HOW OFTEN QUESTIONS

[LAS VEGAS DAVE]

IF YOU FEEL LIKE REPLYING HERE ARE A FEW HOW OFTEN QUESTIONS. please answer by number

 

1 --   How often do you drive your Buick and what year and model is it?

 

2 --   How often do you change the oil and other fluids?

 

3 --   How often do you drive to places other than car shows or car events?

 

3 --  How often is it driven with at least one passenger?

 

4 --  How often is it driven on a freeway or super hi ways? 

 

5 --  How often is it started but not driven?

 

6 --  How often is it driven far enough to require staying in a motel before returning home?

 

7 --  How often do think of selling it?

[Ben Bruce aka First Born]

 1950  At least monthly, if only for a few miles.Try more often

 

  Oil at 3000 mi or yearly. Have not changed gear oils or brake fluid since finishing car in 2010.  Driven just over 7000 miles.

 

 As often as I can. Only reason I don't more is access logistics.

 

  Very seldom. Every one welcome

 

  Couple times a year at least. They do not phase me. 

 

  Started frequently. Back it out of garage so I can get into garage

 

  Two or three times a year.

 

   WASH YOUR MOUTH OUT WITH SOAP!!!  NEVER.

 

   Ben

Edited October 18, 2015 by First Born (see edit history)

[jvelde]

1 -- How often do you drive your Buick and what year and model is it?

2 or 3 times a week '39 Special Business Coupe

2 -- How often do you change the oil and other fluids?

about every 2,000 mi. or every 6 months

3 -- How often do you drive to places other than car shows or car events?

2 or 3 times a week

3 -- How often is it driven with at least one passenger?

3 or 4 times a month

4 -- How often is it driven on a freeway or super hi ways?

4 or 5 times a month

5 -- How often is it started but not driven?

couple of times a month - more if weather is bad

6 -- How often is it driven far enough to require staying in a motel before returning home?

3 or 4 times a year

7 -- How often do think of selling it?

never have so far

[Daves1940Buick56S]

IF YOU FEEL LIKE REPLYING HERE ARE A FEW HOW OFTEN QUESTIONS. please answer by number

 

1 --   How often do you drive your Buick and what year and model is it?

>>>> During the driving season I try to drive it at least 2x/month. Sits during the winter. 1940 56S coupe

 

2 --   How often do you change the oil and other fluids?

>>>> Twice/year whether it needs it or not!

 

3 --   How often do you drive to places other than car shows or car events?

>>>> Not much yet, hopefully more next year

 

3 --  How often is it driven with at least one passenger?

>>>> Most of the time, my wife or friends

 

4 --  How often is it driven on a freeway or super hi ways? 

>>>> Once a month usually

 

5 --  How often is it started but not driven?

>>>> Try to start it at least 2x/month during the winter

 

6 --  How often is it driven far enough to require staying in a motel before returning home?

>>>> Not at all as of yet

 

7 --  How often do think of selling it?

>>>> Ha! Too much in it now to sell it!

[LAS VEGAS DAVE]

Thanks for the replies so far, hopefully in a week or two we will get more. Not enough replies yet to make any conclusions other then so far the owners like their cars to much to think about selling them.

Edited October 18, 2015 by LAS VEGAS DAVE (see edit history)

[Mark Shaw]

1 --   How often do you drive your Buick and what year and model is it?  Every week during good weather (list of cars below).

 

2 --   How often do you change the oil and other fluids?  Once per year, just before winter storage.

 

3 --   How often do you drive to places other than car shows or car events?  Not often, maybe once per month.

 

3 --  How often is it driven with at least one passenger?  Almost always.

 

4 --  How often is it driven on a freeway or super hi ways? Not often, most of my cars are under 50 mph.

 

5 --  How often is it started but not driven?  Once per year to circulate new oil, antifreeze, and to run the carb dry.

 

6 --  How often is it driven far enough to require staying in a motel before returning home?  Several times per year on tours.

 

7 --  How often do think of selling it?  Sold my 31-57 Buick this year, and thinking of selling my 24 Buick cut-down truck. 

[Buicknutty]

   1- I have three, a '41 McLaughlin Buick, same as a 76S, a '56 76R, and my newest, a just purchased '69 Electra Limited, and drive one, or more 2- 3 times per week in the good weather

 

   2- Engine oil twice a year, trans and others once every few years

 

   3- It varies quite a bit, but usually I do a pleasure drive in one of them at least once a week.

 

   4- Once or twice a week.

 

   5- Once a week, more or less.

 

   6- Hard to say, but several times a week I just have to move them around to get another out, but they aren't driven otherwise.

 

   7- 3-4 times a year

 

   8- Never have considered selling any of my cars. I do this for love, not money!

[Dandy Dave]

1 --   How often do you drive your Buick and what year and model is it?

1915 C-36 Roadster.

 

2 --   How often do you change the oil and other fluids?

Depends on how much driving it gets. More some years, Less others.

 

3 --   How often do you drive to places other than car shows or car events?

About half of the time

 

3 --  How often is it driven with at least one passenger?

About half of the time.

 

4 --  How often is it driven on a freeway or super hi ways? 

Never.

 

5 --  How often is it started but not driven?

Only when it has a problem that needs to be diagnosed

 

6 --  How often is it driven far enough to require staying in a motel before returning home?

When we are on a tour. On average, every other year.

 

7 --  How often do think of selling it?

Sell??? What's that? LOL... Dandy Dave!

[Dave_B]

1 --   How often do you drive your Buick and what year and model is it?

         '28 #25 Sport Touring, I drive it a couple times a month except in the winter. I will take it out in the winter once in a while if the roads are dry.

 

2 --   How often do you change the oil and other fluids?

         I change the oil once a year. That's less than 3000 miles between oil changes. Other fluids on an irregular basis as I work on the car.

 

3 --   How often do you drive to places other than car shows or car events?

         About half the time. Sometimes we are just going to 7-11 to get a Moonpie and a lottery ticket.

 

3 --  How often is it driven with at least one passenger?

        Most of the time.

 

4 --  How often is it driven on a freeway or super hi ways? 

        About a third of the time, gotta love that overdrive

 

5 --  How often is it started but not driven?

        In the winter once a month.

 

6 --  How often is it driven far enough to require staying in a motel before returning home?

        Twice in all the years I've had it. It was fun, something I should do more often.

 

7 --  How often do think of selling it?

        Sell it?? hell, I'm thinking of being buried in it.

[Jerry Smith]

1.  every weekend and it's a 1931 8-57

2.  Every year is what i'm setting up.  More often if it looks like it's warranted

3.  Most of the time

4.  Not yet

5.  quite a bit, still diagnosing issues at this stage.

6.  Not yet but in the future maybe once or twice a year.

7.  i guess everything's for sale....:-)

[CHAD THOMAS]

1) 1940 Limited Touring sedan, Very often

2) Engine oil once a year, add tranny, drain rear end, add shocks

3)It does not go to shows. rarely car events, but it runs a lot of errands on the weekends

4) almost always

5) not much

6) once a year

7) always. for sale now. 

 

[sleeve-valve]

1 --   How often do you drive your Buick and what year and model is it?

~1939 Buick Special Sport Coupe, driven on average once every week or 2 when there is no road salt.

 

2 --   How often do you change the oil and other fluids?

~Engine oil yearly. Trans, diff, coolant every 3 years.

 

3 --   How often do you drive to places other than car shows or car events?

~Never to shows or events, usually local back roads or stops at stores to pick things up.

 

3 --  How often is it driven with at least one passenger?

~Almost always. I was the passenger a couple times this summer with my teenage daughter driving. She did very well but still quite frightening for me.

 

4 --  How often is it driven on a freeway or super hi ways? 

~Rarely, usually only for a higher speed test run after working on it.

 

5 --  How often is it started but not driven?

~Every 2-3 weeks when there is road salt.

 

6 --  How often is it driven far enough to require staying in a motel before returning home?

~Never.

 

7 --  How often do think of selling it?

~Sometimes. It would only be to get a different old car, the right one hasn't surfaced, and I'm really not looking much.

Edited October 23, 2015 by sleeve-valve (see edit history)

[414TATA]

# 1     '41 Buick Super 51. Week to  10 days year round  18 to 40 miles.

 

#2    Oil yearly ( about 1,500 miles) coolant  2 - 3 years

 

#3   See # 1 .  passengers not too often

 

#4   Mostly country roads.  Do my best to avoid modern impatient traffic.

 

# 5  Once or twice a year.

 

#6   Never

 

#7   Twice in the 4 1/2 years I've owned it.