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One of the best Pre-Owned V8 5.3L Values
Fscden, 02/16/2017
updated 08/17/2017
2006 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS 2dr Coupe (5.3L 8cyl 4A)
7 of 9 people found this review helpful
If you can find a well cared for low mileage late production SS model as I did, you will be well served by the Monte Carlo SS 5.3L V8 powered Coupe. Don't let those who speak out against the front wheel transverse drive sway you, there is do discernible torque steer and the handling is fabulous. Mine is a 2006 model year, one year prior to the discontinuation of the model and all but the intermediate steering control was worked out. I had mine replaced by the selling dealer at time of purchase, but it is still not by, inherent to the design, but not a show stopper. The Black paint is flawless and after having the dealer replace the fogged headlights with a set of brand new Clear assemblies, the car looks brand new and turns heads getting thumbs ups at traffic lights. I wish Chevy would bring back the Monte Carlo model to their lineup... in the meantime, this one is serving well.
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Bring It Back
Herbie, 07/10/2009
2006 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.
06 monte carlo
ross88, 04/27/2010
2006 Chevrolet Monte Carlo LT 2dr Coupe w/1LT (3.5L 6cyl 4A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
i have had this car for a little over a year. i have pimped it out alittle put some 20's on it 1600waz stereo system in it and a little more i love it good power for a 3.5 i have been reading some of the reviews and some of the people have had power steering problems i have had that to. it is the power steering cooler line it rumbs on the exhaust and gets a hole i berned two pumps up because i couldnt fine the leek. there is recall on all of them. GM didnt use there brain on that one! other than that the car has been ok! i wish i got the SS i like a little speed! the 3.5 is pretty good big gas saver 30 miles to gallon. they are a really good car and looks great GM BRING BACK THE MONTE CARLO!
Great car!
Tim P, 10/19/2021
2006 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.
2006 Super Sport
Remy-Z, 11/27/2008
2006 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS 2dr Coupe (5.3L 8cyl 4A)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful
I traded in a 2001 Buick Regal GS for the SS. I had high hopes after owning the Regal for four years, and without question I'm not disappointed by the Monte. The shape of the outside is handsome without being obnoxious. The interior is spacious, especially for a coupe, seats my 6'5" frame nicely, and the interior is a nice improvement from the Regal, which was already nice. Of course, the focal point of owning a Super Sport is the performance, and this one does not disappoint. Just from the feel, it blows the memory of my '87 Monte SS out of the water.