NINETY EIGHT REGENCY

I am so sorry... I hope you can get your vehicle repaired. That is really sad people are that crude and do not care. He would care of someone mashed up his truck or he did not have it to drive. Do not worry, he will get his. It will be at a time when he is not expecting it, and will wonder why him...

Congrats on your Oldsmobile. You will enjoy your car and you will never forget your first car. You run it, pamper it and it will take care of you as you take care of it. Congrats to you on your purchase. They seemed to have used all the Oldsmobile slogans here but this one. It's A Good Feeling To Have An Olds Around you!

I fixed the Toronado as much as I could and sold it. I got something better. So, it can be done Blackviper. You just have to follow your own heart and gut feeling and make your decision as to what you want to do.

Blackviper, I totally understand where you are coming from. I have not had a nice time the last two years myself (2006-2007). I have pressed onward and forward daily. Nothing really has gone right, I have learned a bunch of hard lessons in the process. I know how frustrating it can be. Just remember I went through two Toronados before I got this right one. I wanted to save the yellow one, but I could not save it. I had to cut my losses, and let it go and as you see, I got a good one. I understand about all of the other bad stuff. You have experienced a loss, and you have been going through on so many levels. I have to. I know how you feel. I look forward to a better 2008, and remain optimistic about that fact. Do not let anyone steal your peace. I find writing what is on my mind therapeutic too. I cannot control the actions of others, but you cannot let them or what they say dictate your mood or mindset. I really have to keep the right mindset this time of year because the holidays are hard for me. You hold your head up, find a good GM car or fix that Cutlass and move forward.

I am so sorry. I can only imagine your pain sir. Just know we all have experienced a great injustice at one time or another. I am sorry that this happened to you and what you are going through. Please understand you are not alone. I have had a rough time too on many levels( 2006 and 2007) and I am hoping for a better 2008. I make the effort every day despite the things that have come against me personally. I have not talked about them here because sometimes, it is better not to say anything and deal with your battles. I feel you that you have pain. Some therapy might help. You will continue to dream about this until you deal with this. There is no shame in getting help to cope with the pain of your loss. May peace finally be with you and your loss sir.

Happy Birthday! I hope you enjoy your day and make the best of your day.

This is good news indeed..It is nice to see this... I know this is old, but this song is so appropriate now: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaZpHSnjprI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ILHtL8kt08 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74iN4bYkzqY...feature=related

Very interesting indeed..

LOL!! I am sorry, that was just funny.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LD5sahXoj0U

Happy Birthday! May you enjoy your day too..

Congrats to you sir!! You are indeed blessed!!

I saw that too. I saw the Caprice wagon and the father kept saying GMC. Flybrian is right, when I recommend cars to people, they refer to GM as GMC. Technically they are right because it is General Motors Corporation. I saw that and I noticed the wagon that was torched was different. It will be interesting to see what happens next week.

There is a market for it. My Toronado is not floaty. It handles quite well actually. That is why I like it. It is smaller than my Ninety Eight, and sporty in appearance, has a great ride and suspension set up. It has the interior I like. My Ninety Eight is floaty in a good way. You can tell the difference in the ride. You cannot beat the comfort and the features. GM is starting to get the message.

I pondered on this one too. GM pushed me out totally after killing Oldsmobile and not having anything like a Ninety Eight or Toronado any longer. They killed Oldsmobile, but have not filled that void. GM put me in the position to buy what I bought. I can say nothing really appeals to me because the only car that is close to what I have is a Lincoln Town Car. If I was a Ford man, I am sure a Lincoln Town Car and a Lincoln Mark VIII would be in my driveway. Buicks fall short for me. They are missing something. The Enclave has that "something". The Lucerne CXL or CX is not even in the neighborhood. The DTS has the right stuff, wrong headlight configuration. Plus the Cadillac draws too much unwanted attention. I do like the Holden Caprice/Statesman. I guess I prefer GM because of the quality, the feeling they give me and the times they saved me in accidents. The last new GM that was in my eye sight was Oldsmobile Bravada and Bonneville GXP and SLE. When they started using Oldsmobile parts, they became appealing. I could not get the configuration I wanted in a Bonneville. I guess I will keep my two cars running as I have planned to do. Maybe GM will fill the voids they are missing. They have dropped models, and are working on images and segments, but they are still missing that something. I sometimes look at Aura from the back and see Oldsmobile and wonder what if... I just get so tired of everything having bucket seats, analog gauges( boring as hell to look at) spoilers on the trunk, seat controls on the side of the seat instead of on the door where they below and that tired old six window design Impala has. Not everything has to be and look sporty to have some style. The CTS looks nice. I will admit that. I have seen several lately. I wonder when I see that what would that look like on a larger scale with a bench seat and different interior? Just a thought..

Thank you sir.. It is appreciated. That is the whole point. That is to show people to go after their dreams. It was to inspire. When your financial situation is where it needs to buy, you go after your dream. We are only limited by our thinking and in some cases our circumstances. You carry on..

This begs the question... This is happening to all of us who own older GM cars or cars no one wanted to buy when they were new. These people got sucked up by all the hype of a new car, a Toyota or Honda and now they want the stuff we drive or have stayed loyal to. Is the tide turning? Do people want the good old fashion American cars back? Do these people see what we knew? People laughed these cars, avoided them when they were on dealers lot, now they want to bother people like Knightfan who drive them because it is cool and looks good to them now?

I hope that it will inspire many. That was the hole point of it. It is not about me or what I own, but rather to inspire others to go after what they want and they can achieve it. I hope others like wildmanjoe will go find that Oldsmobile Eighty Eight and be happy. No matter what it is in life, I hope many will go achieve their goals and dreams. Thank you too sir.

Creepy indeed. You need to watch your back and more. He insults you at the same time he compliments you. Watch your cars indeed. He asked for too much information about you. He was just mad he does not look good for his age. I still find the whole conversation odd.

That is the whole point of my story. To give people hope. To inspire. If you believe it, you can and will achieve it. Have hope. I did not know they did not sell the Silhouette in Canada. I learned something new today.

Thank you sir. You kind words are appreciated. They mean a lot. There is a solid black Trofeo on Autotrader: http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?car_...amp;cardist=947 I hope so. I wrote the story to encourage others. If it touched you, and you are about to search for an Eighty Eight, then it served its purpose. I did not post it to say look at me. As you see, I have been keeping it a secret since August. There are still good people out there. Thank you Bobo. I am glad you enjoy my stories. I only tell the truth and how it impacted me. It means a lot to me you enjoyed it. I am glad I did not, because it really would have cost me big time!! I was selling it. I offered it here. No one took me up on the offer. You are not kidding!! I agree with you there.

October 8, 2007- I have been driving the car daily with no problems to speak of. I still need to take it back to mechanic (Chuck) to look at the throttle body and belt and fuel injectors. I do not know if they have been serviced. The co worker I took to that training at work rode in the Toronado, and LaRissa did too. I told them do not tell anyone. This is a secret for now. They have kept their word. October 18,2007- I have been driving the Toronado everyday. The gas mileage is starting to get to what I normally would get. I got the title from the state of Texas today. October 22, 2007- Luke came over to pick up his paperwork. He asked you got another one? I said yes. I said nothing more. He left then called and said I like the color black. That one looks nice. He said how long did you have that car? I said since September. He said huh? You did not tell anyone? I said no. I am not ready to tell just yet. He said do you drive it to work? I said yes. November 1st, 2007- I sent Jason another installment of payment for the car. November 3, 2007- Chuck went through the car completely. It was not bad at all. There are some things I need to do to get the car in top running order. I do not know what the previous owners did. It is no where near the previous Toronados I owned. I have to start fresh. He cleaned the mass airflow sensor. The gas mileage went way back up, and not only that, the performance went back up too. The vehicle is no longer sluggish. That one thing was causing my poor fuel economy. I was impressed with the performance. That car is quick!! List Of Things To Do From Chuck: It will be done over several months well into 2008. Toronado: Get 4 Michelin white wall tires for Toronado. The current tires are fine. They are black wall Michelin's. They just need to be rotated and balanced if I had kept them. This will be the last thing I will do. Step 1: Engine belt( current one is starting to crack) Tension pulley Brake flush Power steering flush Radiator flush and new cap Step 2: Clean throttle body BG 44K fuel system cleaner. ( Chuck put one in today with good results) Gas filter Step 3: Automatic transmission flush Spark plugs and tune Front motor mount ( removes vibration)( one is weak out of the ones on the car) Rear struts or After market rear struts ** All Toronados have a problem with the struts: Battery may go dead overnight on cars with electronic level control (1990-92). The struts are computer controlled air struts. They will drain a battery quick. Chuck said I should switch to regular struts so I will not have this problem, plus the factory struts are 1,300 to replace. Get under body and under hood of Toronado sanded for rust and rust proofed.

September 26- My neighbor saw me this morning before work. He said I see you either got a new car or you got the yellow car painted. I told him it is a new car. I told him I want people to think I did get the yellow painted. I let him look at it. He said d*** man. I bet an old grandma had this car. This car does not even look like it has been used. He said I figured you had the other one painted. I figured you got tired of tinkering with the yellow one. I said I want to people to think I did get it painted because I do not want people in my business. I told him that is why no one saw it being delivered. Later in the day when I got home, I received the check from the former owner as he promised. September 27- I called to make an appointment to go take the emissions and state inspection test. I will go after work. I went to see Chuck and got the oil changed, the oil filter changed and air filter. I told him I would bring the car back to fix the power window. I went around the corner to the inspection place. They said it was an easy pass. They asked me where was the Ninety Eight? I said at home. They said I hope you did not get rid of that one. Then they said you always find the good cars! Where do you find these cars? They thought the new Toronado was the one yellow too. I told them no, it was not. I drove that car, and I was most impressed with the ride, the feel and more. I have no complaints. I now have to take it to the tax accessors office and pay tax, title and license fees and I am done. Both of my cars now have inspection due in September. September 28- I got instruction from God before I even got out of bed. He said go to the tax accessors office today and pay your fees and get your title. I had planned to do this Monday October 1st. I drove the car again with no license plates as I had done last night. I drove past one police car. I got to the tax office on Chimney Rock and stood in line. It was an interesting drive in the Galleria area that time of morning. I was helped by this nice woman. She was strong in her faith. She had me laughing too. She said "Don't make me get to preaching in here this morning". I laughed. I had all my paperwork in order. I handed over the Maine title, the application, proof of insurance and more. I then paid the fees. They charge you tax based on the value of the vehicle, not what you paid for it. I then went out door at the office, and put the license plates on the car, and the sticker that goes in the windshield. I then drove off and went back through the Galleria and went to Auto Zone to get a license plate frame. I put that on the front, and I went to work. The journey ended today. There is one more step. To finish paying my friend Jason back. The scary thing is everything I did today, I had dreamed about before. A lot of the parts of this journey I had dreamed. September 29- I took the car back to Chuck( my mechanic) and he fixed the drivers door power window. Something I found a bit odd.. When they fixed the power window, the hood was up. I knew they had not disconnected the battery because all the station presets and other things were still set. It was when I got into the car to drive it, I noticed something seemed better or right about it. I think Chuck and his gang checked the car out and may have adjusted or did something. I figured this out by how kind he was to me when I left , and his brother Boyd kept saying check it out. Another sign was the fact there were stains or mechanics grease prints on the door panel. You would not have grease stains from changing a power window motor. I also waited from 8:00 am until 11:00 am. They are good people. They went through the car. Jason called me to see how things went today. He asked me what happened and was the window fixed. I told him. He said he was going to go on Ebay had give the seller a good review. He asked was this the end of the journey? I said no, I must pay you back the rest of what I owe, and then it will be. continued in next post.

Continued.... On September 4th, I met Jason at the bank. I gave him my money, he then put his with it. We got the cashiers check to mail to the owners of the Toronado. Jason spoke to the owners again. He mailed the check to the owners. On Sunday September 9, Jason messaged me: jason michael: Susan has received the check -- her parents will deposit it on Monday and let us know if there are any problems. On September 12, 2007- I spoke to the daughter of the owners. She called me and told me congratulations on your new Toronado! We talked and I learned they are a GM family. The mother has owned nothing but Toronados. She had the 1979-1985 body style, the 1986-1989 body style and the last generation 1990-1992. They have a Buick Park Avenue in the driveway. We talked and I told her about me and my experience with Oldsmobile. She was relived I was not going to modify the car in any shape form or fashion. She said it has been garaged, and they just put new tires on the car. I do not have to do anything to it. She gave me their contact information. The car has been inspected too. The check cleared with no problem. I spoke to the shipping company the same day. They are in Washington state. The state I went to in 2003. I got that lined up. We are waiting for a truck. My insurance company was great too. They put the new Toronado on my policy. They left the old Toronado my policy for free. It has free 30 day coverage while it sits in my driveway until I sell it. I spoke to the owner himself Wednesday night September 12th. He was telling me about the car. I told him what happened to the Toronado I had. He told me the work done on the car and told me everything about the car. I asked questions. All the stuff I had to fix on the yellow one did not need to be done to this one. September 13- I heard from the shipping company. They gave me the name of the company. They got a truck. They will be picking up tomorrow. The car should be here in Texas between September 20 and 21st next week. I called the owners to tell them the name of the shipping company and when to expect them. My Oldsmobile friend Chris contacted me. He says he wants the Toronado. I emailed him back and got a shipping quote for him. I am waiting to see if he will buy it and what we will agree on for price. September 14- I came home to show the Toronado. I had a potential buyer. He came and looked at the car and drove it. He was impressed. He brought his girlfriend and his mother. He had emailed me today. I met him in my driveway after work. He said and his mother said they noticed the Toronado and looked at it. He was like you did a lot of work on this car. He connected some vacuum hose and all that rough idle sound it had when it starts and drives was gone. It sounds better. I took his drivers license and mother as hostage and I let him drive the car. He drove it with his girlfriend. He was like wow! That car is nice. He was shocked at the luxury features too. His mother was the one who noticed. She stopped by the other day and looked at it. They were like wow everything works. They asked about my Ninety Eight too. They asked was it for sale. I said no. They said your cars are in great shape!! He said he would call to let me know later. They left I put the signs back on the car. He offered a fair price too. My Oldsmobile friend told me he was interested. He is still trying to see what kind of deal he can work. It is not looking promising. The owner called me at work to tell me they had not seen the shipping company all day today. I called the shipping company. They in turn called the people who sold me the car to assure them the shipper was on his way. He was in Maine where the car is. The owner who sold me the car called about in the 7 pm hour to tell me the shipper is gone. They came and got it. He and his wife drove it to the trailer truck. He said they could not get down their street. They met at the parking lot at John Deere. He said to contact him when I get the car. He said the shipper told him I should have it by Wednesday next week. I was like wow!! I was told Thursday or Friday next week. continued in next post.