JUST GOTTA DRIVE IT!
Pros:
AMERICAN CAR MAKING AT ITS BEST! TRULY A BLAST TO DRIVE,.......TO ANYWHERE!!!
Cons:
LACK OF BACK SEAT PASSENGER LEG ROOM.
The Bottom Line:
KNOWING I WOULD ONLY BUY AN AMERICAN MADE CAR, MADE IT EASY, DRIVING THE PONTIAC FIREBIRD MADE IT A SIMPLE, DONE DEAL!.
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Author's Review
IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A TRULY FUN, EXCITING, INVITING, PERFORMANCE/HANDLING CAR, LOOK NO FURTHER THEN THE PONTIAC FIREBIRD. THE DRAMATIC STATEMENT THIS CAR MAKES BY ITS BOLD, POWERFUL BODY STYLING, IS HEART STOPPING. YOU JUST GOTTA GET IN IT AND DRIVE!. VERY FEW CARS NOWADAYS CAN CAUSE A PERSON TO STOP DEAD IN THEIR TRACKS AND JUST STARE, THIS CAR DOES JUST THAT. I KNOW, CAUSE I DID JUST THAT, RIGHT BEFORE I TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE, AND FELL EVEN MORE IN LOVE WITH IT. I CHOSE THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY FIREBIRD EDITION. IT CAME WITH ALL THE BELLS AND WHISTLES AND AN EYE CATCHING SPORTS GROUND EFFECTS PACKAGE THAT REALLY MAKES IT SPECIAL. THE EXTERIOR BODY (PAINT, TRIM, RIMS, AND GLASS) IS SO EASY TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. THE PAINT FINISH IS EXCELLENT AND SHINES. (I CHOSE BRIGHT, VIBRANT RED FOR MY PONTIAC FIREBIRD!) THE FOG LAMPS ARE AT A HELPFUL ANGLE, AND THE REVERSE BACK UP LIGHTS ARE BRIGHT AND HELPFUL WHEN BACKING ON A DARK KNIGHT, OR IN A DIMLY LIGHT AREA. THE T-TOPS ARE EASY TO REMOVE AND STORE, AND JUST AS SIMPLY TO RE-INSTALL. THERE IS NO WIND NOISE FROM THEM WHEN REPLACED PROPERLY AND LOCKED INTO PLACE. DESPITE THE FACT THAT THIS CAR IS A T-TOP TYPE COUPE, THE CAR HAS A SOLID AND SMOOTH FEEL TO IT, AND HANDLES GREAT ON THE ROAD. BECAUSE OF THE HIGH COST OF GAS AND THE EVER INCREASING COST OF AUTO INSURANCE, I OPTED FOR THE 3.8 LITER V-6 ENGINE, AND I MUST SAY, I'M QUITE PLEASED WITH THE UNEXPECTED POWER AND PERFORMANCE OF THIS ENGINE. THERE IS NO SWAY WHEN MAKING TURNS, AND THE FOUR WHEEL DISC BRAKES REALLY ARE SURE FOOTED WHEN STOPPING. THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR IS MOSTLY ROOMY, EXCEPT FOR THE REAR SEAT AREA. THE REAR SEATS ARE COMFORTABLE, BUT THE LACK OF LEG ROOM IS SOMEWHAT HARD TO OVERLOOK (THIS IS THE ONLY NEGATIVE POINT ABOUT THIS CAR AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED), HOWEVER, THE FOLDING REAR SEAT IS A PLUS, AND PROVIDES EXTRA ROOM WHEN NEEDED. THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGER COCKPIT AREA IS COMFORTABLE AND EVERYTHING IS EASY TO REACH. THE STEREO CONTROLS ON THE STEERING WHEEL IS IDEAL, AND THE CD PLAYER AND SOUND SYSTEM IS CLEAR AND SOUNDS WONDERFUL, EVEN WITH THE TOPS OFF. THE INSTRUMENT GAGES ARE EASY TO READ AND THE CLIMATE CONTROL AND AIR CONDITIONING DUCTS ARE BIG AND CAN REALLY MOVE THE AIR AROUND. THE FRONT SEATS?, WHAT CAN I SAY ABOUT THE SEATS, EXCEPT THAT I WISH I COULD HAVE TWO EXTRAS IN MY LIVING ROOM!! MY OLDER BROTHERS ARE ALWAYS WANTING TO BORROW LITTLE SISTER'S FIREBIRD SO THEY CAN TAKE THE TOPS OFF AND CRUISE. THEY EVEN OFFER TO RUN MY ERRANDS, AS LONG AS THEY CAN DRIVE MY FIREBIRD. LET'S BE HONEST, A FOUR ADULT FAMILY CAR THIS IS'NT, MAYBE YOU COULD GET AWAY WITH TWO ADULTS AND TWO SMALL CHILDREN. BUT IF YOU'RE SINGLE, OR PERHAPS A YOUNG COUPLE WHO'S WANTING SOMETHING FUN TO DRIVE, THEN THIS CAR IS FOR YOU!!!!!