1985 Pontiac Parisienne Safari from North America - Comments

I bought the car for $450.00. Things are going to be needing replaced.

The day after I bought it the Alternator went out. Which explains why the battery was unhooked when I bought it.

I had to replace the Power window switch cause the window was all the way down and wasn't rolling up anytime soon. And its too cold to drive with out a window.

The headliner was sagging really bad. $125.00 and that was fixed.

I had to replace various lights.

The interior is nice the carpet needs cleaned.

Power windows and locks work.

The heater works wonders in the winter!

The windshield wipers have a mind of their own so I have to replace the circuit board. I would have not known that if my dad wasn't a mechanic.

I changed Spark plugs and one of the spark plugs were completely rusted in the cylinder. The sad thing is they were champion spark plugs! Wjy I don't know. I put AC-Delco back in.

I've always wanted a station wagon. I wasn't too keen on having anything other than a Pontiac. I'm glad that I waited. They seem to be a bit tough to find.

I beat a Grand Am on the high way the other day. It was a GT with a 3.1 it made my day! I wouldn't give up the Parisienne for anything.

Would buy it again in a heartbeat!

I had a 1984 Parisienne Wagon a few years ago. It was a tough car. I bought it from a used car dealer in '96. I'm sure it came with a phony safety though. But none the less, it was a solid cruiser. I replaced it a few years later with a clean 88 Chevy Caprice Wagon. The Pontiac was getting quite tired. Sold it for a $100.00 to a lady who got another year or so out of it. She had a mechanic friend do the "safety". All those old GM full size rear wheel drive cars are die hard vehicles. Too bad they don't make then any more, eh?

With the wagons, though, the woodgrain side panelling looked great when new, but became problematic in later years with rust propagating under it. It's better to find a good wagon that did not have the woodgrain. Another nice wagon was the Olds Custom Cruiser.

I have a Parisienne and I love it. I replaced the gas tank radiator and alternator in it. Those were the only problems I had with it.

It leaks oil a little, but other than that it's awesome.

I snagged some Trans Am turbo rims and BF Goodrich tires and threw them on. It looks sweet.

I also hacked the exhaust off and put a glass pack on her. She sounds mean.

I'm thinking about putting a better carb and new heads on it.

I took a light bar and put two KC daylighters on it, and attached it to my roof; it lights up pretty good and I hope to use it to spot deer. It looks awesome.