1996 Pontiac Bonneville SE 3.8L V6 from North America
Summary:
Nice performance, good value
Faults:
I have had no major difficulties with this car - which surprised me because I bought it used from an auction with 159000 miles on it. Right after I bought it I took it in for a check, and only had to replace the radiator cap.
General Comments:
This is a great car, so far. The Bonnie comes stock with red coolant, but I can't tell why. I took it in for a radiator flush and just had them switch to the green stuff. No problems with this at all. Bonnie looks and handles great, even compared to brand new cars. I'm pleasantly surprised with another GM car.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 4th September, 2002
21st Jun 2001, 11:14
My 1995 Bonneville SE is completely self destructing at 80K miles although it has been well maintained. I also had the coolant leak problem ($1335.to replace upper and lower manifolds, gaskets etc), then the transmission failed ($2,500 to rebuild, without any warning) and the computer prints out every error code and can't be cleared. This all happened within a two week period. Has anyone else had this type of problem? I really liked the way this car drove and handled, and I see a lot of them on the road.