I went to lunch in my co-workers 2003 monte SS. the ride is much smoother and of course the car seems much tighter. less squeaks and rattles than my 97 gtp. I have 100k miles while he has 40k. 5 less yrs abuse on the suspension I suppose. he is thinking of selling it. hmm, I wonder if i could talk him into swapping his seats for mine. how come chevy kept the "old" GP body style when pontiac redid the GP in 04?