Pontiac Trans Sport Opinions Requested

Feb 20, 2005 8 Replies

Hi. I'm looking at a '98 Pontiac Trans Sport to buy. The vehicle is very clean and runs well. It has 73000 miles. I don't think the intake manifold gasket has been replaced, but there's no indication of water in the oil.



Anyone have any opinions to share, pro or con? If so, I'm all e-ears!



Thanks, WW


Yeah, those trans sports are the ugliest damn van I have ever seen. But if you like that in a van, hey, go for it.

WaterWatcher wrote:

Are you sure you're not thinking of the Aztek?

WW

With any used vehicle it's a bit of a crap shoot. If it's been well maintained "shouldn't" be a bad move. Keep in mind it is a 7 year old vehicle.

Thanks for the response. This one is almost like a new car it's so clean. He's asking $6000 for it. I drove it and did not hear piston slap, and there's no apparent water in the oil. It's in California so no rust problems.

Thanks again, WW

Winepro: Get a copy of LEMON-AID by Phil Edmunston at your local bookstore/library. In it is everything you need to know about suing. It even has case precedence complete with file numbers, or how to deal with the makers before it even gets that far. You just may get some of your hard-earned back. Good Luck.

Hard to say it is a good car. Mine is 97 Transsport, bought used. There were major problems, but fixed luckly. The leaking header gasket was fix buy a can of coolant anti-leaking additive. The broken ABS wire was fix by myself (dealer asking for $600 to replace whole ABS). Other than this, only minor problem like broken driven belt and blower resistor.

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