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Almost 250k and still running strong!
RevJoel, 06/29/2007
1996 Pontiac Sunfire SE 2dr Coupe
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This vehicle was a gift to my ministry from a good friend whose son ran it into the ground. I just rolled it over 227k and it still runs great. I do have a rattle in the rear left corner and as best I can tell, is coming from the struts. Cupholder really needs to be used for an ashtray. Gotta hold the drink in my lap in order to shift into Park. This car will probably run well into the 300k range if the tranny hold out. The previous owner had some work done to it about 40k ago and it shifts hard once in a while. The headliner is coming down a little in the back. Quick fix with hot glue.
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FRY, 05/13/2003
1996 Pontiac Sunfire SE 2dr Coupe
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The Pontiac Sunfire is the most reliable car I have every driven. I have had mine since I was a Senior in High Scool. My car is now 7 years old and I have never had a problem one out of it. They are great!!
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revjcannon, 03/19/2002
1996 Pontiac Sunfire SE 4dr Sedan
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My wife and I have had our Sunfire for 6 years and have put over 150,000 miles on it. The vehicle has averaged 30mpg in rual hilly areas with the 3 spd automatic. Which is better than the sticker said. In all the miles with rough weather and gravel roads we have never had a single mechanical problem. The only complaint that I have about he vehicle is the lack of a decent cupholder in the front seat and the vehicle is a shade cramped for a large man like myself (6' 260lbs). I dno't think a normal size person would have any trouble at all. I recommend the sunfire to everyone I know looking for a small car.
My first ride & pride! My Sunfire Grand Tourismo
Dustin Speicher , 11/02/2022
1996 Pontiac Sunfire GT 2dr Coupe
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My very 1st car was a '96 Sunfire GT coupe, with Dual Overhead Cams, Dual Exhaust connected to a 2.4 litre that was perfect for a 17 year old me that was able to either make a tank of gas last a good while or if I wanted to get from point A to point B in half the time I could as my little white Sunfire was much quicker than anyone could have thought. Most of my friends were driving Honda's with their V-Tech's, so I had my friend who was efficient in metal work create me this aluminum plate that fit snugly on the cylinder head cover with the word's P-Tech written across it, which I painted V-Tech red. I was then able to sneak into their Honda themed meets since I looked so official. Anyways, I obtained the car in 2006 & the story behind it was that it was owned by 1 previous owner whom happened to be the daughter of a Pontiac Dealership franchise owner & she maintained all of the paperwork from all of the maintenance. She even had the window sticker still from when the car had been first driven off the lot & it had the MSRP of $19,995, which I later found out was because I had the absolute most expensive model of Sunfire with all the bells & whistle's & options possible. Made sense considering the back story, but it was still incredibly awesome to be 17 years old in my decade old car that had power everything, steering wheel controls for the stereo, & even had a FOB remote that had a trunk open button. Pretty impressive for a 1996 model. That car was put through a lot & managed to successfully handle everything I put her through, including driving from Pullman to Seattle in a blizzard so bad that we were the only ones of the highway for the first leg of the trip. It was essentially a complete white out that you could barely even walk through & there was my car chugging along with my drunk friend's, one passed out in the back & the other up front annoying the crap out of me. We made it back home with relative ease, & after the many years since then & having owned & driven countless cars since then only now am I able to truly grasp how impressive that performance really had been, back then I had no idea since that was my first car I had no perspective & just thought that all cars could handle such a trip, especially with such a new driver behind the wheel. That trip alone definitely proves for me now the dependability factor that car commanded, & I miss that little White 1996 Pontiac Sunfire GT Coupe. The funny thing is my car now is a 2.4 litre, & is an ACTUAL V-Tech Acura TSX, yet for some reason I remember my Pontiac being just a tad quicker & snow capable. If you're ever in the market for a first car for your teen, but don't have the largest of budget's to spend, or perhaps you're teaching them the value of a dollar & making them pay for their own vehicle definitely consider this very modestly priced option as it will do everything you need it to do safely, & even quickly if you're nice to her & take care of her as you should with any old lady. I'm certain this is a car that will provide them with all the same nostalgia inducing memories that it has done for me. It's a good car & that's why I gave it 4 out of 5 star's!