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1BadGT

1BadGT

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Hey guys, I'm new to the forum here. I used to be on S10 forums and recently sold my 2002 S-10 LS 2.2L. Took the money I got from the truck and purchased a 2002 GP GT from the Cleveland,OH area. Guy had the car listed for $1000 and talked him down to $800 because he knew nothing about cars at all. Got to his house and checked out the car,he failed to mention to me that it had a dent in the drivers fender and that the fuel filter was leaking so I talked him down right away.I also had to go back the next day as he didn't have the title ready the night I looked at it. It helped being a GM guy already,as I knew what to look for in GM motors and did a LOT of research on Grand Prix's before deciding to purchase one. So my brother-in-law is a mechanic and went up with me the next day to pay for the car and pick it up. He replaced the fuel filter in about 10 minutes and we put some fuel in it,no leaks,paid the guy and drove it home an hour from the Cleveland area. The guy was extremely car stupid and didn't know what he was basically GIVING away for a steal. He had just put new brake rotors and pads on the car and had the belt tensioner replaced. The car has around 155K miles on it. I drove the car home from Cleveland and my wife and I swapped the directional tires on the front as he had them backwards. Anyways...I'm driving it back and forth to work and college now and this vehicle gets just as good if not better fuel economy than my 2.2L 4 cylinder S-10 did. I am extremely impressed with this car! It's a 2002 GP GT 4-door. It has some miles on her but she still has some giddy-up in her. Ive gotten on her a few times now and she responds very quickly, hell...my wife even raced a newer Monte Carlo SS in her and the GP pulled like nobody's business! The wife beat the Monte with ease! Just thought I'd say hey and glad to be here at the forums and learn more from you guys with more experience with these vehicles and engines. Hope to get lots of good info and learn much more about these vehicles as time goes by. Oh...I already replaced the factory stereo in it with my Jensen single DIN In-Dash DVD player and the wiring harness from my old S-10 hooked right up, though I had to cut the plastic tab in the back behind the radio to fit the aftermarket in. The HUD in the car is sweet and helps me to keep my foot out of the gas so much as well LOL. Hope everybody here is good and I look forward to learning a lot.

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This is a picture of my old S-10 LS that I sold to purchase my GP. Thought you guys might like to see it. Hope everybody likes it! The truck was named "Dropped SS S-Dime"
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the graphic on the S-10 really reminded me of the first Fast and Furious Movie lol.

Gp looks like she's in need of some lovin, but not too bad for $800. If the underside is really clean, i think you made out on that deal pretty good
 
Yeah it was something very similar to the fast and the furious graphics, I had the graphic custom made to fit a truck instead of car when I was sponsored years ago. The truck was a souped up 2.2L 4 Cylinder that made the horsepower of the V6 S-10's. When I sold her the graphic got taken off and the 20 ' s were sold. I'm now loving my GP even more.

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Welcome, you can definitely learn a lot about your ride here. So, you picked the right forum!

I also purchased my ride for $800, but it doesn't look nothing like yours. My ride is in worse shape.....Lol. You definitely got a good deal!

Have fun, enjoy and stick around pal!
 
another 800 dollar diamond in the rough. mine was listed for 1600, got em down to 800, but mine needed a fair amount of work.
 
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