1989 Pontiac LeMans GSE review from North America
"A good tuner car for the buck"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
I changed the motor.
I replaced the factory brakes with Euro Sport package, and did other tuning modes to it.
I replaced a ball joint on the left side.
General comments?
A small car; not as bad as the others have said, but this is a cult car in Europe and other places in the world. Don't blame the car; blame the manufacturer, Pontiac, for screwing up the design with their cheap manufacturing practices.
Opel's Kadett is still loved and driven, and so is England's Astra IV; if Pontiac had done what the Europeans did (by giving it the 1.8L and 2.0L engines that Daewoo intended for the car) it would have done a lot better over here.
My car is almost 20 years old and has no rust on it, but I don't have the money to get it properly painted. It is number 8 of all Pontiac LeMans one car domain from 1987 to 1993. The 1.6L (50hp) lacked power, but the 2.0L (95hp) did too. The Euro models went from 60hp 1.4L to 129hp 2.0L 8v GSE motor, and the 2.0L 16v in the GSI has 150hp.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Don't Know |
| Model year | 1989 |
| Year of manufacture | 1989 |
| First year of ownership | 2007 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2008 |
| Engine and transmission | 2.0L c20xe Manual |
| Performance marks | 6 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 7 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 5 / 10 |
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| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 120000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 120000 miles |
| Previous car | Pontiac LeMans |
| Date of Entry | 20th November, 2008 |