29th Apr 2007, 14:30
From what I know those Grand Ams have nothing grand about them. Nightmare of a car they are, that's about it. Get Honda or Toyota, Nissan or so and you can't ever face half of the problems Pontiac will provide. I know this from unfortunate Pontiac owners like yourself and from my own very pleasurable experience driving glorious Accord (what a nice name, isn't it). Liteary years of practically worry free ride in sweet and charming style. As for Hyundai, they are possibly now where Honda/Toyota were some 15 years ago (that's arbitrary, I know), which is 20 years ahead of GM and its offshots.
I love good stuff and that's why forever will stay away from bad cars. Future buyers: please read and compare. Get informed. If this happens I'm afraid there will be empty Honda showrooms left behind, because... all their cars will be sold out.
Grand Am-a cheap rental car.
30th Apr 2007, 04:09
To 14:30.
I'm not sure what your issue is with Grand Ams as I can see that you systematically went through almost every '99 year model review and posted a negative comment. I have a 2004 SE2 and have not had a single issue with it. At 50, 000 kms all of done is change the brakes once and regular oil changes. This has been a fantastic car for me. First year models always have some issue and we are now talking about 8 year old cars. Some people have completely unrealistic expectations about maintenance.
As for an Accord or a Camry being superior... well maybe, but they are expensive to buy, expensive to maintain, and have the driving dynamics of a water bed. Besides they look like appliances. Some people want to drive a dishwasher to work. Not me.
12th Jul 2010, 16:48
Buy a CHEVY! They are way better than Pontiac by a long shot, and are way better than other vehicles. 1999 was the worst year for the Grand Am. I'm glad they were discontinued.
28th Nov 2004, 07:43
There's something called "The Lemon Law". I don't know much about it, but maybe you could look into it. One problem? You didn't keep records, so you have no documentation of the work you put into it. I would say you pretty much blew it by not doing so... and now you have no proof of the vehicle being a "lemon". Expensive lesson learned, I hope. If you remember the facilities that serviced the vehicle, you may possibly be able to retrieve information through VIN number. Might want to check into it. Good luck!