1995 Pontiac Grand Prix SC 3.1 V6 SFI from North America
Summary:
Best $850.00 I ever spent
Faults:
No major problems when I bought it, but the dealer or someone ripped the warning lights under the dash and it ran fine.
Only a few problems like your common brake calipers locking up, and struts making sounds; no major problems.
I take good care of car's maintenance; oil, air, brakes, coolant, but still beat on it.
About 3 weeks ago I was driving, and I heard loud clicking, and my boss at a shop I work at said it was the rings, and I had no money to replace them, so I drove it anyway.
Now the tranny had a strong jerk going in to second gear, and driving around the city by my hometown, I think I lost my tranny. The engine still was going, so I stopped and the car still ran good, and the clicking stopped, but would not go in to gear or reverse. I shut the motor off and tried to start it up, and it would not start. The pulley on the engine spun only about 1/4 around; stopped and turned, so I don't know what happened, and all the wires on the starter were bare.
So I will junk the car, cos I have no clue and no money to be in shop.
General Comments:
Other than expensive interior pieces that you would think would be cheap, the car wasn't bad at all. I'm 17 years old and this is only the second car I have owned, and to tell you the truth, I beat this car like no tomorrow, like neutral drops, reverse doughnuts, e-break burnouts, destroying tires, street raced, and my girlfriend dropped it in first gear doing around 80mph, and the car was fine.
I wish I never did any of this, so it would have lasted a long time.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 7th June, 2008