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Re: Dodge minivan, Olds 88 diesel, but the best was....
Posted by RobsSaab [Email] (more from RobsSaab) on Thu, 14 Jul 2011 13:43:29
In Reply to: Re: Dodge minivan, Olds 88 diesel, but the best was...., paul de k, Thu, 14 Jul 2011 12:33:54
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When I was in high school & 1st year of college, I was the lot boy at a local Cadillac-Olds dealership. Every morning our service lane was full of Olds 88's & Caddy DeVille diesels that had been dropped off overnight. "Won't start", "Overheated", "Blew-up" was the typical reason given.
The mechanics HATED, HATED those cars. I heard lots of profanity back in the shop. Also, the Cadillac "8-6-4" technological marvel that reduced the number of cylinders used while driving, to save fuel. Most people had theirs coverted to be on 8 cylinders full time.
I won't call my '92 9000CD a POS, but it was "reliabilty challenged". I think I spent nearly the purchase price in repairs over about 8 years of ownership. However, when it was running..nothing could catch it. In spite of that particular car, I still managed to fall in love with SAABs.
Posts in this Thread:
- What's the worst POS car you've ever owned?, No Snaab, Thu, 14 Jul 2011 07:34:44
- 1982 AMC Eagle 4x4 wagon, Paul H, Fri, 15 Jul 2011 08:33:04
- 1985 Saab 900S 4dr, DougM , Fri, 15 Jul 2011 07:32:16
- Re: What's the worst POS car you've ever owned?, houstonsaabs, Fri, 15 Jul 2011 05:48:07
- Re: What's the worst POS car you've ever owned?, Ed_F , Thu, 14 Jul 2011 23:46:51
- Re: What's the worst POS car you've ever owned?, Philip Schall, Thu, 14 Jul 2011 18:23:34
- Re: What's the worst POS car you've ever owned?, TOM, Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:48:12
- Sorry but, DE , Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:33:15
- 1984 Dodge Minivan with 3-speed auto..., Saab Junkie, Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:02:23
- 1960 Ford Falcon Ranchero, Mike Lynch , Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:06:35
- Plymouth Reliant, JerseySaab , Thu, 14 Jul 2011 13:46:04
- 1992 Legacy Wagon, JMF, Thu, 14 Jul 2011 13:12:49
- Re: Dodge minivan, Olds 88 diesel, but the best was...., paul de k, Thu, 14 Jul 2011 12:33:54
- Re: What's the worst POS car you've ever owned?, Mike Lynch , Thu, 14 Jul 2011 11:50:13
- Re: What's the worst POS car you've ever owned?, kkelley, Thu, 14 Jul 2011 11:29:41
- As a former co-worker used to say...., Noel, Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:55:49
- Re: What's the worst POS car you've ever owned?, EGD , Thu, 14 Jul 2011 09:22:18
- 1972 Plymouth Cricket in about 1980, Les_H, Thu, 14 Jul 2011 09:18:06
- 1985 Saab-Lancia 600, SWEDECAR , Thu, 14 Jul 2011 09:06:50
- 1988, 4-cylinder, Isuzu Trooper, Notnoel , Thu, 14 Jul 2011 08:40:58
- Re: What's the worst POS car you've ever owned?, Bruce, Thu, 14 Jul 2011 08:16:14
- Ewww..., Eric Law, Thu, 14 Jul 2011 09:31:23
- Re: What's the worst POS car you've ever owned?, smt, Thu, 14 Jul 2011 08:15:57
- 1978 Buick Opel by Isuzu, Dan-O, Thu, 14 Jul 2011 08:09:00
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