1999 Pontiac Firefly from North America
Summary:
Excellent vehicle. GM made a mistake discontinuing them!
Faults:
Exhaust system replaced every other year.
Front wheel bearings twice.
General Comments:
This was another excellent car built in the CAMI plant in Ingersoll Ontario. We bought it off lease from a dealer in Kitchener and drove the heck out of it for 5 years. Unfortunately for the car, I wrote it off on Valentine's Day on black ice.
I was quite happy with how well the car absorbed the impact as the entire driver compartment was protected. I was going less than 20 kph and the car that I hit (head on) was doing over 40. The car I hit was a Subaru which actually pushed my car back about a meter! The air bags deployed perfectly and all I suffered was a stiff neck and broken water bottle. The car was a write off and now I only have my '98 model.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No
Review Date: 7th April, 2007