Used 2006 Chevrolet Monte Carlo LT 2dr Coupe w/3LT (3.9L 6cyl 4A) Consumer Reviews
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Why did they kill this car--again?
John, 01/18/2008
Chevrolet Monte Carlo LT 2dr Coupe w/3LT (3.9L 6cyl 4A)
15 of 15 people found this review helpful
I never thought I would enjoy (nay, love) driving a front drive V6, but holy crap! This car will put your backside in the seat and keep it there then stop on a dime and give you a nickel change. The handling is very stable and pretty responsive. I'm 6'5 and fit extremely well in this car once the triple adjustable seat was set. The exterior is as aggressive as the performance; people tend to stare when I go by. When I took the car on the highway, 90 was as comfortable as 40. This is truly a sharp car. Makes me wonder why in the world GM would discontinue such a great automobile.
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allisonmarie13, Augusta, GA, 05/30/2013
Chevrolet Monte Carlo LT 2dr Coupe w/3LT (3.9L 6cyl 4A)
12 of 13 people found this review helpful
I bought my car at a dealership for $1,200 off the sticker price; I walked out paying $6,000 even for everything, including the plate. The car had over 100,000 miles on it, but they were high way miles, so the car is still in EXCELLENT condition. Although it has a high amount of high way miles, it still runs like it's brand new. The car is in perfect condition, exterior and interior. I have been driving it for almost a year and the only problem I've had is an obnoxious clicking that seems to be related to the air vents. Other than that, it is a WONDERFUL car.
My First Car
THE BEAST, 12/04/2009
Chevrolet Monte Carlo LT 2dr Coupe w/3LT (3.9L 6cyl 4A)
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
it a beast to drive with the horsepower and tuning i did to it. the flowmasters super 40s mufflurs sound like a couger all my friends love to ride in it cause it super roomie. the backseats wont work good with small children seats but im a kid in college so big. it a piece of history cause they stop making them in 2007 which is sad but they made room for the new 2010 camaro which well be my next car for sure. my monte well be in garage with my new camaro SS someday and i well keep my monte for years to come cause it great for road trips. hopefully she will always be in my garage so we well never have to part. i would suggust this car for first time drivers there perfect cars and safe&fun
Great car!
Tim P, Conneaut, OH, 10/19/2021
Chevrolet Monte Carlo LT 2dr Coupe w/3LT (3.9L 6cyl 4A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
I bought my 06 monte carlo in September of 2016 with 61,000 miles. It has 94,000 now. Has a big trunk for a normal car, huge for the class, plenty if room in the front seats. I'm 6'5" and fit comfortably. Maybe not 20 hour road trip comfy but definitely could ride around for 5-10 hours and be ok. It has 2 worthless cup holders in the back on the rear of the armrest that are only useful while stopped, and the front cupholders aren't useless but are odd. They are basically 1 and 3/4 cupholders because they overlap. It has decent power, but after 2nd gear (about 90mph) its a little less impressive. It feels like too much of a drop-off in power. Definitely torquey and can spin the tires on a wet road easily from a stop. Sound system is ok,, i bought mine with a partially blown door speaker but the rest sound ok. Speed limiter at 113mph so it cuts out at a really low speed for being a sports car, especially when some trucks snd SUVs go way past that. Gas mileage is sitting at 23.7 with combination of city, town, highway, and playing around, and it gets 29mpgs on the highway at 65mph, about 27mpgs at 70mph. The car cruises up hills, hardly ever has to downshift even with cruise control on unless your either going up a decently steep hill or are pretty low in the rpms. On the highway at 65 and 70mph, it has never downshifted. There is one hill that I drive on that it downshifts with cruise set at 60. Other than that, it just goes right up. The transmission had a sticking torque convertor when I got it which a fluid change fixed. Plenty of passing power, pretty good ride and handling. I had a 96 trans am and currently have a 15 challenger, and they all handle similarly. I also own an 08 cheby uplander cargo van with the same 3.9L and it still gets up and goes even with an extra 500lbs or so. But it definitely has to downshift a little more and gets a lot lower gas mileage than the monte. As for the monte, I got 0-60 in 7 seconds flat, and took it to a track on a 85 degree day and ran a 15.8@92mph. It wasn't terrible for 2006 but it was one of the slowest cars at the track that day. All I've had go wrong were a cracked power steering line, 1 front wheel bearing, 3 rear wheel bearings(1 autozone part didn't last a whole year) and I had an ABS light come on which was just old brittle wiring. Other than that, its been great. But now rust is the problem, not the car's fault, but at 94,000 miles, I have probably 6 months left with it before its structurally unsafe. I had an 03 monte carlo SS 3.8L at the same time I bought my 06 3.9L monte. The 03 was pretty slow comparatively. The 03 didn't like higher rpms either and shifted at about 5700rpm. Just felt like it had decent power up until 4500rpm and then kinda levelled off,but the 06 3.9L seems to kinda like being revved up to 6,000rpm and you don't feel a noticeable drop-off above any rpm. Most likely due to variable valve timing in the 3.9 that the 3.8 didn't have. Overall if I compared the 03 SS to the 06 LT, they felt the same in ride quality and handling. The interior was almost identical minus different radio, console was slightly different where the 06 has the overlapping cupholders behind the shifter whereas the 03 had 1 in front of the shifter and 1 behind(which was better until you had to move the shifter into 1st or park because a cup would block either position), and the gauges are different.
Bring It Back
Herbie, 07/10/2009
Chevrolet Monte Carlo LT 2dr Coupe w/3LT (3.9L 6cyl 4A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
I love this car. In black it has this stealth look. The car has been bullet proof. Only regular maintenance in the 3 years I have owned it. Negatives: paint does chip easily, and interior fit and finish is overall "good," but some of the trim parts don't fit well. I switched to an "H" rated Goodyear Assurance (Eagle GT) series; this permitted better cornering. My Monte is loaded....whatever was available it has.
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