The paint is peeling.
There's some rot on the lower areas.
The transmission failed at 46000 miles.
The engine refuses to keep oil inside it even though valve cover gaskets have been replaced twice.
The windows are very slow.
The driver's window sometimes won't go back up.
The radio has been replaced with 2 junkyard units, only to have the display blink after a few weeks, its got a Clarion 9700 (that's been passed on from my 1974 Olds 88 and then my 1981 Olds 88) in it now.
Regarding the peeling paint, Dodge had this problem too, I believe it's when they had to "get the lead out".
The rot is expected, I don't garage it because it's 2" longer than my garage (~18'4").
The transmission probably went from years of infrequent driving (it blew doing 25MPH on an offramp).
My Olds and my wife's old 1983 Monte also had slow windows, new motors cured that.
The engine's performance greatly increased after using GM "top engine cleaner", although it really could use the Olds Rocket 350 engine, but we all know that CAFE is what limited the older cars base engines.
Driving the car is like sitting on my Lazy Boy recliner in my living room, a couple of times I have nodded off briefly.
Due to it's age and needing some work, I find I will be selling it, my wife won't let me put a grand into it.
My brother-in-law commented how great it felt to drive a car like this after driving a Saturn for the last 5 years (he incidentally bought my 1981 Olds 88 from me when I bought the Caddy and he felt that was the greatest car he owned).
You have an HT4100 and it didn't blow up?
This is actually for the comment. On the 4100 engines as long as the heads were shimmed they didn't have that whole "Blowing up" problem.
I received my 83 Coupe Deville in December of 2002, in a trade with my uncle for my 93-Jeep Wrangler. My uncle got this dream machine after his aunt passed away. His aunt bought the car in 83 right off the showroom floor. She drove it sparingly for about 4 years, until her deteriorating vision caused her to stop driving. It stayed in her garage, until she passed away earlier in 02. It is "periwinkle blue", with white leather interior, power windows, locks, seats, steering, and an auto locking trunk. I received this vehicle with 35,000 original miles on it, and I LOVE IT!!!
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