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Originally Posted by Oldsguy
That is one very nice looking car!
An update. Chris spoke to me on the phone last night, he is flying out today to pick up the car and drive it back this weekend. Let's pray for good weather on his trip back and that the ice melts here by then.
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Thanks for the encouragement, it worked! We made it back late last night. Missed all the snow and rain along the way too.
Had lots of "Thumbs up" and people coming up and talking to me about it. Even had one person want to buy it in Arkansas...
No major problems on the way back, just had to put in about 2 qts of oil every 300 miles or so. Not because of burning, seems to be leaking from the rear main seal. Averaged about 13-14 mpg, about what I expected.
Was a little concerned about the tranny though... seemed to have some type of torque converter stutter after driving it all day. The fluid level seemed to be too high, so I'll have that taken care of real soon.
Other than that, the car was just a dream to drive!!! It just floats down the road at 70 miles per hour like no problem at all. All the lights worked well, it acts and drives like a 5 yr old vehicle. Bias ply reproduction tires take a little getting used to, but they sure look cool and gave me no problems whatsoever.
All in all, what a wonderful car and I'm extremely happy to add it to the family! You'll be seeing this car a lot of shows/cruises in the Kansas City area, so keep an eye out for it, it's very hard to miss. I'd be happy to show it off and talk about cars of all types, but especially Oldsmobiles.
Chris