Faults:

Battery was bad when I bought the car.

Alternator went out a week after I bought the car.

A wire shorted out and caused the dash lights to stop working in 1993. A simple fix though, and now they work fine.

The exhaust started to rust out around 1996. I have a new complete exhaust system on it, and it is doing great.

The shocks were bad when I bought the car, and went bad again around 2001, so it is on its third set of shocks.

General Comments:

I bought this car in the summer of 1990 after my 1976 Buick LeSabre got totaled due to a drunk driver.

I instantly fell in love with this car soon after I bought. I have put a lot of work into this to make it shine like new, and it does. I have all 4 locking spoke hubcaps on the car, and they look great with white wall tires. The Light Champagne paint really looks good all shined up. The dark brown full vinyl roof looks good as well.

I also love the dark brown pillow top interior. The interior is like new and the seats are extremely comfortable. I have had two headliners so far, but no problem there.

Despite the miles that are on this car, it runs fantastic and I love it and continue to drive it and love it more every day. I have a little Dodge Aries for the winter, so the Olds doesn't have to put up with the harsh New York winters.

All in all, I love this car and wish they still made these things today. I plan on keeping this car in original yet brand new condition until the day I die, and after that I hope my family will continue to keep this car like it is now a daily driver and in brand new condition. I have all of the original documents on the car, including a bill of sale from 1984. I also have kept records of all of the maintenance I've done to this car ever since 1990.

Faults:

Driver seat is starting to tear.

Water pump has gone out at 178000.

Driver window motor has stopped working.

Arm rest on driver side has detached from door panel.

General Comments:

I bought the car from the original owner who did not take very good care of it.

I bought it for $500, and have put about $400 into it.

One very good point about the car is it is easy to find parts for.

Other than a few negative points, I love the styling, comfort and reliability.

Faults:

Power antenna broke at 108,440.

Front bumper shock absorber leaked at 109,000.

Power steering fluid leak at 109,000.

Failed emissions test for NOx at 109,100.

The thm200 transmission started slipping at 109,200. Fixed myself - broken downshift/upshift cable.

Exhaust manifold developed a hole at 109,400.

Starter motor went at 109,440.

General Comments:

I bought the car in April on 2008 for 550. It's great first starter car.

I finally put the car on the road on 9/6/08, and only 20 days and it's getting all these problems.

The car's very reliable when there are no problems. I can tell that the car wasn't always maintained when it was supposed to. Someone let the car get up to 6,000 miles before an oil change from 102,000 to 108,000. As soon as I got it I changed the oil.

Before the starter and manifold and other problems arose, the car was amazing, and still is.

She's in the shop right now getting a new starter, and the new exhaust comes next week.

It's a great car if you take care of maintenance and keep her clean. She has plenty of power and only has 148 hp stock and 255 ft. torque. She'll still pick up and go. Brakes stop on a dime.

If you have one, I suggest replacing the stock thm200 transmission. It goes real quick behind this V8. Get a thm350 or 200-4r. You can tell the difference; on the 200 and 200-4r the trans oil pan has the words metric and something else stamped on it.

Overall a great car; if you tune her up and keep up with oil changes, she'll last forever.

I know she can go past 85. I beat a newer VW Jetta with this boat. If you're lucky to have the velour seats, you're living in luxury city.

Very safe in accidents. I was rear ended by a mid 90's Oldsmobile and I didn't even feel it. Her front end was almost totaled - my car had not a scratch, except the bumper got pushed in an inch or so