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Trans Am Ram Air
tedmc, 06/13/2008
1998 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am 2dr Hatchback
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Love this car! Fun to drive and the 5.7 liter coupled with a six speed tranny is pure throwback American muscle. All the horsepower and torque of higher priced cars is readily available under your right foot! It's really hard to beat this car in the bang for your buck category.
AWESOME POWER!
Matthewhogue, 06/14/2002
1998 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am 2dr Hatchback
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
No matter what you think you know, you have no idea till you drive one. Go test drive one, your adrenaline will be pumping so high that you will write a check in the car on the way back while trying to still drive it. They lose value fast, so get a used one.
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The last of a good thing
baddriver01, 06/17/2002
1998 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am 2dr Hatchback
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
This is my second Trans Am (my first being a 1979) and I am in heaven. I got the car cheap because of the mileage but love everything. I have only fixed some minor problems (broken seatbelt guide, radio light, weirdle worn fromt tires, A/C) but this car has all the power it had when new. T-tops are a must on these cars.
One of the best muscle cars ever made
TB420, 12/17/2002
1998 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am 2dr Hatchback
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
This car is great to drive even in the corners the car handles beautifully the most fun you will ever have in a car.
muscule car
Salvatore , 02/05/2003
1998 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am 2dr Convertible
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I bought this car 2 months ago and I love it! the car performance is more than I excpeted it's really fast, it handles really good in turns and what ilove the most about id is that it puts mustangs to a shame.even the top of the line mustang can not compete with this car. of cource is a GM car always puts ford in it's place.
'98 Trans Am M6
Jon, 10/31/2005
1998 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am 2dr Hatchback
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Everything you'd want out of an American muscle car. The in-your-face styling, the mean exhaust note, and enough torque to peel the pavement up. This car is so much fun to drive although I wouldn't recommend driving in the wet/snow often cause you will spin the tires constantly. This is a great car to pick up if you love American performance. Get on with the potent LS1, slap on an exhaust, intake, pulley, and cam along with a few suspension mods and you will never want to stop driving.
POWER + LOOKS = FUN
FirebirdStud, 07/07/2004
1998 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am 2dr Convertible
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I am a firebird fan - always will be. My first car was a stock 1996 FIREBIRD V6, and I have loved the car ever since! The smell, the feel, the way people look at you when you cruise past. No other car replicates the feeling you get when you're in a Firebird. I bought my 1998 TRANS-AM CONVERTIBLE about 4 months ago, and absolutely love it! The first time I mashed the pedal to the floor, I couldn't help but smile! There is SOOO much power it is unreal.. even on the freeway, the car can rip up to 100 without missing a beat. It is a fantasticly redesigned exterior that absolutely SCREAMS, "Bad Ass" - this car demands respect!
Big Lou's review
lou, 08/24/2007
1998 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am 2dr Convertible
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Everything about this car is awesome. My gold WS6 T/A vert gets stared down by everyone in the city. The hood scoops and front end are the baddest of any car out there. The power and sound of this beast let you know that its a real muscle car. With 300hp at the rear wheels, this thing flies. It was disgustingly underrated by GM so that it wouldn't take sales from the vette, but in reality they have the same engine. 350hp would be more realistic. The chrome 17" wheels are the best looking stock rims i've ever seen. With almost 100,000 miles on it, nothing has gone wrong. Doing routine maintenance will hopefully keep this car running strong forever! Long live the Trans Am!
1998 Pontiac Trans Am
Russell Ruggiero, 02/09/2003
1998 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am 2dr Hatchback
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
The Pontiac Trans Am offers super overall performance at a low point of entry. This is my third Trans Am and the best of the lot. The LS1 is a great engine, and maybe the best V-8 in the world, save for the LS6. A great value that is now dead. However, the new GTO will lead GM into mid-market greatness.
fabulous car
netkenv, 02/18/2003
1998 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am 2dr Convertible
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
LS1 engine with ws6 package outstanding ride & handling, absolutely NO problems with car. not a rattle or a noise whether your doing 30mph or 70mph down the highway. Tap the gas pedal and your passing at 90mph feeling like your winning nascar! great car.
WS-6 Ram AIr
Lard, 02/19/2003
1998 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am 2dr Hatchback
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Truely the most bang-for-your-buck performance car you'll find...especially the WS-6 Ram Air! This car has it all; power, style, personality, and heritage. There is NOTHING like getting behind the wheel of a 4th generation Trans Am! This car is not for those who don't want to get noticed, nor the timid. I was surprised to find out it even gets pretty good gas mileage....considering the 5.7 liter V8! I get 19 MPG city. Not the best in wet/snowy/icy conditions so watch the back end. Buy one while you can still find one.
cool car
The trans am, 05/10/2006
1998 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am 2dr Hatchback
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
I don't know what to say, it's a youth's car. it's very impressive. I race it on a drag track some time and it's a beast
98 Trans Am
J Laack, 03/31/2006
1998 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am 2dr Hatchback
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
I love the car! It's almost like my Vette but with a back seat!
'98 Review
justin lemhuis, 04/13/2007
1998 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am 2dr Hatchback
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Good horsepower, outruns most stock. Good buy vs any '93 to '02 Camaro, Firebird, and Mustang. Great style over all the others mild performance mods will crush the competition. The last Pontiac will ever make.
98 Trans Am convertible
Lauraine, 01/20/2021
1998 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am 2dr Convertible
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
I am original owner of this beautiful chameleon colored blue green convertible! I ordered it new waited 2 1/2 months for it! Have 78,000 miles on her! Drove a 73 Mustang 25 yrs before i bought Trans Am. It has so much power with V8 LS 1 engine. So much fun to drive! Best car we ever had!
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More than just for fun
Arithory, 02/07/2004
1998 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am 2dr Hatchback
0 of 1 people found this review helpful
The main focus of this car is styling and performance. Merging with traffic on the highway has never been more fun. Simple things like the aftermarket ASP Pulley or a whisper induction lid will give you an extra ten horses a piece for a cheap price. More expensive mods like headers and cam packages I've seen (ranging from 800 - 2,400 dollars) can add anywhere from 70 - 150 ponies to your ride. Of course, suspension upgrades are in order with this much power or you risk twisting your chassis, but even suspension parts should put you back less than 1,000.