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The Alternator!
But this is a common problem no matter what Bonneville(and other GM H/C Bodies) model year you own.
Don't worry though, it'* a relatively cheap and easy fix if/when it goes.
But this is a common problem no matter what Bonneville(and other GM H/C Bodies) model year you own.
Don't worry though, it'* a relatively cheap and easy fix if/when it goes.
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Welcome to the club. Bonnevilles are excellent cruisin rides! I have 2 and one is more sportier and the other is classier. But they are both great cars and I am glad to have them. I enjoy turning heads wherever I go. My 91 makes people think it is just cruising until I pass them and leave them behind.
Christine- I loved the poem. True words right there!!
Christine- I loved the poem. True words right there!!
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3800 AWESOME MOTOR
This is my second SER 1 3800 car the first was N/A a 91 Regal Limeted (to 1 billion cars) white 4 door with all the chrome moulding, it was the first car I ever modded I paited the engine compartment like 5 times different color style everytime it ended up red white and blue (for the colors of the buick symbol not the flag although being patriotic is cool) but i had removed the MAF screen and done a K&N setup i also did plugs and wires and headlights and 225/60/15 Pirelli tires on the stock rims, but i never did ne thing with the exhaust. Oh how I wish I woulda kept her, oh well she got traded in on the Bonne so I guess some good came of it.
To date ive owned 4 FWD GMs and 1 RWD
2 Ws an H and a J........and a G
91 Sunbird LE 2 door 2.0 ohc automatic bright yellow ( gutless wonder)
91 Lumina Euro 4 door 3.1 MPFI automatic white (i still own this car its my beater/winter car-ive driven it since I was 17)
91 Buick Regal limeted 4 door 3.8 SER 1 4 spd automatic white (if it werent for the windshield leak i may still own her)
My current Bonne (the pride of my fleet of 2 cars that is)
86 El Camino 305 v8 automatic 3 tone blue (my first car and my first truck- I totalled her after having her 2 weeks-damn kids!!!)
To date ive owned 4 FWD GMs and 1 RWD
2 Ws an H and a J........and a G
91 Sunbird LE 2 door 2.0 ohc automatic bright yellow ( gutless wonder)
91 Lumina Euro 4 door 3.1 MPFI automatic white (i still own this car its my beater/winter car-ive driven it since I was 17)
91 Buick Regal limeted 4 door 3.8 SER 1 4 spd automatic white (if it werent for the windshield leak i may still own her)
My current Bonne (the pride of my fleet of 2 cars that is)
86 El Camino 305 v8 automatic 3 tone blue (my first car and my first truck- I totalled her after having her 2 weeks-damn kids!!!)
#15
Welcome to the jungle as Steve Tyler said.
As for my reasons for loving my Bonnie:
Aggressive looks without being ricer-y
Aggressive performance
Great power without the gas expense of a V8
Incredible reliability(although mine is in the shop as we speak, needing a new motor, but that was an issue of a bad dealer selling a car with a major problem already, probably caused by lack of regular maintenance, and they're eating the cost)
Comfortable interior without rolling-sofa feel
Family-car insurance, GT car performance
Character; this car has it in boat-loads
Also little things like:
Heads-Up-Display speedo
9-way adjustable power seats(driver and passenger)
8-speaker stereo
Digital compass right next to the tach
Driver info center that actually makes sense
BOOST GUAGE!!!
Auto-dimming rear-view mirror
Huge trunk
Not to mention the fact that I'm 6', 280lbs, and finding a car that I fit in, that goes this fast is a glory you little people will never understand
As for my reasons for loving my Bonnie:
Aggressive looks without being ricer-y
Aggressive performance
Great power without the gas expense of a V8
Incredible reliability(although mine is in the shop as we speak, needing a new motor, but that was an issue of a bad dealer selling a car with a major problem already, probably caused by lack of regular maintenance, and they're eating the cost)
Comfortable interior without rolling-sofa feel
Family-car insurance, GT car performance
Character; this car has it in boat-loads
Also little things like:
Heads-Up-Display speedo
9-way adjustable power seats(driver and passenger)
8-speaker stereo
Digital compass right next to the tach
Driver info center that actually makes sense
BOOST GUAGE!!!
Auto-dimming rear-view mirror
Huge trunk
Not to mention the fact that I'm 6', 280lbs, and finding a car that I fit in, that goes this fast is a glory you little people will never understand
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I have loved them since owning my 1972 Grande Ville!!! I have had an '87 SE and now the '91 SE in my sig. I will keep it until. It has room, luxury, reliability, rides excellent, parts are cheap, nice looks, and people seem to respect it for what it is: a decent, well-made car that can't really be beat!! Enjoy what you have because there are some really crappy cars out there!!! :( Luckily, yours isn't. Welcome!!!
#18
Im with sbattert I dont really find the interest in them, I mean yea they can be somewhat fast but they are huge. You might have 250hp but with all that wieght your losing it on your time. And what i have found with american made cars is that they just suck, now dont ban me i just trying to see the attraction. The main thing i dont understand is how they are pretty much ugly.
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Originally Posted by Hmmm.....
Im with sbattert I dont really find the interest in them, I mean yea they can be somewhat fast but they are huge. You might have 250hp but with all that wieght your losing it on your time. And what i have found with american made cars is that they just suck, now dont ban me i just trying to see the attraction. The main thing i dont understand is how they are pretty much ugly.
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#20
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Originally Posted by Hmmm.....
Im with sbattert I dont really find the interest in them, I mean yea they can be somewhat fast but they are huge. You might have 250hp but with all that wieght your losing it on your time. And what i have found with american made cars is that they just suck, now dont ban me i just trying to see the attraction. The main thing i dont understand is how they are pretty much ugly.
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Personally I find Integras ugly...and I would be caught dead buying one, but thats me. And what do you care?
I have an American made car and it doesnt suck. Define suck please? What is "suck" exactly?
What you dont like = suck?
Please