Money Pit Horror Story: 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP

Damn you unlucky, I mob a 92 towncar. Had a couple sensors fail and needed replacing, other than that no problems. Probably Pontiac's fault. My 96 bonneville was same story, had any problem you can think of til I wrecked the bitch. Fuckin' glad that thing is dead.

>Complains that wear items wear out
>Can't wrench himself on a basic ass 3800 which you can work on blindfolded they're so simple

Sounds like you need to git gud kiddo. I mean seriously I did a water pump in an hour on a 3800 for $60 myself.

My recommendation for your next car: Subaru Forester so you have room to get rammed by your boyfriend.

>>16231366
You're gay as fuck dude

I bought a 21 year old Jag with almost 300,000 km and found it easy to do everything myself-and even then, there wasn't much going wrong outside of me drifting it into a curb. Nu males, I swear.

>>16231420
This, get the forester.

3800 is a pos

should have got the GTO or Fox Body

>>16231509
>3800 is a POS
But you're wrong kiddo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_OE3GLYac4

>>16231522
>implying a stock 3800 isnt a pos
its a pos

just because dingdong in your vid there sunk alot of money into a 3800 doesnt make it a good motor

my ls1 stock would rekt its shit 300rwhp and 400ftlb

>>16231509
That's funny, I had an impala with the 3800. Got the car with 115,000 miles on it, finally sold it with 289,400 on the odo. Auto trans still worked great, motor was going strong and only leaked from the valve covers once which I fixed. Only thing I ever replace was the tensioner pulley, cv axles because the boots were cracking, wheel hubs and tie rods. Beyond basic shit like belts, fluid changes and plugs it never had anything else done. Oh, I had the trans fluid changed and filter changed at 180k because factory fluid.
Friend of mine bought it off of me for $1800. He's put over 20,000 on it so far and all hes done was plugs and new wires, and changed the alternator because the bearing was beginning to make noise.

>>16231538
But anon, the LS1 and entire LS series of engines are the best engines ever created, of all time

of all time!!!

>>16231509
The engine is made well, but everything else on the car especially the wheel bearings and gaskets are known to fail.

>>16231710
Fuck gm and their gasket issues.

>>16231719
havent had any gaskit issues on my ls1 and it has 150k on it

>>16231721
>works for me :)

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>>16231366

Total bill of recent warranty repair if I did not have warranty which is about to expire soon.

>>16231390

Whenever this car is sold, I feel bad for the buyer when the have to pay for the labor for a $10 sensor but a fortune in labor because the whole engine needs to be ripped apart to access it.

>>16231756
just keep the car ffs

>>16231756
Whats this for though?

Also you are aware that shops overcharge on repairs by 300% right? I can buy 'x' part for $80 and change it myself in two hours. That same thing a dealer would charge $380 - $700 for.

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These cars are POS. Money Pit crap. Sell it to the next sucker lol. Gonna catch fires next at this rate.

>>16231815

Nah needs to sell, piece of shit car, he gonna be broke. Let it be someone elses lemon shit.

>>16231366
I don't know what you expected from pre-bailout GM. They were dogshit then.

>>16231366
With dealerships charging $800 to repair a water pump or $1200 for a valve cover gasket's and a tuneup, The $100 deductible often covers the actual cost of parts and labor. That $20,000 repair bill is probably $1000 in parts and labor costs.

>>16231366

Thats what happens when you dont get a civic for 3k.

>>16231366
>Bought the car from a dealership

You're a retard OP, and you deserve it. That car is a pile of shit and you should have known that.

>supercharged
>2004
>Pontiac
>can't wrench
I don't know what you expected.

>>16231366
>what
>the
>fuck

I put 500k on a 2000 lesabre I. 15 years and spent maybe 2 grand on unscheduled maintenance.
Same engine and transmission.

>>16231366
You're just a fucking retard OP. Do you know how much a water pump costs for that engine? Like 18 fucking dollars. It takes thirty minutes in the driveway to do. You're on this board to piss and moan that you're a fucking retard and can't do shit for yourself. Fuck off and git gud.

>>16231366
People actually buy these American turd cars?

>>16232601
There is nothing wrong with them if you know what to look for buying used and you maintain one.

Honestly you shouldn't have bought the gtp. People beat the hell out of these things.

Also, 1k to change a water pump? Wtf? These engines are so easy to work on.

I think you need a civic. Something a little more basic

>>16232782
Also I forgot to add, why the hell are you taking such an old car to the dealership. The newest model grand prix you can own is an 08. If you can't turn a wrench take it to an independent shop and you'll save a lot more money.

Inb4 warranty. You spent more paying for the warranty than you would getting repairs done at a good shop

>>16231366
>it's american

>>16232803
OR a POS moneypit for they next sucker who happens to buy theese car. Sucks to be them.