I seriously considered buying a 99 Astral a couple months ago as my daily driver..
... but it was up in north Jersey (near New York) and they were asking about $8500 with abotu 70k miles on it...
Instead I opted to buy my friends 99 Grand Prix GTP in October.
He put a LOT of add-ons on it late last summer, just before he decided to buy a GTO on clearance in January...
Lets see.. a 3" exaust manifold downpipe, U-bend removal (where the downstream O2 sensor is), complete magnaflow exhaust with high perf cats... reduced size supercharger pulley.. thrasher air box with K&N cone filter ... All I need to do now is replace the PCM and I will have close to if not over 300 HP (Guestimation right now is about 285+)
Not a bad deal for $5000 ... Looking forward to spring, and taking her to Cecil County and seeing what she can do.
Actually, if I had a trailer, I'd love to take them BOTH to the track and see what they can do!!
Right now the VX gets driven about every 2 weeks to keep everything in working order, or of course, if it snows!
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Van Eyes - slightly trimmed, Sylvania SilverStar ULTRA head lamps, Red (port) & green (starboard) 5 LED 'headlight horn' lights, PIAA silicone windshield wipers, K&N Filtercharger (in stock air box), MacNeil WeatherFlectors, Assorted cargo nets from previous vehicles, Optima red-top battery, Transmission Interceptor, 20 LED 'light tower' turn signals & brake lights, 18W PIAA W2 running lights, Trooper skid plates, Black Luverne step bars w/Tone's custom brackets