Faults:
Well, almost nothing went wrong with the car in the time I've had it. Many owners have said there seems to be some kind of rattling, and I haven't noticed this on my car.
The monsoon stereo system has had some problems, but that probably from me playing it so loud.
I have also noticed that the leather seating started to wear quite quickly, compared to what I've seen on my friend's cars with leather seating.
General Comments:
This car is meant to pack serious speed, or as they call it "A HIGH PERFORMANCE VEHICLE". This baby has 310 HP and runs at top speeds of 256 KM or 156 MPH.
This car has an amazing 6 gears, which is obviously meant only for racing inside a track (yeah right).
Even at low speeds the car makes an astonishing roar, which sounds much louder than most cars.
The stereo is unbelievable, it is 500 watts all together. It throws out so much noise, from mellowing out classical to spitting out rock tunes, it's the best.
The luxury in this car is quite amazing for a sport car of its class, leather seats, big stereo, CD player, t-tops, it has it all.
But yet for most this car is a huge risk to buy, first of all it is 15 to 30 grand used, and yet people have problems with the car, from rattling to blowing gaskets. There are apparently years and versions of this car that were made poorly. It also seems to be a hog to pay for including gas, insurance, replacements. I'm not going to start talking about the dealer.
16th Feb 2004, 21:35
I once owned a 1989 Firebird Formula and was very satisfied with the performance and overall quality of the car. Due to insurance and other issued I decided to trade it in for a Grand Prix GTP, boy that was a mistake, subsequently I ht I traded it in for a 1999 Firebird, still not satisfied I traded that in for a 1998 Bright Red Trans Am.
Muscle, power, looks and sound. The car is five years old and I see no serious problems with it. The previous owner took good care or car, but neglected the stereo system. I have made one simple modification that increased the horsepower by 10. I am looking into adding an after market RAM AIR system. Overall I am completely satisfied with the car. Pontiac should have kept the car in its inventory.