Pontiac Grand Prix Midsize | Compact
Pontiac Grand Prix Midsize | Compact
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[Jan 19, 2002]
Guy Polissena
Strength:
Good handlin in the snow
Weakness:
None yet I have 105,000 Km on it it is a GTP Best car I ever had. Price for prime nothing gets close to it. even japan & germany. Similar Products Used: Grand Am |
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[Jan 16, 2002]
c_aasland
Model Reviewed:
GTP
Strength:
Comfortable. HUD is excellent. Lots of gadgets and toys. Looks great.
Weakness:
Poor quality. Gaps in the cheap platicky interior materials, you can see the metal frame from the back seat. Poor handling over bumps, and in tight corners the tires cry ''MERCY'' long before they should. I think this comes from poor suspension geometry. Hey Pontiac, go learn from BMW and Audi, they have big cars that plant the tires correctly and don''t make noise. No confidence in long-term reliability. I really liked some aspects of this car. For a large four-door, it was fun to drive yet able to lean back and cruise on open stretches. Drove this crosscountry and never tired of driving. The supercharger works well and for $300 could be enhanced by increasing the boost. Very nice looking car, probably the best-looking the domestics have to offer. However, at 25,000 miles the front brake rotors warped and that was when I swore to never to buy American again. Nothing mechanical like that should go wrong with a car that early in it''s life. Similar Products Used: 1998 Audi A4 |
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[Jan 15, 2002]
jeff O
Model Reviewed:
GT Sedan
Strength:
Power, looks (styling), interior lighting (love the red), handling. Great dependable (track record) engine/ transmission package. Fun to drive.
Weakness:
Stiff suspension, stereo (optional CD not great), build quality not equal to Toyota, Honda, etc.,,. So far, so good. Love the way the car looks and handles. It''s appearance far surpasses most other midrange sedans. It has surprising power for only 200 hp. Stiff suspension, but steering a little too refined. I think Pontiac was trying to walk the fine line of family car and race car. Similar Products Used: I test drove Tauruses, Accords, Camrys, Altimas (2002) and this one was more fun to drive than any and all of them. |
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[Jan 13, 2002]
Mark
Model Reviewed:
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Strength:
Super charger kicks in when you need it haddling well I like it HUD cant live without it
Weakness:
could use a few more ponnies the GT now has 200 hp they should boost the GTP up to lets say 280 to 300 hp would be nice I had a 1997 till the motor fell on the ground dont laught started having proble at 12000 km mostly small stuff electrical mostly must have been built on a Monday or Friday Ha Ha Dealer sucked big time when they did work and forgot to torque the bolts that hold the H frame to the body anyways the motor fell to the gound and with months of arguing I finaly got the Dealer to give me a brand spanking new 1999 now this car I great over 33 mpg to the us galon on the hwy not one problem with this one handles great and for the ride ya a little rought on the bumps but hey who cares when on the hiway it''s like ridding on rails excellent car for the buck just watch out for the dealers make sure they have a licence machanic working for them Similar Products Used: 1989 Bonneville SSE 1994 Bonneville SSEI |
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[Jan 04, 2002]
James
Model Reviewed:
Grand Prix Sedan
Strength:
Big inside, reliable, decent price, cheap parts compared to some cars.
Weakness:
The engine runs warm sometimes. It doesn''t overheat but it runs warm. I don''t know if they all do that or just mine, but I have replaced everything that could make it overheat, even the sensors, so I don''t know. Overall it is a pretty good car. Lots of room inside. I like the engine layout except for the battery being covered up. It now has almost 80,000 on it and still running good. Similar Products Used: Buick Regal |
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[Dec 17, 2001]
Luciano Bringoti
Model Reviewed:
Grand Prix
Strength:
I can watch TV when a want, with a touch of a button,a still listen to music at the same time.
Weakness:
I don''t even see a flaw in this car to be honest. And the chicks dig my ride. This car is my baby I wouldn''t trade my girl in for the world, This car has so much potential to be a dog ass ride. This car is very fast and rides so smooth you will think you''re in a lac. Similar Products Used: None |
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[Dec 14, 2001]
Trisha Lyons
Model Reviewed:
GT
Strength:
All the accessories you can have along with the nice smooth ride you get while riding in it.
Weakness:
not smooth riding when it comes to bumps. You feels all of them. Slick, dependable car for the money and well worth anyone buy. Similar Products Used: sebring LX |
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[Dec 11, 2001]
Don
Model Reviewed:
Pontiac Grand Prix GTP
Strength:
Great car to drive as long as mileage is low.
Weakness:
Cheap mechanical parts causes premature mechanical failures. Great car as long as mileage is under 50K. Like every American car I have owned in the last 10 years, the car starts falling apart mechanically at over 50K miles. Similar Products Used: Ford, Dodge |
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[Dec 05, 2001]
monster
Model Reviewed:
GTP
Strength:
Power, speed and safety features. GM is about 2 years ahead of other manufactures when it comes to safety tech (ie HUD, Onstar, traction control)
Weakness:
No standard heated passenger seat. It needs premium. A60/40 split rear seat would be nicer than the pass through. This car is amazing! Fast and fun to drive (hard to tell the max speed because the speedometer stops at 200 km/h). The heads up display is a great feature and I would never get a new car that didn''t have it. Now that its -20 outside and lots of snow I finally get to see how it handles in winter. Traction control and ABS work great. Similar Products Used: None |
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[Dec 03, 2001]
stefanie31782
Model Reviewed:
SE
Strength:
Lots of get up when you want it.
Weakness:
Mine doesn''t idle right. It almost stalls out and then the computer overcompensates for it and revs up the engine. Great car with one problem. Similar Products Used: 1994 Toyota Camery LE |