1996 Pontiac Sunfire GTX review from North America
"Low Horsepower equals less gas consumption"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Head gasket.
Computer.
Harness.
Brakes.
Ball joints.
General comments?
While this is a compact car, many that own it think it's a sports car, they are sooo wrong, this car goes from 0-60 in 12 seconds! More like go-cart acceleration.
I have seen many boys add after market parts and all this does is make them look silly, everyone that knows a thing or two about cars know that Sunfires are slow unless you have the GT version which has 150 HP compared to the run of the mill sunfires that have 115HP, what a joke!
I purchased this car not because I think its fast like a lot of sunfire owners, but because it was a 4cyl and I wanted to minimize gas consumption.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Year of manufacture | 1996 |
| First year of ownership | 2000 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2001 |
| Engine and transmission | 2.4 Automatic |
| Performance marks | 3 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 4 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 6 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 0 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 6 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 104000 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 115000 kilometres |
| Previous car | Ford Mustang |
| Date of Entry | 1st November, 2003 |