Wanted nice, clean ,low mileage 93-95 Cutlass Supreme Convertible
Thank you,
Bob

 

If you want the best of the best there's a 95 on e bay right now, huge money wanted but who knows what they will take for it, your guess is as good as mine. It's got less than 13,000 miles on it. If you buy it I might be interested in buying the snow tires that were ridiculously put on this car.

 

Just re-checked, it's gone.

 

FYI: I checked the sold listings. It had 12,271 miles when the photos were taken. It sold for $18,995. Windshield sticker is from Virginia. Listing is from Pennsylvania so likely not rusted on the chassis with those low miles but with a huge amount of HD photos in the post there are no chassis photos. Every angle is shown in the HD photos. Nice looking car. They are nice driving cars with low end power and good MPG after 50 MPH when overdrive kicks down. I have driven mine 50K miles now. "Studless" snow tires on a convert in PA/VA??? That is weird. DOHC engine needs a new timing belt at 60K miles which might should be done at 23 years old with low miles. This is a $1200 dealer repair or risk engine rebuild. Add to the price shipping if you don't want to chance driving it home. Regards, Trent in Los Angeles.

 

It's baaaak. And they added $1000 to the already astronomically high price. And you are correct, what's up with those goofy snows doing on a car like that? Also, those mufflers are likely not original. They are close, but the tips are painted flat black out of the factory. And the timing belt? If that car has 12,xxx on it that belt is probably ready to snap, there's a $1500 job right there to replace it. There's a lot to like about this car but not the price.


I think I'll just keep my 2-door 3.1 white 1996 non-convertible coupe (with 58,000 miles on it when I got it about a year ago) and call it a day.

 

Hello Blue: Your exhaust point is excellent! Lets add up some things: snow in the background of photos, snow tires, and the new exhaust. That could mean this car was driven where exhaust systems rust out. My car has the factory exhaust and with 160,000 miles it is still in good condition. It has always lived in California. Not only do the exhaust tips look new on the ebay car, but the whole muffler looks new. Why did the car need the new exhaust? There is another thing that seems strange. The post on ebay says, "the car looks GARAGED", and the car "looks" this and "looks" that. It seems the flipper does not know the background of the car. I have posted a photo of my exhaust tip. You can see it is flat black and you can see parts of the rust free frame with nice white paint in the background. My buddy bought a 1996 Cutlass S coupe 3.1 V6 new and drove it way over 100,000 miles and loved it. If memory serves me, he took delivery in Michigan and drove it home to California. They are nice cars and yours has a long way to go. Regards, Trent in Los Angeles

 

Thanks for the comments and you are spot on regarding the exhaust, I bought a 1994 SL (see my photo albums) new in 1994 with the 3.4, my dad has the car now and it's nowhere near needing to be replaced. So that is surely suspect. My 3.1 1996 needed a whole new exhaust system despite it only having 58,xxx miles on it due to an old lady owning it who hardly ever used it. The car would sit for weeks without being used. Outside, unfortunately.

I'm on the same page with you on the 3.1, the trade-off is the lack of power but it is what it is. And it gets 30 mph pure highway, that's a good deal. I'll be posting some photos of it soon. I do plan on taking it to South Carolina right after I show it at the Olds Nationals in PA this year. This car is strictly a driver but it is a decent one at that. I plan on installing a factory correct lip spoiler, I've got it ready to go with the correct tails as soon as the weather breaks. It's a series III so it's got the variable effort steering feature. I installed a front tower brace on it (the ones that are only found on convertibles) and I also have an aftermarket rear strut tower brace concealed in the trunk.

 

Blue: You are most welcome. I checked your photos albums and found the 79 and 72 Cutlasses. I like that Bamboo Yellow color a bunch. I also like the whole line of GM RWD Intermediates from 78 -88. Your 79 is very nice. I have owned several Grand AMs in those years.

I got about 130,000 from an Achieva with the 3.1 V6, nice car. It overheated and it was gone. I didn't want to rebuild the engine. However, that is a different story in a Cutlass especially a convert. I would rebuild either motor for a nice Cutlass. They are nice cars and the MPG is great.

Funny story about the variable effort steering feature on my 95 Cutlass. The pulley went bad. The pulley cracked all the way around the shaft about 1/8" away from the shaft. So while in the car sometimes it would pump and sometimes not. Going straight was easy, no effort needed. But when turning tight, it would mostly slip. So I pulled the pump and thought about replacing the pump and pulley while it was off the car. I would have had to order a pump because the variable steering pump was harder to get than one w/out the feature. So I just replaced the pulley which is some composite pulley not metal. I've got a couple thousand miles on the pulley and all is well. I was surprised to get a plastic pulley. I also did not know I had this feature until it broke. $25 and back on the road. The car sure drives nice at any speed. I think you were person advertising for wanted front tower brace and the rear spoiler. Glad you found the parts. Regards, Trent in Los Angeles

 

Yep that was me. I secured a correct lip spoiler the same color as my car (white) in really good driver condition. Next I'd like to find a power drivers seat track for the car. Since this is a Series III my guess is the wiring is already there waiting for it.

 

Hi Blue: Glad you got those parts. That lip spoiler and matching tail lights were quite popular back in the day. Mine has the 6 way seats. Between the recline, leather, and 6 way power, they are very nice seats. Thought you would be interested in the ad I saw displayed by this web site while checking the site this morning. Regards, Trent in Los Angeles

 

I just don't get it. This seller had this car on E-Bay a few months back for $12,995 and it didn't sell. SO, they jack the price up instead of down. I would guess they don't want to sell it at all. They should just pull the snows and sell them.

 

Blue: Maybe add $1,000 to the price, but $7,000 without a sale? Yes, I don't get it either. If would seem to make more sense to lower the price. I believe the current ad says make offer which might work out but the reserve has to be high. You are in a back east state I think because of your photo, so your coupe will do you well and has many miles left.

This is the second thread posted by the OP for a 90's Cutlass Supreme wanted and they have not added anything to the conversation. This started for us to help them find a car and we don't know if they found another car, any opinion about the price or color of the ebay car or any idea about their experience with this generation of car at all.

Most collectors are interested in the 64-72 GM Intermediates. Interest is growing for the 73-77 and 78-88 generations for sure, especially since they were the most popular models sold back in the day. It will take time for the FWD drive version to catch on and become collectible because of another set of attributes. We know these cars are fun to drive, have a great list of options, and get very good MPG. So it might be a while before they are more collectible. The increasing value of the earlier cars will help this trend. The 90-95 last generation of convertibles should be increasingly collectible. Regards, Trent in Los Angeles.

 

FYI: This ebay listing only has one day left. It seems they have not accepted an offer and there are no customers listed as "watching" the ad. This is a dealer with a huge selection of photos which are very well done. The car looks like it is in very good condition with 14,500 miles. The white paint and maroon leather look great. It has steering wheel controls, 6 way seats, and loaded with other options. The dealer is in Ohio and there is quite a bit of surface rust shown in the chassis photos on the body as well as the sub-frame. Regards, Trent in Los Angeles

 

Saw this one as well, if I am to get one of these Verts I would be looking for a 1995 for a couple of key reasons. First one is my wife hates the seat belt configurations in 1994 and older. Second, 1995 is the only year in the Vert where you can get an air bag in both the driver & passengers side. The trade-off is you lose 2 gauges in the dash but the radio is better in that you can get a Cassette/CD combo. I have one of those in my 1996, it's great. The one in the car originally was toast and I was lucky to land one NOS, hard to find stuff.


But the hard top will do for now.

 

I searched for only 1995's for several reasons: two air bags, five passenger seating (I have ridden in the middle rear seat and the back seat is comfortable once you get inside.), and the last year made. Both of your wife's reasons are related in that they were able to remove the door belts once the dash was upgraded to the air bag for passive restraint capability. I don't like the door mounted belts as well. I like the design of the newer dash, it looks better but too bad we lost gauges. Yes, I also have the cass/CD radio which is nice. Many of the earlier cars had bucket seats in the rear and I wanted the ability to carry five people. Is it a shame that after the dash upgrade they only made convert for another year. Supremes were made in Doraville, Georgia up to 1995 and a third party converted production coupes to convertibles at another facility. In 1996 production was transferred to Kansas City, Kansas. The third party company did not have the ability to continue production, so we have just one year of converts with the new dash and two air bags. There is a web site on line that lists production (4,490) of the 1995 convertibles broken down by color. Yes, I think a collectible car. Regards, Trent in Los Angeles

 

 

There are a few 91 to 95 supreme convertibles in Ontario kijiji , they vary in condition , but seem to be a better deal than in USA also quebec kijiji, they do speak English there, hope this helps

 

Welcome Canuck to the conversation. Where is Ontario kijiji? Canada? How hard is it to import a car from there? Does kijiji have a title like the USA states do? Are there import or export duties and inspections needed to import? Do they salt the roads there in the winter and how long is the winter season? Thank you for your contribution and welcome to the site. Have you introduced yourself with a welcome message? There are many people on this site with a lot of information willing to help others, it is a great resource.

BlueCalais79: Does the aftermarket rear sway bar in the trunk interfere with the top going down? I have not seen one of these listed. I am curious about the bar, but likely would not add one to my car. Can you really tell it makes a difference in driving? I think they handle very well from the factory anyway. Mine is a convert, so it has the bar in the front. The bar needs to be removed to service the rear spark plugs on the 3.4 V6.

Regards, Trent in Los Angeles

 

They salt the roads in Ontario and quebec, and provinces east, west of Ontario , they don't ,it's too cold for it to work, I don't' know about importing cars into the sates, but I've brought up vechicles from the states and only had to pay sales tax, plus with your American dollar wich is worth more than Canadian you'll be money ahead. Go on kijiji web site and punch up Ontario or quebec, or any province, I cnecked today there's probably 5 pr 6 on that site there one in Alberta also but they want 30 grand for but it's got no miles on someone bought it and parked it, not a good idea .

 

Hello Canuck: Very interesting site. I checked both Ontario and Quebec and found many Oldsmobiles to check out; wagon, full size, parts cars, in addition to the Cutlass Supremes subject. It is fun to look over Oldsmobile ads. I found three 1995's: The red one you mentioned with 5,600 k with the asking price of $34,995. That is a lot of money and you don't know if it will run a normal lifetime after sitting so long. There is another red one with 120,000 k and no price. Ad says it must be sold. The third one I like because I like the green/tan leather color combination with 210,000 k on the odometer and asking $3,700 is a reasonable price. The prices are listed with the "$" sign. I figure they are Canadian dollars and like you say there is a conversion.

I saw quite a few Olds listed as not driven in the winter or on salted roads. I am sure it is possible to find a car with a good body there; however, I would be very careful before a purchase. I would need an in person inspection on a lift to check out the underside. There are a bunch of 92-94 Cutlass converts listed with a range of prices. Most did not mention much details about the condition. I am not sure how many people want to travel out of the country to buy a car. It might not be a big deal. There are some in the states but low mileage ones are hard to find. The 5,600 mile example is too low of course to trust the car. The OP is in Missouri which is some distance from Canada for the inspection and shipping back home. Of course a rusted body on a sub frame car could be a problem.

Thank you for the introduction to the Kijiji web site and your contribution to the conversation. I enjoyed reading the ads. Nice to chat with a person from Canada. Regards, Trent in Los Angeles

 

The car must be over 25 years old to be imported. If it's under 25 years then it must meet US EPA/DOT regulations.

Info from https://www.wcshipping.com/us-car-import and https://www.flexport.com/help/191-im...-united-states

 

I've been advised the rear top strut brace cannot be put into the convertibles as the top is in the way when it's down. I will say though that it is otherwise not in the way at all in my c2 door coupe, makes a nice sock hanger too! The improvement in the cars handling is very noticeably better, this car is now downright fun to drive what with the new KYB's in all 4 corners. Well worth it. EVERYTHING gets in the way of a 3.4. That's one of the reasons I looked for a 3.1 this time around. That and $1500 a pop for a timing belt job. None of that, ever again.

 

I figure the convert top glass would break every time you put the top down with the trunk brace in place, expensive. The car does have a lower sway bar between the rear wheels. Yes, the 3.4 is a big motor and makes repairs interesting. However, the 3.1 is not much better for the rear plugs, O2 sensor, etc. I enjoy the fast take offs with the 3.4; however, I would buy a nice car with either motor. It is possible to do the belt maintenance repair yourself to save bucks, but I paid a professional since there is a big downside with a mistake with the timing marks. It is a nice driving car from the factory.