dude, well im 17, my dad's a cheapo, my prix is in pristine condition and i love it to death but it has 178 k. i take care of it like a son maybe even better. i want this car to last, any of ur guys prix's drop the tranny? if so when, and gimme some tips 4 life

dude, first off, 178k is not alot if you take care of it and maintain it well. dude, its not yer dads problem either, save money, get a job... theres some tips 4 lyfe y0.

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fo shizzle


Just keep up on regular maintenance and she'll last FOREVER!!!

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CarDomain

these motors are pretty much bulletproof.

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except for mine

anyways

if you stay up on reg maintenance and make sure all the seals and gaskets are there

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And mine...

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One Big Ass Mistake America

do a tranny flush and add Dextron VI to it and maybe get a shift kit from ZZPerformance. That IMO will give you the best tranny life...
Struts wear out... Might look into replacing them if your getting soft in the corners or saggy....
Brakes...
Pads...
Oil/filter
air/fliter
MAFS cleaning...
Little FI cleaner...
New/removing the CAT always good for better breathing because they wear out and just start to block more air than they clean...
and listen for any sounds from the engine bay...
If you keep her up... She will rust away before the engine/tranny goes...

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[2004 Grand Prix GT-2]
CAI--180 T--Night Shades--Port. Box 2 15'' Audio Pipes--PH2-2000 Kole Audio AMP--

yeah man take there advice and mine if you do good maintanence on it it will last like mine. i have 276k miles on the original trans and motor.

or according to my gf's mom who used to be a mechanic said pontiac only last to 70k when i said mine has 133 she was like OMGWTFL67BBQ

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Behold the majestic beast as it strides

mine has 145,000 on teh body. the engine has 45k now (gm replacement when it was a rental car) and the trans has 5k now (it exploed when i was driving back from detroit) my car was a rental car though so it had the ever loving poo beat out of it

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92 LeBaron Convert: Turbo 3L 97 Grand Prix GT 4dr "Frankenstein": L67 4t65 swap
97 Grand Marquis: Summer DD 99 Grand Prix GTP: Top Swap Beater

i have 2 gp's, one with 189k and the other with 269K,

the 189k has 250ish whp
the 269K dynoed at 312whp with no tune

still driving both of them today WOT

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how often for a tranny flush?

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2007 Pontiac Grand Prix
CAI, HV3, ER Rockers, PLOG, Overkill Tune
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2990036

Every 10-12 feet.

jp, I was told every 60,000 miles or once a year depending on how you drive...
I do it once a year, just to be on the safe side.

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2004 Grand Prix GT [K&N Intake; 180* Thermostat; ZZP PCM; Top Swap]

once a year....., that be like 20K km's or 12K miles for me, my car is only at 31K km's so far

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2007 Pontiac Grand Prix
CAI, HV3, ER Rockers, PLOG, Overkill Tune
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2990036

Do not, I repeat do not do a Tranny Flush. You can change the fluid, but don't flush. If you don't have problems before a flush, you will soon after.

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2005 Fusion Orange GT2,, K&N CAI, BA Speakers, Kenwood DVD 8019, BT, Sirius, Ipod adapters, Overkilled

Evidentally your g/f's mom didn't know what she was talking about AT ALL. No offense but I have to be blunt there. you take care of ANY GM vehicle and it will take care of you. The Buick V6 series (aka 3800. it was originally designed by the BOP division of GM in the late 50s) is widely regarded as one of the top ten best engines EVER MADE (as well as the Chevy small block). Do you REALLY think that it would be considered one of the 10 best engines EVER made if it only lasted to 70k? Hell no! I've seen 3800s pushing 500k miles and still running strong. She does not know nearly as much cars as she thinks she does.

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98 GTP (RIP 11-5-09); 73 Z28 Camaro (350, TKO 600);01 Monte Carlo SS (L36, L67/L32 hybrid in the future)
"Death smiles at us all; all a man can do is smile back"

i think she was refering to the 4T65-E witch is one of the weakest transmissions ever made

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92 LeBaron Convert: Turbo 3L 97 Grand Prix GT 4dr "Frankenstein": L67 4t65 swap
97 Grand Marquis: Summer DD 99 Grand Prix GTP: Top Swap Beater