RPO code issue split from For Sale topic
09-09-2007, 01:02 AM
#2
Senior Member
True Car Nut
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Halifax, Canada 91SSE / 97SSEi
Posts: 5,857
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by willwren
Jason, maybe you can clear this up?
Never heard of that on a Bonneville before. Isn't that an Aurora thing?
-Autobahn Package
http://rubix.ca/bonnies/97ssei/97ssei_buildsheet.jpg
09-09-2007, 01:05 AM
#3
Junior Member
Posts like a Ricer Type-R
Thread Starter
Just trying to clarify this for a potential buyer, but I'd assume one of two things:
That'* an error.
It'* a Canadian car only option that we've never heard of before.
It might pay to research it further.
That'* an error.
It'* a Canadian car only option that we've never heard of before.
It might pay to research it further.
09-09-2007, 01:10 AM
#4
Senior Member
True Car Nut
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Halifax, Canada 91SSE / 97SSEi
Posts: 5,857
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by willwren
Just trying to clarify this for a potential buyer, but I'd assume one of two things:
That'* an error.
It'* a Canadian car only option that we've never heard of before.
It might pay to research it further.
That'* an error.
It'* a Canadian car only option that we've never heard of before.
It might pay to research it further.
A quick search on the forum here shows at least one other person with QVG.
And on the compiled RPO list here on the BC, it'* listed as "QVG - tire, all season,P225/60R16/N BL R/PE ST TL AL3 97H "
09-09-2007, 01:18 AM
#5
Junior Member
Posts like a Ricer Type-R
Thread Starter
The Q codes for GM RPO listings are all tire and wheel related, and only specify the size or type of tire/wheel combination. There was no Autobahn package for a FWD Bonneville.
Q34 : WHEEL SPARE l9.5 X 6
Q4B : GVW RATING 6200 LBS
QA1 : WHEEL, 17 X 9 *, ALUMINUM, STYLED
QA3 : WHEEL, 16 X 6.0, STEEL
QA4 : WHEEL, 15 X 5.5, ALUMINUM
QAB : TIRE ALL, Pl95/70R14/N BL R/PE ST TL ALS
QB4 : WHEEL, 16 X 6, ALUMINIUM
QB5 : WHEEL, 16 X 6. 5, STEEL
QB6 : WHEEL, 17 X B 5 FRT X 9.5 RR, ALUMINUM, STYLED
QBE : TIRE ALL, LT235/75R15C WL R/PE ST TL OOR
QBZ : TIRE ALL, P205/55VR16/N BL R/PE ST TL HWY
QCE : TIRE ALL, P205/75R15/N BL R/PE ST TL ALS
QCF : TIRE ALL, P205/75R15/N RWL R/PE ST TL ALS
QCG : TIRE ALL, P205/75R15/N WS2 R/PE ST TL ALS
QCR : TIRE ALL, P205/70R13/N BL R/PE ST TL ALS
QCS : TIRE ALL, P205/70R13/N WS1 R/PE ST TL ALS
QCT : TIRE ALL, P205/70R13/N RWL R/PE ST TL ALS
QCU : TIRE ALL, P215/75RlS/N BL R/PE ST TL ALS
QCV : TIRE ALL, P215/75R15/N WS2 R/PE ST TL ALS
QCW : TIRE ALL, P215/75R15/N RWL R/PE ST TL ALS
QDP : TIRE ALL, P195/70RlS/N BL TBL R/PE ST AL3
QDZ : TIRE ALL, P245/50VR16/N BL R/PE ST TL HW4
QEB : TIRE ALL, P235/75R15/N WOL R/PE ST TL OOR
QEE : TIRE ALL, P205/65R15 BL R/PE ST TL ALS 925
QER : TIRE ALL, P205/65R15 WS2 R/PE ST TL ALS 925
QET : TIRE ALL, P225/75R15/N BL R/PE ST TL ALS
QEU : TIRE ALL, P225/75R15/N WS2 R/PE ST TL ALS
QFE : TIRE ALL, P185/75R14/N BL R/PE ST TL ALS
QFF : TIRE ALL, P185/75R14/N WS2 R/PE ST TL ALS
QFL : TIRE ALL, P235/75R15 BW R/PE ST TL ALS lOSS
QFN : TIRE ALL, P235/75R15 WL R/PE ST TL ALS lOSS
QFT : TIRE ALL, P205/75R14/N BL R/PE ST TL ALS
QGK : TIRE ALL,165/60SR14 BL R/ST TL 113 745 (OVERSEAS)
QGL : TIRE ALL,175/65SR14 BL TL R/ST 113 B1S (OVERSEAS)
QGM : TIRE ALL,175R14 BL TL R/ST HWY 190 BBT (OVERSEAS)
QGW : TIRE ALL, P215/60R16/N BL R/PE ST TL AL3
QGY : TIRE ALL, P205/70R15/N BL R/PE ST TL ALS
QGZ : TIRE ALL, P205/70R15/N WS R/PE ST TL ALS
QHA : TIRE ALL, P235/75R15/X BW R/PE ST TL ALS
QHB : TIRE ALL, P235/75R15/X WS2 R/PE ST TL ALS
QHE : TIRE ALL, l95/65R15/N BL R/ST TL HWY (9OH 1304PH
QHF : TIRE ALL, P205/60R15/N BL R/PE ST TL AL3
QHH : TIRE ALL, P205/60R15/N WOL R/PE ST TL AL3
QHJ : TIRE ALL, P225/70R15/N WS1 R/PE ST TL HWY
QHP : TIRE ALL, LT225/75R16/D BW R/PE ST TL ALS
QHR : TIRE ALL, LT225/75R16/D BW R/PE ST TL OOR
QHS : TIRE ALL, P185/80R13/N BL R/PE ST TL ALS
QHT : TIRE ALL, P185/80R13/N WS1 R/PE ST TL ALS
QHX : TIRE ALL, P205/70R14/N BL R/PE ST TL ALS
QHY : TIRE ALL, P205/70R14/N WS2 R/PE ST TL ALS
QID : TIRE ALL, LTl95/75R14/C BL R/PE ST TL ALS
QIE : TIRE ALL, P165/70R12/N BL R/PE ST TL ALS
QIF : TIRE ALL, P185/60R14/N BL R/PE ST TL ALS
QII : TIRE ALL, P215/60R16 8W R/PE ST TL AL3 94H
QIM : TIRE ALL, P205/60R15/N BL R/PE ST TL AL2 90S
QIN : TIRE ALL, P205/70R15/N BL R/PE ST TL AL2 955
QIP : TIRE ALL, P205/70R15/N WS2 R/PE ST TL AL2 9SS
QIQ : TIRE ALL, P205/60R15 WOL R/PE ST TL AL2 90S
QIT : TIRE ALL, LT245/75R16/C BL R/PE ST TL ALS
QIW : TIRE ALL, LT245/75R16/E BL R/PE ST TL OOR
QIX : TIRE ALL, LT265/75R16/C BL R/PE ST TL OOR
QIY : TIRE ALL, LT265/75R16/C WOL R/PE ST TL OOR
QIZ : TIRE ALL, LT245/75R16/E BL R/PE ST TL ALS
QJA : TIRE ALL, P215/60HR14/N BL R/ST TL HWY (OVERSEAS)
QJI : TIRE ALL, Pl85/70R14/N BL R/NY TL HWY
QJJ : TIRE ALL, 31XlO.50RlSLT/C BW R/PE ST TL OOR
QJL : TIRE ALL, P205/75R15/N WOL R/PE ST TL OOR
QJR : TIRE ALL, P205/75R14/N WS2 R/PE ST TL ALS
QJT : TIRE ALL, P205/75R15/N BL R/PE ST TL OOR
QJV : TIRE ALL, LT225/75R15/C BL R/PE ST TL ALS
QLC : TIRE ALL, P245/50ZR16/N BL R/PE ST TL HW4
QLG : TIRE ALL, P205/55R16/N BL R/PE ST TL AL3
QLM : TIRE ALL, P215/60R15/N BL R/PE ST TL ALS
QLU : TIRE ALL, P225/55VR16/N BL R/PE ST TL HWY
QLV : TIRE ALL, P225/75R15/N WS2/GOLD R/PE ST TL ALS
QLW : TIRE ALL, 175R14 BL TL R/ST ALS 120MPH/BBT OVERSEAS
QMB : TIRE ALL, P215/60R14/N BL R/PE ST TL AL3
QME : TIRE ALL, Pl95/70R14/N BL R/PE ST TL AL2
QMG : TIRE ALL, P215/60R14/N WOL R/PE ST TL AL3
QMR : TIRE ALL, P205/65R15/N BL R/PE ST TL AL2
QMS : TIRE ALL, P205/55R16 BL R/PE ST TL AL2 B9S
QMT : TIRE ALL, P235/55R16/N BL R/PE ST TL AL2
QMV : TIRE ALL, P235/70R15 WS1 R/PE ST TL AL2 1025
QMW : TIRE ALL, Pl95/75R14/N BL R/PE ST TL ALS
QMX : TIRE ALL, P195/75R14/N WS2 R/PE ST TL ALS
QNJ : TIRE ALL, P215/65R15 BW R/PE ST TL AL3 95H
QNM : TIRE ALL, P225/70R15/N BL R/PE ST TL AL2
QNP : TIRE ALL, P2Z5/70R15/N WS1 R/PE ST TL AL2
QNR : TIRE ALL, P215/65R15/N WS2 R/PE ST TL AL3
QNS : TIRE ALL, P215/65R15/N BL R/PE ST TL AL3
QNT : TIRE ALL, P215/65R15/N WOL R/PE ST TL AL3
QNX : TIRE ALL, P225/60R16/N BL R/PE ST TL AL2
QNY : TIRE ALL, P225/60R16/N WS1 R/PE ST TL AL2
QPC : TIRE ALL, Pl85/65HR14/N BL R/ST TL HWY (OVERSEAS)
QPD : TIRE ALL, Pl95/65Rl5/N BL R/PE ST TL AL2 B9S
QPE : TIRE ALL, P215/60R16/N BL R/PE ST TL AL2
QPH : TIRE ALL, P215/65R15/N BL R/PE ST TL AL2
QPJ : TIRE ALL, P215/65R15/N WS1 R/PE ST TL AL2
QPK : TIRE ALL, P215/70R15/N BL R/PE ST TL ALS 975
QPN : TIRE ALL, P215/70R15/N WS2 R/PE ST TL ALS 97S
QPP : TIRE ALL, P215/65R15/N WL R/PE ST TL AL3 95H
QPX : TIRE ALL, P225/60R16 BW R/PE ST TL ALS 975
QPY : TIRE ALL, P225/60R16 WS2 R/PE ST TL ALS 975
QQD : TIRE ALL, P235/70RI5 WS2 R/PE ST TL ALS 102S
QQG : TIRE ALL, P235/70R15 BL R/PE ST TL AL3 102V
QQR : TIRE ALL, P235/70R15 WS1 R/PE ST TL AL3 102V
QRF : TIRE ALL, lBSSR14 BL R/ TL lOS TEXTILE (OVERSEAS)
QSA : TIRE ALL, P205/75R14/N RWL R/PE ST TL ALS
QUK : TIRE ALL, P235/70R15/N WS2/GOLD R/PE ST TL ALS
QUS : TIRE ALL, lBS/60HR14 BL R/ST TL 130 (OVERSEAS)
QVF : TIRE ALL, P225/60ZR16/N BL R/PE ST TL AL3
QVG : TIRE ALL, P225/60R16/N BL R/PE ST TL AL3 97H
QVI : TIRE ALL, P175/BDR14 BW R/PE ST TL ALS BBS
QWT : TIRE ALL, P245/60R15 WOL R/PE ST TL AL3 lOOT
QXJ : TIRE ALL, P225/60R16/N BL R/PE ST TL AL3 97U
QYH : TIRE ALL, P215/65R15/N WOL R/PE ST TL HWY
QYZ : TIRE ALL, P215/65R15/N BL R/PE ST TL HWY
QZY : TIRE ALL, P255/5OZR16/N BL R/PE ST TL HW4
Q4B : GVW RATING 6200 LBS
QA1 : WHEEL, 17 X 9 *, ALUMINUM, STYLED
QA3 : WHEEL, 16 X 6.0, STEEL
QA4 : WHEEL, 15 X 5.5, ALUMINUM
QAB : TIRE ALL, Pl95/70R14/N BL R/PE ST TL ALS
QB4 : WHEEL, 16 X 6, ALUMINIUM
QB5 : WHEEL, 16 X 6. 5, STEEL
QB6 : WHEEL, 17 X B 5 FRT X 9.5 RR, ALUMINUM, STYLED
QBE : TIRE ALL, LT235/75R15C WL R/PE ST TL OOR
QBZ : TIRE ALL, P205/55VR16/N BL R/PE ST TL HWY
QCE : TIRE ALL, P205/75R15/N BL R/PE ST TL ALS
QCF : TIRE ALL, P205/75R15/N RWL R/PE ST TL ALS
QCG : TIRE ALL, P205/75R15/N WS2 R/PE ST TL ALS
QCR : TIRE ALL, P205/70R13/N BL R/PE ST TL ALS
QCS : TIRE ALL, P205/70R13/N WS1 R/PE ST TL ALS
QCT : TIRE ALL, P205/70R13/N RWL R/PE ST TL ALS
QCU : TIRE ALL, P215/75RlS/N BL R/PE ST TL ALS
QCV : TIRE ALL, P215/75R15/N WS2 R/PE ST TL ALS
QCW : TIRE ALL, P215/75R15/N RWL R/PE ST TL ALS
QDP : TIRE ALL, P195/70RlS/N BL TBL R/PE ST AL3
QDZ : TIRE ALL, P245/50VR16/N BL R/PE ST TL HW4
QEB : TIRE ALL, P235/75R15/N WOL R/PE ST TL OOR
QEE : TIRE ALL, P205/65R15 BL R/PE ST TL ALS 925
QER : TIRE ALL, P205/65R15 WS2 R/PE ST TL ALS 925
QET : TIRE ALL, P225/75R15/N BL R/PE ST TL ALS
QEU : TIRE ALL, P225/75R15/N WS2 R/PE ST TL ALS
QFE : TIRE ALL, P185/75R14/N BL R/PE ST TL ALS
QFF : TIRE ALL, P185/75R14/N WS2 R/PE ST TL ALS
QFL : TIRE ALL, P235/75R15 BW R/PE ST TL ALS lOSS
QFN : TIRE ALL, P235/75R15 WL R/PE ST TL ALS lOSS
QFT : TIRE ALL, P205/75R14/N BL R/PE ST TL ALS
QGK : TIRE ALL,165/60SR14 BL R/ST TL 113 745 (OVERSEAS)
QGL : TIRE ALL,175/65SR14 BL TL R/ST 113 B1S (OVERSEAS)
QGM : TIRE ALL,175R14 BL TL R/ST HWY 190 BBT (OVERSEAS)
QGW : TIRE ALL, P215/60R16/N BL R/PE ST TL AL3
QGY : TIRE ALL, P205/70R15/N BL R/PE ST TL ALS
QGZ : TIRE ALL, P205/70R15/N WS R/PE ST TL ALS
QHA : TIRE ALL, P235/75R15/X BW R/PE ST TL ALS
QHB : TIRE ALL, P235/75R15/X WS2 R/PE ST TL ALS
QHE : TIRE ALL, l95/65R15/N BL R/ST TL HWY (9OH 1304PH
QHF : TIRE ALL, P205/60R15/N BL R/PE ST TL AL3
QHH : TIRE ALL, P205/60R15/N WOL R/PE ST TL AL3
QHJ : TIRE ALL, P225/70R15/N WS1 R/PE ST TL HWY
QHP : TIRE ALL, LT225/75R16/D BW R/PE ST TL ALS
QHR : TIRE ALL, LT225/75R16/D BW R/PE ST TL OOR
QHS : TIRE ALL, P185/80R13/N BL R/PE ST TL ALS
QHT : TIRE ALL, P185/80R13/N WS1 R/PE ST TL ALS
QHX : TIRE ALL, P205/70R14/N BL R/PE ST TL ALS
QHY : TIRE ALL, P205/70R14/N WS2 R/PE ST TL ALS
QID : TIRE ALL, LTl95/75R14/C BL R/PE ST TL ALS
QIE : TIRE ALL, P165/70R12/N BL R/PE ST TL ALS
QIF : TIRE ALL, P185/60R14/N BL R/PE ST TL ALS
QII : TIRE ALL, P215/60R16 8W R/PE ST TL AL3 94H
QIM : TIRE ALL, P205/60R15/N BL R/PE ST TL AL2 90S
QIN : TIRE ALL, P205/70R15/N BL R/PE ST TL AL2 955
QIP : TIRE ALL, P205/70R15/N WS2 R/PE ST TL AL2 9SS
QIQ : TIRE ALL, P205/60R15 WOL R/PE ST TL AL2 90S
QIT : TIRE ALL, LT245/75R16/C BL R/PE ST TL ALS
QIW : TIRE ALL, LT245/75R16/E BL R/PE ST TL OOR
QIX : TIRE ALL, LT265/75R16/C BL R/PE ST TL OOR
QIY : TIRE ALL, LT265/75R16/C WOL R/PE ST TL OOR
QIZ : TIRE ALL, LT245/75R16/E BL R/PE ST TL ALS
QJA : TIRE ALL, P215/60HR14/N BL R/ST TL HWY (OVERSEAS)
QJI : TIRE ALL, Pl85/70R14/N BL R/NY TL HWY
QJJ : TIRE ALL, 31XlO.50RlSLT/C BW R/PE ST TL OOR
QJL : TIRE ALL, P205/75R15/N WOL R/PE ST TL OOR
QJR : TIRE ALL, P205/75R14/N WS2 R/PE ST TL ALS
QJT : TIRE ALL, P205/75R15/N BL R/PE ST TL OOR
QJV : TIRE ALL, LT225/75R15/C BL R/PE ST TL ALS
QLC : TIRE ALL, P245/50ZR16/N BL R/PE ST TL HW4
QLG : TIRE ALL, P205/55R16/N BL R/PE ST TL AL3
QLM : TIRE ALL, P215/60R15/N BL R/PE ST TL ALS
QLU : TIRE ALL, P225/55VR16/N BL R/PE ST TL HWY
QLV : TIRE ALL, P225/75R15/N WS2/GOLD R/PE ST TL ALS
QLW : TIRE ALL, 175R14 BL TL R/ST ALS 120MPH/BBT OVERSEAS
QMB : TIRE ALL, P215/60R14/N BL R/PE ST TL AL3
QME : TIRE ALL, Pl95/70R14/N BL R/PE ST TL AL2
QMG : TIRE ALL, P215/60R14/N WOL R/PE ST TL AL3
QMR : TIRE ALL, P205/65R15/N BL R/PE ST TL AL2
QMS : TIRE ALL, P205/55R16 BL R/PE ST TL AL2 B9S
QMT : TIRE ALL, P235/55R16/N BL R/PE ST TL AL2
QMV : TIRE ALL, P235/70R15 WS1 R/PE ST TL AL2 1025
QMW : TIRE ALL, Pl95/75R14/N BL R/PE ST TL ALS
QMX : TIRE ALL, P195/75R14/N WS2 R/PE ST TL ALS
QNJ : TIRE ALL, P215/65R15 BW R/PE ST TL AL3 95H
QNM : TIRE ALL, P225/70R15/N BL R/PE ST TL AL2
QNP : TIRE ALL, P2Z5/70R15/N WS1 R/PE ST TL AL2
QNR : TIRE ALL, P215/65R15/N WS2 R/PE ST TL AL3
QNS : TIRE ALL, P215/65R15/N BL R/PE ST TL AL3
QNT : TIRE ALL, P215/65R15/N WOL R/PE ST TL AL3
QNX : TIRE ALL, P225/60R16/N BL R/PE ST TL AL2
QNY : TIRE ALL, P225/60R16/N WS1 R/PE ST TL AL2
QPC : TIRE ALL, Pl85/65HR14/N BL R/ST TL HWY (OVERSEAS)
QPD : TIRE ALL, Pl95/65Rl5/N BL R/PE ST TL AL2 B9S
QPE : TIRE ALL, P215/60R16/N BL R/PE ST TL AL2
QPH : TIRE ALL, P215/65R15/N BL R/PE ST TL AL2
QPJ : TIRE ALL, P215/65R15/N WS1 R/PE ST TL AL2
QPK : TIRE ALL, P215/70R15/N BL R/PE ST TL ALS 975
QPN : TIRE ALL, P215/70R15/N WS2 R/PE ST TL ALS 97S
QPP : TIRE ALL, P215/65R15/N WL R/PE ST TL AL3 95H
QPX : TIRE ALL, P225/60R16 BW R/PE ST TL ALS 975
QPY : TIRE ALL, P225/60R16 WS2 R/PE ST TL ALS 975
QQD : TIRE ALL, P235/70RI5 WS2 R/PE ST TL ALS 102S
QQG : TIRE ALL, P235/70R15 BL R/PE ST TL AL3 102V
QQR : TIRE ALL, P235/70R15 WS1 R/PE ST TL AL3 102V
QRF : TIRE ALL, lBSSR14 BL R/ TL lOS TEXTILE (OVERSEAS)
QSA : TIRE ALL, P205/75R14/N RWL R/PE ST TL ALS
QUK : TIRE ALL, P235/70R15/N WS2/GOLD R/PE ST TL ALS
QUS : TIRE ALL, lBS/60HR14 BL R/ST TL 130 (OVERSEAS)
QVF : TIRE ALL, P225/60ZR16/N BL R/PE ST TL AL3
QVG : TIRE ALL, P225/60R16/N BL R/PE ST TL AL3 97H
QVI : TIRE ALL, P175/BDR14 BW R/PE ST TL ALS BBS
QWT : TIRE ALL, P245/60R15 WOL R/PE ST TL AL3 lOOT
QXJ : TIRE ALL, P225/60R16/N BL R/PE ST TL AL3 97U
QYH : TIRE ALL, P215/65R15/N WOL R/PE ST TL HWY
QYZ : TIRE ALL, P215/65R15/N BL R/PE ST TL HWY
QZY : TIRE ALL, P255/5OZR16/N BL R/PE ST TL HW4
09-09-2007, 01:22 AM
#6
Senior Member
True Car Nut
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Halifax, Canada 91SSE / 97SSEi
Posts: 5,857
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Bill,
<shrug> Maybe it'* a Canadian thing..... Foghorn'* car is listed with it too...
http://www.bonnevilleclub.com/forum/...&highlight=qvg
<shrug> Maybe it'* a Canadian thing..... Foghorn'* car is listed with it too...
http://www.bonnevilleclub.com/forum/...&highlight=qvg
09-09-2007, 01:25 AM
#7
Junior Member
Posts like a Ricer Type-R
Thread Starter
That is a tire code. GM doesn't even have an RPO code for Autobahn. It'* a combination of other options that dictates it.
Your Bonneville does not have an Autobahn package. It has tires.
Your Bonneville does not have an Autobahn package. It has tires.
The Autobahn option only applies to classic Auroras and it was a factory option that included Michelin tires with a V speed rating instead of a standard * rating, and a 3.71 transaxle final ratio instead of the standard 3.48. What they didn't advertise - and the reason why many people ask if they have the option - is that these two changes allowed the engineers at Oldsmobile to increase the speed limiter from 110 mph in the non-Autobahn car up to 135-140 mph in the Autobahn equipped car. In addition to a greater maximum speed the optional transaxle ratio also gives quicker acceleration (and poorer fuel economy).
"Do I have one?"
The obvious way to find out if your Aurora has the Autobahn option is to take the car out for a drive and see if you can go faster than 110 mph - this may not be practical though, and an easier way is to check the tire information label inside the driver'* door and see if it lists V rated tires, don't bother to check the tires themselves as they may not be the originals. Another way is to read the RPO list which you'll find inside the trunk - (the exact location of the list depends on the year of the car, up to 1996 it was inside the trunk liner near the antenna, and on the 1997 and up it was on the inside of the spare tire cover.) The autobahn car will have a code of QQX for the V rated tires, and a code of FV4 for the final drive ratio of 3.71.
Oldsmobile dealers may have offered different packages of options, or "Preferred Equipment Groups" but nothing else was included with the Autobahn package from the factory. Chrome wheels, sliding glass sun roof, gold graphics and more were all offered as options on the Aurora, but none of these on the car are an indication that the car has the Autobahn option.
Autobahn was not an option with the 4 litre Generation 2 Auroras, they have H rated tires standard, as well as the 3.71 final drive ratio and they are speed limited to 135 mph.
(Tire speed ratings: V=149 mph; H=130 mph; *=112 mph.)
"Do I have one?"
The obvious way to find out if your Aurora has the Autobahn option is to take the car out for a drive and see if you can go faster than 110 mph - this may not be practical though, and an easier way is to check the tire information label inside the driver'* door and see if it lists V rated tires, don't bother to check the tires themselves as they may not be the originals. Another way is to read the RPO list which you'll find inside the trunk - (the exact location of the list depends on the year of the car, up to 1996 it was inside the trunk liner near the antenna, and on the 1997 and up it was on the inside of the spare tire cover.) The autobahn car will have a code of QQX for the V rated tires, and a code of FV4 for the final drive ratio of 3.71.
Oldsmobile dealers may have offered different packages of options, or "Preferred Equipment Groups" but nothing else was included with the Autobahn package from the factory. Chrome wheels, sliding glass sun roof, gold graphics and more were all offered as options on the Aurora, but none of these on the car are an indication that the car has the Autobahn option.
Autobahn was not an option with the 4 litre Generation 2 Auroras, they have H rated tires standard, as well as the 3.71 final drive ratio and they are speed limited to 135 mph.
(Tire speed ratings: V=149 mph; H=130 mph; *=112 mph.)
09-09-2007, 01:26 AM
#8
Senior Member
True Car Nut
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: NEBF:06,07 | NYBF:06,07 | ONBF:06,07 | CNBF:06 & more............
Posts: 8,029
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
the GM RPO Master List does not say anything about the Autobahn
i looked up Foghorns PRO for it and it just says , "STYLED, PAINTED"
i looked up Foghorns PRO for it and it just says , "STYLED, PAINTED"
09-09-2007, 01:29 AM
#9
Junior Member
Posts like a Ricer Type-R
Thread Starter
The point of this excercise is to correct a For Sale listing for the benefit of our members and your potential buyer. Not to debate RPO code definitions.
I suggest you correct your original post to reflect the fact that tires shipped on the car from the factory.
(not sure where the error in your printout came from, but GM computers have a reputation.......including the ones that run our cars).
Back on topic.........
I suggest you correct your original post to reflect the fact that tires shipped on the car from the factory.
(not sure where the error in your printout came from, but GM computers have a reputation.......including the ones that run our cars).Back on topic.........
09-09-2007, 01:36 AM
#10
Senior Member
True Car Nut
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Halifax, Canada 91SSE / 97SSEi
Posts: 5,857
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by bandit
the GM RPO Master List does not say anything about the Autobahn
i looked up Foghorns PRO for it and it just says , "STYLED, PAINTED"
i looked up Foghorns PRO for it and it just says , "STYLED, PAINTED"
I guess this mysterious "Autobahn Package" might be a Canadian thing. However, on the Aurora it means that the car'* speed limiter has been increased to above 110mph and it cames with V rated tires. My car has had the speed limiter removed, and comes with W rated tires.
Bill, if you're really concerned about me listing something my car was built with as spec'd from GM, because of confusion, I can edit my post. No biggie, but it was listed on my RPO sheet, and I've found one other GM car that is listed the same way. Both Canadian 1997 SSEi'*. So you can see how I thought it was valid.... besides... it sounds cool too.
