They came with a 3.9L V6 with 240 hp and the option for a 6-speed manual transmission. Additional research discovered the 2006-2007 Pontiac G6 GTP. ShawaneeCreek had requested that the van have a manual transmission (have I mentioned how much I love this woman?). The original idea was a supercharged 3800, but they all came with automatic transmissions. Now we needed a donor vehicle for more power. But this was a luxury model, complete with electric sliding door (yes, in a ’96). I’ll get some better pictures later when we clean it up and give it a good looking over. We secured a tow dolly from U-Haul and got it home. That happened to set a record for the salesman: Cheapest Car he's ever sold. For a mere $275 (plus $50.25 in taxes and fees) the van is mine. I do a brief test drive around the lot to find any more issues and then get to the paperwork. The look of surprise on the salesman’s face was priceless. He agrees and sure enough, it starts right up. I ask the salesman if we can try jump-starting it to see if it’s just a dead battery. It’s rusty, but fixable and most of the components are there. And the asking price of $275 was hard to beat. Called them and they said it didn't run "it just clicks when you turn the key." Ok, we really only need the chassis. It was listed as a "Mechanics Special" because it was brought in under one of those "push it, pull it, drag it" trade in deals. I did some digging online and found this van for sale 3 hours away near Flint, MI. We figured that this would lead to an easy swap to a supercharged variant from Buick Park Avenue Ultra, Pontiac Grand Prix GTP, etc. Who am I to argue with that? :-) We did some research and decided that we liked the GM "dustbuster" minivans from the early '90s for their small size and available 3800-series engine. We are starting NOW to avoid scrambling last minute to finish.The minivan competition sounded like fun.We've purchased the major components for our $2016 Challenge - Soccer Mom class entry.
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