# Maintenance on a 10 yr. old Grand Am

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/maintenance-on-a-10-yr-old-grand-am/22804>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [December 2, 2008, 1:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/maintenance-on-a-10-yr-old-grand-am/22804 "2008-12-02T01:33:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lisa77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e274bd/32.png) [@Lisa77](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Lisa77)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2008, 1:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/maintenance-on-a-10-yr-old-grand-am/22804/1 "2008-12-02T01:33:29Z")

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My mother has a 1998 Pontiac Grand Am with less than 10,000 miles. The car is driven very infrequently, maybe 6 times a year. What kind of maintenance should be done on this car? Do parts deteriorate because of the age and regardless of the mileage? Thanks!