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Used 1997 Pontiac Sunfire Consumer Reviews

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4.75 out of 5 stars

Excellent

daf, 08/26/2005
1997 Pontiac Sunfire SE 2dr Convertible
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Excellent car; great fun sporty little car for the price, with more rear room for kids and dogs etc than most convertibles; one of the best deals around, just not known really for unknown reasons.

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4.5 out of 5 stars

fun /nice looking

ed tryin, 03/18/2003
1997 Pontiac Sunfire SE 2dr Convertible
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I had this car since 1998 had 13,000 miles now it has 90,000 miles . Problems water pump $700 oh yea. and electric window motor $230 I love the car its fun to drive red and black top.

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4.5 out of 5 stars

Great deal

ANJERS, 07/12/2005
1997 Pontiac Sunfire SE 2dr Convertible
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

This is my 2nd Sunfire (1st one was totaled in an accident). It now has 120,000 miles on it and it still runs beautifully! I had my tranny serviced on it the other day just to keep it healthy and my mechanic was very much impressed w/my car. Had it looked over completely and it is still in amazing condition. The takeoff from a stop is suprisingly quick and has lots of balls for such a small engine. Love it!!

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4.25 out of 5 stars

it's been a long ride

almost done, 05/23/2006
1997 Pontiac Sunfire SE 4dr Sedan
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

at 180K + miles it still has the original alternator, original timing chain, replaced the battery maybe 3 times, replaced the brakes 2ce. I've taken it places that are made for 4 x 4s, yet suffered only minor brush scrapes to the paint from the tumbleweeds. This car is legend in my office for the abuse it has taken. I live far from dealerships--never had the recall items replaced. Manual transmission has decent acceleration for 4 cylinder. Perfect size for 5'3"-5'10" person, very comfortable. Handles sudden stops well--had to slam the brakes and veer one eve to avoid a burro at 80 mph, slid and stopped without spinning or rolling.

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4.75 out of 5 stars

We love our "Blue Moblie"

tenkat, 07/08/2011
1997 Pontiac Sunfire SE 4dr Sedan
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

We've had this car for 13 years and she's on 188,000 miles. She's been amazingly reliable. Just now getting noisy after all the miles we've thrown her way.

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