To those of you that do not buy GM products, as much as they always give you reasons to buy them, just don't stay away from GM.
Now this car is roomy, reliable, good on gas, cheap to insure and is fairly easy to maintain. It has a good deal of beef inside it especially if you own an SE ... Read review
Advantages: Great on gas, good pickup, reliable Disadvantages: Faulty engine parts, damn GM!
To those of you that do not buy GM products, as much as they always give you reasons to buy them, just don't stay away from GM.
Now this car is roomy, reliable, good on gas, cheap to insure and is fairly easy to maintain. It has a good deal of beef inside it especially if you own an SE model like I do.
The engine has a great deal of get up and go and the car has great handling on everything, I even drove it through all ... ...southern ontario this winter.
However as a GM product it has it's dark side, that being the crappy workmanship. This car has manifold gasket problems due to DEXcool antifreeze put in at the assembly line. Also there's tendancy to have the rotors warp, and also prone to alternator problems though I am only suffering the first two.
The biggest problem with the gasket problem is one the parts are expensive as GM has made ... more
To those of you that do not buy GM products, as much as they always give you reasons to buy them, just don't stay away from GM.
Now this car is roomy, reliable, good on gas, cheap to insure and is fairly easy to maintain. It has a good deal of beef inside it especially if you own an SE model like I do.
The engine has a great deal of get up and go and the car has great handling on everything, I even drove it through all three of the horrible ice and snow storms that hit southern ontario this winter.
However as a GM product it has it's dark side, that being the crappy workmanship. This car has manifold gasket problems due to DEXcool antifreeze put in at the assembly line. Also there's tendancy to have the rotors warp, and also prone to alternator problems though I am only suffering the first two.
The biggest problem with the gasket problem is one the parts are expensive as GM has made it so you need to buy special bolts that are one use only bolts, and 2 the entire front end must be taken apart thus even buying the parts myself I am looking at a charge of 1200 dollars for the repairs...I love the car but I now must decide repair it for 1200 or buy another for 2000....I would hope you save yourself from making this choice.
Advantages: Dependable, Roomy, Sporty, Great All Around Vehicle Disadvantages: Bad Alternators and Sometimes Manifold Gaskets
I own a 98 grand am with 100,000 miles on it, it is dependable with very few problems. Along with the car comes a great community of owners. I am part of many clubs and informational sites such as gaownersclub.com. The car is 5 years old and the only problems i have had are that i needed a new alternator and manifold gaskets. The New body styles are sleek and stylish, with the removal of the side moldings. The GT model of the car comes with all wheel ... ...It has a 3.4 liter v6 that pushes great torque and enough horsepower to fit your needs. The seats are very comfortable and spacious. The car also comes with a nice sound system with a built in 7 band equalizer. I would recommend this car to anyone i know. ...
Amlynarcik 24.04.2003
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Advantages: Nice looking Disadvantages: Many problems go wrong
I have had two Grand Am's in my 20 years of existence and I must say my car out of everyone I know (friends and family) has had the most go wrong with it from little inexpensive things to problems that cost me 100s (~700). Things that go wrong with my car are not correlated to my driving or how I treat my car. They are inevitable mishaps. I do enjoy my car a lot, it's a wonderful car besides the problems that I have had and it seems to suck up the ...
karifaith 23.11.2005
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Advantages: It is one of the best cars that I ever owned Disadvantages: the only disadvantage is that some time the radio light does not work
I only had to get a tune up after 90,000 miles, and had to replace the tires once, by keeping the oil changed every 3,000 miles. The Pontic Grand Am rides smoothly and also is quite when driving. It is a great looking vehical. The design is pleasant to the eye, and you have a lot of colars to choose from. You can order direct from the dealer or from a dealer ship. It is a very low maintenance vehical if you take care of the vehical. the parts are ... ...all the modern safty devices installed as standard equipment. When driving down the road you will impress your friends and family with the vehical that you are driving. When you go to the grocery store people will wonder what you are driving and ask you all about your new car and ask you what kind of vehicla it is. ...
dlwolter 27.05.2003
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