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"More expensive than having a girlfriend!!!"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

I hardly know where to start with problems I've had with this car.

Had the engine completely rebuilt twice within 10,000 miles, because of poor engineering. Cost about $8000. First time was from detonation, and the second was from bearing failure. Mechanic said he would not fix it under warranty, because it was a performance car.

Car rides horrible, and has a lot of road noise and rattles.

HUD hardly ever works.

Brake pedal feels funny; like the booster is starting to go on it.

Water leaks into driver's side window when it rains, and windows are VERY slow to go back up.

Today I just noticed that I have a puddle of water on the passenger floor; I think it is coming from the A/C.

This car is stored all the time, and only driven on occasion, and the paint is still chipping and spider cracking all over where it is fiberglass.

General comments?

I have owned this car for 4 years now, and have only put approx 27000 miles on it, and it cost me almost 11K in repairs.

I would advise anyone, if they are looking to buy one, to stay as far away from it as possible.

I also own a cheap 92 Toyota Paseo, and I would rather rely on that to get me someone than my piece of crap Grand Prix.

I have always taken pride in owning american cars, but I have to look out for my best interest, which is going with a foreign car that has much less problems. I will never again, unless I get one hell of a deal, buy another american made automobile!!!

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Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No
Model Year1998
First year of ownership2003
Most recent year of ownership2007
Engine and transmission Supercharged 3.8 Automatic
Performance marks 8/10
Reliability marks 1/10
Comfort marks 2/10
Dealer Service marks  
Running Costs (higher is cheaper) 2/10
Distance when acquired54000 miles
Most recent distance82000 miles
Previous carChevrolet Lumina
Date of Entry 10th July, 2007

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