Faults:

Would not pass emissions tests because of too much carbon dioxide in the exhaust.

Right mirror wouldn't work.

Right channel on the radio wouldn't work.

Lost a hubcap on the highway.

Light in the speedometer burnt out.

Fake wood covering is beginning to wear off.

Carpet mats wore out.

All factory speakers wore out when I got the car.

General Comments:

Well, the car has some acceleration problems, but that could be because I am just a teenager with a lead foot. The car is a great car for cruising. I just love how it's such an easy riding car.

My brother drives a 1980 Ninety Eight Oldsmobile and he loves it just as well. Both of the cars are huge and create space if it has trouble getting into a parking space. That's why it will outlast any of these rice burners you find on the road today.

The car has barely any plastic on the outside. It's all chrome, metal, and steel. Though I would never put it up against a Cadillac or a Buick at a light, I would take it out to get the ladies.

If you had (or have) a car like this this, you would know why they last and ride so well. And remember, "It's an Olds thing, you wouldn't understand".

Faults:

Power steering pump started leaking.

Replaced the front coil springs.

Replaced the front shocks.

Replaced the exhaust system.

Power antenna stopped working.

Cassette player stopped working.

Radiator started leaking.

Front flex hoses were cracked.

General Comments:

Although I had to replace and repair a few components, which happens to newer vehicles just the same, this car has been very reliable for me.

It's an older car, but it will still out last a lot of these brand new disposable cars.

Faults:

I blew out tires from running over things that should not have been run over (nails, etc.).

The driver side power window went during the last year I owned the car.

New radiator was put in at about 130,000 miles.

I had a new cassette player installed the 1st year I owned the car, after the factory one stopped playing tapes.

At about 180,000 miles, the transmission went and I decided to say farewell.

General Comments:

My father owned this car before I did, and he gave it to me as a graduation gift when he bought a new-used Mazda.

" You'll be lucky if it lasts a year, but this will give you time to save up for a good car" said my dad. I began saving. The Oldsmobile kept on running. I saved more money.

The Oldsmobile got hit a few times, once by a little Subaru Station wagon that was going a pretty good speed. The Subaru's right front end was smashed in, while all the Oldsmobile got was a little blue paint on the rear bumper. It didn't even dent.

Three years later after he bought it, my dad's Mazda bit the dust, and the Oldsmobile was still running. I think my dad regretted ever having given up that Oldsmobile. He even tried to buy it from me.

About 4 and a half years after it entered my life, the transmission gave out. I was deeply saddened, and never forgot that faithful big brown land yacht. I still have the " Oldsmobile" nameplate that was on the rear of the car, which I keep in the glove compartment of my current car for good luck.