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I use 87 octane regular gas with no knocking, hesitation or anything. Should I still use the premium gas?
I really enjoy this car!
However, if your engine calls for 92 and you run 87 it will probably run okay due to the anti knock computer chips in new cars however, the compensating loss of performance and loss of mpg offsets the lower cost of the 87 octane, thus their conclusion was to run the 92 if it is recommended.
Dealer body shop wants to redo the entire fender...OH NO!
Anyone had experience with dent removal jobs in the past? I do not want to re-paint the panel if dent removal will do the trick.
Any luck, hope or suggestions?
Joseph Abboud edition.
It looks like its going to be identical to the 2001 Regal.
Any comments or advice? It seems to be the best bang for the buck with its incredible 240 Horse Super charged engine.
Thanks
If you're going to hold on to the car for more then 5 years, ignore resale value. After all, it's the amount of miles put on the car that generally determine resale value. IMHO, buying car for its potential resale value is foolish. But people still calculate that equation in new car purchases.
..and don't forget to ZAINO your new car after your purchase. But I suppose that is a topic for another forum
Yeah i tried getting a 2001 but there is only one (The edition and color i want) within 500 miles of me... and the dealer wasn't able to trade for it... I guess the guy wanted a Yukon for it.
So I have to try and get a new 2002 which haven't even been "released" to dealerships yet. I'm just hoping i can get one to buy before the November 18th deadline when the special financing ends.
Nothing is every easy. Especially when it comes to buying a car.
LOL... Zaino! Click on my name above and look at the shine! THAT'S Zaino! Then, go to http://www.zainobros.com and start reading and looking. I've been using it since the summer of 98 on 2 different cars now. Love it. So does everyone who sees my car.
fastdriver
Any ideas?
TIA
NGK
AC Delco
Champion
Bosh Platinum+4(Hype???)
Splitfire(Hype???)
What has yielded good results???
Enough, I am driving a rental Intrepid...thank you Buick for the Regal GS!
I debated whether to drain out a gallon of coolant, and invest in a gallon of DexCool to strengthen the mixture. Instead, I drained and flushed the system, and added new Prestone. So much for "low maintenance" coolant.
In addition tie rod ends are needed and are on back order from GM factory.
Nice! Guess I am the unlucky owner now.
The GTP seems to have higher cornering limits, but the GS let you know when you were getting close to the limit better. The GS also seemed less likely to understeer, and actually had more of a drift at the limit, which could be easily corrected with the brakes.
The GTP brakes very fast, but the tail gets a little loose if go from hard acceleration to full braking very suddenly at high speeds. The GS had about the same braking, but always stayed straight.
I think both these cars are under rated by many drivers and reviewers. I have show many a BMW, Acura, and Maxima nothing but tail lights either accelerating, cornering, or braking.
I truly advise you to really test drive some hard before replacing your GS. I believe the car offers better performance than many cars, with superior 0-60, skidpad, slalom, and 60-0 numbers.
Question..... can the filter be changed relatively easily with the car on the ground & the wheels turned?? I'd would like to do this myself if possible.... Anyone done this??
Thanks again.
I got Magnecore 8.5mm wires (btw - they have a speccial 30% off offer for Buick
Regal now), and AC Delco plugs. I regapped AC Delco plugs to .055" from 0.060".
(a lot of tuners are recommending that - and even Magnecore insist on that).
It works fine now - but the famous problem of rough idle is not fixed.
BTW - there is a rumor GM tuned Regals from the factory to run rich - and my
old plugs were really blackish - with some carbon deposit - which is
saying about rich mixture.
Anybody noticed that ?
the regal is definitely quicker...cuz it weighs less than the pontiac gtp or bonneville. i've found that the regal gs is the best hot sedan for the money. the little tweaks here and there to make this a capable and safe car when driving 80-100 mph are easy to make.
btw, evize, did you get those michelin pilot xgt tires?
so far my 99 regal has been a dream come true. i've always owned fast and great handling cars...but i never expected that i'd own a buick...and this is a rocket.
as i get into more mods, i'll be sharing them with this group.
greetings from the silicon valley.
deibs
I raced plenty of mercs, bmws, and lexus in the GS, and out accelerated, out cornered, and out braked them. I think the only places those cars are really better in tight slow speed turns, like on twisty mountain roads, and if you brake torque or clutch pop them for the 0-60 or 1/4 tun. A lot of GS owners get low 6 second 0-60 times stock, which is still faster than a BMW 330i sport with the 5 speed manual using a high rpm launch.
Exxon was just horrible. My car got a very rough idle which smoothes after switching to BP, but not completely. I have found in internet that Exxon is in the top 10 consumers of MTBE. Aarrrrrrgh ....
Anybody knows really good gas brand for the winter ?
The wife's Bonniville has been idling rougher than it should for a while but I never thought it was the gas since the old Intrigue used the same gas at the same time with no problem. Did everything mechanically to stop it until realizing the gas was the problem.
Hopefully Wawa won't start putting MTBE in theirs.
Just the opposite. Any Neon, Civic, or Camaro would "leave you in the dust" while you are spinning the wheels, would you "punch it". With GS you must start very slow, just free the brakes, and idle through the first yard or so. Then add gas very smoothly.
Good idea is to stop about 3-5 feet before the stop line. Thus you will see better the traffic light, as well as the car on the next lane.
Not that they do not like Buick. Both Century and LeSable are praised as the most safe cars in their respective price categories.
some are having running fuel with MTBE
in it. In California, they force feed us MTBE
year round. Can't buy gas without it.
I don't know if "the General" compensated for that in the California emissions package or what, but I don't have any rough idle, bucking
etc.
Maybe the dealer service can make some
helpful suggestions???
On a related note, here in L.A. over the past few months they have 'down-graded' super-unleaded to 91 octane (it was 92). Would that change be a reason for the rough idle?? Can any "gas knowledgeable" people out there shed some light on this??
I've read articles from cars mags that praise various cars yet when I've driven these same cars, my conclusion was I had driven garbage (i.e. Intrigue and Taurus). Yet cars that have been knocked down I feel were/are of great value (Focus, Hyndaui Elentra) for the money.
Bottom line is 99% of the writers wish all cars they were testing perform as well as a BMW M5. That seems to be their benchmark. Instead of taking into account the demographic of a certain car (i.e. Buick Century) and what purpose it serves in the manufacturer's line-up, writers will rag on the fact that it doesn't handle like a Ferrari, have the comfort of a Lexus and get the mileage of a Honda Civic.
I can continue to vent but its getting late and all this energy could be put to better use (i.e. the fiancé is frisky tonite!). Bottom line: No matter what you read, form your own opinion - don't make another person's opinion your own. If you're gonna read these mags, do it at the doctors office, library or at the newsstand. Don't waste your hard earned dollars buying the written dreams of these wanna-be Speed Racers.
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I restarted it and backed in and immediately raised the hood. I was greeted by the sight of a melted plastic heat shield and a completely torched wiring bundle - the one that runs right to the center front of the engine compartment. It's still at the dealer now and they're trying to figure out what caused it.
Still LOVE the car. I'm not really much of a racer, but I've never lost a contest yet. To my benefit, the price of premium gas has really plummeted in my corner of CT lately. I'm only paying 1.36/gal. It's never had anything but full synthetic oil (Mobil 1). I usually get around 24 mpg on a tank with very mixed driving. If I can put on lots of highway miles it jumps up over 26 for a tank. The more I use the cruise the better the mileage...
Some of you might remember that someone vandalized the hood last winter. I had a new hood put on this spring after danger of road sanding was over. The body guy said he'd never bought such expensive paint. I have the burgundy red - he paid $95 for the quart.
-Ken
Yes and #1 was the Accord V-6. Ahead of the impressive new Altima. The Regal used was a bare bones LS. They did a pretty good ripping on it too. They were a little kinder on the other domestic sedans.
Bushwack said it best about C & D. Anyway I love my GS. Happy Motoring.