Sold My Buick Grand National...

[zghorner]

Daaaaaaang thats nice.

 

[dennishoddy]

I couild write a book on Grand Nationals. Was vice dir of the club for a while and helped 30 or more new members get up to speed on their cars at my shop. I'm out of Turbo Buicks now except for machining and rebuilding throttle bodys for them. I'd still be driving one but at 69 yrs now I don't enjoy working on cars anymore.
Pic below is my old car. Now owned by my Godson. Runs mid 10s.
Video on Facebook of a miracle save on the strip. Unknown car owner.

Beautiful car!

 

[doctorjj]

The highest EPA combined rating for any Cayenne is 21 mpg. CAFE standards are measured by each car's "footprint". Porsche's "footprint" is going to be different from every other manufacturer, but their 2016 target is 29.8 mpg for light trucks/SUVs and 41.1 mpg for passenger cars. That's an old estimate and their footprint has changed with the introduction of the Macan. The trick isn't just to decrease the footprint, because that just results in an increase in their target EPA rating overall. The trick is to increase efficiency per sq. ft. of footprint they have.

How Automakers Will Meet 2016 CAFE Standards - Feature



That's the reason for Atkinson cycle engines, direct port injection, start stop technology, 7, 8, 9 speed transmissions, lowered drag coefficients (fighting against competing pedestrian safety regs) and weight reductions (competing against passenger safety regs). So a Volvo XC90, of which 40% of the total vehicle curb weight is high strength steel for passenger safety, has to have an even higher efficiency engine/drivetrain/drag coefficient in order to be a viable part of the maker's lineup.

Long story short, the more Chevy sells of the Spark, Sonic, Cruze and Volt, the more Camaro SS's they can sell. Bringing back the Colorado was a no brainer and the 2.8L Duramax diesel is critical to continue selling those 6.2L V8 Silverados.

The days of the stand alone, no compromise car models are long gone. To get approval from the head shed, any new car design is going to be measured against it's expected popularity and overall impact on the maker's CAFE goals.

CAFE calculated mileage is different than combined EPA though.

 

[Glocktogo]

CAFE calculated mileage is different than combined EPA though.

True, but the overall issue remains. If a manufacturer makes too many numbers models with poor mileage, they take a hit on their CAFE standards. It's only going to become more of an issue. I say issue instead of problem, because they've figured out that good economy doesn't have to mean anemic performance.

 

[zghorner]

yea...I'm going to buy another turbo buick. I cant stand it.

 

[Elm Creek Smith]

Yep... and you can buy production cars with 4-700hp all day long.

My production car is closer to 4 than it is 700. Just sayin'.

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[zghorner]

Found a pretty nice t-type and I LOVE the color combo. Its an 84 hot air car and considering buying it since its less than half the price of an 86-87 and transplanting a cold air motor into it.

 

[gfercaks33]

I saw a gnx a few days ago in a Parking lot and just drooled.

 

[stick4]

That T Type looks well maintained. Good choice and a BIG plus if it has the posi rear. (G80 code on the trunk lid sticker)

 

[zghorner]

unfortunately the G80 only meant an eaton unit for the cold air cars...the hot air posi is a lot weaker and I doubt would hold up to what I plan to do.

Putting a build sheet together of what I would "like to do" and the cost is ridiculous. Next will be the what I "need to do" list and I'm sure it will be pretty ugly as well.

Thinking if I put a rough estimate together of the total cost right now I wont be surprised when its all said and done. When I sat down and added up receipts for my black car...it blew my mind.

I had a guy from mustang come out and look at my black car with dick walker a few months ago? I live at i240 and Anderson rd, was that you?