Thread: Question/Your Call, For me!

Hello everyone!

So to make this quick, I bought my dads 2001 Grand Prix GTP from him since my original car got totaled(drunk driver) and I have come to a cross-road.

So the car is stock (besides borla mufflers, tint, and K&N intake)
-158,000 miles on it.
I'm not sure if i want to
-start dumping money into it
-sell it (with money from totaled car also)
-or just drive it to death( meaning no mods and saving money)

Its all highway miles and starts and runs fine and all routine maintenance has always been done to it.

Now the problems that I have been thinking about is that:
-its my daily driver, ive read somewhere on here that its not recommended to mod dailys
-and that with that higher end of miles I dont want to feel like I will be wasting money in the long run, you know?(Granted, ive heard these engines run 200k easy, but you never know)

Few other facts:
I'm 20, getting an apartment, and having a kid with my fiance.(that being said no huge mods will be done(for now =p) if i was convinced to go that way.
Also im mechanically challenged haha, im about a 2/10 on my mechanical skills but im honest and learning more and more about parts under the hood everyday by reading these forums.(Friend would help me with mods)

Now i just want some honest answers because i know a lot of you have had your Gp/GTPs for years and wanted to know what your opinions were given all of the information and situation. I also apologize if there was a specific forum for this type of question because i couldn't find anywhere else to put this type of question
So what do you think?(and why)
Sell?
Mod?
Drive into the Ground?
Or anything you can think of also! And thanks for Reading =]

I'd keep it and drive it. Mod it if it's what you want. I have 200K on my gtp and it's doing pretty good for me.

Originally Posted by iKovar

Hello everyone!

So to make this quick,

After I read that I realized you were not going to make it quick.

I'm 20, getting an apartment, and having a kid with my fiance

Run it to the ground

You started a family early, so you will have plenty of time after they're grown to play in the modding game. That is if it's legal to modify cars in 20 years.

Originally Posted by KeithGTP03

That is if it's legal to modify cars in 20 years.

doubt it.

welcome and id drive it to the ground.

You won't have to worry about doing mods because when the baby comes you will not have any money to mod. :lol:

Keep it stock and start saving for a house or other family things. Your family should be your first priority. Plus you already purchased this vehicle outright so you have no car payment and insurance should be fairly cheap.

If you do plan on modding I would just suggest small things like an intake, dp, and 3.4 pulley. All easy modifications to do with your 2/10 automotive knowledge. It will make for a peppy daily without breaking the bank.

If you are concerned with high mileage modifying fwiw my 97 has 198K and I dd it with a turbo kit.

And every time my 5 year old daughter is in the car she says, "Go fast daddy, go fast!"

Good luck and honestly you can't go wrong with these cars. They are peppy, cheap, reliable, and last forever.

220k here on a slightly modded motor

I know you already got the picture, but do the required maintenance and drive it till the wheels fall off. Take the money you were gonna spend on modding, and put it into a savings for your child.

Originally Posted by iKovar

Thank you for your input you guys, and man I'd love to shell out the money for a turbo haha

Once you go turbo on a 3800 you will never want to go back.

instead of drilled and slotted rotors upgrade the fronts to 12"

drilled/slotted rotors are strictly for looks. no performance to them in this application.