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P.. I told my father-in-law about the 300hp GNU.
He asked why I would want a 300hp Regal. Like a lot of people, he just doesn't understand.
What I'd like to see Buick put more time into is the interior. Seats with a bit more lateral & lumbar support...an overhead console w/ Homelink...HID lights (although the lighting on my 2000 GS is surprisingly good). These type of items would do wonders for the Regal with adding just a few dollars more ($200) to the bottom line; making it a damn close comparison w/ an I30 or TL in terms of ammenities.
OK...'nuff said.
I didn't buy it for the Abboud name but for what the letters GS stand for:-)It just happened to be an Abboud edition.
Interesting data:
http://carpoint.msn.com/Vip/Heraud/Buick/Regal/2000S.asp
80 percents of Regal owners are male. Even if the Olympic edition could shift the proportion somewhat, there are simply too few of cars in this trim available.
Our family is exception: My wife likes the power of GS as much as I, if not more, and usually drives the car.
I do agree, however, that Buick could have better spent the money it invested in Abboud. After driving my son's Linclon LS for 2 weeks; ride, power delivery, interior trim/quality and handling would have been better places to spend the dollars. I still, however, like my GS, it's more roomy, more confortable and has better visibility for the driver than the LS. However the LS's road feel, handling, and V8 power make for a very pleasing machine!
Take a look at an Abboud (Exactly like my GS):
http://www.familycar.com/RoadTests/BuickRegalGS/index.htm
Checked again with www.gmbuypower.com: the "Light Sandrift Metallic" color looks beige and a bit femine for me on my monitor... Though, do not see anything specifically femine in the edition at other colors.
As to the Joseph Abboud, I even did not hear his name before. I am recent immigrant, and, any case, never was interested in fashions.
Thank You.
The 3.8ltr is an old, OLD dependable workhorse. With that said, I have my doubts that switching over to synthetic will gain you longevity or economies of scale. Just perform a typical LOF usinbg 10-30 every 3,000 miles for 25 bucks and you'll be fine.
With classical oil and the 3/3 schedule, it will cost the same $100 per year list. Something like $65 with the station coupons.
I value the 2 hours of my time more than the $30 difference. Not to mention the headache of remembering to change...
As to the better lubrication, this is a free ride.
There is a potential for synth to gain power and mpg. Mopar Muscle had a recent story about gaining something like 10hp on the dyno after changing all the fluids in a Dakota pickup to synthetic.
Bushwhack,
The 3K oil change is bull, and can be proven so by oil analysis. Don't waste money (and the environment) by throwing good synth oil away. If you're worried about warranty, change at the recommended manuf. interval (7500), and do an analysis each time. With the analysis showing that there was nothing wrong with the oil, the dealer would have a hard time denying service with a claim of insufficient oil changes.
Where does one get this analysis done? Is it an annual requirement?
Ken
My cars and schedules are:
1992 Camry Se 133,000, 7500 mile oil and filter
1996 Mercury Mystique,59,000 miles, once a year, filter at 6 months, (7-10,000 miles a year)
1997 isuzu Rodeo, 59,000 miles, once a year, filter at 6 mons, 12,000 miles a year
1997 Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4, 15,000 miles, every 5000 miles for now due to turbos
2000 Buick Regal GSE, 1900 miles, slowly building up to 12,000 mile changes with filter at 6 months.
Also all have synthetic tranny fluid and gear oil.
www.amsoil.com/products/g.html
www.blackstone-labs.com
www.globaltechnovations.com/products_kit.html
store.yahoo.com/avlube/oilanalysiskit.html
webmesh.com/assoclabs/
www.autoappraisal.com/oilanalysis.htm
www.pecuniary.com/synthetics/oilanalysis.html
Ken
Being a moderately open-minded guy (for a Republican), I just may send my oil to get analyzed after 4,000 miles of usefulness (I'd rather analyze at 4,000 then 3,000). Should I be able to make sense of the analysis and changing over to synthetic would be for the better (and longer LOF intervals), ya'll may just make a believer out of me.
But generally speaking, I live by 'If it ain't broke, don't fix it' - why tamper with what has worked in the past.
and pushrods in addition to other interior engine mods to handle the extra
HP and torque.
Could you post the GM website where you read this info regarding the interior engine mods to handle the extra HP and torque?
Thanks
I will read the full article in the next couple days.
website both 3800 engines look to be the same. Again I am not sure. Anyway to access the Powertrain website: go to GM.com, click on the brand website and scroll down to powertrain and click on that. Up comes the powertrain home page, and just click on to the engines icon.
Once that is done just click on the "other engines" and it will bring you to the information about all of GM's currently available engines. Scroll down to the 3.8l and click on to get the specs. Have fun and let me know if I am right or wrong, because now I am not sure.
I have only a couple minor complaints with the car itself (see below). My experience with the dealership (an Isuzu-Suzuki dealer), however, has been less than stellar! To their credit, they did a good job repairing an odd stain/burn mark in the rear seat leather. However, everything else has been awful! They took 5 days to repair the leaking oil-pan gasket - several times leaving my wife stranded at the dealership for half a day having done nothing with the car! I recently discover that they over inflated the tires (as high as 48 psi!). I'll spare you all the other details, but suffice it to say these folks are some of the most incompetent, discourteous, and unethical people I have ever met!
As for the car itself:
- no dash rattles to report, however we're beginning to hear a small rattle from the rear of the passenger compartment (will investigate further)
- battery went dead on day 2! Nothing like buying a car only to have it not start on you the next day! (I have my suspicion the dealer knew it was on its way out!)
- have been finding the climate control less than intuitive. Hate it when the thing overrides the fan speed I set and cranks it up to full blast!
That's about it. For the record - there's nothing wrong with the trip odometer (it was my own misunderstanding)
We in the Bonneville forum are organizing a car meet in central NJ and would like to invite any of you who are in the area to attend. Don't have to live nearby either - I'm coming from Maine - so even you Ct ( Hi there Yurakm!) people might want to take a drive.
It's planned for Sunday April 22 at Rockaway Mall off Rt 80 exit 35 anytime after noon. We hope to see Bonnevilles, Auroras, Grand Prix, Impalas, Regals and others there.
Please stop by the Bonneville forum and let is know of interest or email me (profile).
I enjoy your forum - take good care of those great Regals.
Ken
Just my two cents.
Best wishes to all
Ken
You know, the Park Ave is going to be replaced by a LaCrosse-style luxury crossover around '04-05. Also, the Regal and Century are going to be redesigned for the 2004 MY and there are rumors that Buick might be producing the Blackwood concept in a limited capacity for its 100th anniversary in 2003.
http://www.rideanddrive.com/features/buick-blackhawk-800.html
That's one helluva car!
Though, I cannot be here: my son have a sport competition the very same day.
On a different subject, I looked at a Pontiac GTP sedan and coupe on a dealer's lot the other day. I just can't get myself to like this car. For some reason it just seems cheaply made. I still prefer the Regal over the GTP or Bonneville SSE.
Myths, Legends, and other Information about the Buick Wildcat
In 1953 Buick developed a prototype car called the Wildcat. It came with a 322 cubic inch V8 engine rated at 188 horsepower. The car was revolutionary for the time. The body was fiberglass. The wheel hubs remained stationary as the wheels spun. What the advantage of this was supposed to be is unknown to me.
The first Buick Wildcat produced for the public was sold in 1962 and called the Wildcat Sport Coupe. It was based on the Invicta and intended to compete with the Ford Thunderbird. It came with bucket seats, console, tachometer, a 401 cubic inch engine rated at 325 horsepower. Standard rear axle ratio was 3:42:1. About 2,000 were built.
The 1965 Buick Wildcat body came from the LeSabre. The 401 was still offered, as was the 425. Supposedly there were 5 versions of the coupe offered and 5 versions of the sedan.
1970 was the end. Only 23,000 Wildcats sold in this year of the Muscle Car. But the Wildcat went out in a blaze of glory, packing the Hemi-killing Buick 455 under the hood for the first and last time. This awesome engine produced 370 horsepower and 510 foot pounds of torque. Unfortunately, the genuine Hemi-killing Stage 1 option was not available for the Wildcat.
More at:
http://silverstone.fortunecity.com/saab/307/index.html
If the dealer can't help go to a differnt one!
Thanks