hi, i have been looking to purchase a 04 pontiac grand am se or se 1. people have commented that this car is not that great. is it really a piece of crap?
2006-08-11 09:20:11 · 13 answers · asked by MiaDiva28 6 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Pontiac
the only consistant problem with the grand am, is the 3.4l's head or lower intake manifold gasket goes bad at about 75k. other then that there a great car, i have had mine for about 2 years and 40k miles, and i have never had a major problem. go for it. if you like the looks, you'll love it.
hope this helps
2006-08-15 01:55:16 · answer #1 · answered by JimL 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
See why American cars get a bad rep? OMG, people...
Seriously Monkey? Buy Japanses and have no trouble? Then explain why I just spent 2 hours towing a Mitsubishi?
Grand Ams are good cars. My wife put 67,000 miles on her '02 with nary a problem. Yes, cars require maintenance, and when not properly maintained they tend to break. This applies to all makes and models.
2006-08-11 09:50:20 · answer #2 · answered by InjunRAIV 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, they are not. My step dad is a police officer (well, actually, he is a paramedic deputy sheriff) and has seen many car crashes with Grand Ams where people walk away from them when, if they had been driving something else, they would surly be dead or in the emergency room.
2006-08-11 09:28:49 · answer #3 · answered by •) (• 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
oh God, I'm glad you asked. I have owned two of them...and they were both pieces of crap.
Now, when they were running, they are a great car. But something was always breaking. I should have learned a lesson, but wanted to give them another chance. My mistake. My pontiacs were older than this one you are looking at. I forget the years. Like 93 and 95, or close to those years anyways. The first one had a Quad 4 overhead, and decent pick-up, but grrrr. I don't advise buying a Grand Am.
2006-08-11 09:27:39 · answer #4 · answered by powhound 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Not great but certainly better than ANY Peugeot ever made. Resale drops (ever see that Chevy truck commercial, 'like a rock?) like a rock.
2006-08-14 17:00:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Price has crept up in recent years, five-speed not available with V6, cheap interior pieces, iffy crash test scores.
2006-08-11 10:45:41 · answer #6 · answered by fhiier 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they arent bad cars,the older ones are,2000 and up to my knowledge are fine,i work at advance auto parts,so i remember which cars get alot of parts and thats not one of them,try checking out the G6 its about the samr car but alot better looking
2006-08-11 09:25:23 · answer #7 · answered by dragnoldmetal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
GM cars have not been great in the last few years.
They have been losing money, and tried to cut corners to save money. That results in badly made cars.
Sorry - Go japanese for trouble free motoring
2006-08-11 09:23:27 · answer #8 · answered by Shockey Monkey 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
it's a throw away car and holds no resale value
2006-08-11 09:47:38 · answer #9 · answered by Stoner 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
every one in my family has one there the best car the last lang time you tack care of it !!!!!!!!!
2006-08-12 18:15:23 · answer #10 · answered by Orangie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋