Thread Number: 79249
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test drove '82 El Camino :) |
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Post# 1031875 , Reply# 2   5/5/2019 at 14:28 (1,815 days old) by 2packs4sure (houston)   |   | |
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Post# 1032391 , Reply# 7   5/11/2019 at 15:22 (1,809 days old) by JustJunque (Western MA)   |   | |
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I have to agree.
I've owned two cars with the Buick 231 V6. One was bad, the other one was awful. We also have the turbo version in an '87 Regal Turbo T. Fuel injection and a turbo make a huge difference! The big Monte Carlos used to be my favorite! I've owned a '75, '76, and '77. The '76 had the most factory options, but was in the roughest condition of the three. It was one-year-only Lime Green Metallic! The '75 was dark blue metallic, with a white landau top and white Strato bucket seat interior. The '77 was metallic orange, with chamois landau top and cloth reclining bench seats. That one was the only one with a 305 as opposed to the 350. It was almost as underpowered as the 231 V6! Barry |
Post# 1032396 , Reply# 8   5/11/2019 at 17:12 (1,809 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 1032408 , Reply# 11   5/11/2019 at 20:09 (1,809 days old) by CorvairGeek (Gem State)   |   | |
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It was a fun project. That is a Buick only variant, 2003-2005, that I found cool. |
Post# 1032594 , Reply# 14   5/13/2019 at 21:51 (1,807 days old) by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD)   |   | |
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I once found a g-body,1982-forget what model,and it had a 4.3 v6 diesel-I think v8 diesel was also avalible.Noticed that 4.3 v6 had a serpentine belt which was state of the art in 1982 :)RWD 4.3 diesel quite rare VS FWD transverse version. |
Post# 1033762 , Reply# 15   5/27/2019 at 21:23 (1,793 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI)   |   | |
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Never got to drive this, though rode in a plenty--front AND back--and wish I was brave enough to open the hood pall the way when she and I were in the garage, but I was afraid everyone would hear...
Don't let the Spartan Appearance fool you: There's Air Conditioning even without tinted glass (or just the band at the top of the windshield) and the single left hand mirror is remote controlled, but still, why no right hand? (It was crucially later needed, all at the time my grandpa owned this and then had left grandma to sell it quickly after his passing away) --Still I think she would have made a great first car for me & wanted to do my Urban Cowboy thing while that was still in!)
-- Dave
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