Helping friend get idea of value on 2006 Pontiac G6 needing work

cwatkin
Thu, 19 Jan 2023 16:59:06 +0000
General Discussion

One of my friends has a Pontiac G6 that his son has been driving. He said cosmetically the car is OK with no real rust but some dings since a young driver has been using it.

Anyway, it failed inspection and now needs an entire new front end, struts, etc. There are other problems with the steering and the valve cover leaking enough that you have to keep an eye on the oil level. At least his young son was good about keeping up on that. He has the 4 cylinder basic 4 door if that matters.

He was asking me if though he should fix or sell. I use this site on cars I am not familiar with and based on this alone, I figure selling is the best bet.

CarComplaints.com

2006 Pontiac G6 problems

The 2006 Pontiac G6 has 628 problems & defects reported by G6 owners. The worst complaints are steering, accessories - interior, and engine problems.

He also asked the mechanic where it was inspected and he said to sell it for what it is worth and use that to replace the car. He was leaning towards selling as well but these two bits helped with the decision.

What is something like this worth? $1500 or so? I know the used car market is crazy and that something like this would have once maybe been a $500-800 car but figure it might be worth more now. The car is now parked but he wants to sell it so he doesn’t have to pay insurance on a car that isn’t being used.

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