View Poll Results: How many owners for your Firebird??
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How many owners for your Firebird??
03-06-2018, 07:45 AM
#1
TECH Junkie
Thread Starter
How many owners for your Firebird?? I'm mostly curious how many owners are left here that bought their cars new.
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03-06-2018, 08:12 AM
#2
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Single owner for me, my second one first one got totalled after 8 months. Not my fault, got rear ended at a light by 3 drunk illegals doing 60 in 45. All I saw was white smoke and them coming sideways. Second one.was the exact same car but with t tops. Had her ever since!
Crazy to think it's been that long
Crazy to think it's been that long
03-06-2018, 08:47 AM
#3
Staging Lane
03-06-2018, 10:51 AM
#4
I know this poll is fresh, but it looks like the original owners are off to a big lead!
Of the 4 cars currently owned, I'm the original owner of 3 ('98 T/A, '07 300C, '13 SRX), and the 4th ('68 Cutlass S) I've owned since '81 and know where its been since it was new (dad's neighbor).
If they ain't broke, don't sell 'em!
Of the 4 cars currently owned, I'm the original owner of 3 ('98 T/A, '07 300C, '13 SRX), and the 4th ('68 Cutlass S) I've owned since '81 and know where its been since it was new (dad's neighbor).
If they ain't broke, don't sell 'em!
03-06-2018, 04:05 PM
#5
Bought new in June of 02. I still have the original calendar and pic from the dealer.
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2002 Pontiac T/A WS6 M6 | LS376/525 HP | Tick T56 Level II | Mangaflow bullets, Highflow Cats, True Duals and x-pipe | UMI SFC’s | Koni SA Front w/ Strano 550 in/lb springs | Koni DA rear w/ 326 in/lb leaf | C4 Multilink IRS | Dana 44/3.45 gears | Boyd Coddington T2’s 17x9.5" 285/40/17 Squared | C5 Z06 Brakes Front/C4 Rears
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2002 Pontiac T/A WS6 M6 | LS376/525 HP | Tick T56 Level II | Mangaflow bullets, Highflow Cats, True Duals and x-pipe | UMI SFC’s | Koni SA Front w/ Strano 550 in/lb springs | Koni DA rear w/ 326 in/lb leaf | C4 Multilink IRS | Dana 44/3.45 gears | Boyd Coddington T2’s 17x9.5" 285/40/17 Squared | C5 Z06 Brakes Front/C4 Rears
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03-07-2018, 05:31 PM
#10
Launching!
I'm the original owner, info from another thread:
I also had a hard time ordering my 2000 WS6 Formula (and 1LE's no longer offered in 2000). All the dealers said the same thing "They make a Firebird and a Trans Am, don't think they make a Formula". One dealer took my order and dealer manager cancelled it the next day, he told me they only get allocated so many so they only order Trans Am's for a higher profit. I went on a business trip up in Northern California, dealers there also would only order the Trans Am's.
I started calling all the dealers in Southern California, found one sixty miles away that said they would order it, ordered on the last day of the cut off date. Funny thing, the dealership was also a Chevrolet dealership, when my car came in it was parked right next to a black Camaro SS that another person ordered. When he saw my car he got angry at his dealer, he asked him "What the F#$% is this? Why didn't you tell me about these?" dealer said he didn't know they made Formula's.
As far as production numbers, mine was 1 of 232 when they first came out, some time later that changed to 1 of 233. Not much of a difference, but makes you question the accuracy of the production numbers, like the below links for your car, same website, different numbers.
Pontiac Firebird History 4th Generation 1993-2002
http://transamworld.com/fbird-history-php4.php
1997 Firebird Breakdown
http://transamworld.com/1997-breakdown.htm
1998 Firebird Production Number Breakdown
http://transamworld.com/1998-breakdown.htm
1999 Firebird Production Number Breakdown
http://transamworld.com/1999-breakdown.htm
2000 Firebird Production Number Breakdown
http://transamworld.com/1998-breakdown.htm
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I started calling all the dealers in Southern California, found one sixty miles away that said they would order it, ordered on the last day of the cut off date. Funny thing, the dealership was also a Chevrolet dealership, when my car came in it was parked right next to a black Camaro SS that another person ordered. When he saw my car he got angry at his dealer, he asked him "What the F#$% is this? Why didn't you tell me about these?" dealer said he didn't know they made Formula's.
As far as production numbers, mine was 1 of 232 when they first came out, some time later that changed to 1 of 233. Not much of a difference, but makes you question the accuracy of the production numbers, like the below links for your car, same website, different numbers.
Pontiac Firebird History 4th Generation 1993-2002
http://transamworld.com/fbird-history-php4.php
1997 Firebird Breakdown
http://transamworld.com/1997-breakdown.htm
1998 Firebird Production Number Breakdown
http://transamworld.com/1998-breakdown.htm
1999 Firebird Production Number Breakdown
http://transamworld.com/1999-breakdown.htm
2000 Firebird Production Number Breakdown
http://transamworld.com/1998-breakdown.htm
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03-07-2018, 06:23 PM
#11
Back on Topic.... I am the 4th owner of both my '01 WS6 Vert and my '68 Camaro RS. I have owned the RS since '89. Both cars will be cremated with me.
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03-09-2018, 04:55 PM
#16
99WS6 bought in ‘03 from the original owner. Still stock, barely driven and loved like one of my children lol. Also going to be cremated in it with my foot to the floor!
03-12-2018, 04:34 PM
#19
TECH Fanatic
I bought my 2002 Formula brand new and have owned my 1999 ta since August 2008. I am the second owner of my trans am.
03-15-2018, 01:46 PM
#20
TECH Fanatic
Two previous owners. First one put about 7000 miles, same with the second, about 7000 miles. Don't know why they bought it, or got rid of it. Life happens.
It was for sale on consignment at a small lot, not a dealer. I could find no flaws or indications that it had even been driven, other than the speedo reading. Still had the original tires with the little nubbins on the side not worn off. Absolutely clean and original. Obviously garaged. Just like new is a description often used but this really was.
Traded them my 2001 V-6 for $5000 (it had a bad cat, but they didn't know that) and drove it home in 2003 for another $14,000.
Credit union gave me a "new car" loan, my payments actually went down from the V-6, and, and, my insurance also went down for some reason.
It was for sale on consignment at a small lot, not a dealer. I could find no flaws or indications that it had even been driven, other than the speedo reading. Still had the original tires with the little nubbins on the side not worn off. Absolutely clean and original. Obviously garaged. Just like new is a description often used but this really was.
Traded them my 2001 V-6 for $5000 (it had a bad cat, but they didn't know that) and drove it home in 2003 for another $14,000.
Credit union gave me a "new car" loan, my payments actually went down from the V-6, and, and, my insurance also went down for some reason.