MRJBUICK
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parkertom just so you know a local dealer Arnold Buick/Chevy here on Long Island has a couple of used GS models on their lot with very low miles for about 32k.
i know in the future we will probably be meeting at some point my son lives in Winchester and we go down there during the year for visits
Beautiful country where you live, we made it out to Paris a couple of years ago and my daughter in law does theater in Edinburg so we might meet at some point
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Very cool stick and a long roof. very neat car and very nice that the court house guy helped make it a little cooler.
just keep all the back end trim waxed and clean wagon trim on those cars in nice shape has to be super hard to find
good luck
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Now Now lets not desert the camp until we have tried whats left.
i agree with all of the above about sedans i currently love my wife's 2014 Lacrosse but
on the same note i enjoy my 2005 Rainier all the time, and that is a TRUCK.
i will miss the sedans, maybe they might smarten up down the road, unfortunately i don't think so.
But don't poo poo whats left my sister in law has an older Enclave and it is a nice comfortable vehicle to drive
one of our members has an Envision and loves it and when leasing a new car my daughter seriously considered an Encore ( lost out to a Subaru Crosstrek mainly on the payment)
but these are some nice vehicles. they are not sedans and never will be, but they are versatile (read alot of old car parts in the back) and well built,will i own one when the Rainier goes probably not because now i'm hooked on trucks, and that R☹️ed Regal GS in the used car lot is definitely tugging at my strings HMMM!! its just so tough☹️
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Many thanks to Kingsley for all his hard work, we are a better community because of your dedication.
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Howard hope everyone returns safely home in your area
My son and I were able to take the Reatta out for a ride before dinner had a great time.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL
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My son and his wife were in for Thanksgiving from Virginia and he wanted to go for a ride so we took the Reatta down to Jones Beach and Ocean parkway to stretch it's legs. Tossed the keys to my son and let him enjoy the drive. Had a real good time and some missed conversation together. Really felt like Thanksgiving, Good Times!!!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL.
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On vacation for the week, my wife and I cruised out to our favorite breakfast place, Maureen's Kitchen in Smithtown, last week on the 21st, for some excellent food. Gave the Pace Car a last good run for the season. Put in some fresh gas and into hibernation it went. Always enjoy cruising in this ride it never fails to please, and the company is still the best.
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Sounds like a fun time! Enjoy!
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To the above teachers (and everyone else) an example of you never stop teaching
i knew next to nothing about these kind of autos/conversions and just in this thread i have learned quite a bit
so much so that now there is another old car to add to the list of possibilities lol
being in the auto industry/dealer these cars interest me and i could so see cruising in one of these Bad Boys!
thanks for the posts
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Larry in London go to the London Transport Museum right in Covent Garden which is a fun place to visit and has food and a market
and you are not that far from Trafalgar, Parliament, Downing and of course Big Ben if you don't mind walking.
might want to consider The Royal Mews for Royal Carriages.
haven't been in a long time but always loved London
Have a great time
find a small fish and chips place out of london to get the best meal and don't forget the mushy peas lol
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Man what a cool project for the youth to learn on
i wish they had something cool like that when i was in auto shop
i hope you can see the project all the way through it would be a nice thing for all involved to be proud of
question: did that come out of Englers in New Angola PA i never saw it there but he had things tucked here and there?
good luck keeping it going, there are just to many ideas running through my head looking at that, and not enough space or pocket change lol
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60FlatTop always saw that in that vintage PA
maybe its because i love the Jags
did'nt much care for the vent window design but i would'nt turn one
down because of it
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No sorry not me. my wife and i were at the BCA Northeast regional in Clifton Park in 17 we had the pace car.
being a long time 60 fan i would have been all over your car.😊
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Nice to see a special version being so well cared for
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over the years i had a few of the flip-front cars an 85 Lesabre coupe and a 87 Lesabre coupe both purchased with over 70k
and both lost the trans the same way. pulled up to a light the car dropped out of gear never to move again until the trans was rebuilt.
also bought an 88 PA with about 40k put 100k+ on it with no major problems, gave it to a friend in the club and at last i heard the brake lines went at about 175k
all were great to drive, great visibility, the PA was comfortable and i mean really comfy, decent gas mileage really liked the PA. the only real problem was it had the smaller tires and wire hubcaps, and i always felt the car was under tired, rode fine but if you pushed it you could hear it, i think the optional larger wheels and tires probably make it handle much better. accessibility under the hood is great EXCEPT doing a radiator (i did one) have fun with that. the 87 destroyed the plastic off the upper timing gear so much so that any carb car would not have run but the computer compensated so much for it it was just intermittent hard starting, surprised me when i took it apart.
would consider buying one again but it would have to be a nice car, was chasing after one an old lady owned until she gave it to her adult son now its ruined, just transportation to him. oh well
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Don't push aside the Lesabre's so quickly. i get the jellybean styling but we had a 2004 Lesabre Limited Celebration Edition
most of these cars are loaded, ours had leather, cd, memory seats, turn signals in mirrors, chrome wheels, and heads up display.
we put 150k on it nice riding, comfortable and seats 6 if needed. my wife and i loved it
in 03 Buick brought out the Celebration Edition to commemorate the 100 years and kept the model
there was minor changes in badging and trim but really just a nicely dressed Lesabre
what they should have done was made it with a supercharger, but again why they didn't we will never know
ours was the red tricoat looked great and paint stayed real nice, but with any of this body Lesabre watch around the gas filler door it rusts from the inside
cant stop it if its in the salt belt ours started saw some in boneyards rusted through
my choice for a future collectible big pleasant looking luxury, sounds like a Buick
if i found a low mileage in red i might have to add it to the stable for future use lol
factory pics
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Brian what a great debut, beautiful color on a great looking car
when i was first driving there was a guy in town that collected this body style
I always loved the look of these Chargers
Good Luck
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is there a main hotel forthis tour
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I totally agree do not remove any safety equipment
back in the early 80's i was driving a GS-350 as my daily and had a slow speed (each doing about 20-30 mph) head on
i was only wearing a lap belt, i don't even remember if it had shoulder belts
ruined both cars the other driver and myself were ok but because i didn't have a shoulder strap on my head hit the windshield pillar
not hard enough to do damage but if i had been going faster the outcome would have been different
use what you have because you never know if something happens how bad it will be
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on Long Island the police run windshield registration sticker checks usually at the beginning of the month or sobriety checks i n the evenings and weekends
they do it so you cant see them to avoid them, on the sticker checks you slow down and they look inside to see you are wearing belts
i have never been through one with an antique so i cant speak to that.
but i am fine with them doing it, they are doing a job of keeping us safe
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Real nice issue, great job
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Thanks Barney
appreciate the info
Daves89 i agree about running it through the switch
as a point that is a standard wattage for later model headlights
i even checked a H6054 halogen sealed beam has that wattage
but thankfully with Barneys info i have no worries
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I did not know about the grounding through the bulb when i first bought my car and i was changing the bulbs with power to the car
man did i get a surprise when i connected the plug to the bulb, headlamps up but switch off, and the headlamp slammed shut, as luck had it i was able to pull my hands out in time. but that could have been worse
SO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY WHEN CHANGING BULBS
also if running euro headlamps HELLA with standard wattage bulbs H4 55/65 do you think i would have to run the relay
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That top design which is also similar to the 1972 Skylark custom vinyl top trim can be referred to as a "HALO" top
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OK thanks for the info now i know i am staying up north lol
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1941 Buick Limited Limousine
in Me and My Buick
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Matt you and i really don't know each other than maybe some forum posts but if i may comment
Sometimes over the years i have thought that my cars in their own way have been testing me to see if i am worthy of owning and driving them.
i know that when they get to much i close the garage door and concentrate on other parts of life for a while maybe an hour a day a week or more, go back refreshed and look at it differently, sleeping ALWAYS helps. having this as a business i am sure makes it more difficult for your own pleasure with your car.
please remember these cars never run perfect there wouldn't have been 4 gas stations on 1 intersection if they did.
Do not try to compare today's cars with our old cars there is way to much of a difference. our old cars you were lucky to get 100k with no major work now its just broken in at 100k
and 200-300k is not so unusual. enjoy the good times when they run right and smile and when they don't let them know you are better and smarter then they are.
As far as customers go, i have worked on a counter most of my whole life including now i love it most of the time and hate it at times.
it has never been as difficult as it is today dealing with customers, you can thank Amazon, Home Depot and the rest where you can return what you don't like, you don't even have to think it through before buying it. nobody listens when you talk they only hear what they want to hear. i know it sounds like i am generalizing there are some really great customers out there i would go way out of my way for. but it can be tough dealing with the buying public.
maybe with the customers you deal with you could try to feel them out and the good ones be really nice to and the tough ones be stern with not nasty just stand your ground if they want it they will pay for it if not don't let them waste your time.
as far as the inspectors they are getting paid to do a job, maybe it annoys you when you have explained the car correctly but they have to report back to the people paying them
but if they give you a hard time for no reason give it right back, sometimes people have to be put in their place.
the Holidays are coming spend time with family as long as they don't drive you crazy, in the end they are whats important. if you are religious spend time there i have found that helps me!
hope this helps