Since I have owned it.
I have replaced the sway bar links (broken).
I have replaced the heater core (plugged).
I have replaced the thermostat (engine temp. a little high).
This Car is seriously quick, but rides like a Buick... Could use some suspension mods for a handling vehicle.
This car will stick with the Mustangs, Camaro's, 'Birds, etc stoplight to stoplight... and I have yet to find out it's top end. Highest I have run it is 120 MPH in 3rd gear, and I still have 4th, and lock-up.
Short of my 69 Charger I had when I was 19... this is one extremely quick grocery getter.
What do you mean by lock up. I too own a 96 road master limited.
I would like to know whether it is lt1 tuned or not and the car is locked till 170, I am leaving in the united arab emirates. and have raced with a lot of mercedes, mustangs. but the se320 seems to out beat this car after 160. also I would be grateful if you could tell me whether your roadmaster makes noises during turns and slow speeds as if something is being rubbed against the rims.
Lock up is 100% no slip from the torque converter it has a clutch in the torque converter that locks the engine to the transmission with no slip like a manual transmission.
I have a 96 roadmaster and it's speed limiter hit at about 108 mph how does yours hit 120 and above?
"Overlooked" and "Under appreciated" are words to describe any of the GM and Ford full-size wagons from the 80's and 90's. Strong, reliable, comfortable, and damn good looking cars, yet so overlooked, often just because they are station wagons.
But as time goes on, I think that the big American wagons, even if they never return, will eventually have a big change in image, and many people will one day be very grateful they kept their big Roadmaster Estate or whichever big wagon they owned, or very sorry they didn't.
If there is any underrated type of car that is both easy to obtain and likely to become very valuable, it is cars like the Roadmaster Estate.