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#2106 of 4400 various responses by tpken

Oct 02, 2001 (12:55 pm)

Dan - Time will tell what the new line-up looks like. Whatever the models are, the new mid-luxe platform will probably be quite nice and with RWD, probably ride very smoothly so it will be interesting to see what the variations are in a few years..
 
Stacy - you are almost certainly seeing a 2000 Bonneville. No green offerings existed in 2001 as I recall. My Spruce Green is not a teal hue and does have a definite yellow tint in the color - not like any other green I've noticed except other Pontiacs. If you see large chrome letters on the side panels it's an SLE or SSEi. The SE is more understated - but has BONNEVILLE in chrome letters accross the trunk lip and a chrome strip running along both sides. If you looked at the front of an SE vs the other two - SLE and SSEi you would see a difference in the grille - lower and 'edgier' in the latter two, chrome lipped and less aggressive on the SE.
 
Now you're armed for instant recognition!
 
Best to all
 
Ken

#2107 of 4400 Ken by stnel

Oct 02, 2001 (2:39 pm)

I believe I saw an SE. I looked on the passenger side panel to see if it said "Bonneville SE" but didn't see anything.

#2108 of 4400 new 2002 SE by theiceman

Oct 03, 2001 (7:26 am)

I haven't see one yet but I like the pix I've seen. This is what edmunds has:

I note that GM says that the SE's front and rear fascia have been redone (I haven't seen the rear yet). But I really like the new front clip - it appears from the photo to have less bright trim - always a plus to my tastes. Heck, if there was no such trim around the nostrils, I'd even consider swapping the clip on my SLE.

I also notice that early reports about the retirement of dark bronzemist Bonnies have now come true. Pity.

#2109 of 4400 Pity indeed! by stnel

Oct 03, 2001 (8:02 am)

I wonder if they'll be discontinuing the dark bronzemist on all of their Pontiacs.

#2110 of 4400 Re: New 2002 SE by evandro

Oct 03, 2001 (9:00 am)

Is it only me or the side cladding has been a little subdued? The fenders also seem a little bit flared out (Coke-bottle) as in the rest of the line-up, don't they?

#2111 of 4400 Impressions by tpken

Oct 03, 2001 (9:39 am)

Looks to me as though the side strip is no longer chrome - the one above looks like the body color but that might be just the lighting or angle.
 
Front end changes are very minor. The two or three fins in the lower air dam now replaced by one. No other changes obvious to me.
 
Wheels are apparantly unchanged.
 
Evandro - there is no cladding on SE models - only SLE like yours and the SSEi.
 
Still a classy automobile - I'm proud to drive one!
 
Best wishes to all
 
Ken

#2112 of 4400 ken by theiceman

Oct 03, 2001 (10:44 am)

Doesn't it look like a better integration between the lower air scoop and the foglights in so far as there's now a recess which ties these together? Further, the front bumper-mount bright strip seems to be gone - I'm guessing that the bright trim on the side and rear bumper is also gone.
 
I've always preferred less bright trim (although it works on dark colours) so I like the new look
 
evandro: I do not detect any changes to the sheet metal.

#2113 of 4400 darkbronzemist by theiceman

Oct 03, 2001 (10:47 am)

is being retained by GM - I note that they are introducing for the first time on the Century and Buick for 2002.
 
I've long felt that chevrolet bronzemist and pontiac dark bronzemist were different. But I'm not so sure about it any more.

#2114 of 4400 tpken by evandro

Oct 03, 2001 (1:06 pm)

It's just that I don't remember noticing the Coke-bottle profile on the SE before...

#2115 of 4400 et al :-) by itia

Oct 03, 2001 (4:27 pm)

Hi "guys". Just letting y'all know - after 2 1/2 months I still LOVE my 2001 SSEI. Black Beauty is my "new best friend". We go everywhere together. Still having fun. My former boss just got a new Lexus. He can't handle the fact that I even have the heads up display and that the radio goes louder when I drive faster. Completely blows his mind. His GPS is nice but sends him the wrong way - ROFLMAO. Ciao for now.

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