1990 Pontiac Grand Am SE quad 4 engine review from North America

OK, here is a strange story. For my 18th birthday my father told me that there was an old lady selling a car. It was a 1990 Pontiac Grand Am; the SE with the 2.3L quad 4 engine.

The old lady said that she only drove the car once in a while. It was strange that a car that was 13 years old (it was 2003 at the time) only had 35,000 miles.

I drove the car hard and had fun.

Unfortunately one day at a light while in traffic the car shut off. I tried turning it on. The engine cranked but did not turn over. I had the car towed to my local mechanic that I knew. I thought nothing much of it, and thought it would be a quick fix.

The mechanic broke my heart when he told me, "she is very sick". He showed me the engine. After only driving the car for 1,000 miles the engine looked like it threw up oil all over itself. The mechanic said that the car needed a new engine. Since I bought the car for 1,000 dollars, I thought it was better to lay the car to rest...

My father tells me that "I woke the car up". He says that the old lady probably drove the car a little bit and very slow. When an 18 year old started driving the car 70 - 80 mph, the car couldn't take it...

Now that I'm 23 I always think of that car. I thought the car had "soul". There was something special about it. When I make a little more money I think I'll buy another one just for fun...