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[REDCRAPGP]

DSM= disposable scrape metal

[JessicaRebel]

That is downright horrible!! How can someone abuse a car that bad.

Yeah I know I was in complete shock when I seen it. My boyfriend and I went with him to pick it up. This guy claimed he cared about the car but you could tell that was a load of bull. The only thing that looked remotely taken care of... was the rims :/. Apparently they guy who sold it did take i back and junked it so he made out by getting a grand from the junk yard and then what he got from my boyfriends friend. It was a terrible sight. And my boyfriends friend talked about it like it was the coolest thing on the planet cause turbo and I was like yeah a piece of junk with a worthless not working right tubo.. good job and my boyfriends friend does nothing but brag about how much he knows about cars and if he doesnt go with you to look at a car and purchase it, the car is no good ( if he wasn't there) cause my GP was and still is a no good cause he wasn't there when I bought it

[gamefreak]

Ignorance is bliss I guess.

[killerspeed101]

Yup, the van from hell

Some of the warrenty repair bills



What bills i cant find are, 2 new transmission's, Bcm, Pcm, Dvd player, New headunit,master cyl, 2 rear wiper motors, Abs mod,
Oh and its a 06 with less then 70k on it

[loopy smurf]

Back in '02, we bought a brand new '02 Montana...basically, the predecessor to the vehicle above. 3400 v6. Shoulda known right there. It was good great for 36,000 miles. Blew a head gasket at 39,000 miles ($1500). 4,000 miles later, blew the AC condenser ($1200). When we got rid of it, it needed another AC condenser (no AC for the last 4 years we had it), and had no heat, either. Woo hoo!

Really, I can't complain TOO much though...it actually lasted really well, and even at the end, it was in good shape mechanically, but the interior was shot. It was 11 years old, with 175,000 on it...which is pretty good for a 3400, I thought.

[titanfan12]

man ive got 3 local jys around me so fixing a car is not a problem at all, if I do the work by myself its extremely cheap

[txslow6]

Money pit and cars? What car isn't? My Foxbody is a prime example of that. Spent 8 grand on the paint and body, another 2 grand on the engine and suspension, couple hundred on the interior. Now I'm switching the setup and going LSx which I'm sure will end up being a couple grand.

Turning Grand Prix's into turbo cars are money pits as well, I don't suggest it unless a person wants to marry their car, or is content losing money in the long run.

[Slick2500]

Last year my grandmother passed a 1994 Astro Van down to me that had 186,000 miles on it around the time of her passing away. The van has cost me $3,000 in repairs, the van is only worth $1,800 in excellent condition. Heck the van would've have cost me a lot more than $3,000 if I didn't have a good friend/ shade-tree mechanic do all my work. He only charges $30 an hour, doesn't do unneeded work and lowers the price if its a big job.

Would I get rid of the van, hell no. That van has been in the family since March of 1994. Plus became an extremely reliable vehicle once I fixed the kinks. Plus I love old Astro vans because they are built more like a truck than a van. In fact most of the vans issues were because the van wasn't taken care of prior to having it handed down, plus typical wear and tear issues. In 19 years the only time the van left someone stranded was when the original fuel pump went out last year.

Now the Grand Prix on the other hand has no excuse for being the money pit it has became. For one I paid $4,000 for the car, for two I bought it with only 143,000 Miles. Plus the car is a lot newer than the van as well, even using OBCII computer system instead of OBCI. When I bought the car it had a bad transmission, bent axle, bad ball joint, bad inner tie rod ends, mismatched and bad spark plugs, bad tires, broken fog light assembly, faulty thermostat and now very possibly a bad wheel hub.

I haven't even put 2 K miles on it since February. That isn't even an oil change cycle. At least the dealer did take care of the tranny, axle and tie rod ends under warranty. All but the fog light assembly and the possible wheel hub were bad when I purchased out. The dealer even said the faulty thermostat and ball joint wasn't an issue. The person I live with won't even drive the car and prefers the Astro van even though the GP gets much better gas mileage due to all the issues. Not to mention the car was out of alignment and battery was bad when purchased.

Wish I didn't get rid of the T-bird. Would still be here if somebody didn't put 20,000 miles on an oil change to save money. He was the only one using the car for an entire year and didn't take care of it at all. The first 2 years I had the car the only thing wrong with it was the radiator fan and a fan belt went out. One of the most reliable cars I ever had.

I am sorry to say this but you payed way to much for that car if it had that many issues. $4,000 is high book value for a fully loaded gtp in excellent condition. I wouldn't have given them more than 2k for a car that needed that much work.

[gamefreak]

I know that was too much. However since I am on disability I am on a fixed income. So I had to go to a buy here pay here lot to get the car. I also tried to get a loan from the bank but since I have no job or credit that was a no go. Otherwise I probably would have bought something off Craigslist that my mechanic saw fit to drive. Even in good condition $3,000- $3,500 would have been the max for a non charged GP.

[genki]

Had a 1983 J2000 many years ago (3rd car I've owned I think, lost track of what cars I used to have) Originally paid $1500 for it, 200k miles and just recently rebuilt motor.

Since I got it, i's had new shocks and struts, cat, brakes, water pump, oil pump, whole engine replaced when it blew (drove piston rod through the front of the block) at about 300k miles, another water pump, etc. I figure I spent well over $5000 on it before it blew again and the junkyard offered $300 for it. This was long before the scrap metal price spiked. But it was a good 120k miles driven. It was also the only car to date that I've driven more than 100k.