What is it with people in Grand Am's?

They drive like they are in the fastest car that was ever made.

Now I realize that a stock 4,500 lb well optioned Riv is not the fastest car either, but I'll be damned if I'll let a new crap get by thinking it's faster than an old iron Dual Quad Nailhead.

So tonight one with tinted glass pulls up along side of me at a red light. I could tell by the way she was driving she was dying to be taken to Buick school.:Brow:

Well anyway, the light just about turns green, and she began creeping ahead. I let her get about 1 car length ahead of me, then when the light changed, ZOOM! I saw the front of that 4 door jelly bean pick up, and I floored mine and passed by her within 25 feet.........when she realized her sewing machine was no match for my V8 4,500 lb Riv she let off.........just in time, b/c I had to turn at the next light. (but I would have kept going if I had to :grin: )

:3gears:

 

They have vivd imaginations and think they are in GTO's! :grin:

 

I find that alot of people in newer pontiacs have a unrealistic attitude. There is alot of them that don't either, but there is quite a few that do. I hardly ever get in a race anymore since gas prices skyrocketed, but if someone wants a race, the least I can do is give them a good run for the fun of it, as long as it isnt a car with better reputation than mine, let the races begin.

-Cody

 

She watches too much nascar..

 

I'd take a Grand Prix GTP Comp G though.

 

She needs stick to sewing.

 

After I thought about it, us buick guys and gals have our own little attitude:bglasses:


:laugh:

-Cody:TU:

 

OK......Who figured out I was a girl??????? Damn it!!!!!

 

Not me!!!!!:grin:


-Cody

 

LOL@Cody

 

They drive fast because they're trying to get to their destination before their POS car breaks down. I wouldn't take one if you put a gun to my head.

 

Be careful now, this one will be fun! All those hot Pontiacs, except
the v8 TA's, and Quad 4's, are Buick v6's, 3.3's, 3.8's, TTA's, SE's,
and the supercharged SSE's!!! And the thing is 99% of the drivers
don't know it. They think they are Pontiac's..... Try this on one of
them- Ask them how that little Buick runs, and be ready to back it up! I got two different SSE guys this way, the first guy, vehimently denied it, the second, looked over his shoulder, to make sure, and told me it wasn't a Buick, it was a Pontiac, to which I responded, Yeah, but its a Supercharged Buick 3800 V6!
then, since he was my boss, added that they are really great engines, descendants of the GNX.....He agreed!
All that Pontiac Excitement......coming from Buick engines!

http://www.turbobuick.com/forums/

 

Ain't that the truth! I was stupid enough to buy one. It's the car that finally has made up my mind to never buy another GM product.
The GrandAm uses a 3.4, btw, which isn't a Buick motor (Buick wouldn't build such a POS motor).
You should check out www.grandamgt.com
The fastest car on there is a turbo 3.4L V-6, and (if I remember right) only runs high 13's! What a joke!

 

Now this may be a naive observation, but getting back to basics, assuming you have enough power to even propel one of those gaudy looking things any faster than that, it's front wheel drive! How could you possibly get enough traction to get out of the hole? I don't think it would be practical to put 2 super wide tires up front, it would screw up the steering even if you could make wider tires fit in there!

Of course, those cars are so ugly to start with I don't suppose wider tires up front that would have to stick out would really matter anyways.ou:

:grin: :spank:

 

I'm a little embarassed to admit it, but I kinda like the looks of the car. I don't care for the ugly funky-shaped interior, but I don't mind the body style, for a newer car. They do have pretty decent sized tires on them from the factory. 225-50-16's. I think most of the guys running them are using drag radials. The trannies won't take the abuse long, so it's a stupid thing to do to the car. It's really a poorly built car that can't even hold up to the power they come with stock, let alone with a turbo.

 

I have never owned one, they just don't appeal to me, so I can't attest to any reliability issues. However, 2 or 3 people I know have owned one and each had headgasket/block coolant leakage problems. Other people I know swear by them, and say they would not hesitate to get another one.

Let's face it, 13 and 14's in the 1/4 is pretty respectable considering. I'll bet the fancy supercharged model goes much quicker than that. Regardless, those cars just don't do it for me.:bglasses:

 

Yeah, but the supercharged is a Gran Prix and it's the BUICK 3800 motor, as used in the Regal GS. I don't think I have to say we know that is a good motor.
If you want to see the quality problems with the grandams, search www.grandamgt.com for any of these subjects:
Power steering
brakes
lower intake manifold gasket

It's amazing how poorly these cars are made.

 

It's not just GM's.............all american made cars today are built like crap.........except maybe some of the larger luxury models. They definitely are not worth the huge pricetag, that's for sure.:bglasses:

 

I wonder what a buick regal with a supercharged 3.8 runs in the quarter? I like the newer buicks, but I don't care much for the bland styling of most of them, the park avenues look good though with port holes and dual exhaust.

 

Funny observation re: Grand Ams. I always felt compelled to post the same thing re: Grand Prix's. Apparently they are equipped without turn signals or variable speed gas pedals.

Two summers ago a really handsome purple GTP drove right under my rear truck bumper. The driver punched it from a dead stop thinking I was going to pull out in front of a speeding gravel truck.

After the wreck, the guy asked me to pull over to exchange info. When I pulled away it was like separating two Siamese twins. Snap, Ping, Crackle, Leak Noise.......etc

I received a less dirty bumper out of the exchange. He, however, wiped out the entire front end, including cartoon-like hood shaped like a capital letter "A". Wahhh....wahhh.








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