golf gti or grand am gt

[t3rry]

Originally posted by GTS Jeff
its sorta dis-social to not care when society doesnt like u...

this forum is not society, sorry to be the one to break the news to you

[jdmakkord]

Originally posted by t3rry


this forum is not society, sorry to be the one to break the news to you

Its obviously an important part of your life since you post 24 times a fucking day!!!

[A2VR6]

I would get the VW over the grand am, but im slightly biased hehe. In all honesty, the 1.8T was voted one of the 10 best engines in the world by Wards so VW has to be doing something good.

[Hollywood]

Originally posted by jdmakkord


Its obviously an important part of your life since you post 24 times a fucking day!!!

Terry, I also agree with everyone here. You need to take it down a notch I think......Step a way from the computer.....

[GorG]

yea you post mad terry, but what ev's its all good. i just never thought anyone could actually post so much for this long

[GTS Jeff]

Originally posted by t3rry


this forum is not society, sorry to be the one to break the news to you

with over 9000 users, its a sizeable chunk of society. keep in mind that these are real people u are communicating with, even if they do only appear as text on your monitor.

[Moe Man]

personaly i love both the cars i have wanted a grand damn for so long but now i am kinda leaning towards the GTP

[Teach]

Interesting thread.

I own both a VW TDI and an Olds Alero (same car as GA). I also build old cars for fun in my spare time. Which car do I actually tinker with? Definitely not the Alero, too difficult to play with.

VW's on the other hand, simple to tear apart and simple to put back together!! (As I found out the hard way)

Bye the way, has anybody else here seen what a dear will do to the front of a VW at hiway speeds.... not cool.


So, if you like to tinker and plan to modify, go VW

[Strider]

Originally posted by Moe Man
personaly i love both the cars i have wanted a grand damn for so long but now i am kinda leaning towards the GTP

GTPs are pretty sweet (all domestic hating aside), but it's not quite the same as a grand am... don't think it would help his problem of fuel economy by a lot, either.

[AutodreamMarvin]

i'd def. go vw. easier to modify, better performance, better looking(imo) better on gas, better build quality, better resale value, the list goes on. you should have been able to tell when you drove both that the vw was much better built than the grand am was(except the shifter is you drove the manual. those things are SUPER sloppy, at least to a honda guy they are). what the grand am has for it is that parts are easier and cheaper to come by.

i don't know if vw has done anything about it's numerous electrical problems though, so that might be something to look at. i also remember back in the late 80's early 90's that vw/audi was rated as the most unreliable manufacturer, but that was probably due to the electrical and "unintended acceleration." maybe check out some consumer reports type publications and see what they have to say on reliability.

[sputnik]

Originally posted by Hollywood

Old VW's=cash cows.

Not to be picky but... "cash cow" means that it GIVES you money. Like a cow that gives cash instead of milk.

"Money Pit" would be a better expression.

[heavyD]

Originally posted by sputnik


Not to be picky but... "cash cow" means that it GIVES you money. Like a cow that gives cash instead of milk.

"Money Pit" would be a better expression.

I'll rephrase that:

"VW's IN GENERAL ARE MONEY PITS"

And please don't say "mine was/is reliable". Sure some are but they have had more problems than any other manufacutrer of automobiles for the last few years running. I don't like GM's but if I hade to pick between a GM & a VW for reliable transportation I would have to take the GM.

[hjr]

pontiacs are money pits. (no i will not justify my answer. I will simply state it as fact)

[heavyD]

Originally posted by hjr
pontiacs are money pits. (no i will not justify my answer. I will simply state it as fact)

Never said they weren't. You are probably right.

[[KR3W]]

the golf is just way nicer

[HTN SWCHS]

bump on all the suggestions, definitely not the honda, theyre nice but insurance is abitch on them, looks like the veedub, unless i go to the grand am dealer cuz i fell in love with the interior.
btw:the grand am in the showroom was a 2 door 5speed

[Davan]

You'll likely get better financing on the Pontiac.......


yeah. that's all i got.

[JettaJon17]

Get the golf...my friend has a 95 Grand AM GT and bought it for 6 grand, and ssspent 3 grand on repairs. Paint bubbles and peels, worn out window motors, water pump in my moms grand am, and to top it off blown head gasket....3.1 V6....Amercan quality???? I got a Jetta and I like it...

[Khyron]

Getting a manual grand-am is a pain as well.

Khyron

[sti_power]

from what I have heard I would go for the grand am very good cars and very reliable! Alot of then around also so very easy to get parts!