Hello all, I'm Kevin. New here, obviously.

Long-time Pontiac enthusiast. Started off with a Grand Am, and became part of the GAOC or Grand Am Owners Club, and still am constantly active on GAOC. Grand Am had some issues (salvaged title), so I sold it and got myself a 2008 Volkswagen Jetta SE. I then got rear-ended at 45mph and it got totaled.

So.. now I'm back on the Pontiac bandwagon!!

Have myself a 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP. Completely base with a 3-button DIC, 17" 5-spoke alloys, cloth seats. Bought it from a Chevrolet Dealership and got very good financing on it for being part of the Luther Automotive Group and $0 down. Only mods I have done to it is an aftermarket XM radio with an FM transmitter directly linked to the FM antenna for static-free listening. Hopefully, GPONA is just as awesome as GAOC. I'll see you all in the forums!

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Glad you found us Kevin....

WELCOME!!!

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Welcome, I am sure you will enjoy the stay

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2001 white gt coupe with enough crap to make it run mid 13's with 3 bad pistons
2002 40th GTP sedan mostly stock

Welcome....Where are the pics??

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Uploaded my sig to the forums. It's really nothing special. My photo editing skills really suck. I'm aiming to get a few mods to my GTP..

5-button DIC, 10-spoke Comp-G alloys, silver mesh grille, aftermarket radio head unit, S/C pulley are among the list.

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Welcome to the forum. Where you at in MN?

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Thanks for the warm welcomes, guys!! Really enjoying my stay here like I first did on GAOC!!


I'm in Rockford, MN. You're about 2 hours directly west of me. I take it you don't get to the Cities much, eh? That'd be like a 3 - 3 1/2 haul to Bloomington!

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Welcome indeed

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2006 Subaru Impreza WRX STi My Build Thread
2004 Grand Prix GT2 : September 2011 GPONA COTM : SOLD
1997 Grand Prix GT1 : SOLD

I get enough driving when i go to college down in jackson so yeah i dont get to the cities much. Register up on mnclubgp.com too. Lots of guys from the cities there too.

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I just registered up for MNclubGP, too.. waiting for my account to get activated via Admin. Thanks though you guys for the warm welcome.

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Welcome

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What up Kevin from Minnesota!!

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Hey Greenhorn! Looks like you go to Mankato State?

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Sure do! Are you ever up here?

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corey you still got your GP? If so you should come on the spring/summer cruise that mncgp is gunna have.

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@Corey you mean DOWN there?? I'm way up north in the northwest metro!!

@canon The cruise is gonna be awesome! Right up my alley!!

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Haha, whatever Kevin.

I do still have the GP ..but it's definitely not what it used to be. I've told myself for the past 2 years that I was gonna sell it in the summer but it just hasn't happened. If I still have it in the spring I'll look into goin on the cruise!

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Sorry to hear about that 2.5L. Worst VW engine ever!!! Welcome though. Never been on the GA forums, but hopefully this place is just as good if not better.

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Dubs:00 VW GTI VR6, Low and Slow 91 VW GTI 8v, Shave the Bay!! 91 VW Cabriolet 8v, bitch Basket
GP's:04 GP GT, Past now G-Ma's Girlfriend's 97 GP GT, "Project Pink Power"

Eh, it wasn't all that bad. It had 20 extra horses from the 1st gen 2.5 L5. 177bhp, and a decent amount of torque.. I think it was like 170? Anyways, it was reliable for the most part, had a timing chain so I never had to worry about a belt snapping with the interference engine. Would've loved to take a GLI I was looking at.. but alas it was out of my price range. 2.0T.. :drool:

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Yeah stock they really aren't that bad (about the same power numbers and band as the VR's and those are bigger and have an extra cylinder), but I just hate that it was an engine made to fit the american market and is sort of the odd ball engine in the entire family since it's not like the Audi I5's and it's not based off anything like the VR's or original 1.8/2.0 block designs (which is what just about every VW 4 banger evolved from). The 2.0T's are kick ass though. Stock they are fun and with a flash they are even better.
On a different note though, GTP's, especially modded ones, are a ton of fun and who doesn't love some S/C whine. :jealous:

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Dubs:00 VW GTI VR6, Low and Slow 91 VW GTI 8v, Shave the Bay!! 91 VW Cabriolet 8v, bitch Basket
GP's:04 GP GT, Past now G-Ma's Girlfriend's 97 GP GT, "Project Pink Power"

True. I prefer an S/C whine over a turbo whistle and BOV any day. I used to have a 96 Jetta GL with the 2.slow L4. Great on gas, slow as God given hell. :facepalm:

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Ah yeah!!! 8v's of slowness. I feel your pain unfortunately

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Dubs:00 VW GTI VR6, Low and Slow 91 VW GTI 8v, Shave the Bay!! 91 VW Cabriolet 8v, bitch Basket
GP's:04 GP GT, Past now G-Ma's Girlfriend's 97 GP GT, "Project Pink Power"

Yeah.. not fun whatsoever.. Really loving my GP though. Honest to goodness, I think it's the best car.. after the 2.5 Jetta SE, then the Grand Am, then the Mk3 Jetta GL, then the dread-awful 96 Corsica..

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Welcome and interesting that it came with a 3 button DIC and its a GTP. Pontiac was bipolar I guess cause my 06 base came with a 5 button with everything else base model lol. Any way Welcome aboard have fun posting.

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All sho no go...

I guess that makes my GP a little more rare? Having a 3-button DIC?

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