Caballero2 Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 With two sets of wheels, second set (originals) has gold Riviera centers. Less than 50K miles. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimera Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 I love the Rose Mist, or whatever they call it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JZRIV Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Congratulations! Looks in pristine condition. That's the way to buy! I've never owned one but talking to many who have they are great cars to own and drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Curran Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 I put 200,000 miles on my 97 and it was the most comfortable car I have ever owned. The 3800 is a bulletproof engine. It looks to be in great shape. Congrats on your purchase! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68RIVGS Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 . . . nice find, enjoy !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWB Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Congrats! I loved mine. Sadly, after I sold it with 68,000 miles, the new owner said something loosed in the plenum and got ingested. He had to replace the motor! Wish I had more detail. There was no supercharger so maybe its not an issue on yours. I'll look in to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWB Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Just watch the plastic intake manifold. They have failed and a flood of coolant can choke the motor. I believe this is what happened to my car after I sold it. Heres a link: http://www.aa1car.com/library/diagnose_buick_3800_engine.htm It was a very comfortable ride! My dash and steering wheel was all blue with real wood inserts. Gorgeous. Hard to find interiors with color matching the dash now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caballero2 Posted July 7, 2016 Author Share Posted July 7, 2016 13 hours ago, Chimera said: I love the Rose Mist, or whatever they call it. In GM talk, it is "Platinum Beige Metalic". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caballero2 Posted July 7, 2016 Author Share Posted July 7, 2016 4 hours ago, PWB said: Just watch the plastic intake manifold. They have failed and a flood of coolant can choke the motor. I believe this is what happened to my car after I sold it. Heres a link: http://www.aa1car.com/library/diagnose_buick_3800_engine.htm It was a very comfortable ride! My dash and steering wheel was all blue with real wood inserts. Gorgeous. Hard to find interiors with color matching the dash now. Thanks for the heads up on the intake manifold. Also the dash is a deep red lavender. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivman Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 VERY NICE!!! My '95 is at 61K right now, but it has a few gremlins I am trying to work out. I have a '99 that is at 273K, engine still going strong but has some HVAC issues so I'm not driving it much at this time. Dash kit looks great! It looks like one of the Sherwood kits with the one piece across the dash panel, that was what I put in my '95, just thought it made for a cleaner look. '95 is the only year for the dash like that because of the recessed control, all other years those controls were not recessed, that is one of the ways to tell it is a '95. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWB Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Hey Rivman - what AC issues do you have? I remember the ducting control modules had an I.C. chip that failed. Theres several modules and all were interchangeable. I repaired a couple. Its a cheap Motorala chip you can replace. I paid a buck for the chip. The modules back in the day were almost $200? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivman Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 On 7/7/2016 at 7:12 PM, PWB said: Hey Rivman - what AC issues do you have? I remember the ducting control modules had an I.C. chip that failed. Theres several modules and all were interchangeable. I repaired a couple. Its a cheap Motorala chip you can replace. I paid a buck for the chip. The modules back in the day were almost $200? Thanks for the suggestion Paul, I have had a few of the actuators apart and repaired them too. There are five of them, three on the drivers side, and two on the passenger side. Actually they are not "all" interchangeable, the three on the drivers side will interchange, and the two on the passenger side will interchange, but they will not work on opposite sides. I have found anything from a stuck motor to cracked gears, but the chip is a good lead too. My problem isn't knowing what to look for as much as the time to do it, I'll get to it one of these days. Thanks for the info though, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWB Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 (edited) Sorry, I meant the guts were interchangeable? If/when you open the removed box, you can inspect the IC (chips) for obvious wear. Continuity (meter) check all ic legs to board for shorts and do a visual inspection. Here is a visual cue: Edited July 10, 2016 by PWB typos (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest David G Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Congrats, that is one SWEET Riv! I miss my 98 every time I climb into the Acadia or Civic... Handed the Riv over to my daughter a couple years ago as her first car, as I wanted her in a larger safer vehicle. I had driven it for about 7 years, and last fall there were just too many things falling apart to invest in the car anymore, so I sold it to a local mechanic. He test drove it first, and really tromped on it going down the street. SOLD. Next day he texts me whining that now it has rod knock. Not sure why he thought it was my problem anymore! That was by far the most comfortable car I've ever owned, and I do still miss it. If I came across a local 98/99 in great shape it would be hard to pass it by, if price was good. Strangely, I have not seen a single 95-99 on the street since moving to Gilbert AZ 5 weeks ago. But Gilbert is a young demographic... don't see a lot of Buicks in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScarredKnightfan Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Congratulations on finding such a sweet ride ... I've always loved that particular color! EVENT http://www.oldcarsstronghearts.com/2016/06/21/tuesday-trip-66/ pigValve.paceMaker.cowValve | 1979 Caprice Classic (needs new owner) "How do we explain something that took us by surprise?" __ Richard Marx __ 'Hold Onto The Nights' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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