Oddball Update

I received an unexpected call from McNamara Pontiac this afternoon.

My GTO has hit status code 3800. That means it’s been produced at port — VIN assigned, spoiler installed, final prep done — and it’s now at the Union Pacific railyard waiting to be loaded onto a train.

Had a young guy stop by today to check out the Trans Am. Seems like a real nice fellow.

GTOs at the Benicia, CA Union Pacific railyard

Although the tracker has not officially been updated, I received word from a fellow GTO buyer (who is also in southwest Florida, ironically) that the ship carrying our 2006 GTOs docked at the California shipyard on Saturday, December 10th.

Seems like it died decades ago, even though it was only 2002. But already, the car formerly known as the F-body is on its way back.

…As of December 2nd, in the Fort Myers Auto Trader (and on AutoTrader.com). The WS6 is up for sale!

I keep thinking of all the fun times I’m going to have with my new GTO. Regardless, seeing this ad makes me sad.

Got my Xbox360 today, right on time. Thank you, EB Games and FedEx. Everything seems to be working well; the only issue was that EB didn’t send me one of the games I ordered.

The goat’s on the boat. Yes, my 2006 GTO has hit status code 3550, meaning it is currently on the high seas, en route from Australia to west coast USA. The journey takes about a month, so it ought to be in port by mid-December.

Apple’s Mazda6 needs a bit of service, we decided. After getting back from our trip to Michigan in October, the brakes started to feel strange.

Thanks to a forum member over at LS2GTO.com, we now finally have photos of the two new GTO colors for 2006, Brazen Orange and Spice Red. Check ‘em out.