Faults:

Everything under the sun, minus the following:

1) The car still resembles something like a car from the outside (It still has doors, wheels, tires, a roof, etc).

2) If one were to sit inside the car, they would probably guess it was a car minus the fact that the seats are torn up, the radio is broken, the air conditioning is broken, the annoying "high-tech" 1990's information computer is broken, the handle on the glove compartment is broken and things are stuck in it, the tachometer is broken, and I think there's more, but I don't feel like listing anything else.

3) When you press the pedal, it accelerates, just not very quickly and accompanied by a philharmonic orchestra of squeaks, rattles, and engine rumbles.

4) While the steering wheel does work, the only way to match the repulsive steering and handling would be if you drove an M4 Sherman Tank through a French village.

General Comments:

This car isn't like hell, it is hell! I'd like to assume some of these problems are natural of a car this age, but then there would be more people dead or standing in line at the local psychologist's office.

I'm not sure how I could've possibly committed a sin so bad to warranty such a horrible first car. And to think my parents were dumb enough to buy this in the first place, when we're the only family in a 500 mile radius who owns one...

Unless if you want to cruise to high school feeling like an eighty year old grandma with Alzheimer's, stay away from this "car" at all costs, even if it's gifted to you!

Faults:

The horn didn't work when I bought it.

General Comments:

I have wanted one of the last design (1990-1992) Toronados for a long time. I finally found this one a couple of months ago in great shape.

The car handles surprisingly well for its size. The 3800 V6 is quiet and has plenty of power. The transmission shifts smoothly and doesn't slam into gear like some other cars I've driven.

The interior of the car is very comfortable, with front buckets that literally wrap themselves around you. The dash design is typical late 80's-early 90's GM, a style I call modular, with rectangular boxes stacked upon each other. All controls are within reach and are logically placed. The placement of the seat controls on the armrest of the door is a reminder that this IS an Oldsmobile, I.E. old man's car.

The exterior design is what initially drew me to the car. Oldsmobile did a great job with the last Toronado. From the nose with the hidden headlights, thin chrome accent strips, and long narrow parking lamps to the back with the full width tail light the Toronado is truly a beautiful and distinctive car. It's a shame that they didn't sell better.