1976 Pontiac Bonneville Brougham

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  1. jwdtenn

    jwdtenn Well-Known Member

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    cammerjeff Longroofs Rule!

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    Strong Asking price for a good looking car, but hey it has the hard to find factory "A-track Player" The seller is probably at least priced this car at 50% above what its worth.
    And while I agree that the 4-door HT Body style is good looking, I tend to shy away from buying them as I remember all the Body and Chassis sag issue's I have seen on higher mileage ones. My sister had a 75 Grandville that if she wanted to open/close the passenger side doors she had to put the right front tire on the curb!!!!!!
    But I must admit all the cars with sagging bodies also had been eaten up with rust.
     
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    Seller is nuts.....

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    I have a 76 Bonneville for sell. It has a v8 400 engine with 24,694 original miles, car is still brand new.

    Uh, no. The car is not 'brand new'. It is 38 years old. It has 38-year old seats, a 38-year old headliner, and 30-year old paint, among other things. After a while, things tend to just wear out from age - things like hoses and belts, interior trim and plastics, etc. So you're not getting 'practically a brand-new car'. Don't fool yourself.

    This one's definitely not looking as nice to me as it does to the seller. The paint doesn't show all that well, and there are no pics of the interior.

    And Jeff, I can relate to your sister's experience. My B-I-L had a ('72-'73?) Bonneville 4-door hardtop for his work as a manufacturer's rep. It was around 1977 when I first remember the vehicle - very wallow-y ride, cheap plastics in the interior, wind noise from no center pillar, and a few creaks and groans.
     

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