New To The Grand Am Thing!

[gc_gt1]

Hi and yes I'm a newbie to the whole Grand Am think. I purchased a 99 GT-1 in 2003 with 37,000 miles. I was like wow! What a nice looking car, low mileage, and for what I paid, an excellent deal!! Since THEN!

By the way, do ALL the repairs yourself, they are actually pretty easy.

1. 39,000 miles - Intake Manifold Gaskets

2. 41,000 miles - Power Steering Pump/Alternator

3. 57,000 miles - All the windows regulators went bad within a week! WOW

4. 57,000 - For Sh*ts and giggles - Replaced the water pump, lower radiator hose, and thermostat. By the way, the thermostat is tricky, but got it done in a couple of hours. =)

5. What will happen next! =) Ohh yeah, need to replace the rotors! LOL

I love the car, but WOW, that is craziness!!

I think that I'm really going to like this Forum!

[wiseojelly]

LOL, you crack me up, all the enthusiasm. Welcome to the forum, took you a long time. 2003???? lol j/k

[Pete Ray]

Well you sure don't get depressed easy, marriage will suit you...........:}
Great to have you here!

[wiseojelly]

lol marriage....

[gc_gt1]

lol, I am married, this was our first car that we bought...had to be a 4 door...its a Black GT-1...super clean inside and out, just am having these problems.

[Pete Ray]

Well what happens next is you spend a year and alot of money tweaking and making the car run great........then the wife leaves you and takes the car...........3 month's later you get a letter saying your car still runs excellent and she is proud of you but her boyfriends car is running rough and could you take a moment to look at it.

Happy now? .................:}

Take Care, Pete

[XoticGA]

I've had a phone book thick list of problems with my car.. but damn.. I can't help it I love lemonade :lol:


:wave:

[gc_gt1]

Yeah, I think it is a lemon, but I really do think that most of this can be worked out, I just hope that nothing goes wrong with the INTERNAL parts, because I would hate to have to pull the engine, but if I have to I will. Pontiac really made these cars pretty easy to work on if you ask me, maybe they were anticipating problems.

[gc_gt1]

After the water pump, thermostat and lower radiator home replacement this weekend, EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD...for now...LOL...this is sooo much FUN!