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Not to much has gone wrong with the car since I have owned it. the seat was broken however so I had to manually adjust the drivers seat to fit my height. the radiator I had to replace since the car sat for about 2 years without being driven. shocks need to be replaced after 20 years and 84000 miles. is that something I should put under wrong?
I love this car, its like riding on air and I can race with the best of them. I wish they made more cars like this instead of todays crappy front wheel drive garbage cars.
Rear wheel drive is making a comeback, at least in larger cars, and those who aspire to sportiness.
With traction-control systems that are more sophisticated than the old limited-slip differential, the lack of traction on ice/snow and other slippery surfaces is not as much of a concern with a rear-drive vehicle like it used to be.
Although, GM seems to still be staying with front wheel drive for now even on its upcoming new models.
If your going to say any thing bad about these 1977-1985 Oldsmobile 88s or 98s then you should drive one for a while. Most of them have good power for high way cursing, easy to work on and they are vary reliable. I own a 1977 olds 98, its some what larger then a 88 but its basically the same car. My car doesn't have any computers on it what so ever (only California cars from 77 had computers) so when some thing is wrong I can hear or feel that its messed up. Working on older cars is fun and can be good for father son bonding if your into that. To say that new FWD cars are better than old RWD cars is just plain stupid. My mom has a modern people hauler, a 2000 dodge mini van, it has less than 100,000 miles on it and the motor clicks, the front end makes funny cluck and bang noises, and it gets bad gas mileage 20 mpg. I own an old people hauler, a 1977 oldsmobile 98, the car runs and drives quiet, the only noises out of my car is from the tail pipe! My car has over 150k miles on it and now has a TH350 trans in it with lockup torque converter, I think it will get 18 mpg or even better when I get the switch wired for the lockup TC. When you can find a new car that you can seat 5 adults, curse at 90+ all day, put every thing including the kitchen sink in the trunck and feel like your driving in a layz boy then e-mail me at olds_rockett@
Highway cursing? If I had to drive a 77 Olds 98 I would probably be cursing too. Cursing my lot in life.
That guy probably is content with his little Cavalier and can't handle the size of a vintage Olds. They are good cars, I own an '83 Bonneville and Caprice coupe.
I have a Delta 88 RB LS and she's a beast! None of you little cars can even see what that car could do... I am going to put some time into the sweet thing and we'll see who gets the girl!
These are the most comfortable cars ever made -- especially if they have velour seats.
Y'all can keep your "modern" FWD cars.
OK= = we will!!
I wrote the post just above yours. I also own a Honda Prelude, which is nice and fast, and can dart back and forth like nobody's business.
But I were going to hop into a vehicle with a couple buds to drive across five states to a convention, it'd be a huge 1984 Olds 98 Regency or Delta 88 Royale Brougham land yacht (with '83 bumper assembly, '80 grill) with fuzzy velour Lazy Boy seats you can sink down to China in. It'll float like a cloud over the worst roads imaginable on 225/75R15 balloon tires (washboard gravel? giant chuckholes? water two feet deep? 6" curbs and speedbumps? No effing sweat!) -- and get about the same fuel economy cruising at 90mph as a ricer geared to generate its best numbers at 50mph and therefore whining like a hair-dryer at the same 90.
If anybody hits you, they'll be totalled, and you'll have a press-in dent that might not even break the paint. If they hit your *bumper*, it'll have a scuff no larger than a quarter. If anything does manage to break, you can pick up the part used for as little as five bucks (halogen headlights, etc) and install it yourself with a screwdriver and a socket-wrench. If you get a flat, you pull the big-ass piston-jack out of the trunk, line it up with the notch under the chrome bumper, and lift the whole car up in ten seconds.
The elsewhere-maligned 307 engine's short-stroke, low RPM, torque-priority design gives it a very long life. You can feed it cheapo brand 99c oil and low-octane crap gas, and it'll run just fine. If an old coolant hose blows up and radiator fluid spews out, you can still chug along at 30mph without wrecking it.
And the stock 20year-old radio will have giant knobs and buttons you can find and adjust without taking your eyes off the road.
Basically, just keep the surfaces treated to wade off rust, and these old cars are more reliable, more comfortable and more durable than anything made since the mid-90s.
Not to mention more beautiful and more luxurious:
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I got an '85 88 in the garage right now; all I can say is that it's a Cadillac in disguise; I've had Cutlasses before, and they all handle the same as the 88; The 307 is a bit underpowered for the car, but if you keep it tuned up, clean, and if you're not a Nascar driver, there's enough power there to get you from point A to B in comfort...
I wouldn't trade it for anything else. I have an '85 Toronado, which is white/white with a blue interior; it's a car I got for $900 which needs a paint job with 40K; and I have a 1968 DELMONT 88in mint condition; I'm an Olds freak...
You front wheel drive guys complaining should quit. Hit a parking stall cement stopper with your front wheel drive tilted at the wrong angle and you're in a lot of trouble. Do it with an Olds 88 (orfor that matter a Mercurcury Grand Marqis, or Ford Crown Vivtoria, etc., etc.) and you hardly notice the impact. Never heard of so many bumblebees trying to sting a wasp. Rear wheel drive RULES!
I own a Olds Delta 88 and it is by far the best car I have ever owned. It has a lot of get up and go for an older car.
Hi every one, I own a oldsmobile royal 1984 and it's a beautiful car. I only have 40 k on it and it's a ride. People that don't like this cars, well its becose they never drove one. I never got into one, until last week and I love it, I will never go back to the new cars, To expensive and doesn't drive good. and expensive on parts. I use to have a mini van, and I only done 140 k on it and I had to replace the motor, that is rediculous, I paid 15.500.00 for it and last me only 7 years, and I change the oil every 4 months and took very good care of it, it looks like new, but don't run good at all, people,, if you can get your hand on a older car with low mileage, go for it, you won't regret it, sincerely jeanny.
Jeanny-f@hotmail.com send me pics and how you feel about your car.
I am pleased to see the fan set (for the most part) in this blog.
Around here I am the only one who respects my car just about. All because the previous owner never finished the paint job (half burgundy half white). It is an '84 Delta 88 with red camaro rims. I love it regardless.
It was six hundred dollars from my uncle, and it has an oldes 350 from a '76 cutty, transmission too. Big red pillow seats, power windows, shift kit. Not very good mileage, but she needs a tune up, besides it is all the stop and go here in Pittsburgh. Once I hit the highway it does OK though. Good power and very solid.
I saw the bumper from the last person who hit the car, virtually undetectable. The person who hit it had no insurance so the owner at the time got straight cash for a new bumper, later deciding that it didn't need it because it hardly scuffed the chrome. So for those who have the nerve to come to this blog and talk about how BAD the car is when they don't even own one, obviously cannot appreciate the room, luxury and style of a classic American car.
I just got a 1984 Oldsmobile Delta 88 and I love it. It needs work, but its worth it. My grandfather gave me the car and he said it drives smooth and one of the best cars he had ever.
I picked up this 1984 Olds Delta 88 Royale Brougham 4 door last year (2006) for the princely sum of $200.00 CDN. To pass the safety I had to install new front shocks, replace wheel bearing seals, somehow the front rims had been damaged and that trashed the front tires as well so new rims and rubber up front. The car had just short of 100,000 kms on it so the engine was good, burned no oil. I ran it to get back and forth to work. No love yet.
This year, after I got back from overseas, I started cleaning it up. The interior is cherry (after a shampoo) The body has some rust spots, but nothing terminal. The engine got a good cleaning as well as a cooling system flush. I've changed the tranny oil and filter, as well as the diff. lube. It's running better all the time, although it has a drinking problem... it will pass everything on the road, except a gas station.
Now it's Love. I'm planning on replacing the vinyl roof, doing a body and paint job and giving it a new windshield. I showed it to the previous owner... he freaked. When I'm finished, it will be mint. It rides like a cloud and I've got some serious metal to protect me in a crash.
If you see a White 88 with a Burgundy roof and front licence plate that says "Das Boot"...wave.
PS...Anyone know of a good Vinyl Roof place near Edmonton, Alberta?