Pontiac Grand Am 1993Change

- powerful infamous 2.3L H.O. Quad 4 engine
- good handling in GT model
- good fuel economy (although it required premium fuel b/c of its high compression)
- engine had many known problems (of which I also experienced)
- great styling
- fun-to-drive

The infamous High Output Quad 4 was lauded as being unreliable, known for its head gasket problems and in some cases the actual head cracking.

Despite the low reliability of this engine, it was ahead of its time when most other vehicles in its class had no where near the same amount of horsepower.

Aside from the unreliable but fun/powerful engine, the styling of the 2-door Grand AM GT's was one of my favourite features..

The car was comfortable, handled nicely for its weight/size, fuel economy was respectable, esp. for a high revving 175HP engine back in those days. Although I had to have the engine rebuilt/replaced 2 times - I have no regrets with this car..