Series 2
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Re: Series 2
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One of the Ten Best Engines of the Past 100 Years
Ward'* AutoWorld honored the Series II V6 on its list of 10 Best Engines of the 20th century.
Ward'* AutoWorld honored the Series II V6 on its list of 10 Best Engines of the 20th century.
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260k is still a good testament to the motor. People ask me when i'm getting another car because mine is high in milage (122k). I expect to get to 200 ATLEAST, without having to dig for problems (that i didn't cause 
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Originally Posted by jr's3800
I don't remember where I read it, But I read somewhere that Gm was wanting to degrade the quality of some of their motors, as certain ones were lasting way too long... In other words, people were driving 15 year old cars still, and would not go buy a new GM as their old GM car was still running too good... And then when they run good with 280,000 miles on them, burn no oil, and have 5 psi of diffrence at most between cylinders, what would be the reason to get rid of it when you would get almost nothing for the car...
I can see GM doing the same thing to the 3800. I have a feeling in many years, the 3800 will be a collectable for enthusiasts, just as the old Chevy 350s are today.
Although I guess that'* not directly the engine'* fault. I'll probably own another 3800-II sooner or later. 
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