Grand Am Off Topic Thread

[goodoldpapa]

Back to the grindstone tomorrow The ol' GA has received a breather for the last 10 days. Replaced the front left lower ball joint about 6 weeks ago plus spark plugs and sp wires. Just turned 247k over the weekend so hopefully will continue to roll for a while.

[grfnkl]

The civic just rolled over 127K recently... still rolling amazingly... not sure how somedays. I keep loosing some antifreeze but there are no leaks... it's almost as if it's creating too much pressure and leaks out of the cap on the radiator because I keep finding dried antifreeze all over the radiator and engine bay after i clean it... then one day it will be back! I just can't seem to catch it leaking. My alarm system has been crapping out for the past few months. some days it stops working other days it shorts out while driving locking the doors and bascially trying to arm the car. I have my dash half ripped apart so i can hit the brain of the alarm and move some wires to get it to work again when it stops. Oh and the best was the nose dive the car did on i-95 the other day the car shook like hell then you hear the trans grind while the car tried ot figure out what gear it wanted to be in... oh and the car alarm was trying to arm itself. I do have to say it was perfect timing though.. i did have some jackass that was driving on the shoulder trying to play a game of chicken with me to see if i would move if he would swerve at me (theres more to the story that lead up to this point). Needless to say i did call the cops on him,... but thanks to my car it slowed itself down to prevent from getting hit. If it was me I would have let him hit me because I would love to hear him try to explain why he hit me on my passenger side when he was on the shoulder... OH and my wife was following behind me... so a witness as well.

[xeroinfinity]

well good to hear everyones cars are holding up out there! The SE just turned over 265k miles i dont drive it as much as i used to. Since lowering i seem to do a lot of road grading! =(

Been doin a lot of road trips and work is busy as usual cant complain to much it pays the bills.

Have a great Christmas everyone , if Im not back here before then.

[goodoldpapa]

Washed and waxed the GA today. Been replacing some burned out lights the last couple of weekends to get it ready for inspection next month (driver's side headlight, passenger side marker lamp and turn signal lamp). Giving it one final breather before returning to the grindstone on Dec. 27. Everyone have a great Christmas, and keep the GA's rolling!

[goodoldpapa]

Old faithful just turned 250k Saturday morning. Most of the mileage that I have put on the GA has been highway miles. Changed oil and inspected last week so good to go again for a little while .

[grfnkl]

Hope everyone had a good Christmas and new year! The civic has just over 128k on it and still running! The tranny is starting to go though. Some days is wont go past 3rd gear others it will slip when shifting or not know what gear to shift into. So I'm preparing for a new car sometime thus year. I honestly still have a week spot for grand ams! Every time I see a 1999+ gt in silver it reminds me of mine. I saw 4 of them today and at one point I said to myself Damn that's a good looking car. Hope everyone is doing well!

[goodoldpapa]

Grfnkl, know what you mean. I still have mine but if the right situation come along, I wouldnt mind getting another one. Of course with less mileage,

[Gir-_-]

240k on my SE...

hai guys


I see you got the MMS PCM XI? Does it run smooth? I wonder how the MMS would compare to my DHP PCM v1 - It feels like mine chugs if it needs too, I've been running royal purple 10w30 for a while now, Once the motor warms up it purrs, I have redline water wetter in the coolant. Coolant gradually warms up over time, I treat my GA like it's an old man lol. I've noticed I have a tiny 1-2 slip in the trans so slow starts are usually were im at till its 2nd and I'm off lol, still have the royal purple max atf for trans, no hiccups at all. When i actually shift under throttle its similar to a F1 feel, just a blip and next gear lol.

Just got new rim, 2 new rear tires... gotta get 2 for the front soon. Drives smooth, suspension is saggy. Its a BOAT! but still fun. Brakes have been 'ok' Nothing major. I was considering doing upgrades like lines and pads/performance rotors but I'd rather just sell it lol

rear pass window clip broke argg... so instead of it only rolling up the clip is just destroyed and Im to lazy and poor to go pay more money lol... now its being held up with a 2" C Clamp, and good ole duct tape inside and out on the window... no leaks!

Still gets me to work and home lol, I dont really drive it anywhere else. Using 93oct seems to make the difference with the PCM on gas savings as well as performance. If I'm feather footed going to work I can make half a tank last a while

[Vipey1337]

Hola compadres!

I have my Grand AM working again... it was dead for a couple months because the battery was dead... got a new battery and it still wasn't working. Found out the problem was the connection to the battery was loose because the bolt holding the positive wire to the battery wasn't going in all the way... and now it lives!

Now it's my spare car, and I drive my Mazdaspeed 6 and my Legacy half-and-half, depending on whether or not my wife works. When she's working I drive the Mazda, when she's not I drive the Legacy. But every once in a while... I fire my old beast up for a joy ride. I'll have my beloved Grand AM for as long as it still can run

Plus it has my audio system, and every once in a while I need a good back massage LOL

LIVE ON FELLOW GRAND AMMERS! Wonder how many days it will take until someone replies lol

[Gir-_-]

I ran some lucas cleaner the other day.. It perked it up a bit lol. I usually get 93oct.

Yoo vipey!

[Vipey1337]

Heya Gir!

I've been modding my Mazdaspeed 6... it's freaking fast and sounds like a jet! I'm considerign permanently retiring my Grand AM to my parent's place because it's still having a lot of problems Time will tell!

[Gir-_-]

ToDo List... Possibly new Brakes/Rotors/Lines



If I were to sell on craigslist I would strip everything out and call it a 'work' vehicle. Great MPG!

[grfnkl]

Hey guys! Glad to hear everyone's ga is still running for the most part. Civic is still going approaching 133k. I need tires, probably brakes soon and who knows what else. I finally got my oil leak fixed at least so now the car isn't burning or leaking out the rest! Nice not to see the oil light every time I start the car! We will be getting a new/ used car later this year. We will probably keep the civic as our awesome gas mileage car despite the issues it has. I will eithe get the new car keep driving the civic or possibly get the wife's rsx. I'm not keen on having her car though it it would be better then the civic. We are not sure what we will get yet though.... Some ideas are ford escape or Acura rdx.... But we haven't started looking yet so we don't know. Keep em rolling!

[Gir-_-]

The other day.. Part of me thought.... hrm. I still enjoy my 3.4L <3

I wonder how much performance parts and upgrades would cost me lol

Then I thought, crap... if I only had enough to swap it into a newish sunfire/cavi I'D BET SET!

[goodoldpapa]

GA still rolling! Had to service the brakes in late January, replacing the front pads as well as both calipers (was anticiapating the driver side). The starter went to sleep in March so replaced that. Got all the regularly scheduled maintenance caught up for the time being. Getting about 32-33 MPG on the highway, so as long as I'm able to maintain that I'll be ok. Keep 'em rolling!