by "TysMagic" (twjeffery)
Published 06/22/2017 at 10:38
by "TysMagic" (twjeffery)
Published 06/22/2017 at 10:38
Tags: Pontiac
; Richard Petty
STARS: 6
1992 Grand Prix SE Coupe with 7,652 miles on Autotrader
From the Richard Petty Fan Appreciation collection it seems.
Look at all the buttons on that steering wheel!
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It looks like I got KINJA’d in the pics on this post - sorry if there are a bunch of repeat pics
"jimz" (jimz)
06/22/2017 at 10:55, STARS: 4
too bad it’s not an ‘89 or ‘90, because GM actually did this:
"themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles" (themanwithsauce)
06/22/2017 at 11:03, STARS: 2
A few even left with manuals
"R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet" (r-saldana)
06/22/2017 at 11:15, STARS: 0
That dealer is here in Franklin and is weird AF. They get some strange shit and really crank the prices on it.
"deekster_caddy" (deekster_caddy)
06/22/2017 at 11:17, STARS: 0
And it’s a 3.4, not even a 3.8. At least you could supercharge the 3.8 easily if you wanted to... That 3.4 was a dog.
"deekster_caddy" (deekster_caddy)
06/22/2017 at 11:19, STARS: 0
Re: steering wheel buttons - my neighbor had a late 80's 6000STE - that had even more steering wheel buttons I think. It also had a physical EQ on the radio, each slider had it’s own light. It was crazy! The dash was seriously button city. I haven’t been able to find a good picture of one. It was also AWD - possibly one of the most gadgety cars out of GM in the era.
"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
06/22/2017 at 11:43, STARS: 0
I NEED IT
"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
06/22/2017 at 11:44, STARS: 0
McLaren did that*
"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
06/22/2017 at 11:45, STARS: 2
IIRC the ASC/McLaren was auto-only. You could, however, get the 3400 with a manual which made a very respectable 205hp and 210lb*ft of torque. Also available in the Chevy Lumina Z34 coupe, which did an impressive 7.5 seconds to 60 and .9g skidpad in 1990. Unfortunately the Getrag is a complete pile and when it breaks you are SCREWED. Likewise, the 3400 is wedged into the engine bay and is 3000GT VR-4 levels of obnoxious to work on.
"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
06/22/2017 at 11:47, STARS: 0
Not really... the 3400 DOHC made the same power as the Series II Buick 3800 five years before it came out, and with .2 liters less displacement. It was an impressive little engine and saw continued use through 2006 or so, I think. Much less impressive then but it was a hell of a thing in 1990 and the Lumina/Grand Prix with a 3400 would hit 60 in 7.5 seconds. Not slow by 1990s standards.
"TysMagic" (twjeffery)
06/22/2017 at 11:48, STARS: 0
yes, they have a lot of weird stuff! Tempted to go wander around there
"TysMagic" (twjeffery)
06/22/2017 at 11:48, STARS: 0
buy it
"TysMagic" (twjeffery)
06/22/2017 at 11:49, STARS: 0
I seem to remember a 90s Chevy truck we had with physical EQ on the radio. I love it, gimme all the buttons
"TysMagic" (twjeffery)
06/22/2017 at 11:49, STARS: 0
i have a liking for the 3400. However I’ve never had one go bad on me (hence why I like it) to need to work on them
"jimz" (jimz)
06/22/2017 at 11:53, STARS: 0
er, no, it was ASC/McLaren, which is not the same as the folks making supercars in England.
"Wacko" (wacko--)
06/22/2017 at 12:14, STARS: 1
pontiac had a Button phase
"ptak appreciates old racecars" (racecarptak)
06/22/2017 at 12:20, STARS: 0
Oh god, want.
How much do these go for?
"JeepJeremy" (jeepjeremy)
06/22/2017 at 12:35, STARS: 0
That is an awesome car!
"Sweet Trav" (thespunbearing)
06/22/2017 at 12:52, STARS: 0
I think these are good looking cars, sue me.
But I will always hate these for 3 reasons:
1. Killed the 3.8L Turbo, which was an amazing engine for its time. If GM had kept developing turbo technology the 90's and 00's would have been a lot better for them.
2. Roger Smith was piece a shit and I’d take a piss on his grave if i could find it. He meddled far to much with GM10 (W-body) and it ended up being a crappy car, that was over cost and late to market.
3. The FWD W-platform killed the RWD G-body and stayed in production for eons.
"Sweet Trav" (thespunbearing)
06/22/2017 at 12:53, STARS: 0
Only engine in the world with 5 cams
"19JRC99" (19jrc99)
06/22/2017 at 14:13, STARS: 0
My grandfather had a red one of these when I was an infant. I think he may have bought it new (Don’t quote me). My aunt killed it somehow. Yes, it was the Petty edition.
"pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69)
06/23/2017 at 07:11, STARS: 1
still a crappy Pontiac tho