well - 1988 is quite different from 2003
15 year old 'car' experience does not have too much value..
pontiac had the 6000 (car model that many people don't even know now!) that was pretty decent with all the electronic gadget, grand am was popular and reliable...in the 15 years GM did a lot of screw-ups and the picture is not pretty for Pontiac now (2003), with Solstice the only bright spot.
BTW, did you know Hyundai could do so much better then?