nick3012 wrote:
Hey all.. well I am thinking about just saying "screw The Heap"... to tell you the truth I am sick of the car. I was going to buy an 88 Trofeo at auction.. but the car was in really bad shape. So, in the process of looking for a new beater.. I came across these.
#1 A 1983 Buick (yeah I know) Riviera XX. This is supposedly the rare 20th anniversary edition along with being a copy of the Pace Car for 83.
#2 A 1989 Buick Reatta... 150,000 miles on it.. needs the pop-up head lights fixed..other wise good shape. This car is also LOCAL.
#3 1988 Oldsmobile Toronado Trofeo I'm not really sure how many miles it has but I do know that the transmission is from a 1991.
#4 1985 Toronado Caliente.. well I really shouldn't even include this... it's getting shipped to my house. But i can always sell it.
I think I need to move out of the Toronado line.. and maybe into something different.
The 83 Riv needs restored... badly. Here's a pic... or maybe not.
Thanks all! Nick
yeah if you were still looking I would say get the reatta. those are some of the most reliable sports cars of the 80's. 3800 series one motors never die, as you can tell by all of the delta 88's/98s here from the late 80s. Hell it was been awarded the most reliable engine of the 20th century by many magazines and groups.
I have seen the 3.8's with over 400,000 on the original motor and they still start up perfect. Hell mine has 214,000 and still has perfect compression and has never burnt or leaked oil. My buddie has an 86 98 with 343k on it and still no worries. The car is beat to shit but it still drives.
Also that Toronado Trofeo would be a good choice and is also about as rare as the reatta. also a 3.8l non-supercharged
nick3012 wrote:
Well.. this really was a truly dumb thing to ask. Believe it or not.. I am going to keep the Caliente and work on it and use it as my winter ride. The more and more I thought about it.. i felt dirty actually considering a Buick. (ICK). Anyway.. I am going to be working on that when it gets here. So thanks all, and please don't hurt me! LOL
Nick
Most of the lesabres/park avenues/reattas/riverias have had the 3.8 since the late 80's so generally they will last.
It is all GM so it is all exactly the same underneath. As far as electronics and cosmetics go buick and olds always had it maxed out to the point of it being a problem. Hell I do not need 8 switches to move my seat.
check out
www.carsurvey.org
it has a lot of good reviews from real people.
