Anyone have anything good, bad or otherwise to say about an 86 buick century? I just bought one for 100 bux with a blown head gasket. I think scrap wise, its worth more than that, so Im not worried if the motor turns out to be junk, but ideally, I want to get it running.

It looks ok, cancer spots to a minumim, no dents on the body. Paint is faded, but not peeling. Tires are poor, but acceptable. I think its got the 3.1, but I am not sure. Its got a very nice interior, but I'll have to clean it well.

Even if its screwed, I'll cut the roof off and slam it, make it a bass mobile or something. Projects are good to have to keep those periods of boredness to a minimum.

if it has a 3.1 and not the 3.0 you're waaaaay better off...i had a 1984 century with about 80,000 miles.. and it was nothin but problems.. if it has the 3.0 just rip it out and junk it, not worth saving..lol

If its a 84, its just like my car, it has either the 2.5 4 cylinder, 3.0 v6, or 3.8 v6.

If it has the 4 cyl. it should last forever. My brother had an 88 century with the 4 cyl. When he got it, it had aroun 130,000 miles! When he got rid of it, it was well over 200,000. I actually saw it the other day at a gas station and the kid who has it now said it is still running like new, and it has around 250,000 miles on it now!

sweet news guys! I own an Iron Duck. Well, its not that great of news, but for the head gasket work I have to do on it, thats great news! It'll be so easy to fix that car up real nice... Its got a great interior, just dirty. And I'm definately not upset about spending 100 dollars either!

The car only has 180,000km's on it! thats like... 120,000 miles? no, less than that. Sweet deal!

picked up the car last night. I drove it home!!! We started pouring water into the rad, and by the time the level was up over the head of the engine, I saw a small trickle start to run from the front of the head. But, I threw in my battery, turned it over, and it started right up!!! Ran like a top, so I threw it in drive and drove straight home. It didnt start to smoke until the last light before my house... I made sure I didnt lose all my coolant, and I made it home in one piece! Nice car I must say, even though its a tech4...

So, I think its safe to say the only problem with this car is just the gasket itself. I guess the only real way to tell is to rip it apart! Its gonna be a very nice 100 dollar car!!!

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