1996 Pontiac Bonneville

Pros: Common sense design to keep your eyes on the road.

Cons: It's hard to find one that's not on fire.

The Bottom Line: Not a car with a reputation for being reliable, fast, or sexy, but in my experience, it exceeds all of those standards.

Review: Last August, my boyfriend and I needed a car. Our Camry was on it's last legs, and we wanted something as plush as it was. We wanted power everything, cruise control, and a sunroof. Oh, and it had to be reliable, too. We looked and looked and ...

Pros: LOTS of room, safety features

Cons: expensive gas prices

Review: The reason we bought our Bonneville was because my husband got a new job in which he would need the only car we owned because he would do a lot of driving. We looked around at different dealers but I knew from day 1 that I wanted a Bonneville. My...

Pros: size, power, style

Cons: none

Review: Having been a Pontiac fan ever since my father brought home our first new Pontiac, a '69 Catalina, I have dreamed of owning a Bonneville SSEi since they first were introduced. The Bonneville SSEi was the size of car that I wanted and the power that I...

Pros: Has power

Cons: Needs more power

Review: I just got one, and it has a factory blower, argh, argh, argh!

240 supercharged horsepower under that hood! More gadgets and gizmos than an F15! argh!

Dual power leather seats with like 18 switches to control them. A power moonroof....

Pros: safety features, luxury, reliability

Cons: purchase price, repair cost

Review: After 30 years of marriage my husband finally decided to let me choose my own car. After several months of looking, I came across a 96 Bonneville SSE. Needless to say, after test driving the car I knew it was for me. I have have it for three years and...

Pros: Very quick, decent handling, roomy, great "road trip" car!

Cons: Quirky power seat controls, expensive repairs, complicated climate control.

The Bottom Line: Great alternative to boring sedans like Accord, Camry, Taurus, etc., but watch reliability. Fun to drive, especially SSEi with supercharged 240hp V6!

Review: The best thing about the 1996 Pontiac Bonneville is the amount of car you can get for your money. For a little over 11 grand, I got a Bonneville SSEi with just about every option you can imagine...supercharged 240hp V6, 4 spd automatic, power sunroof,...

Pros: smooth ride, roomy interior, low maintenance, good gas mileage

Cons: controls awkwardly located, leather seats hot in summer, not good for winter

The Bottom Line: Great family car, roomy interior, minor inconveniences with location of compartments and controls

Review: BACKGROUND: I bought this 1996 Pontiac Bonneville car used from my mother-in-law in May 2005 with 50,000 miles on it. It was the car I learnt how to drive in, and also took my driving test in, so I'm very comfortable with it and may bias my opinion. ...

Pros: Quick, sharp and full of toys

Cons: Expensive upkeep and repairs

The Bottom Line: Overall, this is my dream sedan. It has everything I want and does most everything I want it to do. Next up, the 300hp Bonneville GXP concept car...

Review: For anyone that has read my review on my 1992 Bonneville SE, you may remember that my main complaint about that car was that it was too slow. Otherwise, I loved it. That car had 185 horse-power. This one has 240. A very noticeable improvement....

Pros: Looks, handling, power, ride

Cons: Craftsmanship, quality, trunk design

The Bottom Line: If your expectations are low, this car is fine. Otherwise, avoid it.

Review: I bought this Bonneville used in 1997 with 20k miles. For the first 4 years this was a dream car. I should have sold it in '01. The durability of the interior trim is poor. The speaker grills have fallen off, as have the coverplates for most interior...