Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion The Water Cooler Got a new ride today...

Well, not exactly NEW, but new to me.

I traded in my 1999 Ford Contour SE Sport for this:




2000 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP with only 36,500 miles. Gotta love 240 supercharged horses under the hood... Now I need to clean out my garage and make another 8 inches of clearance on the one side since it is wider than my old car...

Nice car Nick! Gotta love the lure of horsepower. Just takes you back to the days of youth when men were men and sheep were scared. just kidding of course. Looks amazingly clean. Good find.

Sweet! Nice looking ride, Nick.


Err, keep us updated on the speeding tickets.

I had to drive almost 2 hours to get it, and boy was it hard not to stomp on the gas. The heads-up display helps to remind you how fast you are going, and the average MPG on the dash reminds you not to tromp on it too much. Still a much nicer car than what I had before.

You left the lights on.

Congrats on the new car.

Looks nice, Nick. Haven't had a Pontiac(or "Poonyawk", as our people say)since my Fiero. Enjoy.

Congrats!

I hope your 1st order of business will be to replace the factory installed Bose sound system

Ah, they still have that thing.

I must say, that is one of the nicest handling cars I have ever driven. Its amazing to watch the mph drop off a cliff when you punch it though.

I should have pulled the after market head unit out of my old car and saved it for this one. I did pull out the new sub and amp from my old car, and I have some "pretty good" 6x9 speakers for the rear here, but I am not sure that it will sound a lot better than what is in there.

Nice ride, I have always liked the Pontiac line.

Nice toy Nick, I mean ride.

Supercharger! Very nice, Nick. Low miles!

I should have gotten the pavement wet like they do in the movies... Dang...

You could have put some envious neighbors in the background too!

Nice Car!


On my way to my minivan to run errands now....

Congrats, nice looking ride.

Yeah, we've got a minivan too and I'll admit that a minivan is a very "functional" vehicle, and great for when your wife and two daughters think that they need to pack a week and a half worth of clothes just for a weekend trip "just in case"...


I was out on the highway last night on the edge of town at night with nobody around and I was at a stop light (speed limit 55MPH, but a stop light nonetheless)... Anyway, I didn't even put it in to "performance shift" mode and I kid you not, this car left rubber on the road... I also noticed my average MPG drop, but I got to 60 in what seemed like 6 seconds, but I am sure that I was off on that since I was just counting in my head...

And to think that my oldest just turned 14 and in Iowa she can start driving with a parent in the car. In a year she can drive solo to and from school. I was worried about my '99 Contour having too much power, but this is crazy...

That is awesome!

I love the guy with the cowboy hat!

Local Altoona Walmart shoppers, please proceed to Pleasant Hill to check out Nick's new wheels...

Nick, I don't mean to rain on your parade but I thought you might like to check if this recall was done, your local dealership should be able to tell you.

Meh, what's a little car fire when the passenger airbag can send shrapnel if it deploys (one of the four recalls for this vehicle)...


Thanks. I'll check it out.