well tomorrow i will begin the engne rebuild on my 96 olds LSS, and right now my DD is a 00 malibu, my problem is witch one should i keep as my new DD ? the other will bw sold. The LSS has 238,000 miles but the body and interior are in great shape and freashly cleaned, buffed , waxed and lookin good. but the trans in original, so it getting up there but still shifts perfect and has been mantianed and will have a pretty much new engine. the malibu has 186,000 miles runs perfect, but has been ran hard , yet has never missed an oil change. but the body has many dents and now i wrecked it. so the fender and bumper are alittle pushed in. the interior is in okay shape. now the part that keeps meon the line is the LSS is a 1996 and the malibu is a 2000, but the Lss is more comfy, uninqe, powerful, yet called a old mans car sometimes. so if it was you as a 19 year old that loves oldsmobile and wants a cool car what would you chose ?

thanks

i would chose the lss personally because the malibu could easily be a ricer and like stated the lss is bigger more roomy and quicker than the malibu

LSS all the way son..i love those Oldsmobile deltas..ive had a 88 and a 98 and there such great cars

i say keep the LSS and drive it and maintain it untill the wheels fall off..

Body, interior, and engine work aside, the "old man" cars* are generally luxury sedans, with more features and space than a mid-size like the Malibu. If you're reasonably tall or lanky, but I find my 6' 4" frame squeezes uncomfortably into Priuses, Camaros, and everything with two doors. The choice is obviously yours, but I'd take the Oldsmobile.

*By the way, in case any Malibu fans harass you, Oldsmobile wasn't named for being a company dedicated to making cars for old people, but for founder Ransom E. Olds, who actually was young when he started the company.

i agree with you guys, i was alreadys leaning that way alittle. and the lss was my dads and ive wanted it ever since he bought it brand new, and when my aurora died he bought a new car and gave me that one. and ive always liked it, so m not your normal 19 year old...im an oldsmobile nut lol. and signofzeta i totally agree, i see the lss to oldmobile as ssei is to bonneville, sport luxury. and i even have a little sticker on the window that says " not your fathers oldsmobile"

I'll be the odd guy out. Chose the Malibu only given year difference and the Olds is going to become a money pit quickly.

vemon you make a good point, but it does have a new ac comperser, struts, wheel bearing, tires, brakes, and now engine. so pretty much only the trans is left, but im not worried about it because we have a u pull it with about 10 4t60e'* for $100. oh and threres no rust anywhere.

sounds like youve pretty much made up your mind!

yeah but im still thinking about it.

Well, then just the gas line, brakes lines, and gas sending unit to go LOL.