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Used 1997 Pontiac Grand Am Consumer Reviews

3.9 out of 5 stars
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2.63 out of 5 stars

Worst Car Ever Owned

JRALS1, 08/18/2002
1997 Pontiac Grand Am GT 4dr Sedan
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I own this piece of junk. I bought it in 9/2000 with only 47000 miles on it. It now has 65000 two years later and I have put well over 2 grand into it. The tranny went out, the shifter cable snapped, replaced the clutch(since the tranny was out), brakes twice, alternator, and all of the basic stuff. I don't beat on my cars too badly, it just has major problems, I wouldn't recoommend this car to anyone!!

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4.75 out of 5 stars

Great car overall

HazeConstruction, 08/20/2002
1997 Pontiac Grand Am GT 2dr Coupe
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The car is great. It's been to Florida several times. It's much more fun and comfortable to drive than a Cadilac Seville. I've had to replace the passenger window motor ($150) and the shift column assembly ($325) in the five years I've owned it. Brakes and tires are worn fairly quick. It's well worth the little extra surprises in my book!

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4.5 out of 5 stars

Great Car

Joe mussey, 09/16/2002
1997 Pontiac Grand Am SE 2dr Coupe
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First of all I would like to say this cars speakers are incredible. I bought 2 12" subs (which the alternator ran fine with, more on that in a litte) and the speakers sounded great even with the volume all the way up. the alternator is pretty good at 105amps, it ran my sound system for about 2 months before fially failing to charge my battery, but parts for this car are dirt cheap and i upgraded it. Performance is great espically w/ the v6. great car

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4.38 out of 5 stars

Fun Alternative to Foreign Models

paddymac, 04/08/2002
1997 Pontiac Grand Am SE 4dr Sedan
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Great little Ride. My first choice was a Honda or Toyota, but opted for an American model becuase of the price options. Besides the fuel economy I love this car!

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4.88 out of 5 stars

Love my Pontaic

A. Iati, 05/18/2002
1997 Pontiac Grand Am GT 2dr Coupe
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I bought this car 5 years ago and have had nothing major go wrong with it at all. It's quick, super grippy to the curves and sharp. It's been very good to me and as long as you take care of anything that you own, it should give back in return. The car has years of life left on it...

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