Used Pontiac Grand Am for Sale near Niagara Falls, NY
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The Pontiac Grand Am has garnered mixed to positive feedback throughout its various model years. Owners commonly appreciate its sporty design, performance, and handling, particularly enjoying the responsive driving experience and fuel efficiency, especially with the V6 engines. The comfortable interiors and fun driving dynamics are also frequently highlighted. However, some drivers express concerns about reliability, maintenance costs, and various mechanical issues that tend to arise as the cars age. While many fondly remember their Grand Ams for their performance and style, common complaints about gas mileage and build quality persist across reviews.
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The Pontiac Grand Am has garnered mixed to positive feedback throughout its various model years. Owners commonly appreciate its sporty design, performance, and handling, particularly enjoying the responsive driving experience and fuel efficiency, especially with the V6 engines. The comfortable interiors and fun driving dynamics are also frequently highlighted. However, some drivers express concerns about reliability, maintenance costs, and various mechanical issues that tend to arise as the cars age. While many fondly remember their Grand Ams for their performance and style, common complaints about gas mileage and build quality persist across reviews.
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Matthew H
Reviewed a 1999 Pontiac 4 Dr SE2 Sedan on Sep 25, 2008
Good looking car. Fun to drive. Fairly good handling. Horrible Cost to Own. Terrible resale value. Ok Gas Mileage. Always needing repairs to keep on the road. I really miss this car, but the cost and time time to fix it was a bit ridiculous. Poor motor design! 4K a year in repairs to maintain. Wheel hub sensors, Lower intake manifold gasket leaks are major problems on this vehicle
Travis W
Reviewed a 2000 Pontiac SE on Oct 19, 2009
Not too slow... But not too fast. Runs good, no major problems that weren't user error. Nice modest exterior styling, Interior looks rather sporty. Decent gas mileage, minimal maintenance. Not great off the line or in a straight line, however, it handles corners great. Wish more people would get the 5 speed.
Lisa C
Reviewed a 2002 Pontiac SE1 on Jun 30, 2008
I love it, it's my 3rd Grand Am. It handles well, has never needed any major repairs. It's a well built car that gets good gas mileage. I now have over 108000 miles on it and it's still going strong.
Adam R
Reviewed a 1997 Pontiac 2 Dr GT Coupe on Jan 8, 2008
Gets you from point A to B with no problems.
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Pontiac has always been the performance division of General Motors, with a focus on sporty engines and stylish exteriors. The Pontiac Grand Am made its debut in 1973 as a GT model in the GM lineup. Coming in at the start of the gas crisis, its midsize body and sports suspension were probably too heavy to be practical in terms of fuel economy. But GM's marketing goal was to serve the Grand Am up as a combination of European styling, engineering, and luxury with American power and performance. Even its name, Grand Am, was a combination of the high-end Grand Prix and the sporty Trans Am.
The first generation of Grand Ams lasted three model years, from 1973 to 1975. Both the sedan and coupe featured a heavy-duty suspension, anti-sway bars, 15-inch performance tires, and powerful V8 engines that left it trailing only the Firebird and Corvette. Nice interior touches included reclining leather bucket seats, an automatic light dimmer, and mahogany trim. But sales were never high, and the fuel crunch tolled its death knell. A brief reappearance in 1978, again as a sedan and coupe, came with either a V6 or V8 engine and had a lot of nice power features, including an adjustable driver's seat.
But the most successful Grand Am first appeared in 1985, remodeled as a compact, albeit a large compact. Again as a sedan or coupe, it was marketed as an affordable performance car, practical for families and first-time buyers, but with enough thrill behind the wheel to keep you interested. Both SE and GT trims were featured until 2005, when only a GT coupe was offered, as Pontiac prepared to unveil its new G6 sedan. The G6 eventually replaced the Grand Am in 2006.
This last generation of Grand Ams was Pontiac's top seller and one of the top ten best selling cars generally in the United States. Despite high praise for its handling, zippy engines, fuel economy, and sporty appearance, it was plagued by repair nightmares and complaints of cheap-looking parts that turned many people away from Pontiac. This didn't seem to hurt sales of the Grand Am, as Pontiac was readying itself for an overall rebranding of its lineup, and the new G6 will be its flagship sedan for the future.
