I saw a 1999 Grand AM for $2000, but it has 163,000 miles on, and looks like its in good shape. Should i get i

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I saw a 1999 Grand AM for $2000, but it has 163,000 miles on, and looks like its in good shape. Should i get it? its not a GT. if i talk to the person selling it what should i ask?

Answer 1

I have a this same car with the same miles.  It's pretty cheap though even with that mileage, private sellers would be about three grand.  Try going to kbb.com and find the value of the car.  But before buying take the car to a trusted mechanic and get it looked over for major problems, also get a carfax report.  I hope this helps you, I have had my grand am for about 6.5 years.  

Answer 2

Make sure you ask the owner if the upper and lower intake manifold gaskets have been replaced on this model......Grand Ams from 98 to 2003 were notorious for leaking anti freeze into engine from bad upper and lower intake manifold gaskets.....an 800-1009 dollar repair bill.....dont buy it if it has not been done and ask to see the repair bill.......also the windows on these cars would get stuck in the track, fall loose and the window motors were very bad, costing hundreds to repair............driveway mechanic************

Answer 3

thats a **** load of miles..i wouldnt buy it for that much

Answer 4

i would suggest no try getting something newer and it sounds like it would give out right away

Answer 5

The vehicle is likely ready for the recycling bin, and may have been for the past 4 or 5 years, for a quite a number of reasons.

(1) AutoOnInfo.net accords the 1999 Pontiac Grand Am a Reliability Percentrank of .01, on a scale of 0.00 to 1.00. This puts at the bottom, likely second worst. For reference, the 1999 Pontiac overall average is .26, General Motors' overall 1999 average is .33, Honda's overall 1999 average is .84, and Toyota's overall 1999 average is .91.

(2) The Pontiac Grand Am is on AutoOnInfo.net's list of the contenders for the worst model ever made, based on its multi-year reliability since 1987.

(3) The Pontiac Grand Am is on AutoOnInfo.net's list of Automobiles with a Worst Engine (with a score of -.88 on a scale of -1.00 to +1.00).

(4) The 2002 Pontiac Grand Am likely has been on Consumer Reports' lists of Used Cars to Avoid for every year since 2002; it certainly has been for the past 2 years.

(5) The Pontiac G6, the Grand Am's successor, is on Consumer Reports' 2008 list of the Worst of the Worst.

(6) AutoOnInfo.net's detailed reliability and durability studies suggest that a typical 7-year-old Pontiac is as troublesome to own as a typical 51-year-old Honda and a typical 36-year-old Toyota.

A GM vehicle over the age of 5 years is likely something to avoid; this vehicle almost certainly is something to avoid. I would think that you should be able to get an early 1990s Toyota or Honda with less than 300,000 miles for the same price and far greater satisfaction.