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417 messages, Last post on Nov 19, 2009 at 8:10 PM
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Replying to: tjc78 (Oct 27, 2009 8:05 am) |
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Replying to: andre1969 (Oct 27, 2009 7:03 am) The newer 3.9 may be a good compromise. Being a 60 degree V6, it should be smoother and more refined than the 90 degree 3800, even though the latter has balance shafts. It's probably a little quicker than the 3800 too, and less front end heavy than the V8. Don't know if the 3.9 is as rugged as the 3800, though.
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Replying to: andre1969 (Oct 27, 2009 6:48 am)
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Replying to: berri (Oct 27, 2009 4:20 pm)
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Replying to: nippononly (Oct 27, 2009 4:37 pm) |
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Replying to: berri (Oct 27, 2009 4:43 pm) I don't know if the Skylark really was built better than the other X-cars, or maybe it just appealed to an older clientele that maintained them better, but somehow it more or less side-stepped the bad rap that the other X-es had. Still, I just don't care for the name anymore. To me, it's one of those names that sounds great on an old 50's or 60's car, but it just has more of a nostalgic ring to it, that seems out of place on a modern car. It's kinda like seeing a hot, sexy young supermodel or stripper, and then finding out later that her name is Audrey or Myrtle or Ethel. For some reason, I always thought the name "Skyhawk" was good...if not the car the name ended up on.
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Replying to: hpmctorque (Oct 27, 2009 10:15 am) As for durability, I haven't heard anything bad about these newer 3.5/3.9 engines. The old 2.8/3.1/3.4 tended to blow head gaskets, and they also went through a rash of plastic intake manifold problems, but I don't think those traits have been engineered out, with the newer engines. |
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Drove a Park A up to 200,000 miles and donated it to our office janitor in very good mechanical condition. Now own a Regal which just hit 200,000 miles and runs well. Just tested(rented for 2 days) the new LaCross and loved the ride, not crazy about the blind spots but nice automobile. Not sure I'm jumping on this one! Drivetrains on my old Buicks were flawless....That said, I did have plenty of issues with power options, windows/door locks and such. I kind of liked my Buicks!!!!!! |
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Replying to: andre1969 (Oct 28, 2009 2:42 am) Anybody remember the Buick Apollo? That name might've meant something back in the late '60s / early '70s with the NASA moon landing missions of the same name. The Buick Apollo was nothing but a Nova clone anyway.
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Replying to: lemko (Oct 28, 2009 4:35 am) Some of those Nova clones were pretty upscale inside, if you got the higher trim levels. But once the Nova Concours and Nova LN (Luxury Nova) came out, it made the Buick/Pontiac/Olds versions a bit redundant. And to add insult to injury, by 1977-79 at least, the Nova offered a bigger engine. You could get a Chevy 350 right up through the end, but by that timeframe the Phoenix/Omega/Skylark only offered a 305 as the top engine. And I think the non-California Phoenixes might have offered the 301. |
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