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Okay, I decided to visit that Avanti website and see it for myself. Yes I do remember the car. How could you forget those headlights.
One last time. Everybody that has the built in garage door opener in 1995 has a sunroof right??
I am asking because I looked at the roof of my car, and I don't think it is possible to have the empty garage door opener compartment and a sunroof together because of the size of the cubbyhole. The cubbyhole would extend into the area for where the sunroof needed to be placed. Therefore, it is elementary dear Watson, that the roof and the integrated garage door opener had to come together.
I am not aware of any factory installed spoiler for the car. I think the same is true for the coach top Classics. I only saw one with the coach top (i.e. fake convertible top).
I pass the question to Zinc, Joe and VWBUS. You guys ever hear of this??
Canada - I think all of the things you said about your car are true for the US market also. However, I am really not the man for 2K1 questions.
IMHO 95 and 97 are the years that seem to have more trouble in general. However, I have a 95 and have not found it to have unusally high repairs. Joeolds will tell you the same about his 97, but since he has that year, he may have some insight.
Besides isn't it still under warranty?
As far as buying back a nearly four year old car, it will depend on your state's lemon laws.
Can you clarify the point about build compexity- wouldn't it be easier for GM to make the base cars the same for both the countries? Explain Lucy.
A.R.
Our car gets to make its first trip to dealer (since we've owned it-less than 8 weeks) on Thursday. Service engine soon light came on. Temp & Oil pressure are fine, and car is running well. Service person said this light is usually emission related, probably a sensor. Warranty will cover,but its still a hassle.
Im taking car to a dealer that sells Caddys as well as Olds. The thinking here is that the classic is probably more Cadillac than Olds.
Henry-I will ask them what needs to be done to adjust the window washers. I was informed that adjustments are not covered by warranty after first year of service. This means that there are a few fit & finish issues I will just have to live with, ie. rt side of trunk lid sticks up a 1/16 inch or so above flush (but it doesn't leak), The gear indicator light in console doesn't line up perfectly. Too bad original lessee was not as picky as I am!
One final question. What kind of oil pressure is everybody getting with car warmed up, in drive, foot on brake at idle (like your sitting at a stop light). Ours reads between 17-24 lbs, which seems low to me.
I've also seen a classic with a rear spoiler. I assumed is was dealer or individual added.
Also, someone also gave me information about getting the Aurora logo on my hub caps, I would be interested in doing that also.
Thanks Aurorians
P.S. I have decided to buy the temptress a few baubles. (And yes _______, this last comment was for your benefit. Its still my favorite posting.)
A.R.
Speaking of oil pressure. Apparently 17-24 pounds is normal for warm idle in gear, It can even drop down in the 12-15 pound range occasionally. The warning light comes on at 8 pounds
The window washer nozzles are mounted on what appears to be a slide with a phillips screw holding them into position. However, the hole is not slotted-IT SHOULD BE-then you could move the nozzel assembly up or down the slide to adjust.
I guess I'm just an idiot.
If GM can make a tire pressure monitor message, surely they can make a loose gas cap message. Sometimes they aren't the brightest boys!
I talked to a GM parts manager, who is also a friend, and he said that according to his computer the module is adjustable. In other words the autobahn package got the same module(he was looking up for my 1998 model). A tech, who has a clue, can go in and set the limiters shut down point. Does anyone have any info regarding this?
It should say on the gas cap that when it is loose it may cause the light to come on. It has something to do with pressure. when putting it back on, you should turn it until it clicks three times.
Henry.. My dad had a 95 with a sunroof, and no integrated opener... it was a cubbyhole thing.
Has anyone else seen a cloth seated Aurora?
Check for air compressor problems, rear window seals, ABS sensors, rusty washer resovoirs. Any others anyone could think of? My dads 95 also had the spark plugs foul at a young age, anyone else?
VEry nice of you to be thinking about a gift for your
son!
Here's what I think...I don't really agree that this
car will be a "classic", because there are too many
made and the car is still way too new. Maybe, many,
many years from now, there will be some "special
interest", as there is for ANY old car that is an
orphan, but I don't see this car as appreciating in
value as time goes on. Look at say, a late 50s 4-door
Studebaker or Nash...it's worth very little today, and
that's nearly 40 years ago!
So I don't see the dashboard modification as having an
impact one way or the other. I'd consider it a
"neutral modification" on a car like this.
This is a very nice car you and your son should drive
and enjoy and use to the fullest, in my humble
opinion.
best wishes,
Joe
Pat
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Just drove 40 miles to Boston and back in record time, with Bose blasting!
Thanks for the warranty info, just bought one for four years for $1,300.
((((P.S. -- Yes I licked myself when the owner of the dealership told me how much he sold the car for. At that price, I would have brought it myself.))
http://www.driveoldsmobile.com/learning/tomorrow/tomorrow.asp?section=tomorrow
By the way, if you want to see a great concept car from Cadillac (since the Imaj sort of blows) ... search the web for "cadillac evoq"! It's their 2-seat roadster that will come out some time between 2002-2003. It'll be around 70K but well worth it and a luxurious version of the Corvette (which is very lackluster). Engine: Northstar ~4.5L, supercharged, 425HP! 0-60 will be sub-6. The moment this comes out, I'm dumping the Aurora on the wife and getting the Evoq (don't worry, they'll change the Cadies' names to three-letter monikers and this one will be CLR for Cadillac Luxury Roadster - yes, I know, it sounds a lot like a calcium-lime-rust cleaner out there ... argh!)
Have a tall teenager who has no legroom in any vehicle we have found so far, except the DHS, which is too expensive and the Toyota Avalon, which is also problemmatical.
Don't think any domestic car has over 40" of real leg room for under $45-50K.
This is ridiculous. No wonder the American manufacturers are going out of business. They don't know what a family sedan is supposed to do. And if the Japanese can do it, within CAFE requirements, surely Americans could figure out how to get a couple of inches of legroom to rear seat passengers.
Even the SUV's have a fixed location rear seat, with less than adequate legroom, while towing around a usually empty cavern behind the seat.
Such lack of attention to basic needs deserves extinction.
Sorry for the rant. This vehicle has 40+ inches of legroom.
Does anyone know for a fact that Olds will not build it? I have heard runors of Aurora going to a Caddy badge. What about tho Profile after an Olds intro?
Question - After you clean the tape player, how do you reset the tape player so that it does not flash "Cln" ??
All that being said, the '01 Aurora's rear seat is limited. Today I took 20 minutes adjusting the seat to make sure that I can fit comfortably. Anyone behind me is gonna be hurting. My Intrigue has great legroom for the driver. Rear seat is tight when I've got it all the way back. But when my wife drives it, even I can get behind her comfortably.
Sorry to sound coarse but it really ticks me off to hear about the lack of rear seat legroom people don't have. Unless the car is chauffeur driven, I could care less about how much room people in the back have. They're not paying the note.
Case in point: the DHS may have good rear legroom but I can't get under the wheel. If I'm paying that kind of money, I expect to fit comfortably.
I don't know what is wrong with the folks at GM but they have a history of making bad decisions. Think of how well sales would have been if they used that concept instead of stripping it down. Instead, to show how much of a risk they're willing to take, they bring into production unchanged that butt ugly Aztek. I guess that does show that GM is serious about taking risks.
Anybody know about reseting the radio's cassette clean message???
By the way, I shuld have mentioned that the 1998 Classic that sold for $12,500 had set on the dealer's lot for nearly a year and he just wanted to get rid of it. Please do not get the idea that $12,500 is the going price for a 1998 in northern New Jersey.
I have yet to find a car that is as comfortable in the front seat as my intrigue. I agree with you on the caddy. I can't get my leg under the wheel, the knee bolster is too close and the console is in the way.
Okay, if I can justify the rear seat space, I really like the Aurora. Will be coming out of a 1999 Intrigue and am really hooked on the 3.5 Short Star.
Has anyone experienced this in the Aurora? Am somewhat puzzled by the comparitive performancve between the 3.5 and the V8. I had assumed that The Aurora V8 was the North Star. Is this incorrect?
Anyway, if the 3.5 can move the heavier Aurora anything like it moves the Intrigue, and with the Olds agressive discounting, it looks like the replacement for my Intrigue.
Anybody gone this direction yet? Will there be a 2002 Aurora? Any changes in the wind if there is?