Pictures to follow; it's cold outside.
So I need to sell my Oldsmobile; well, I need to sell all of my cars, but I'll list the Grand Marquis in its own thread. The OCC is a 1992, the final year of production for the Custom Cruiser. It has ~213k on the odometer, but the car does read 5mph too fast, so the mileage will be off. Since I have had it, it's only been driven in warm weather. It has the 350 and the LSD-equipped 3.23 rear gears. Yes, the LSD still works. If I remember correctly, the cars used an Auburn unit, not the garbage used in the trucks. Anyway, feel free to test it. The engine appears to have been out of the car at some point, judging by its terrible orange paint job. The catalytic converter I believe has been gutted, given the way the exhaust smells, and it recently developed an exhaust leak near the driver's side manifold, just around the same time the blower motor decided to start making terrible noises. The A/C was converted to R134 and does work and blow cold, but the car also loses its refrigerant over time. It needs window regulators on 3 of the 4 windows. It has rust, but it's pretty solid underneath, aside from the very rear of the car. The rear quarter panel is blown out on the bottom, though the body cladding completely hides this ailment. I suspect this car possibly saw salt water in the form of boat docs given the rust's location. I don't think I would tow with the factory tow hitch. The interior is OK, but the driver's seat is shot from an aesthetical perspective. The leather is mostly missing on the driver's seat bottom, but on the bright side, the foam is comfy. OCCs are rare, and mine with its camel interior is particularly rare, hence the lack of replacement. The headliner is in the early stages of failure, starting to come down slightly by the driver's side rear window and directly behind the windshield on the driver's side. It was a family vehicle and has the corresponding wear on a lot of the surfaces.
The car does drive well and is reliable; I would not hesitate to drive it cross-country, though with the blower motor acting up, I would worry about being a bit warm. I have replaced the coolant sensor and the O2 sensor in the last year, and replaced all four shocks in late 2015. The car has good oil pressure, and I always changed the oil with synthetic and a wix filter every 5k. It does not leak oil after replacing the crush washer on the drain plug. Every now and again I would see a bit of transmission oil underneath, but the level is fine and the car doesn't shift weirdly or anything. It's a decent-looking car from a few feet away, but I know it's not really a car worth restoring or anything like that. It'd be perfect for the challenge, though.
Here it is all nice and shiny:
I'm asking 1,500, but I also like to haggle, especially if it's challange-bound. I will add more photos tomorrow.
It’s going to be a fun weekend.
