This is a car that someone should snatch up. A highly original 1996 Pontiac Bonneville SSEi, with the venerable supercharged powertrain that is known to embarrass performance sedans twice its size (slight exaggeration.) The Bonneville was once the pride of Pontiac in its sedan department, and sadly, they have all but disappeared from local roadways. This particular car benefits from some pretty heavy-duty recent maintenance, including a replacement engine and transmission! Find it here on Facebook Marketplace for $4,000.
All hyperbole aside, this would make a great daily driver for someone. The seller has also replaced the supercharger oil, engine and transmission filters, engine belts, plugs, and ignition wires. Sadly, it still has one lingering issue, and that’s the 4T60e transmission shift plate. The issue is that this likely impacts shift quality to a degree that the car is not particularly enjoyable to drive. What’s curious is why this wasn’t addressed during the transmission replacement, and does raise questions about the integrity of the replacement unit. The bodywork appears quite sound and green over gold wheels is always a good combination.
This Bonneville with its supercharged engine makes seriously good power and torque: 240 b.h.p. and 280 lb-ft of twist. This engine is a popular choice at local salvage yards for owners of GM products that wish to up the ante in their naturally aspirated vehicle; they often appear nestled behind the heads of Fiero owners with a slight death wish. Regardless, it’s a stout setup, and we’re surprised to see both the original engine and transmission need replacing. Perhaps it was abused to a degree that made an engine swap the only reasonable answer, but the body looks too clean for the Bonneville to have been sorely neglected.
Plus, the silver leather interior is also in very good order, suggesting it was looked after for years by an owner that wasn’t a teenager. It has just 141,000 miles and all the bells and whistles that came with an SSEi, including the head-up display, gold alloy wheels, an electric sunroof, and a premium sound system. The seller notes that it definitely still needs some sorting out, which includes recharging the A/C and addressing a leak coming from the sunroof. This is definitely a DIY project, but one that looks worthy of the effort.
What kind of toxic spill occurred on the dash near the center console???
The wording of the FM listing suggests to me that the owner replaced the engine, transmission, and supercharger oils, along with filters and belts.
I think it was just not grammatically perfect, but was the intended information.
That would account for the transmission shift plate not being addressed during a replacement.