, with an "ok" amount of quickness and decent handling that can last almost forever with regular maintenance.

Simply put, the W-Body is a great platform for an enjoyable daily, but it's not going to be "fast" as measured by today's standards.

I'm late to the W-body game by about 10 years. I bought 2001, 2000, and 1998 GT sedans for the girls when they first got their licenses in 04 and 05. (Only 2 kids but the 00 got totaled and was replaced by the 98.) I enjoyed working on them and reading here about how you guys were modding them, so decided to look for a GTP coupe to use as a daily. It's been fun to drive and not a lot of $$. Once it's done there probably won't be any left to buy, so will be on to the next, whatever that is. For now, having fun.

Originally Posted by Slick2500

You can get decent Ls Fbodys for the price some people want for their GXPs.

That aren't all ragged out?

Not hardly.

Only dealers are charging high prices for GXP's. I had mine up for $10k, sold it for 500 bones less. When you take care of something and have everything fixed in it with low mileage, the value is still there. Don't forget it was nearly a $40k car optioned out a decade ago.

Originally Posted by blueguy

That aren't all ragged out?

Not hardly.

Only dealers are charging high prices for GXP's. I had mine up for $10k, sold it for 500 bones less. When you take care of something and have everything fixed in it with low mileage, the value is still there. Don't forget it was nearly a $40k car optioned out a decade ago.

Only dealers are charging high prices for GXP's.

http://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-s...39127692&Log=0
Blue book in excellent condition is $6,982.

http://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-s...31908371&Log=0 Less miles, not "ragged out", and from a dealer.

And this was only after searching for maybe 5 mins.

Originally Posted by Slick2500

Only dealers are charging high prices for GXP's.

http://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-s...39127692&Log=0
Blue book in excellent condition is $6,982.

http://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-s...31908371&Log=0 Less miles, not "ragged out", and from a dealer.

And this was only after searching for maybe 5 mins.

Two ads.

Quality back up there.

Originally Posted by blueguy

Two ads.

Quality back up there.

Like I stated in the post, I had only looked for all of 5 min, I am sure if I would have searched for more than 5 min and searched more than just Autotrader I could have found a lot more.

RWD Grand Ams are pretty cool.