This 11K Mile 1993 Pontiac Grand Prix is Loaded with 90s Tech But Looks More Exciting Than It Is

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  • Опубликовано: 19 апр 2021
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    Prior reviews from this channel:
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    1977 Pontiac Grand Prix SJ:
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    Vehicle is for sale at Autohaus of Naples, on the web at www.AutohausNaples.com , or by phone at (239) 263-8500.
    There is a soft spot in my heart for these cars, because I was a fairly young man when they came out, and there were a few in my life. I also worked at a Pontiac dealership in 1993, so I was around them when they were new - it's one of the cars of my youth.
    But to appraise the situation honestly, I can readily admit that underneath all the whiz-bang tech and gadgetry, the car just wasn't all that exciting. It was a front-drive coupe with odd proportions that had reasonable performance, but far from earth-shattering. They made for good transportation, and were interesting to look at, but they were also fairly expensive at the time, and well outside my budget.
    Having this nearly new example now brings back a lot of memories, and I am thoroughly enjoying having it around. It drives very well, looks like nothing else on the road today, and gets a lot of appreciative attention from people who knew them and people who didn't - the look of this car seems to have aged very well.
    The gadgets inside are great fun - the bizarre switchgear, the funky door handles, the heads-up display, the combination lock glovebox - all very outside the box and cool. Also the stereo sounds great. And I secretly love the NASCAR them the prior owner cultivated, included Rusty Wallace's signature (and Kenny's) on the back of the passenger sun visor, as well as the yellow-letter Goodyear NASCAR radials.
    All in all, this car makes a great entry level collectible and fun cruiser - it looks sharp, is ridiculously easy to maintain, and brings back fond memories of my youth - what more could I really ask of it?
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  • @swaggernaut
    @swaggernaut 3 года назад +411

    Even by modern standards, it looks gorgeous!

    • @curiouscars9282
      @curiouscars9282  3 года назад +52

      I was surprised by how attractive I found it now that I haven't seen any on the road in a decade.

    • @swaggernaut
      @swaggernaut 3 года назад +11

      @@curiouscars9282 I think it’s because the spoilers and the rims make the car looking cooler than the standard models.

    • @a.s.4914
      @a.s.4914 3 года назад +13

      @@swaggernaut the narrow headlight openings make the front end look really good. Could you imagine it with pop up headlights? 🤢 I'd love to be driving this car.

    • @rogerspacebucks450
      @rogerspacebucks450 3 года назад +19

      Pontiac styling has aged better than other GM models.

    • @Njderig
      @Njderig 3 года назад +20

      Especially by modern standards it looks good because modern cars are extremely hideous

  • @TheHelado36
    @TheHelado36 3 года назад +130

    In my opinion one of the most beautiful design from GM

    • @tpsyturvy6987
      @tpsyturvy6987 3 года назад +6

      Yeah it is especially those headlights.

    • @fortheloveofnoise9298
      @fortheloveofnoise9298 3 года назад +5

      Best GM design of the 90s.

    • @hakeemsd70m
      @hakeemsd70m Год назад +1

      @@fortheloveofnoise9298 Agreed, alongside the C5 Corvette. I absolutely love the GM10 Grand Prix. I hate the seat belts on the doors, however. Love the recessed headlights on this model.

    • @joshuawellwerts2078
      @joshuawellwerts2078 2 месяца назад

      I thought they looked great. The turbo grand prix was beautiful looking

  • @OnTheRocks71
    @OnTheRocks71 3 года назад +73

    The 24v 3.4 was a very interesting motor, quite powerful too. They held their own against my 1993 Taurus SHO. Cars like these are a sad reminder that we live in a world of crossover SUV's with turbo 4 cylinders that the engineers have managed to remove all character from.

    • @zackjay71
      @zackjay71 Год назад +3

      Did you not know how to shift? Unless yours was auto. You’d smoke these. That Sho always gave me a hard time in my 94 mustang gt. Id win out after 45mph. And a roll. Id smoke them. But those shos were fast. I used to race dozens of cars a night on the weekends out on Gratiot ave. Back in the 90’s. These Grand Prix’s never stood a chance.

    • @Brian-fp3mh
      @Brian-fp3mh Год назад +5

      My buddy had a 1996 Monte Carlo SS with the 3.4 engine and it was in the shop 4-6 times a year for misfires bad plugs wires injectors…. Pretty much a POS

    • @thebigwhitehorse6228
      @thebigwhitehorse6228 Год назад +2

      @@zackjay71 ...yeah....I acquired a 90 Grand Prix and they were not designed for racing...but the steering and suspension was designed for curves......

    • @FordPickUPRed
      @FordPickUPRed Год назад +2

      3.4L Was a horrible motor. I would destroy these cars with my SHO. Grand prix's 8.3 seconds to 60 and a 16 second quarter mile was nothing to brag about. 3.8L Series 2 was superior imo.

    • @derrickodyes1934
      @derrickodyes1934 Год назад +1

      3.4 went ok tho were maintenance headaches with oil leaks, timing belt and idlers. 3800 beat a 3.4 everywhere. And the sho? Lol who wants to drive a pos ferd

  • @charger19691
    @charger19691 3 года назад +77

    The front end of these GP’s remind me of a 77 Trans Am. Very nice Grand Prix indeed! Looks mint!

    • @ed9492
      @ed9492 2 года назад +3

      I doubt that's a coincidence.

  • @a.s.4914
    @a.s.4914 3 года назад +41

    When cars had a light under the hood..... good times. That should of never stopped. Nice car. Good work Bill.👍

    • @maddmavic
      @maddmavic Год назад

      That's topped because they want shops to work on shit. Money trail

  • @thunderbird66613
    @thunderbird66613 3 года назад +10

    Wow. The car looks better today then it did back in 93.

  • @Ravaniscool
    @Ravaniscool 3 года назад +43

    My very first car I bought on my own was a 1993 Grand Am GT V-6 and I absolutely loved it. This Grand Prix is beautiful inside/out.

  • @BEGGARWOOD1
    @BEGGARWOOD1 3 года назад +53

    Look forward to my Bill fix every week . Never fails to cheer me up .

  • @James-sir
    @James-sir 3 года назад +20

    The Pontiac brand was always great

    • @shutdown8947
      @shutdown8947 3 года назад +4

      They need to bring it back

  • @Kirix
    @Kirix 3 года назад +3

    I had this car in Colorado. The recessed headlights would collect snow and you would have to pull over and dig snow out of the headlight space to be able to see at night

  • @9rows
    @9rows 3 года назад +45

    8:40 - bill just dropped a "give it a tug and up it comes" on us without even skipping a beat.

  • @TheJeffcurran
    @TheJeffcurran 2 года назад +6

    This car in many ways reminds me of my 94 Sunbird SE 3.1. Same color interior. Same interior switchgear. It was actually the ultimate urban assault vehicle. In a city like Chicago, the distance between stoplights is short. I killed a ton of Mustang GTs. If I had seen this video back in April 2021 I probably would have driven over to Naples to buy this.
    Cool car.
    I special ordered my Sunbird. Being in Chicago I didn't need A/C. So i checked off the A/C delete box. I also checked off the power window delete box. Bright Red, WS6 suspension, 15" alloy wheels. It was a blast to drive. I kept it for 8 years. I also had an '89 Formula 350 at the time. I kind of liked Pontiacs back in this era even though I was a mechanic at a Corvette specialty shop.

  • @e.f.clarke2041
    @e.f.clarke2041 3 года назад +57

    Somehow, I miss Bill’s complaints and ranting every day. Sorely needed video! Thanks, Bill!

    • @curiouscars9282
      @curiouscars9282  3 года назад +26

      Very welcome - I did complain a bit on this one for sure.

    • @funguy4utube
      @funguy4utube 3 года назад +2

      I am glad we don't have California weather here in Florida or Bill would have less to complain about !

  • @stevenb9422
    @stevenb9422 3 года назад +41

    I am addicted to Bill and his great car reviews!!

  • @joemorris3617
    @joemorris3617 3 года назад +11

    Bill's gun storage tips on modern classic cars are very informative. Carryon, Bill.

  • @MrKormmodity
    @MrKormmodity 3 года назад +81

    Bill I know it’s hard to find cars but you’ve got us hooked on two videos a week lol

    • @curiouscars9282
      @curiouscars9282  3 года назад +24

      Believe me I'm working on it.

    • @robertvance1873
      @robertvance1873 3 года назад +5

      @@curiouscars9282 I love your humor 😂 it makes My day

  • @bobbylee9000
    @bobbylee9000 3 года назад +33

    16:10 Look at that rabbit, He's staring me down. Classic, Thank you Bill.

  • @ENDTIMEsVideoLibrary
    @ENDTIMEsVideoLibrary 3 года назад +26

    I'm by nature a Foreign Car Guy but this is one of the American cars that I really wanted but never got a chance to own... I always loved the looks of these!!

    • @maryrafuse3851
      @maryrafuse3851 3 года назад +2

      Looks like it is a foreign car, Canadian!

  • @g.c.brooks7214
    @g.c.brooks7214 2 года назад +9

    It's amazing to see one of these in such clean condition. It's such a time capsule to where GM design was back in the late 1980s/early 90s.

  • @israelballew4155
    @israelballew4155 3 года назад +25

    Doug Demuro would love to get his hands on this.

    • @ttuggle31
      @ttuggle31 Год назад

      Yesssss he’s also a funny guy

  • @mattcaser6581
    @mattcaser6581 3 года назад +41

    Bill, your delivery and comments about the goats, birds, cats, toddlers, drugs, guns and rabbits crack me up. Another well done vid.
    Hopefully someone buys that car and keeps it as a nice example of the era.

  • @cardo1111
    @cardo1111 3 года назад +12

    The honeycomb retro alloys and tons of cladding, brings me back to the summer of '88 when guidettes would drive these in white, here in the NY Metro burbs 👍🏽

    • @LynxStarAuto
      @LynxStarAuto 3 года назад +1

      Hahahaha. Mmm those guidettes fiery creatures.

    • @tpsyturvy6987
      @tpsyturvy6987 3 года назад +1

      Those are BBS wheels.

  • @jeffreyreeves
    @jeffreyreeves 3 года назад +2

    I actually have a black 94 Grand Prix GTP optioned coupe, fully loaded. Mine has 125k miles on it though. Still loving! Body style was always my favorite of the Grand Prix models...

  • @hunterchartrand6646
    @hunterchartrand6646 Год назад +2

    Even though its not particularly fast, you cant deny that this vehicle is an absolute work of art. I was lucky enough to grow up in one myself, and i miss it every day. If you look at a red one of these, you can see that it heavily resembles a 3rd gen Trans Am: the slim headlights with black inserts, the grid style tail lights, the resemblance is there!

  • @Chris-qv5mc
    @Chris-qv5mc 3 года назад +23

    My friend had one of those while I was still driving a clapped out 1980 Z28. Going from the technology of my car to his 1993 it felt like I was sitting in a space shuttle 🤣

    • @FLINTmitten810
      @FLINTmitten810 Год назад +2

      I’d still take the 1980 z28 any day. They were extremely slow but still had great styling, excellent handling, rear wheel drive, easy to wrench on, and easy to turn into a hot rod.

    • @Chris-qv5mc
      @Chris-qv5mc Год назад +1

      @@FLINTmitten810 absolutely. As much as I like to joke on it, I wish I still had that car. The air induction hood, the breathers on the fenders and torque made an underpowered 350 a blast to drive…especially when your 17.

    • @FLINTmitten810
      @FLINTmitten810 Год назад +1

      @@Chris-qv5mc oh I bet lol. It’d be cool to have one done up properly and restored with like a 400hp/400tq engine in it and have some real fun. Any more power you wanna add on you can dream on but one of those cars with even 400 hp would be such a blast to have.

    • @yeethers
      @yeethers Год назад

      @@FLINTmitten810 I want one so bad. Gotta have t-tops for me though.

  • @johnnowaczyk1346
    @johnnowaczyk1346 3 года назад +4

    I found a 1989 Grand Marquis on Facebook Marketplace with 79k miles and thought of you. They want 5,000. Super clean and no rust.

    • @firstnamelastname6171
      @firstnamelastname6171 3 года назад +2

      He should do a review on that particular body style...1988-1991. Same goes for the Colony Park station wagon.

    • @BigWheel.
      @BigWheel. 3 года назад +1

      Could fit a good amount of narcotics inside of those, especially under the seats.

    • @johnnowaczyk1346
      @johnnowaczyk1346 3 года назад

      @@firstnamelastname6171 I wish he would. Would love to hear his comments.

  • @chrismarasco2008
    @chrismarasco2008 3 года назад +4

    Thanks for the memories, Bill. One of my best buds drove this around in high school in the late 90’s. The five of us used to run down to the Jersey Shore in it in 90 degree weather and no A/C. Good times.

  • @labornurse
    @labornurse 3 года назад +6

    My sis bought a new 95 GTP in black on black leather, when she graduated college. It was a sweet ride. Cd players in cars were an exciting option then. It was a reliable GM product as well.

  • @irishuwould5185
    @irishuwould5185 3 года назад +8

    Beautiful car! The interior is just too cool. I remember seeing these all the time when I was a kid and always wanted one. Closest I got was a 95 Grand Am all back with the quad 4

  • @marcodarko6941
    @marcodarko6941 3 года назад +13

    It's a sharp looking car, reminds me of the black '93 Cutlass coupe my Mom had all those years ago. It is very nice to see one so clean and well preserved.
    The other day I spotted a white GTP oncoming, crossing a bridge. They do tend to catch your eye on the road. It was sagging in the rear and as it hit the bridge the front end bounced up and down. I gotta say it was only slightly amusing watching it in my mirror bouncing like a basketball down the road with the a s s end just a few inches off the ground.

  • @diesel3187
    @diesel3187 3 года назад +1

    What a throwback. My first car was a 93 Grand Prix SE just like this one in red. It was loaded and I absolutely loved it. Thanks for this video!

  • @ercsan
    @ercsan 3 года назад +20

    Remember, the Chevy Beretta also had the "funky" door handles like the G body cars.

    • @LynxStarAuto
      @LynxStarAuto 3 года назад +4

      The Beretta was a good looking car. They were built in Delaware by drunkards (have a funny story about that) alongside its cousin the Olds Acheiva.

    • @jessieharbinjr.6589
      @jessieharbinjr.6589 3 года назад

      I don’t remember the G body is having those doorhandles. The 1st Gen W body however, and the L body’s did. They discontinued the body on frame G body in 1988 for the unibody front wheel drive GM10 w-body cars.

    • @ercsan
      @ercsan 3 года назад

      @@jessieharbinjr.6589 Meant the body the came in 1988 (W body?) . Rear wheel drive G bodies from 1978 to 1987 had traditional door handles.

    • @jessieharbinjr.6589
      @jessieharbinjr.6589 3 года назад +2

      @@ercsan That would be the W body, correct! Those handles used to snap off whenever it would get cold outside people would tug on them, when they were iced over. Causing them to break overtime.

    • @jessieharbinjr.6589
      @jessieharbinjr.6589 3 года назад +1

      I remember the dashboard on the 1988 to 1994 cutlass supreme warped really bad too. Especially around the defrost register. Instrument panel cluster was also vacuum fluorescent on the cutlass, and it would go out as well. Not the best in quality control. That’s why there’s not too many on the road anymore. Plus any of them with white paint would peel off in sheets! We had to repaint so many of them and the GM C/K trucks that were painted white.

  • @OLDS98
    @OLDS98 3 года назад +7

    Thank you again for the GM / Pontiac video. You can see how they tried to carry some of the Grand Prix design features from generation to generation. I look forward to your Bonneville video. I hope you get more Oldsmobiles as you said.

  • @Paulthealien44
    @Paulthealien44 3 года назад +9

    This is a beautiful car I didn't know they even existed until last night , I also just found this page and I love it ! Your giving Doug a run for his money ❤️

  • @tcib
    @tcib 3 года назад +1

    Bill, you are an absolute treasure. Your knowledge and commentary make this Canadian quite chipper.

  • @scottdavis_34
    @scottdavis_34 3 года назад +2

    Thanks Bill for the review on this gem!! 11,000 miles!! Loved this car growing up. I had an Uncle that owned one and it was always so fun when I got a chance to ride in his.

  • @DangerousDevilOfficial
    @DangerousDevilOfficial 3 года назад +4

    It even has the narcotics box in the middle.... I am sold Bill! Wrap this baby up, it’s mine!

  • @hailtothe_rooster1572
    @hailtothe_rooster1572 3 года назад +8

    Brings back some memories. Had a white one that got stolen while I was inside a bar still hanging on to the 80s vibe. Someone had more fun in it than I ever did.

  • @chadnevels246
    @chadnevels246 3 года назад +13

    Takes me back to my '92 Lumina Z34...

    • @verothacamaro
      @verothacamaro 3 года назад +2

      I always had a soft spot for the Z34, but never had a chance to drive any car with the 3.4. I’ve read that it was rather potent!

    • @jamesruiz4005
      @jamesruiz4005 3 года назад

      The 3.4 camaro for 1993-1995 was anemic with 160hp

    • @verothacamaro
      @verothacamaro 3 года назад +2

      @@jamesruiz4005 the LQ1 was only used on FWD W bodies if I’m not mistaken

    • @chadnevels246
      @chadnevels246 3 года назад +2

      @@verothacamaro For a front wheel drive car, of it's size and weight (heavy car), it would hold it's own against a stock V6 Camaro. Now the Z34 Heartbeat edition with the 5 speed, that was a fun car. The Z34 just had that "stock car, Nascar" body and look to it straight off the lot vs the Pontiac. I occasionally miss my Z34, but I don't miss trying to keep front brakes on it. That was a challenge 20+ years ago.

    • @kuahmelallah
      @kuahmelallah 3 года назад +2

      @@jamesruiz4005 that's the pushrod version. These had the DOHC "twin dual cam" heads, rated at 210 horses, which could scoot by early 90s standards coming back from sleepy Malaise Era engines.

  • @erinfreize4717
    @erinfreize4717 3 года назад +6

    My buddy K Dogg had a lovely dark green one. He was a character, and his car way always immaculate. God I miss the nineties

    • @BigWheel.
      @BigWheel. 3 года назад +1

      K Dogg, what a title.

  • @rdl4530
    @rdl4530 3 года назад +4

    Back in the day crossed shopped the SHO and 4 door GP.
    Ended up with the Yamaha v-6 ‘91 SHO w/ 5 speed manual.

  • @JimmyGAR1
    @JimmyGAR1 3 года назад +6

    Great review as always. We had a 1980, 1987, 1994, and 2004 Grand Prix. Three different platforms. The 2004 was supercharged. We loved them for the exact reasons you say. Affordable but loaded with cool gadgets and were different and more sexy than most other cars in its class. Especially domestic. They were common but you felt like you were just a bit different.

  • @davidwhite3180
    @davidwhite3180 Год назад +1

    I loved this car when it came out. I especially loved the GT version. I absolutely love your commentary. Looking forward to your next awesome find.

  • @dessean1
    @dessean1 3 года назад +1

    I just recently discovered this page & I really enjoy listening to the fellow who is hosting it. The host is very knowledgeable in all things automotive & I truly enjoy when he finds & reviews older vehicles. I also really enjoy listening to the host "go off subject' periodically to deal with an issue that may be presently interfering with his broadcast, such as the woodpecker that seems to drive him insane & the visiting goats who have made cameo appearances. LOL Informative & entertaining. :)

  • @paulie-Gualtieri.
    @paulie-Gualtieri. 3 года назад +20

    How's it been hanging Bill? Great timing for a video, just finished dinner over here, had lamb chops I guess goat tastes the same with mint sauce.

    • @curiouscars9282
      @curiouscars9282  3 года назад +7

      Going well, Paulie. Lamb does sound nice for dinner.

    • @paulie-Gualtieri.
      @paulie-Gualtieri. 3 года назад +6

      @@curiouscars9282
      It was very good Bill grass fed plenty of rain here makes all the difference to the meat.

  • @walterray1203
    @walterray1203 3 года назад +4

    Hello bill Beautiful car, my grandparents had a 1995 green grand prix sedan version. Love these gm10 platforms,thanks 4 tha review.

  • @povilasmarveloustv3810
    @povilasmarveloustv3810 3 года назад +1

    beautiful car and that interior is wild. Love 80's and 90's cars.

  • @ronmccullock1407
    @ronmccullock1407 3 года назад +2

    Welcome back Bill; sorry the weather is crap, at least the goats are leaving you alone. Wow! What a fantastic car and review.

  • @LynxStarAuto
    @LynxStarAuto 3 года назад +18

    The 3.4 was a headache to service. It liked to eat timing belts too. The general rule of thumb is you do not want GM making OHC engines lol.

    • @HoyaSaxaSD
      @HoyaSaxaSD 3 года назад

      So true. Lol. Volleyball shorts and hair gel.

    • @jamesstephenson2346
      @jamesstephenson2346 3 года назад +1

      Ya its a junk motor

    • @LynxStarAuto
      @LynxStarAuto 3 года назад

      @@HoyaSaxaSD GM? Cam in the block and call'er good 😂

    • @mikeslomski7063
      @mikeslomski7063 2 года назад

      Oh yes. Monte Carlo and Lumina Z34 had the same engine. I work at a Chevy dealer in the parts department, we sold a lot of timing belts and idlers for that engine in the day. I bought a 96 Z34 brand new, and while it was a snappy fun car I was always worried about the timing belt. I kept it 3 years and traded it in on a new silverado.

    • @michaelmike11
      @michaelmike11 2 года назад +1

      Not true. I’ve got a 91. It’s a great engine and is easy to work on when needed.

  • @spinb
    @spinb 3 года назад +16

    The only thing missing on that steering wheel are all the levers for the stereo equalizer.

    • @roninkraut6873
      @roninkraut6873 3 года назад +2

      This made me laugh way too hard. 👍

    • @LynxStarAuto
      @LynxStarAuto 3 года назад +2

      Easily one of the goofiest steering wheels ever conceived. They used it on several models too. For several years. A buddy of mine had a 89 Formula that was well equipped, and it had that steering wheel. Tho his buttons were either faded or missing. Which made it a guessing game.

  • @ShadowsxEvil
    @ShadowsxEvil 3 года назад +1

    Surprised I just found this channel. Love the videos man keep it up.

  • @bigwon5883
    @bigwon5883 Год назад

    This is pretty awesome. I love seeing this stuff. Nice piece of history in phenomenal shape.

  • @quad5186
    @quad5186 3 года назад +4

    “Get on your pole and spin !” 😂
    I could hear the Pontiac commercials for that - yikes I’m old !!!

  • @jus22
    @jus22 2 года назад +3

    I swear, after every vid, I'm searching the web for these vehicles like Im about to pick one up. lol.
    But YES. Bill's delivery and side note commentary of weather and random thoughts that spring up, is what makes this thing for me. I love this shit.

  • @dphitch
    @dphitch 28 дней назад

    Jesus, the comedic element of your videos never get old, I'm crying over here.

  • @josephfranco4943
    @josephfranco4943 2 года назад

    😂 you’re so funny… I love watching your videos… better than anything on TV these damn days!!! 👏🏼

  • @randolfo1265
    @randolfo1265 3 года назад +4

    Those vertically narrow headlights were ahead of their time and help to make this model ten times nicer than the base model!
    I have not seen one of these in a long time, this must be the nicest example surviving anywhere. Wow . . .

  • @firstnamelastname6171
    @firstnamelastname6171 3 года назад +7

    That instrument cluster sure reminds me of the Pontiac Transport dustbuster minivan.

    • @paulparoma
      @paulparoma 3 года назад

      Some of the switches, their shape and placement are very logical, except for the A/C controls. I think Pontiac may have gotten the idea from the Citroen CX.

  • @MrDwightsimon
    @MrDwightsimon 3 года назад

    Wow. Nice ride.
    I have always wanted a GTP like that as well as a matching Lumina Z34 and an Olds Cutlass of the same year. Amazing.

  • @johnguin510
    @johnguin510 3 года назад

    This brings back memories of my 1990 SE. The seats with a zillion switches/adjustments were so cool.

  • @miamibitch305fl
    @miamibitch305fl 2 года назад +5

    Would love to see a sbc/lt1/LS swap in one of these with a RWD setup in one of these. Love the look of them

    • @tallie7490
      @tallie7490 6 месяцев назад

      Yup a LS swap would bring this car way beyond what people would expect, then take it around all the Chevy guys and surprise everyone of what a wonderful car they probably all have forgotten about,..

  • @checksandbalences
    @checksandbalences 3 года назад +11

    90s cars guys, it's hip again if you can find 'em. What's old is new again.

    • @henrystowe6217
      @henrystowe6217 3 года назад

      They have disintegrated

    • @BigWheel.
      @BigWheel. 3 года назад

      @@henrystowe6217 not entirely they seem to have held up much better than 80s FWD unibody models, at least from my experience they seem to.

    • @henrystowe6217
      @henrystowe6217 3 года назад

      @@BigWheel. Yes, but the 80s models are 10 years older.

    • @checksandbalences
      @checksandbalences 3 года назад

      @@henrystowe6217 lol

  • @mark902
    @mark902 3 года назад

    i remember seeing one of these at a car show when i was a kid. the steering wheel, and the bucket seats in the back still get me.

  • @wopalongcassidy
    @wopalongcassidy 3 года назад

    I love your videos. I actually shared this with my Dad that had a car lot. Cheers.

  • @bratwurst886
    @bratwurst886 3 года назад +10

    Finally a good video about this car

  • @SS-wh4fs
    @SS-wh4fs 3 года назад +13

    I could never tell if that car was coming or going .

  • @rudestboyem
    @rudestboyem 2 года назад

    Ohhh Bill with the classic stories omg !!!!! Thank you

  • @GoogleModerator
    @GoogleModerator 3 года назад +1

    Bill, you are awesome. Thank you.

  • @joelyons3713
    @joelyons3713 3 года назад +7

    Incredible survivor. I love it!!

  • @kylechellino2579
    @kylechellino2579 3 года назад +3

    My friend's 99 Grand Prix had the 3800 in his.

  • @RobertNES816
    @RobertNES816 3 года назад

    Wow lol. I had a 93 Grand Prix GTP in Royal Blue Metallic with the Silver and gold 16inch cross lace wheels with black and tan interior. I LOVED that car!

  • @ytfeverguy8367
    @ytfeverguy8367 2 года назад +1

    always like this version Grand Prix. My Uncle had one and I distinctly remember the steering wheel, the cloth buckets, the power and the black paint.

  • @danielesbordone1871
    @danielesbordone1871 3 года назад +12

    For some reason Pontiac went nuts with all the cheap and bulky plastic buttons. It was way over the top.

  • @cakecard
    @cakecard 3 года назад +3

    My all time favorite car, a 1990 Turbo Grand Prix!

  • @deggs1975
    @deggs1975 2 года назад

    Great video, when you opened that good I had flashback of working on those 3.4L engines….I remember the TSB explaining how to cut holes in the cowl to get at the rear spark plugs.
    Also I remember the alternator was a 4 hour job, with the suspension having to come apart to get at it. They didn’t last long hanging that low on the rainy
    West coast. Good times. Haha.

  • @426baron
    @426baron Год назад

    Those controls on the side of the dashboard reminds me of a Citroën BX. Love all the crazy 90s buttons and tech everywhere.

  • @waynemangan9925
    @waynemangan9925 3 года назад +7

    I was young, I thougtht these cars looked like the coolest coupe or sedan model on the road back then after they gained this nose, sans the Z-34/Euro Luminas. That cladding as usual weathered, warped, and peeled back pretty quick though.

    • @LynxStarAuto
      @LynxStarAuto 3 года назад

      They were cool looking, but didn't last.

  • @tristanmoos9770
    @tristanmoos9770 3 года назад +3

    the daily Naples Animal forecast brought to you by bill

  • @sorenandersen2159
    @sorenandersen2159 2 года назад

    OMG this guy's is great!!!!! Lololol. New favorite RUclips channel!

  • @MrGreyZ
    @MrGreyZ Год назад +1

    I had one - and I loved it - the HUD was a very fun feature

  • @mLi75
    @mLi75 3 года назад +8

    Hello from Barbados 🇧🇧

  • @gulfstream7235
    @gulfstream7235 3 года назад +4

    It's very rare that the tyres make the car...

  • @scottwilliams2903
    @scottwilliams2903 Год назад

    Really thoughtful of the designers to provide so many areas to store narcotics!

  • @Mikeofindy
    @Mikeofindy Год назад

    I was a freshman in high school when this 93 came out. I loved it and still do. My first car was a 1998 Pontiac grand am green in black like this. I loved that car

  • @jesuschristpose896
    @jesuschristpose896 3 года назад +8

    Biggest mistake GM ever made was getting rid of Pontiac

    • @MrDvsuton
      @MrDvsuton 3 года назад +3

      Wasn’t GM that got rid of Pontiac. A bunch of import loving politicians killed Pontiac

    • @jesuschristpose896
      @jesuschristpose896 3 года назад +2

      @@MrDvsuton there was nothing political about that decision, GM mismanaged their money and had to make cuts, Pontiac was cutting into Chevy performance cars dollar's so GM cut Pontiac, try to get educated on a subject first before you comment, you will not look so stupied that way.

  • @MrJayrock620
    @MrJayrock620 3 года назад +3

    Another cool/weird thing about those steering wheel controls is the volume knob turned when you adjusted the volume on the wheel

    • @jsciarri
      @jsciarri 3 года назад

      Not on these models they didn't. The later larger designed Buick radios actually did this.

  • @bezalelkosofsky7286
    @bezalelkosofsky7286 2 года назад +1

    I also remember electronic sliding shoulder belts in the front seat where the shoulder belt buckles automatically when you turn on the motor and close the door and automatically unbuckles when you open the door but you still need to buckle and unbuckle the lap belt manually. When I asked Google why the electronic sliding shoulder belts were discontinued, it said that they were discontinued after air bags became mandatory in 1995.

  • @scalecrawlnl
    @scalecrawlnl 3 года назад +1

    Awesome review, cool motor, thank you Bill 👍😎

  • @phillanassa759
    @phillanassa759 3 года назад +3

    Very pretty car, I worked in the GM dealer on these when they were new. I never saw or worked on one in the wild that was this nice. Timing belts, tune ups, oil leaks, the DOHC 3400 24 valve motor was a dirt bag to work on. As you say, most of the plastic bits exploded or imploded in the wild between the hands of typical boisterous Americans. The plastic was brittle, the carpet cheap, fit and finish was so-so.
    This however is pretty car, and perfect for a weekend cruiser, but as an everyday ride, no, they didn't hold up too well if you didn't take impeccable care of them. With the addition of 3.8/3800, the driveline became bulletproof, more so than the 3.4 DOHC. Still again a very pretty car that I would like to have seen a 32 valve V-8 in but that was years away and not for these W-Bodies..
    The G-Bodies before it were far more hearty, and there are many of them on the road still today My wife had a '78 Grand Prix she paid 1 dollar for. A high school friends parents were getting rid of it in the early 90's and se got it. Lasted for years and was still running when we sold it, no rust. A V-8 car, ugly Pea soup Green exterior with an even uglier Green interior. Crushed green velvet bucket seats and a full console. Floor shift, 3 speed turbo 350 transmission, 301 4bbl, 2:73 rear gears, a malaise era menopausemobile.., but that car, and many just like it across 4 GM platforms, took a beating and survived. Many are around today, and are popular on the muscle car and resto-mod circuit. The W bodies (or GM-10 platform) didn't enjoy that same durable longevity, love, and overall heartiness of the previous generation G-Body.
    Still, all in all, if there was any W-Body I would have wanted to own, it would be the Grand Prix, and this year with it's 3400 DOHC as well as a plethora of of other options, is about the best looking and running of them all,.. at least until the 2000's platform change, when you could get a V-8 in the Bonneville and Grand Prix, along with the G-8 and GTO... which were the last gasp for Pontiac Division, I'm sad to say.
    Pontiac's always had flair and panache, and this immaculate example of the '93 grand Prix is no exception. Much more fun and exciting to experience than say the Lumina of Chevrolet or the Oldsmobile Intrigue (no I really would rather NOT have a Buick W-Body either, except maybe the Supercharged Regal GS..) This exact car with a 5 speed (which I've never seen, don't recall seeing a 3400 DOHC with the 5 speed) would have been Pontiac Driving Excitement as the advertisements used to proclaim.
    EDIT, looks like the Getrag 284 5 speed was an option on the LQ-1 3400 DOHC, and 93 was the last year.
    Thanks for bring us this survivor, Bill, a pleasure to look at and hear about the weird and wonderful, amazing cars you come across!

  • @fordmuscleluis9710
    @fordmuscleluis9710 3 года назад +3

    Amazing paint job on this 11K mile car

  • @PRESD4TIME
    @PRESD4TIME 3 года назад +1

    This is immaculate. Should be in a museum.

  • @mikeyveloster7615
    @mikeyveloster7615 2 года назад +2

    Those Wallace bros signatures will unquestionably raise the value of this Grand Prix, what a cool feature especially for a NASCAR fan. CrossCabriolet spotted at 34:30 only a matter of time before Bill finds one of those in Naples to review

  • @kippaseo8027
    @kippaseo8027 3 года назад +9

    I don't usually like all Cheap GM exterior plastics That seemed to cover every Pontiac offerings in the 1990s But I really think this is one of the few exceptions. The has gathered I did love the others its twin cousins The Buick Regal and all's mobio Cutlass Supreme. If you found one of these with the bulletproof 3800 V6 engine you had a pretty good If you had one of the other engines you basically had a typical rental car. However it didn't matter how many options or what the trim package was all 3 of these models were still plagued with cheap And poorly designed interiors. They really were great examples of the GM bean counters And the UAW having too much power. As much time and effort GM put in to the power train in the exterior of this car almost everything in the interior looked and felt like an after thought. I had a customer a few years ago who had retired from GM after 40 years. He actually worked in the factory that made the cutlass and the regal. When he told me that he was a "chief Foreman" Of quality control. He explained to me that it was his job to inspect the newly built cars as they rolled off the assembly line. So now and he told me that it was not uncommon for these brand new cars to roll off the line with mismatched parts. It was common for a Pontiac to roll off the assembly line with a Buick steering wheel Or Sometimes The color of the seats Didn't even match the interior color of the rest of the car. He laughed and told me that the only things he ever got Reprimanded for flagging too many cars ( Usually by the head of the UAW). It wasn't rear for him to Flag 47 out of 50 cars for Defects. GM however seemed to pay more attention to the Buick line Over the others Because the Buick competed with a much pickier demographic. The most common phrase used by almost every Factory supervisor was " Get him on the truck in let the dealers deal with them later ". He used to joke with me and tell me that GM was the reason why his wife always drove a maxima.

  • @henrystowe6217
    @henrystowe6217 3 года назад +5

    Thats probably the fastest that thing has been driven. When this car was built, the speed limit was still 65 mph on rural interstates only. Kinda of a nostalgia buzz. I can feel the plastic switchgear falling apart in my hands

    • @jdtractorman7445
      @jdtractorman7445 3 года назад +1

      It still is 65 mph on interstates where I live, lol.

    • @henrystowe6217
      @henrystowe6217 3 года назад

      @@jdtractorman7445 what state is that? I feel sorry for you.

    • @Sparky-ww5re
      @Sparky-ww5re Год назад

      Ahhhh.... the 55 mph national speed limit from the carter administration which lasted until 1995 when it was repealed and given back to the states. I believe in the late 80s is when rural interstates was raised to 65.

  • @johanneslebrecht3097
    @johanneslebrecht3097 3 года назад

    Going to be picking up a 1991 Grand Prix GTP soon. This was a great in depth review!

  • @jhooie
    @jhooie 3 года назад +1

    Such a cool car! Amazing time capsule!

  • @mikek2712
    @mikek2712 3 года назад +10

    "It's a nice place for a pack a cigarettes as a lot of guys who owned these were NASCAR types"... Winstons, of course.

  • @superx9619
    @superx9619 3 года назад +10

    Man I felt so old near the end of the video he said you can take this to car shows.

    • @90scarguy
      @90scarguy 3 года назад +3

      I started collecting cars from the 90s when I worked as a car salesman. We would get these at $500.00 and I’d buy them. Now people tell me to take some of mine to shows. I feel like an old man.

  • @cmoreno12345
    @cmoreno12345 3 года назад

    I recall seeing this as a kid. Such an awesome style.

  • @Nunofurdambiznez
    @Nunofurdambiznez 3 года назад +1

    Fantastic review, as USUAL!!