well, with gas prices and the cost of the repairs needed on the the gtp, i was forced to trade it in, i got a brand new 2008 civic, it is a great car, i wish i didn't have to trade the gtp in, but i couldn't afford the down payment.


i'm interested to here what you guys have to say

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ANOTHER ONE LOST!!!

little import 4 bangers are the way to go right now. Too bad you had to dump the GP, but financially it sounds like it was the best decision

i hope i can get another gtp in a few years when i have a higher paying job

As much as i hate to say it, they are aging pontiacs. Its hard to keep them reliable, so enjoy your gas mileage, warranty, and new car. And get another GP to be a weekend warrior one day

ya its hard to believe that the wide body campaign started 11 years ago.....haha i remember the first wider is better commercial, seems just like yesterday...but ne ways ya im seriously either thinking about selling mine or trading it in for a 4 banger also because i cant afford the payment or gas prices ne more...

i thought of it as well i was looking at a scion tc but i cant afford the higher payments

What's going to be the first mod?

his new mod lists... rims , intake, nitrous bodykit and then ... if it looses .. just wait for his turbo setup lol jk jk im just given u skuff lol not bad though

Is that hybrid? If not then you should got hybrid. I did test drive for my girlfriend who seeking hybrid cars. It was pretty good but little slowly. That's better than nothing for save gas. One thing I like engine shut down itself when stop on red light. I wish grand prix have one so I won't complain about gas since it ate lot of gas during traffic.

Nice car but how much more the the SI version? I think they look pretty sweet though!

what they dont tell you is battery life and the cost of the batterys they are extreamly high and have to be replaced every 5-8 years

Don't look at me. My girlfriend want hybrid so I don't know lot of hybrid lol

I just rather keep my 2 grand prix than any hybrid cars.

If it is that true then that's suck for everyone who have hybrid. I think they have 8 batteries on trunk? Dealer won't show us. :rolleyes:

Please PLEASE dont rice it, anyways I love my GP, and i only drive 34 miles a day for work, i can walk the half city block to the store if i need something, I have always been a sucker for a good running gm, i restored a 72 chev pick up 2 wheel with r55 10 inch wide chromeis and tires out back with a chev 350 with edelbrock performer rpm heads manifold,cam and carb, about 310 hp, Painted 1992 gm Bahama blue, I loved the way it sounded at idle,sounded like it was barley running the duration was so long, but times change, $$ is tight, hopefully it wont get bad enough that we all wont have to give up our cars for the sake of foreigners and ther big oil prices

hey at least its got rims and not hubcaps...lol but ya nice car man what was the pricetag on that bad boy?

A Honda? Man you shoulda went with a G5 or G6 or even the Cobalt SS. But good luck with your new car.

yeah a cobalt ss will get you pretty much the same mileage and would have been way more fun

cobalts are way to small for me .. .almost like a neon

but a civic is bigger?

bigger than a neon

I won't say anything bad about Hondas. They might not be the fastest (stock), but they're great, dependable cars that deliver. If you keep it long enough, you'll definitely get your money's worth.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=CERVFazA2XY

I'm not a Honda fan, especially the Civic.... But you'll be getting better MPG then us... At least u didn't go MIATA!!!

ouch...

i was waiting for it...lol

I have been seriously thinking about trading in my blazer for a compact car, but then again i loved haveing the 4X4 in the winter.

dude miatas r PIMP!!!

x2 i love miatas i would LOVE to have one

j/k! I had to bring it up

Looks like you have others following you now... lol

Damn ....another gp has fallen. But I hope you have good luck with the honda as they are reliable and can save you money at the gas pump. I like the honda SI models but Im to big to fit in a honda civic peroid.


Congrats on the purchase

i am seariously thinking about getting a scion tc or a miata, the gas prices are killing me because i have to travel alot and its just outragious

I'm looking at an 05 Cobalt SS, went and looked at one today, wasnt to bad for price and mileage, was 18,000, with 24,000 miles.

go get a 4 banger eclipse....

never not a fan

Unless you're driving a 4WD truck w/ V8, you will not save money by getting another car unless its a beater that you get real cheap (like a couple $k). Not all 4 cylinders get good gas mileage either.

I have to admit the new civic coupes are pretty sharp looking cars and even though Honda does have a great reliability record I still cant justify the price they ask for them.

I looked at a G5 at the Richmond auto show this year and was pleasantly surprised at how much interior room it had. Now if they would just offer the supercharged Ecotec engine like the Cobalt SS they would have a lively little runner...or even a diect injected turbo like the Solstice GXP...sweet looking little car inside and out and for not a bad price.

There is a guy over on the Sebring board that recently traded his convertible for a Civic SI.

FInancially and economically its a great decision.
But I know the little racer in you wants more displacement.
Its ok, the Si's are pretty quick little bastards.

You're correct.

When you realistically look at the variables
-Monthly cost.
-Insurance.
-Less Gas

vs
-Insurance
-More Gas

You really don't save initially. Shortly after the car is paid for, you do start saving. But the benefit is you got a new car. No more random $$$ repairs. Hondas depreciate very slowly.

Its also a preference. Having to pay x amount per week for gas vs. paying a small amount per week for gas + car payments.

Another option would have been to get a used one but eh. Sometimes economics isn't the only reason to make decisions.

there are lots of things you need to look at when buying a car

At least it is the same color!

This guy in the local club did the opposite of you:

" I was on my lunch break yesterday and I saw a CNN report on how oil is going to be 200 a barrel blah blah by December. I know gas is never going down again, ever and if I ever want a gas guzzler for a few years the time is now or never. I'll probably end up trading this car in for a Chevy Volt or some shit in a few years, but until then my girlfriend is going to drive this car daily because I am not sitting in rush hour traffic with it.

WC Nissan had a 2004 Cobra for sale, so I bought it last night. I got there around 5:30pm after I got done with work and didn't leave until 11pm..now I remember why I had my girlfriend go to Carmax to buy her to Mustangs. Jesus christ what a f***ing ordeal. I went through 3 f***ing finance sales..whatever c***** management members. Their initial offer on finance was going to be 600 a month..I lol'ed and said "sorry for wasting your time, this isn't the car for me." goes on like that for around 1.5 hours and me pushing the keys back across the desk numerous times. The a****** could NOT f***ing understand I was NOT paying anything that had a 5 or 6 in the first digit of payments.

The asking price was 25,900 I ended up paying 22k for the car and my out the door price was 26,900. It that dark cherry color, hard top, chrome rims all the b*****it.

I'm selling my SHO for $800 to a friend who wants a beater and my daytona GTP to the same guy who bought my black one for $3700. The black one that I had in 2006 is getting sold to another mutal friend as well. "

this little thing is awsome, i drove a cobalt and hated it, it was all over the road. the civic handles better than the cobalt ss and gets way better gas mileage. i'm only paying 135 a month, but i was seriously misquoted on isurance. its gonna cost me 1100 dollars more a year than what state farm quoted me, i got the quote in writing and i'm calling a lawyer tomorrow, they did the same thing when i bought the gtp. here are some better pictures







it isn't fast but it is alot of fun to drive, the suspension is stiff, and the car doesn't roll in corners. plus the 5 speed helps.

That is so bs. I use State Farm and payed them everything, and my bills are never consistant, each month is a different freakin amount. It sucks you can't drive without the insurance, they sometimes and make you go insane.
Yah if they put that in writing, do something about it!
How do they justify $1100 more a year, for something that is not supercharged, smaller engine, should be safer, more secure, maybe cause it is a high theft vehicle, I don't know.

Thats what it is, a high theft vehicle. Where I live people steal honda's all the time and it be all over the news. I know a person paying 290 for a 2003 civic SI hatchback.

the grand prix cost me 1600 a year for liability only, they quoted me at 800 a year for full coverage right before i bought it. the civic is 1800 a year for full coverage, they quoted me at 700 a year. i have to have full coverage because it is a lease, but i don't regret it, the regional manager for state farm is supposed to call me back tomorrow, so we'll see what happens.

Wow, your guys' insurance rates are outrageous. I pay $540 a year for full comp and collision on my '99 GTP, 100/500 deductibles, 100k/300k liability. 23 y/o married male, through state farm. Never had them mess around with me.

i kinda went the opposite i bought my gp last summer the gp is my baby and i have a 1997 plymouth breeze with a 2.0 auto that is still my dependable daily driver, and just last month i bought my ultimate gas saver a 2007 vt750c2 shadow spirit that im getting over 60 mpg's with. i hardly drive my grand prix, in the last 6 months i havent even put 1k miles on it but put 8k on it the first 6 months i had it. i love my gp but dont see a reason to put the daily wear and tear on it when i dont have to, basically im shelling out about $400 a month between insurance and payment for a car that sits alot.
congrats on the score of the honda, too bad though its only a lease instead of a purchase

the residual value of the car is 13,100, the lease should run out just as i get an intership, hopefully i will be able to buy it and another gtp.