eBay Find: 1 Owner 1997 Pontiac Bonneville SE - $7,950 [NCoCP]

"carcrasher88" (carcrasher88) 05/01/2014 at 09:19 • Filed to: NCoCP, Pontiac Bonneville

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Yesterday, I posted up a low mileage !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! coupe that's on eBay.

Safe to say, that even a low price under $5k and being in great shape didn't help it much in people's opinions.

Today, we've got something on the other end of the 1990's GM spectrum, a !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

Just like yesterday's Skylark, this Bonneville is a late model car of it's generation.

Being an SE model, that means a 205hp 3.8L Series II L36 V6, which was a rather serious bump up from the 170hp 3.8L Series I L27 used from 1992 to 1994.

This pristine example of a late 90's Bonneville has only done 32,765 miles.

The only transmission available was a 4-speed automatic.

$7,950 buys it, with the peace of mind of knowing it's being sold by one of eBay's top rated sellers.

Now, you decide. Nice price or Crack pipe?

ptak appreciates old racecars > carcrasher88 05/01/2014 at 09:20

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Nice price. It would make a great museum piece in 30 years.

Alex B > carcrasher88 05/01/2014 at 09:23

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It always makes me happy when people take great care of their cars no matter what it is.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > carcrasher88 05/01/2014 at 09:28

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I am tempted to say NP but I wish it wasn't ebay so you could talk them down some.

Could be a very, very reliable driver for another 80-100k miles for only 8k.

Merkin Muffley > carcrasher88 05/01/2014 at 09:29

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if it is fwd, gm, and '90s, it doesn't matter. It is CP.

carcrasher88 > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 05/01/2014 at 09:30

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Well, the listing is $7,950 or best offer.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > carcrasher88 05/01/2014 at 09:30

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that's true, could always try the "make an offer" button on ebay.

worked on a set of head phones i bought for my wife yesterday.

BJ > carcrasher88 05/01/2014 at 09:31

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If it runs as good as it looks, NP.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Merkin Muffley 05/01/2014 at 10:16

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I

beg

to

differ

Sonny Jim

Merkin Muffley > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 05/01/2014 at 10:21

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all of that is unmitigated crap. Shoddy, uninspired, loathsome crap.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Merkin Muffley 05/01/2014 at 10:28

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Cute. You read internet posts on a honda forum.

Your prejudice aside, GM really could do some amazing stuff when they tried. Granted, most of it is mediocre at best but that lot is a surprising set of all stars. The oldsmobile cutlass calais 442, geo storm, and beretta GTZ were FWD sport compacts before that was a big thing. All three can still boogie around an autocross course pretty damn quickly. The storm and beretta often shocked testers in the early 90s by hanging out at the top of their leaderboards with sports cars. Oh and the calais 442 won its class in SCCA racing that year.....no big deal. The buick riviera of the mid to late 90s shared the underpinnings of the revolutionary aurora but used the supercharged 3800 instead of the problematic northstar V8. Those cars had a much bigger impact on the auto industry as a whole than people care to admit. Their interior and exterior designs look a bit boring now because they looked like concept cars on the showroom floors compared to everything else available.

I put the McLaren tuned turbo grand prix down as well because it's just badass.

Merkin Muffley > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 05/01/2014 at 10:32

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it isn't prejudice, it is experience. I suffered through the days when those shitboxes hit their planned obsolescence.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Merkin Muffley 05/01/2014 at 10:39

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I owned 90s GM metal as recently as 2012. I actually think my riviera is the best car I've driven until my fiesta ST. Yes its a boat but the damn thing rode nicely with lots of power and the best seats in the world. 270k miles and the next owner is still driving it. My dads Beretta GTZ was my favorite CSR growing up and I was mad when he sold it to buy a basket case 70s vette. I dare say 90s GM was way more fun than 00s GM.

Merkin Muffley > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 05/01/2014 at 10:41

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You can't seriously say you would rather have a 90's buick than, say, an 00s GTO.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Merkin Muffley 05/01/2014 at 10:45

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Yes I would. I didn't care for the GTO when it came out. I still don't care about it. Too bland, kinda fat, and a bit too expensive. They handle okay at best but they're still a straight line performer in GTO guise. I know the monaros used to be regarded as a good sporting coupe but I think they softened them up too much when they sent them over here. I'd get a camaro or firebird first and just use that as my base given how much work I'd put into a GTO to do what I want with it. I have a huge soft spot for the G8 GT/GXP though and I would get one of those before a Rivera.

jkm7680 > carcrasher88 05/01/2014 at 14:19

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NP, You're getting a barely broken in a car for a fraction of a new one.

Dsscats > carcrasher88 05/18/2014 at 03:16

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CP. I learned from buying a low mileage vehicle that it's not worth a ridiculous premium. As someone else said, its FWD, its GM and its $8000.