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I was thinking of getting one. thers a 84 GN for sale buy my house. it looks like in mint condition, insie and out. first year of turbo and fuel injection, only 2,000 made(vary rare) its got 200hp and 300ft/lb torque. and 42,000 miles. all black. i always wanted one and was thinking of trading in the contour for it. anyone ever had one? I know there fast as hell, but has anyone owned one for a long time any seroius problems with the turbo for that specific car?
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I owned one for about 3 months before she got stolen so i couldn't tell you if i had any problems, I miss that car so much for the simple reason of being a GRAND NATIONAL and hearing that turbo open up and wipe the smiles off every GT i ran into.
The person to speak to is Roger ( The Striped SVT) I'm sure he'll be along any time soon, Just keep the post UP TOP
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They are fun straight line cars, but I wouldn't go trading off an SVT for one. They are quick (and even fast! - later models) in a straight line, but handling sucks and braking is downright scary. 86 & 87 are by far the prime years to have. However any year can be made fast for enough money. (though so can any car) I wouldn't expect to switch cars and have it be a lot faster then the SVT off the bat. Personally I'd love to own a GN, but not if I could only own 1 car. It is on my short list of second cars though... I'm partial to Buicks... 
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i know its not the prime years of its existance being an 84, but im just drawn too the GN.yeah i know what you saying demon as far as the handling. the braking Should'nt be that bad, i had driven the regal from 85 and i though it was acceptable for it.ive had the contour for about 7 months now and have put around 2 grand in repairs and dont know if it'll last. the one big thing in the end would be if i have enough cash to get another car or truck.But first i need to talk to people that have them and actually drive it.
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Originally posted by BIGS:
the braking Should'nt be that bad, i had driven the regal from 85 and i though it was acceptable for it. The turbo'd cars don't have your standard brake master cylinder. (no vacuum under boost!) It's an electric POS! Trust me, the braking is scary!
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on the up-side, there are plenty of "go-fats" parts avail for those cars. my neighbor has one and hearing that turbo spool up is the coolest sound. he also has a camaro Z28 with a supercharger. the two cars look great next to each other.
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the other day I saw a GNX, a real one as far as I could tell....beat to hell...I mean dirty, dented..the paint was decrepid....oh man almost b rought a tear to my eye 
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I was going to say,,I would onlt trade an SVT for a GNX,,,didnt the Feds use them in Florida? there must be surplus one somewhere
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Get the GN! You'll be happy you did!
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Originally posted by whiteSE:
I was going to say,,I would onlt trade an SVT for a GNX,,,didnt the Feds use them in Florida? there must be surplus one somewhere No! The GNX was the limited edition version of the GN. Only 547 were made. Extremely rare & expensive.
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