Used 2005 Pontiac Bonneville GXP 4dr Sedan (4.6L 8cyl 4A) Consumer Reviews
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Love this car
D J McCue, 10/12/2010
Pontiac Bonneville GXP 4dr Sedan (4.6L 8cyl 4A)
15 of 16 people found this review helpful
Bought this GXP in Feb 2005; actually bought it for my wife; not only does she love it , but I like to drive it; I grew up in the muscle car era and this reminds me of it. Love the Northstar V8. The car has been very reliable with decent mileage considering the power available City 14.5/Highway about 23. Love the HUD, memory driver features(seats & mirror, plus radio. Ours is Black with Grey interior; it's a real head turner. The car is garage kept and has very low mileage (driven to/from grocery store by a little old lady; we are in our late 60s). Her previous car was a 1996 T-Top Camaro RS, with 3.8L V-6, also low mileage, 10 years, 34,000. We plan on keeping the GXP a Long time!
Love-Hate Relationship
andacious, Eugene, OR, 12/18/2014
Pontiac Bonneville GXP 4dr Sedan (4.6L 8cyl 4A)
20 of 23 people found this review helpful
To start, I love Bonnevilles. I owned a '98 Bonnie all through high school and college and it served me well. Bought this GXP once I graduated, and its definitely a love-hate relationship. As far as style, this car has it. Interior, exterior, handling, performance - all fantastic. However, the biggest issue I have with this car is the reliability. I bought it with 64k on it and in 2.5 years I'm at 83k and have put over $8,000 worth or repairs into it (I have a warranty). There is no way that it should need this many repairs when its just a daily driver with less than 10k a year.
Expensive to Maintain, But Worth It.
Chris Hasen, Lockport, IL, 09/17/2018
Pontiac Bonneville GXP 4dr Sedan (4.6L 8cyl 4A)
10 of 11 people found this review helpful
My dad was a Bonneville guy since the 90's; He's owned at least 3 of them. As a kid, I thought his 2000 Bonneville SE was the coolest car ever. So when in 2004 the GXP model was released, I always dreamed of owning one. 13 years later, I finally got my dream car. This car is just as good as I imagined it would be and then some. Sounds great, drives great, and the styling has held up really well. Every drive in this car is extremely rewarding. I look forward to my commute in it because it's such a blast, even in traffic. All this comes at a price,though, and that is the engine. Head gaskets are usually the most notorious thing to go wrong with this motor, but I actually had an issue where the timing chain broke, causing catastrophic engine failure. Dealers will charge an arm and a leg for their work, and goos luck finding a shop that wants to work on a Northstar. The good news is that the car is an H-body, which means the rest of the mechanical bits and bobs should be a lot easier to service. Body panels like bumpers, headlights, taillights, are unique to the GXP and are extremely hard to find and those on the used market are rather expensive for what they are. Overall, this car is a pain in the butt to own, but I wouldn't trade it for the world. I would only recommend owning this car if you really want it. It might not be the perfect car to you, but it is to me, and I wouldn't have it any other way.
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Fantastic Car
Adam B., Arnold, MO, 09/22/2019
Pontiac Bonneville GXP 4dr Sedan (4.6L 8cyl 4A)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
I bought a Bonneville in an honor of my grandmother. She loved Bonnevilles, and I decided to get the GXP. I know Northstars have head bolt problems, there’s a bullet proof fix, and I bought mine after the previous owner fixed it. I bought it with 83k, now it has 102k. 19k miles in a year! Any time I drive something different, I always end up missing the car. It’s been trouble free, comfortable, and quick. In some cases, I’ve gotten 25.4 mpg! But it’s hard to get that when you’re always on the gas. I have some modifications, including exhaust and the pops and crackles are addicting! I can’t wait until Northstar Performance gets the tune ready to remove the torque management and tune the trans and engine. For its price point, it’s faster than the, at the time, Ford Mustang, Audi TT, some BMWs, and it’s a full size FWD sedan! Can’t really ask for much more.
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Sonny, 02/19/2008
Pontiac Bonneville GXP 4dr Sedan (4.6L 8cyl 4A)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
My GXP is a head turner with wht/gold tricoat paint. Fuel economy is poor in city driving, but performance and styling outweighs this big gas guzzling sedan.