My Wife's New Ride ---- Grand Prix 3800 SE

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My Wife's New Ride ---- Grand Prix 3800 SE

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Picked up my wife's new ride today, a '97 Grand Prix SE with a 3800. 35,000 miles on the odo, black with a tan interior, the only options it doesn't have is leather and sunroof. Looks and drives like a brand new car!

I haven't had a chance to clean it up yet. It could use a once-over with a clay bar, and a good waxing. She wanted a GT, but I couldn't pass this one up for the price! She doesn't really care for the tan interior, but she still loves it!

Anyway, here's the pics!

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Here's a pic of the wife's GP with my Bonne, she looks a little jealous (and dirty :sad: )

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My daughter got herself a new ride today too!!

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Nice ride! I really like that generation of Grand Prix's (my brother had a GTP of the same year).
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cml37 wrote:Nice ride! I really like that generation of Grand Prix's (my brother had a GTP of the same year).
Thanks! She likes it too, she's already ordered a bunch of stuff for it off of Ebay. :roll:
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35000 miles? Wow, good find, that one should treat you well for sometime to come.
Might be worth taking a visit in techinfo in regards to potential dex-cool related issues and intake related issued that would be benifical to you to be taken care of while the mileage is so low.
Looks pretty *dang* nice, im sure its in even better shape in person
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Clean ride and cute kid :glasses7:
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IIRC, you couldn't get an SE GP with leather or a sunroof.
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Nice GP! It should serve you very nice for a while yet. :)
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10 years old and only 35,000 miles? That's amazing and the car certainly looks it. Great shape.
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headlights aren't even fogged over

any signs of rust on the lower rocker panels?
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There is a little bit of surface rust on the rockers, but not much.
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if you plan on keeping the car for a while, I would get that taken care of right away. I'm sure you have seen what they look like once they go.
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