2000 Pontiac Grand Am GT review from North America

Most of the problems I have had on this vehicle is general wear and tear. Wearable items, brake pads, drive belts, rotors, have all been replaced. If you put the time and investment in this car, you can have a great time with it. If you let other "peoples" (dealerships, mechanics) do your maintenance for you, you are going to get ripped off and they will definitely sabotage your vehicle in ways that will make you mad, but the sabotage is so minuscle if you complained, you would have no case. I have done all of the maintenance for my grand am, and I have had no problems with it. I have read some other reviews by others, and it leads me to believe they got taken to the cleaners. Not that I care about these people losing money, It makes me laugh.

The passenger seat doesn't work right, mainly because obese people ruin seats. I don't believe GM ever made seats to get hurled backwards by a 350 pound person and survive. So any comments about the seats, WE LIVE IN AMERICA.

I have done a lot of work on this car in sooping it up. There is one thing GM did to lower its potential from the factory. The ram air system is not ram air capable until you plug up the extra hole in the air filter box. There is a whole on the bottom of the box that lets all of the intaking air escape before going into the engine. I believe GM did this to make engines die quicker, have less horse power, and less fuel efficiency. I have plugged this hole up and gained incredible horse power after 35 MPH. I have also added a performance exhaust system to my vehicle. With the ram air modifications and the extreme exhaust, I now get 30 miles to the gallon city driving. I have not tested this on highway yet, but I would have to imagine I would get 40 miles to the gallon. I highly recommend closing the ram air boxes extra hole, get a K&N air filter, and ripping out the extremely constrictive GM exhaust and putting a performance exhaust on. The exhaust cost me 450 dollars, 80 for the air filter, some duct tape for the air filter box hole. All in all, the car has incredible pick up and speed with these modifications, and I think people are surprised to see this car fly down the road. Over all, if you take care of your car, It is an impressive peace of machinery. I Love my Grand Am GT and I look forward to keeping it till it falls to the ground.