1998 Pontiac Grand Am User Reviews

1998 Pontiac Grand Am Gt V6 Coupe — Despite being a compact car, the Grand Am still has the feel and power of a midrange sports car while being economical at the same time. The 3100 SFI V6 has plenty of power to get you where you need to go quickly; it even sounds good, too. It handles remarkably well, although despite the ABS, the braking leaves a little bit to be desired. High quality brake pads are recommended. This car is of a solid build quality, and despite GM's goofy layouts, the car is still easy enough to work on by yourself. It's a strong, solid performer and has tirelessly stood up to LONG trips, deep snow, and hard driving without batting an eye! It is a 2-door, and although it's slightly lacking on interior room, the exterior styling is clean and aggressive. It has lots of trunk space. The interior room is minimal, but for a two door, it can still comfortably fit 4 people. The Grand Am gets decent gas mileage, especially when driving at a constant speed for prolonged periods of time. On a full tank of gas, it can easily make 350 miles of easy driving. This car is lots of fun to drive with the exception of it being a front-wheel-drive platform. It can take quick, hard turns; loud, tire-squealing take-offs; spirited highway driving; and easy, Sunday morning rides while still being completely comfortable. There isn't a whole lot of aftermarket support for 4th gen. Grand Am's, but for what is available, this car can instantly become very exciting. It hasn't needed any major repairs since I've owned it, other than simple maintenance (brake job, oil change, air filter, etc.). This car is very easy to maintain, and if properly cared for, it will last a LONG time.

Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.)

Bang For The Buck — Mild acceleration, weak braking, aggressive cornering, blah interior. It's really hard to find aftermarket parts, anything performance parts wise is nothing but a headache. You'll have to spend a ton of money to get a lot of power or just deal with the fact of not having any. Prices are cheap, fairly reliable. Overall not bad for a cheaper used car

Primary Use: Commuting to work

A Stylish Car That Was Undervalued During Its Time. — Around for 30 years before getting the axe, the Pontiac Grand Am was one of GM's best-selling vehicles. As much of a seller as it was, the Grand Am was plagued with poor resale and trade values, for reasons I am unaware of. Biggest problem I found was brake and fuel systems, which seemed to need constant maintenance. Other than that, the car experience a wide array of wear-and-tear problems at only 40,000+ miles. Styling and sportiness was nice. If you don't mind the occassional trip to the garage, and not much money back when you trade in, this is the cool, underrated, sporty car for you.

This One Im Planning On Having For A Long Time Since Its Paid Off..:) — Not Much to really to dislike it gets me all over for work and vacation trips with no problems go back and forth everywhere and it still gets comment cause now these cars are disappearing...pontiac fan for life lol..:)

Primary Use: Commuting to work

Good — very good family car and very good mileage. would trust this vehicle on any given road trip. low mileage makes this vehicle well worth having. appearance of this vehicle is in great shape considering the year. a very fun car to drive, has plenty of pick for a 3.0 6 cylinder engine

Primary Use: Family transportation