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2001 Firebird Convertible 80,000mi Better Than A Convertible Sebring Look on 2040-cars

Year:2001 Mileage:80 Color: Pewter /
 Black
Location:

West Milford, New Jersey, United States

West Milford, New Jersey, United States
Advertising:
Transmission:Automatic
Body Type:Convertible
Engine:3.8L 3800CC 231Cu. In. V6 GAS OHV Naturally Aspirated
Vehicle Title:Clear
VIN: 2g2fs32k812135641 Year: 2001
Interior Color: Black
Make: Pontiac
Number of Cylinders: 6
Model: Firebird
Trim: Base Convertible 2-Door
Drive Type: RWD
Options: Cassette Player, CD Player, Convertible
Mileage: 80
Safety Features: Anti-Lock Brakes, Driver Airbag, Passenger Airbag
Exterior Color: Pewter
Power Options: Air Conditioning, Cruise Control, Power Locks, Power Windows, Power Seats
Condition: Used: A vehicle is considered used if it has been registered and issued a title. Used vehicles have had at least one previous owner. The condition of the exterior, interior and engine can vary depending on the vehicle's history. See the seller's listing for full details and description of any imperfections. ... 

2001 Firebird Convertible

80,000 miles


V6, Automatic transmission, Metallic Pewter with ground effects. I am the second owner. The first owner had it for about 49,000 miles and I have had it for the next 30,00. It is a smooth running soon to be classic car in nice, presentable shape.

THE GOOD THINGS: Gas mileage really is 22 or 24 in the city and 28 on the highway. YES this car is good on gas. The roof is in good shape, no tears or holes, The interior is clean and in great shape. AM/FM CD, power windows and locks with keyless entry, power steering, 4W disc brakes, Just passed inspection in April so in NJ that means no muss or fuss for two years. This car runs great and has only 80,000 miles. Tires have about 25,000 on them so still have plenty of driving time left on them.

THE BLEMISHES: The ground effects have been bottomed out a few times and they show wear if you look under the car. There are a couple of minor scratches that I think will buff out. On the hood there is an actual indent and scratch. It is small but noticeable. There is a crack in the paint by the key on the driver door. The windshield has a crack on the driver's side along the edge. I have taken pictures of all of the mentioned things.

It is a nice looking car and it is definitely better than a Sebring Convertible!

THIS CAR IS FOR SALE ON OTHER SIGHTS AND LOCALLY SO IF THE RIGHT PRICE COMES ALONG, AUCTION WILL BE ENDED EARLY

Please ask any questions before bidding. $250 deposit due via paypal within 24 hours after auction has ended. The rest will be worked out with great communication. Auction settled within 10 days of winning bid or I have the right to sell to the next highest bidder or locally. 


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Wed, May 9 2018

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Tue, Oct 31 2017

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Tue, Jun 23 2020

It goes without saying, but I'll say it anyway. The world is full of cars, and just about as many of them are bad as are good. It's pretty easy to pick which fall into each category after giving them a thorough walkaround and, more important, driving them. But every once in a while, an automobile straddles the line somehow between good and bad — it may be hideously overpriced and therefore a marketplace failure, it may be stupid quick in a straight line but handles like a drunken noodle, or it may have an interior that looks like it was made of a mess of injection-molded Legos. Heck, maybe all three. Yet there's something special about some bad cars that actually makes them likable. The idea for this list came to me while I was browsing classified ads for cars within a few hundred miles of my house. I ran across a few oddballs and shared them with the rest of the team in our online chat room. It turns out several of us have a few automotive guilty pleasures that we're willing to admit to. We'll call a few of 'em out here. Feel free to share some of your own in the comments below. Dodge Neon SRT4 and Caliber SRT4: The Neon was a passably good and plucky little city car when it debuted for the 1995 model year. The Caliber, which replaced the aging Neon and sought to replace its friendly marketing campaign with something more sinister, was panned from the very outset for its cheap interior furnishings, but at least offered some decent utility with its hatchback shape. What the two little front-wheel-drive Dodge models have in common are their rip-roarin' SRT variants, each powered by turbocharged 2.4-liter four-cylinder engines. Known for their propensity to light up their front tires under hard acceleration, the duo were legitimately quick and fun to drive with a fantastic turbo whoosh that called to mind the early days of turbo technology. — Consumer Editor Jeremy Korzeniewski  Chevrolet HHR SS: Chevy's HHR SS came out early in my automotive journalism career, and I have fond memories of the press launch (and having dinner with Bob Lutz) that included plenty of tire-smoking hard launches and demonstrations of the manual transmission's no-lift shift feature. The 260-horsepower turbocharged four-cylinder was and still is a spunky little engine that makes the retro-inspired HHR a fun little hot rod that works quite well as a fun little daily driver.