1990 Pontiac Firebird User Reviews

I Love It — I love this car beside it suck gas when you first start it up. But other than that it's a very good car and it fast too. If you have one, don't get ride of it, keep it forever ever

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

Check It Out — fun little car really fast lots of power comfy not really nice shifter in the middle used it alot ggod drag car good luck getting around in the snow couldn't believe definitely the sweet drive you will ever have. fyi put a kick pack in makes even funner

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

From A Beater To A Eater - Work In Progress —

Performance: Acceleration- for a vehicle of its age it accelerates pretty well with general maintenance I think it performs pretty close to when it was new. Braking- the braking needs work but that is because of its age and weight it could use an upgrade. Handling- it handles pretty well for its age but of its age it needs a complete rebuild from bushings, ball joints, and shocks. Build Quality: as far as pony cars are concerned the gm 3rd gen f-body chassis were manufactured pretty well but with vehicle becoming 20 years old the suspension needs to be redone so it squeaks and rattles like any car its age my only problem is the radiator/cooling system design the engine will overheat if any of the bottom plastic air dams are missing or broken. Appearance: its a very good looking vehicle when compared to other vehicles from the 90's, the vehicle I own is a t-top firebird and its a bandit 2 edition so it has a trans-am body kit which makes the car way better looking than the base model my only problem with the car is there is no glove box to store insurance papers and such. Cost of Ownership: Gas mileage- it has pretty good 90's V8 gas mileage it sick that this car's 5.0L 8 cylinder gets better mileage than my 4.0L 6 cylinder jeep engine. Maintenance- its an american car so parts are inexpensive with also with used parts in abundance in junk yards, I only performed general maintenance including tune-up, fluid changes, and brakes on the vehicle to restore it to an daily driver. Fun Factor: Its an old pony car so its fun to drive it would be more fun with an larger engine.

Primary Use: Commuting to work

Extremely Fun, Gorgeous, And Agile — One of my favorites that ive owned/driven. The only sense of unreliability came recent, which obviously is due to nearly 20 years of age. That reflects the reason of my less than perfect reliability rating. Mostly cooling but more recently the cat went-Only real problems. Never stalled v6 caused for decent pickup. Enough to play with. If i didnt sell it, i planned on cutting out the cat. Doing the intake didnt elicit much power. Handling was amazing. Generally flat through all turns, and the car has more than enough torque to drift with. Tops at just over 120 (top of spedometer) with no trouble getting there. Braking was adequate, addition of 2 more discs would better that.

Great Car — I first saw this car i said to myself i have got to have that because it is the best of two worlds. I can use it for to drive anywhere or to play around at the local track.it is Reliable,good gas mileage,great with all of the extras. The car has been in several car shows in the past three years.it has some of the best quality brand after market parts,as well as factory. Love this car.

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