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#1850 of 4387 Car for mom and pop? by lormar Aug 07, 2001 (9:46 am)
I know that many of you are "supercharged" on your bonnevilles but what about a basic sedan for grandma and grandpa? My 70 something folks have always driven Ford Crown Vic's but need to down size and economize. We aren't impressed with the Taurus so have been looking at Pontiacs. How is the Bonneville's history as far as engine reliability? They will probably need to look at used...1999 maybe? Comfort for long trips? Any thoughts will be appreciated.
#1851 of 4387 riding the buckboard by ezrapon Aug 07, 2001 (1:25 pm)
Just returned from 3 weeks in Florida. Drove my wife's Park Ave. It has the gts package with the 3:05 axle ratio. It consistantly returned over 30 mph on the hiway. This car is essentialy a fat SE with the same drive train. Anyone getting this kind of mileage? Got in the ssei after missing it for 3 weeks. It road like a hardtail Harley after the Park. I kept over steering thinking I was still in the boat. it took about 1 hour and one nice smokey burn out to forget the park's nice ride. Anyone ever notice the similarities between the Lemans line and the current Bonneville line? SE/Tempest... bench seat entry level limited options, SLE/Lemans... exterior and interior upgrades, but limited performance potential GTO/SSEi... most goodies with suspension and horse power upgrades. A 60's concept that is still working. Hopefully it won't be killed off. SE guys: this is just an observation not a put down in anyway... I started in a 66 Tempest 2 speed auto... great car!
#1852 of 4387 riding the buckboard by ezrapon Aug 07, 2001 (1:27 pm)
Just returned from 3 weeks in Florida. Drove my wife's Park Ave. It has the gts package with the 3:05 axle ratio. It consistantly returned over 30 mph on the hiway. This car is essentialy a fat SE with the same drive train. Anyone getting this kind of mileage? Got in the ssei after missing it for 3 weeks. It road like a hardtail Harley after the Park. I kept over steering thinking I was still in the boat. it took about 1 hour and one nice smokey burn out to forget the park's nice ride. Anyone ever notice the similarities between the Lemans line and the current Bonneville line? SE/Tempest... bench seat entry level limited options, SLE/Lemans... exterior and interior upgrades, but limited performance potential GTO/SSEi... most goodies with suspension and horsepower upgrades. A 60's concept that is still working. Hopefully it won't be killed off. SE guys: this is just an observation not a put down in anyway... I started in a 66 Tempest 2 speed auto... great car!
#1853 of 4387 2002 Bonneville pic by beach15 Aug 07, 2001 (2:32 pm)
Sorry about the pic, Edmunds didn't remove it or anything, it just so happens that the pic hosting site I use is undergoing updates and is down today. It should be up by tomorrow or I might put it on another service so you can see it. Oh, and by the way, if any of you were wondering, I own a 2000 Chrysler 300M. Still like the Bonneville's a lot though. Look for the pic again sometime soon.
#1855 of 4387 2002 pic by beach15 Aug 07, 2001 (3:11 pm)
Okay, here's the link to the pic. I'm having trouble getting it to appear on the board, so you'll have to click on the link to see it. 2002 Bonneville SLE
#1856 of 4387 a/c by theiceman Aug 07, 2001 (4:13 pm)
We're in the middle of a heatwave up here in the tundra (mid-90's the past several days, feels like over 100°F with the humidity) and the a/c is doing a great job at keeping the cabin nice and comfortable. Today, after having parked outside for a couple of hours, the Bonneville was almost cold within 10 minutes and I had to turn up the auto setting a couple of degrees (I normally keep the temp set at 74°F).   Lest Ezrapon think that we Canadians are a bunch of wimps, it does get hot up here in the summer - maybe not 107° but plenty hot all the same.
#1857 of 4387 et tu iceman by ezrapon Aug 07, 2001 (5:07 pm)
never even implied wimpisim. You pay dues in January that I can not even imagine. I hope I get my seat heater fixed before we see those 60 degree temps. The dealership mechanics are all out on strike here in St Louis. Picket lines everywhere and no service to be had. Having spent a lot of time in Frisco this summer, that is an environment I could get used to. Trouble is, I'd have the only Bonneville in the city. Everyone out there drives Boxters, Audis, BMWs, or old beaters. In a month, I never saw a Bonnie outside of the airport fleet. The weak tranmission wouldn't last a week on those nasty hills anyway.
#1858 of 4387 theiceman - 10 minutes? by stnel Aug 07, 2001 (5:36 pm)
That seems like a long time to cool off your Bonneville. Have you noticed that your Grand Prix a/c cools off quicker? It doesn't take long at all for my Grand Prix to cool off (2-3 minutes at the most) and I imagine I live in the hottest part of the U.S barring the Southwest. Although with our heat index, we may be about as hot as the Southwest.   Anyone that's been to New Orleans in the middle of summer could probably attest to the heat down here!
#1859 of 4387 2002 picture by homer2000ssei Aug 07, 2001 (5:59 pm)
OK - Ill say it. Hate the rims. There, I did it. I have yet to see a factory rim as nice as the swept spoke option. They are stunning.

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