Do not change the subject of a thread in progress. If you want to start discussing a different topic, please start a new thread.

Many topics have already been covered many times on the forum. As common courtesy, please take a minute to read through our FAQ and try our forum's Search function before posting. If you ask a question that's been covered before, you may be asked to search, or be presented with links to previous threads on the same subject.

1.3.A Avatars are small images displayed under your User Name with each post you make, and serve as a personal identifier. Please do not purposely use another member's image as your own avatar. Offenders of this rule may be asked to change their avatar, or may have the offending avatar removed.

1.3.B Avatars must NOT be sexual or otherwise offensive in nature. Any offensive, nude, or partially nude images will be removed, and your account will be subject to disciplinary action.

1.3.C Custom avatars are enabled for new registrations after 5 days of membership or 5 meaningful, on-topic posts. However, submitting meaningless posts (post padding) for the purpose of increasing your post count is not permitted.

1.4.A Through the Control Panel, you may set up a signature to be displayed under each of your posts. While small images are permitted, we insist that the total file size for linked images not exceed 50 KB, and that the total signature not exceed 5 lines of text or 200 pixels total image height. Your signature should not be longer than your posts.

1.4.B Signature images must NOT be sexual or otherwise offensive in nature. Any offensive, nude, or partially nude images will be removed, and your account will be subject to disciplinary action.

1.4.C Links to commercial/vendor websites are not permitted in signatures. You may, however, link to your own personal, non-commercial site (Myspace, Facebook, CarDomain, Photobucket, etc). Signatures are not meant to be billboards!

1.4.D Custom signatures are enabled for new registrations after 5 days of membership or 5 meaningful, on-topic posts. However, submitting meaningless posts (post padding) for the purpose of increasing your post count is not permitted.

Respect goes a long way. Please remember that behind a screen name is an actual living, breathing human being. Do not act in any manner on the forums that you would not in any public setting. We pride ourselves on being one of the most friendly car forums on the Internet, and will take steps to ensure we remain that way.

1.6.A Posts that are 'Flaming' in nature will be dealt with accordingly. While members may disagree on occasion, there is no tolerance for personal attacks, name-calling, etc.

1.6.B If you must, please take personal disagreements to e-mail or Private Messages. Do not participate in a flame war on the forums.

1.6.C Please do not post in ALL CAPS. Caps are considered shouting, and are limited to a few words per post.

1.6.D Do not start a thread for the intention of stirring a flame war. This is considered 'trolling', and will be dealt with accordingly.

Offensive language will not be tolerated on the forums. We have a simple language filter in place to curb most outbursts. Any attempt to bypass our language filter and/or excessive swearing will be dealt with harshly.

1.8.A Image attachments and links are permitted. However, uploads/links must NOT be sexual or otherwise offensive in nature. Any nude or partially nude images will be removed, and your account will be subject to disciplinary action. Links to any pornographic websites are also not permitted.

1.8.B There is to be no uploading or linking to executable files (.exe, .com, .pif, .scr, etc.). With the very real threat of virus infections and Trojans, it certainly is not worth the risk to our membership.

1.8.C Links posted are to be suitable for all members. Links to pornography, hate sites, warez, etc, are not permitted.

Effective immediately, posts pertaining to street racing, or any racing NOT conducted on an official track are not permitted anywhere on the forums. We have created a new section for legal drag and autocross racing discussion. We strongly discourage our members from illegal street racing, and have removed our former racing section to strengthen our stance on the subject. If anyone is caught discussing or posting about illegal street racing their account will be subject to disciplinary action. This includes posting or linking to photos and/or videos on the subject. See rule 5 below.

1.10.A The forums have been divided into many sub-sections to make navigating the forums and searching for information easier. Please take the time to post in the most relevant section.

1.10B Please don't cross-post the same question to multiple sections of the forum. If you post in the most relevant section your post will be seen and answered promptly.

Posts pertaining to the above are not permitted. You may not use our forums as a way to make money.

We have a great Administration and Moderation team that volunteer their time to help run the forums and ensure that members are following our rules and policies. While we appreciate the enthusiasm from our members, please allow our moderation team to do their work without outside interference.

If you see a post or thread that is in violation of our rules, is spam, or is in an incorrect section, please DO NOT post in the thread stating that fact. Instead, we ask that you click on the 'Report Post' button located at the bottom left corner of the offending post. Someone from our moderation team will look after it ASAP.

We do lot allow discussion on illegal activities, and that does not exclude discussions of software, movie or music piracy through illegal copies, cracking/hacking or downloading. We have worked too hard to maintain this website to risk having it shutdown over the discussion of these topics. There are plenty of other sites and forums out there that cater to these topics. If you feel you must discuss it, please search out another forum that allows such discussion.

Posts questioning moderators' decisions or the enforcement of our forum policies will be immediately deleted and disciplinary action taken. See rule 9 below.

2.1 The "Trading Post" section of gaownersclub.com is for private sellers offering the sale of individual items. It is NOT for any person, company or business of any size or type (including salvage yards and used parts companies) to sell merchandise of any retail nature or to make a profit. Any company attempting to sell multiple quantities of items or in a retail nature without being a paying advertiser of this site is subject to disciplinary action.

2.2 Internet scams can happen at any time. The owners and administrators of gaownersclub.com are not responsible in any way and cannot guarantee the ability of a seller to complete the transaction or the quality of the items. It is strongly recommended that you use C.O.D. or an online escrow service. Always use common sense and do research on the product and the seller before making any deal.

3.1 If you are, or do represent a business, and wish to purchase advertising space on the Grand Am Owners Club, please see this page for more information.

3.2 If it is brought to our attention that you are a company or business using the gaownersclub.com forums to promote your business or to sell or distribute products or a retail nature, your account will be subject to disciplinary actions.

3.3 The Grand Am Owners Club (GAOC) is not responsible for any purchase transactions that any member or non-member may enter into as a result of any forum submission made or from any advertiser listed. As a result, all said transactions are made at the member's or non-member's own risk and the GAOC will not be involved at any point regardless of the respective outcome. The GAOC encourages caution in all economic endeavors.

4.1 The "How To" section of gaownersclub.com is provided for the benefit of our members. Although all attempts are made to provide accurate, current and reliable information; you should recognize the possibility that errors may exist in the information available in this section. Gaownersclub.com expressly denies any warranty of the accuracy, reliability or timeliness of any information made available in this section, and shall not be held liable for any losses caused by reliance upon the accuracy, reliability or timeliness of the information. All information is provided to you AT YOUR OWN RISK.

4.2 YOU MAY NOT reproduce, copy, use, or disclose this material, or the information illustrated or contained in it, in whole or in part, without prior consent (unless otherwise stated). Violators may be subject to civil and/or criminal penalties, (Title 17, United States Code, Sections 501 and 506).

All posts pertaining to timed or head-to-head racing must be posted in the racing section of the forums. Discussion of illegal street racing WILL NOT be permitted in any section, nor under any circumstances. This includes linking to or posting photos or videos of street racing. The Grand Am Owners Club does not condone nor support illegal street racing in any way, shape or form. The safety or our membership and the general public is paramount. Please keep racing on the track where it belongs.

The Grand Am Owners Club has provided a functional Timeslip Database to showcase our member's top ¼ Mile runs. We ask that members follow the rules outlined below:

6.1 Time slips posted are to be for the GM N-Body only. If your run wasn't made in a Grand Am, Alero, Achieva, etc, then it will be removed effective immediately.

6.2 ¼ Mile Time submissions of less than 15.5 seconds must have a link to the time slip posted.

6.3 Only times from an actual track may be posted. Not best guesses or times from the PCM, a GPS, or an accelerometer (G-Tech Pro, etc.)

6.4 Your timeslip entry must be as complete as possible. Don't simply fill in only the ET and MPH

6.5 If your Timeslip has been removed for violation of the above rules, you may re-submit your time slip after you rectify the problem. IE: If you made a pass of 15.2 seconds and your time was removed because you didn't include a link to the Timeslip, you may re-post your entry once you have the Timeslip to prove the run.

6.6 If you need assistance in posting your Timeslip, please send Shawn (sunrunner_pei) or Kelly (99grandamse) a PM with 'Timeslip' in the subject line. We'll work with you to see that your slip gets added to the database.

6.7 Repeated violations of the Timeslip Database rules will result in disciplinary action.

The Grand Am Owners Club has implemented a user Infraction System to track repeated rule infractions. The system is in place to keep a fair and decisive plan of action against repeat offenders. The details of individual warnings/infractions are considered private, and are only discussed between the offending member and the administration of gaownersclub.com

7.1 Rule Infractions will result in the issuing of either a warning or of infraction points, depending on the member's history and the current situation, at the moderator's discretion. Each member is allowed a maximum 10 infraction points, at which time their account will be suspended.

7.2 Infraction points are not negotiable. You may discuss the warning/infraction with the issuing moderator or the administration, but this discussion is to be held off the forums, either through e-mail or private messages. Do not expect your warning/infraction to be erased.

7.3 Infraction points are set to expire after a pre-determined length of time.

7.4 Account suspensions/deletions are not only dependent upon the infraction system. Your account may be suspended or deleted at any time, should the situation warrant such an action.

8.1 Registration of more than one account per person is NOT permitted. If you wish to change your username, or are having troubles logging in, please Contact Us.

8.2 Registration of an account for the sole purpose of trolling will result in being banned from the forums.

8.3 Banned means banned. If your account is suspended or banned, do not attempt to gain access to the forums by creating another account.

8.4 When registering, you must fill out your profile (Vehicle year/make/model) completely. We manually verify each new registration. Empty profiles will not be validated.

9.1 We reserve the right to close or delete any message for any or no reason whatsoever. Any user who feels that a posted message is objectionable is encouraged to report the post via the thread option "Report this post to a moderator" or contact us directly at webmaster@gaownersclub.com. We have the ability to close or remove objectionable messages and we will make every effort to do so, within a reasonable time frame, if we determine that closing or removal of the post is necessary. This is a manual process, however, so please realize that we may not be able to remove or edit particular messages immediately.

9.2 When a post is locked or deleted, it is for a reason. Do NOT make another post in continuation of the locked/deleted posts or your account is subject to being suspended. Do NOT make a new post demanding explanation of why a post was locked or deleted. If you would like explanation of a closed or deleted post, e-mail the moderators of the forum in question.

9.3 If and when member account is suspended and/or banned, it is for a justified reason. Do NOT make a new post demanding explanation of why such action has taken. The details of account discipline are considered private, and will not be discussed on the forums.

9.4 If you receive an e-mail/private message from a "Moderator" addressing behavioral issues please don't take it as a personal attack. The Administrators/Moderators of gaownersclub.com are here to assist with making this site run smoothly and this means from time to time Administrators/Moderators may offer corrective suggestions and/or advice.

By utilizing this forum you agree and realize that this web site is owned by gaownersclub.com, and that you have no rights whatsoever to use this forum, except at the sole discretion of gaownersclub.com. At any given time, for any or no reason whatsoever, your account can be terminated for inappropriate behavior. For additional information, terms, and conditions, see our copyright information.

The Grand Am Owners Club (gaownersclub.com) is owned and operated by Grand Am enthusiasts for the sole benefit of your enjoyment. We spend a significant amount of hours and out of pocket expense to provide an enjoyable community for all. Please take these rules seriously and take them to heart. Don't try to look for loopholes or try to lawyer your way around them—just understand them and try to respect the spirit in which they were created. In closing, we understand that all Members make up this online community and we hope that by placing a few rules in effect that we can continue to make an enjoyable gaownersclub.com experience.