1990 Pontiac Bonneville LE 3.8 V6 from North America

Summary:

One of the best cars in the market

Faults:

I had a few tire blow outs.

My headliner is drooping, but that is typical of this year and of my climate.

My engine has some oil on the valve covers, but that is also just because it's an old car.

The seats are warn down, but again due to age.

The steering coulomb was broken and replaced with an Oldsmobile one (it was the dealerships fault).

Air conditioning is busted, but I like rolling down the windows anyways. Oh and the windows are kinda slow now too.

General Comments:

Talk about a great car. This thing has plenty of power and torque coming out of its bulletproof 3.8 V6. It can get you up to speed quite fast and it handles very well for a car of its size.

Sure its lost some of its power over the years, but what would you expect from a 14 year old car.

This car is very roomy and very comfortable. Since I live in Wisconsin it has some rust, but that is to be expected. The headliner is drooping, but it is a problem that happens to a lot of General Motors cars so no real gripe here.

It is a tank of a can that get pretty good gas mileage and is a natural born cruiser.

It has cruise control, air conditioning, power driver seat, power windows, power locks, and other goodies.

It has lots of room for modification and can really be turned into more of a street machine than it already is.

I love this car and I could keep going on and on about how awesome this car is, but I'm sure you can do a search for various clubs associated with this car.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 2nd December, 2004

25th Jan 2008, 10:08

I have a 1990 Pontiac Bonneville, it has 259,789 miles on it with the original engine and transmission. I love it. I only paid $700 for it in 2007. I've had no problems with it except for the power windows being slow, and the paint has faded. After 18 years, that old 3.8 liter engine still has plenty of power. I look forward to my next Pontiac. I like the new Pontiac G6. I want one of those.

25th Jan 2008, 17:42

I loved my 1990 Bonneville LE... the hood also lost its clear coat, but the rest of the silver coat was great. And the headliner drooped needed replaced. But it handled really great, loved the instruments, and I did not mind not having the A/C charged.

I had a new stereo CD put in with the original factory speakers, which sounded great. I sold it at 150,000 miles a few years ago and actually miss driving it at times, even now, owning a new GM SUV because of its great handling.

The Bonneville was a go to work car; a commuter that never stranded me. I liked the driving position of the Bonneville more than other large cars of its size. The last I saw it was being driven regularly on long commutes as I did; and the person who bought it from me was very happy with it.

I also had a 1990 Pontiac 6000LE, which was great as well...

1990 Pontiac Bonneville LE 3.8 from North America

Faults:

A/C not holding charge, but don't miss the A/C anyway.

Headliner was taken out; was drooping.

Slow power windows, but work fine.

Replaced a sensor at 130,000.

All belts, hoses, and original fuel filter at 117,000. New gas tank line as well.

Needs hood repainted; has lost its clear coat. (silver) rest of the paint is very good.

My daily commuter vehicle.

Replaced tires, brakes, battery in 2000.

No other problems, very reliable.

General Comments:

Purchased from an elderly owner in 2000, who had always kept it in a carport. I know its complete history and bill of sale.

Was always very reliable; driven from Delaware to Florida several times. A really comfortable, tight, fun car to drive.

Best upgrade was replacing the factory Delco AM FM cassette with an aftermarket in-dash AM FM CD 180 watt system, installed on sale for only $140 in 2003. Outstanding sound, bass etc with the 8 factory speakers direct plug in!

I can have the headliner replaced for $160; just got an estimate.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No

Review Date: 4th September, 2004

29th May 2005, 04:25

I wrote the original post. Sold the car with 149,000 miles running flawlessly. I sold it for $300 more that I had in it! The first person that arrived from my ad bought it on the spot. It was a great reliable commuter that served me well. I literally ended up driving it for free if you don't count the insurance.