Most amazing modern American car I ever drove was the Chevrolet Caprice, a veritable "boat" of a car. My son and I rented one (they were out of compacts!) and took it all over the West back in 1991. It handled amazingly well and was surprisingly nimble for such a huge vehicle. And we did appreciate the capacious interior as well.
On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 1:47 PM, E M <pokieba...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think the 3800 is a great engine too. Whenever anyone questions > America's > ability to make a good engine, mention the 3800. Super reliable, great > torque, smooth, and has moved a variety of pretty large cars, on a > surprising small amount of fuel. > > A Buick may not be everyone's cup of tea, but they are very well suited to > about 90% of the road and weather conditions in North America. > > Ed > 300E > > On 14 July 2010 12:49, Donald Snook <dsn...@mtsqh.com> wrote: > > > Don (Wonko) wrote: > > > > "Buying my brother-in-law's 98 Buick." > > > > Which model Buick? If it has the 3800, it is a GREAT car. BUT, you need > > to check one thing to make sure it has been fixed. Beginning in about 97 > (I > > think), the 3800 had an intake manifold problem. It was plastic and one > > part of it would melt and cause serious leakage. There are new parts > that > > correct the problem. The problem was so prevalent, that you can even by > the > > new correct parts at places like O'Reillys. If it has been done, you are > > golden and you will love the car. If it has less than 60,000 miles and > it > > hasn't been done, get ready to do it. If it has more than 100,000 miles > and > > it hasn't been done, then you already have coolant in the cylinders and > > potential bearing damage. Its not even a bad job if you want to do it > > yourself. I think its best to replace both the upper and lower > manifolds, > > but there are people that claim you can just do the upper. > > > > You will be amazed at the power of the 3.8 and even more amazed at the > > great fuel mileage. > > > > > > Donald H. Snook > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
