1998 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP 3.8L Supercharged from North America
Summary:
I love her
Faults:
I bought the car from an older lady I used to work with for $400 because she thought the transmission had gone out. Upon further inspection I decided to change the fluid and filter. Once this was done the tranny worked fine. However I do expect to have problems with it later on.
General Comments:
This car is a coupe which is a definite plus for me. It has a firm but still very nice ride. I've put it through a few pretty sharp curves well above the suggested speed and it hugged the road beautifully. The cabin noise is really quiet considering the throaty sound of the engine from outside the car. I like the easy and convenient layout of the controls in the cockpit. Performance is awesome. It will make very short work of my V8 Cougar.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 23rd December, 2008
17th Feb 2001, 12:15
Service contracts are, in my opinion, a must have on any of today's automobiles. I have had one on all of my cars since my first, a 1991 Nissan Sentra SE-R. I had two transmission replacements and the drive shafts replaced twice. Also had a smattering of smaller, electrical repairs done.
My current car, a 1998 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP has a 6/100 GM Major Guard, $200 deductible. So long as you know how many miles per year you drive, you can't go wrong. I have had, so far under the original factory warranty, the cruise control module replaced, the front and rear valve cover gaskets replaced, multiple adjustments to the shifter mechanism to eliminate a rattle, a new stereo installed, a new right rear woofer installed, two blower fans installed and a new gasket around the air inlet to the HVAC system. By no means does that make my car any worse than any other car on the road, but I have no reason to believe that when my GTP rolls over 36,000 in about a month and a half, all the little things will stop going wrong.