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1997 Pontiac Sunfire Review Ratings
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Josh writes:
1997 Pontiac Sunfire 2 Dr SE Coupe Review
Prosthe gas mileage Consnot alot of horsepower
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Decent Car — the cars not that bad. it gets up and goes. It has decent acceleration, but i wish it was a five speed. The gass mileage is great and its a cheap car. It does need body work behind the doors like all the sunfires theres rust. Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.)
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Karen writes:
1997 Pontiac Sunfire 2 Dr SE Coupe Review
Proshandles great on the track ConsThe computer is located in a bad spot for racing
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I Would Drive One Daily If I Could — It makes a fast 4 cyl dirt circle track race car. Everyone remembers it week to week. It has a tough motor, loooks great on the track and handles great on the track. I love this car and never want to change anything about it. Definately recommend it to anyone. Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.) | ||
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Basilio writes:
1997 Pontiac Sunfire 2 Dr SE Coupe Review
Prosdrives like an import, but is cheap to maintain Consnot much room
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Why I Love My Sunfire — its lasted a long time and been pretty reliable I would recomend this vehicle to anyone who wants performance and sporty look for very little cash. repairs are generally c inexpensive. drives like a foreign car but parts are easy to find. Primary Use: Commuting to work | ||
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Rudy writes:
1997 Pontiac Sunfire 2 Dr SE Coupe Review
ProsLot of torque, look good even for a 10 years+ model,very cheap and reliable Consit's getting old !
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Great Economic Cheap Car — Great car That little engine has a lot of torque and is very economic. It has an autonomy of 850 km on highway. Never had any problem. It has 235 000 km on it. Now tell me that american cars are not reliable ! You can buy a use Sunfire for nothing and it will last forever. | ||
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Jogo writes:
1997 Pontiac Sunfire 2 Dr SE Coupe Review
ProsLooks sporty ConsThe engineering, not to easy to work on.
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Nice Car Good On Gas Compared To My Suburban. — Fun to drive at first then my rod bearings went bad. Car looks slick 1997. Can't wait to finish fixing it. Not the easiest car to work on though. Bought it used, with some problems. Currently installing a new crank kit. Primary Use: Family transportation | ||
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Phoenixart writes:
1997 Pontiac Sunfire 2 Dr SE Coupe Review
ProsVERRRY fun to drive! Constwo numbers.......... 2.2
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My Car! — The pontiac sunfire has always been my favorite car since it was my very first car, My car i have now is a 1997 2.2 sunfire so far its been the best iv put a short ram intake, 4in tip muffler and i recently found some 03 cavalier z24 16 in rims i have put on it, other than that iv replaced a torque mount and a valve cover gasket other than that its running great. ON the otherside finding performance parts and building hp is a hassle, the body is in fair shape no major dents the paint and clear is starting to chip but paint is next on my list. To finish it all up the car has been good to me it gets roughly 33mpg depending how i drive, the car is very peppi and hard to keep my foot off the gas | ||
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Shane Mj writes:
1997 Pontiac Sunfire 2 Dr SE Coupe Review
Prosthis car is ok not the greatest but u can make it how u want it Consthey brake down ALOT!!!
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Its A Sunfire..... — well its slow lol has pretty good handling but for a sports car what else to u get lol. the car costed me nothing and i have just been putting some amount of money in it to make it look just a tad better then any other sunfire n the road lol Primary Use: Family transportation | ||
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Melissa writes:
1997 Pontiac Sunfire 2 Dr GT Coupe Review
ProsIt does good on gas and well made. Great winter car! Looks attractive...too me... ConsRattling spoiler, sluggish brakes every body has one
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My Brum-brum — I rather like this car. Though I'm kind of wanting a new car, I'm not ready to get rid of this one. This car starts in impossibly cold weather without being plugged in. Like for example, I forgot to plug in one night and it got down to -43 degrees celsius with the windshield and the next morning it still started...a little stiffley but it started. It does pretty good on gas, fairly cheap for repairs...except my tires but they're sport tires and that's my fault...its got good acceleration for an automatic and i like the look of the body. It started rusting 2 years ago but the rust has barely moved. It's handling is pretty good but the braking is a little sluggish. The needed to find a way to properly fasten the spoiler, and though its not "loose' per say it still rattles a little. | ||
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Sheldon writes:
1997 Pontiac Sunfire 2 Dr SE Coupe Review
ProsGreat on gas Conslots of repairs
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Jonathon writes:
1997 Pontiac Sunfire 2 Dr GT Coupe Review
Prossexy looking Consnot a race car
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Good Car — I loved this car it was my best car except for transmission grenading on me or my ecm goin on it, it was an awesome car to be completly honest it's been my most favorite car I have owned yet. Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.) |
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Very Nice, Clean, And Dependable. By CostaWalker
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2003 Pontiac Sunfire Reviews
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2002 Pontiac Sunfire Reviews
Sweet Ride By Robert
every one who gets in my car cant believe how much performance it has and want to know what ive put under the hood of my car and i am always getting asked if i would let them take it for a test dr... Read More
Sensual Appeal By YoungNC
This car is Fast! The manual transmission allows you to catch that yellow light, throw it into a lower gear and get ahead, or just plain tear out of a stop light. The Stereo is amazing too, top of the... Read More
2001 Pontiac Sunfire Reviews
Fast Sporty And Fun To Drive By untaimedspirit09
I havent found nothing that i dont like about my car :) Shes my ought one and she has never left me stranded... Got to find some parts for her but shes still a good looking car :) 38mpg and lovin it :... Read More
Great For Its Price, But You Get What You Pay For. By 7sevin7
Over all its a good cheep car, living up to Pontiac's nick name of the poor man's Cadillac, It has many of the stock issues seen in any Pontiac of its era, with Faulty door locks that give over time a... Read More
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