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Old 03-14-2015, 05:15 PM   #1
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Default Shaggin' wagon.

No threads in Cage Hell since December, 2013? Jesus...

Well, if anything can revive the forum, it's the Golden Sex Machine:







Yeah. I really just bought this.
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Old 03-16-2015, 08:32 AM   #2
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Buick Century... sex machine... heh

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Old 03-16-2015, 01:41 PM   #3
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I do believe we need a shot of the acreage of the back shaggin' area!
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Old 03-16-2015, 01:42 PM   #4
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Honestly though, I really like the OLD station wagons from the 60's and especially the earlier ones! I'm a Ford guy but, I'd take a Nomad over a regular Bel-Air anyday!
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Old 03-16-2015, 02:48 PM   #5
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Does that bad boy have the 3.1 or the 2.2?
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Old 03-16-2015, 04:06 PM   #6
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Does that bad boy have the 3.1 or the 2.2?
It's a 92, it pre-dates the 2.2L. 2.5L with the ever-popular TH125 3-speed automatic.

Honestly, I just needed something with a roof rack.

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It's a 92, it pre-dates the 2.2L. 2.5L with the ever-popular TH125 3-speed automatic.

Honestly, I just needed something with a roof rack.

Ahh...
You have gone full retro lol
Family friend had the sedan with the 2.5. I think it was a 91.
They owned it for about 8 years (maybe more) and were the second owners.
They never changed the oil. The logic they used was that if the oil was low, they added oil hence there was no need for oil changes.

A few years later, around 2010-ish my step father picked up 3.1 equipped Century. I think it was a 94.
That car impressed the hell out of me. Everything worked. AC was awesome. Was expecting a shitbox and the thing was solid as a rock. Made the perfect grandpa car.
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I love the retro. I have a 90 6000LE that when I traded it in, had 287,000 miles on it with the 3.1L V-6. It still got 27mpg at 80mph and I would have drove it cross country. Never opened the motor or the trans short of filters and oil. Sure it had new other stuff, like water pumps, radiators, brakes, alternator, etc... but otherwise it was an awesome steed. Kinda miss it.
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Old 04-08-2015, 01:45 PM   #9
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around 2010-ish my step father picked up 3.1 equipped Century. I think it was a 94. That car impressed the hell out of me. Everything worked. AC was awesome. Was expecting a shitbox and the thing was solid as a rock. Made the perfect grandpa car.
1982-96 A-bodies are among the best front wheel drive platforms ever built, in my opinion. Certainly one of GM's best. They used a variety of drivetrains, most of which were pretty solid, but the chassis were built like tanks. Small by today's mid-size standards, but tap on a body panel and the things feel like they're carved out of stone.

The 3.1L family was plagued with intake manifold gasket failures from (I think) 94-on, but aside from that the engines were pretty bulletproof. I've owned several, but I prefer the 4-cylinder. So much easier to repair/maintain. Lifting a 3.1L off its mounts just to replace the inboard spark plugs is a bitch.

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I love the retro. I have a 90 6000LE that when I traded it in, had 287,000 miles on it with the 3.1L V-6. It still got 27mpg at 80mph and I would have drove it cross country. Never opened the motor or the trans short of filters and oil. Sure it had new other stuff, like water pumps, radiators, brakes, alternator, etc... but otherwise it was an awesome steed. Kinda miss it.
As ugly as I find the Century, I think the Pontiac is even uglier. That said, I almost bought a 6000LE wagon in nearly identical condition to this Buick, but I was outbid at the last second on eBay.

A-body 4-cylinders were all paired with non-OD, 3-speed transmissions, while all V6 models of which I am aware received overdrive 4-speeds. Fuel economy between the two is therefore almost identical.
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Wagon. I still feel embarrassed when my mom used to pick me up in one at school.
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