Yesterday I went to a dealer close by to purchase a 2008 Aveo5. The price seemed right until they added around $2500 in add ons. It went from $5915 sticker to over $8000. I was pretty shocked by that and tried walking away. The dealer (they seemed like good folks) started asking me about what we were trying to do and what we could afford etc..... Well he asked me to look at a Grand Prix they just took in on trade. The dealer had done nothing to the car and it looked really good. Then I drove it and it drove very nice and was decked out with way more features than I deserved. When they got all the figures together, with our down payment the cost was only $98 a month for 2 years.

My wife was harping on me to get the car, she didn't want me driving an Aveo!! She liked the car and the value was pretty reasonable.

Well, I now own a 2006 Grand Prix, 64,000 miles on it. 3 previous owners all in a retirement community just west of Phoenix. It has the 3.8 liter V6. The more I fdrive it the better I like itl.

I have one question, I want to run synthetic oil in the crankcase. Anything I should know before I do this, and does the mileage indicate any reason why I can't? Thaks for the answers in advance!!