1992 Pontiac Bonneville SE review from North America
"Reliable in all aspects including very reliable in leaving those import tuners in the dust"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
After 13 years, the CD player died. I decided to install a new one, unfortunately I lost the steering wheel controls.
The left blinker does not turn off by itself.
ABS was faulty after 11 years, I added high performance cross drilled rotors instead.
Changed the alternator, AC, hub assembly etc., nothing major.
General comments?
It's running on the same engine and transmission and gets better with age. The car will accelerate like a monster, even on an 11 percent grade.
I had a Merkur in the 80s, that was a bad car, and even with the Turbo and RWD, not as quick as well balanced as this. It's no slouch, but it's also not a Porsche.
Why do I keep it? Why not. I drive it in bad weather and when I need to go shopping.
When I bought it, all my friends were buying Maxima SEs or 525i's. I wanted something different and the dealer did not have a black on black SSE or SSEi, so I got a SE. Still beautiful.
My main car is a 2001 Porsche Boxster.
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| The Bonneville is a great car, very underrated in my opinion |
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| Reliable and roomy. A pleasure to own and drive! |
| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Model year | 1992 |
| Year of manufacture | 1992 |
| First year of ownership | 1992 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2005 |
| Engine and transmission | 3.8 TPI V6 Automatic |
| Performance marks | 9 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 10 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 10 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 10 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 10 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 9 miles |
| Most recent distance | 190000 miles |
| Previous car | Merkur XR4Ti |
| Date of Entry | 17th November, 2005 |