My Favorite Thing On My Car Is the Button On the Floor To Switch Low Beams To High Beams or the Other way around. I Like it a lot better then using my hands. What About You Guys?

 

The looks, style, torque, and ease of maintanence - end of thread...

 

two things.....the steering wheel in my Cutlass is...well....a steering wheel (it seems real) and the fresh air vents that are manually operated that allow for a great natural breeze when cruisin and the simple, pure power of it all

Ted

 

The rumble of a V8, especially the Olds rumble!!! Real bumpers!
That is, if you don't have a truck. Both of our daily drivers are ECO tech 2.4 good power and MPG but no rumble.

Pat

 

That sweet smell of a V8 rumbling through dual exhaust.

 

All of the above and add 1 finger steering.

 

All the things mentioned above plus its paid for and the insurance is VERY reasonable!!!!

 

That it is easy to work on.

 

My first car, delta custom, was a 1 finger steering dream, after driving for a while i tried it in an 02 pontiac and it didnt turn and hurt my finger.

 

No computer crap!!! X2 on the rest.

 

$$$ when new and the fact it's an Oldsmobile - a company that no longer exists to compete with the new car market. sigh.

Other thing I really like about it is how much of a head turner it is. Even new Stangs, Camaros and Vettes give it the 'thumbs up'. Driving my car takes me back in time.....LOVE IT!!!

 

Thanks Gang; I couldn't agree more! THANKS for affirming why I mostly drive "OLD Olds!!"

 

The wind wing windows on each door that mostly went away after 1968.

Randy C.

 

I like being different, whether I am around town, or at the track, It always seems to be the only oldsmobile around, not to mention these high torque engines tend to get good mileage since they dont work very hard. I can cruise the olds 455 and get about the same mileage as my stupid jeep wrangler! haha

 

Knowing I can at least hold my own (if not kick their butt) against anything that comes up next to me lookin for a bit of action, and being able to chirp the tires in every gear..............

 

I like the fact that you actually get to DRIVE the car. I love my new SHO. It is a 12 second car, but the visceral feel to my Olds is well, just that. It's an experience, not an errand. No matter how far I drive, it's fun!

 

The looks of it. Pretty much everything on the roads look alike these days. Even the new pony cars are getting old.
Oh.... and as the owner of an LSx swap, I'll add not having to work on it :-)

 

pure american muscle, and the sound.

 

Everything above plus its mine ,I built it. Yippi kiyay M,,,, F,,,,, LOL.

(love those Die Hard movies)

 

All the above, plus it seems that when I get in, crank her up, and drive, it seems to lift the weight of the world off my shoulders and all is good again.

 

I like the feel of driving on "my living room couch" with the top down, wind in my hair, (I still have some!) and nobody has another one on the road around you!

 

I like that! And it works well for me too.

 

I agree, CHROME BUMPERS, followed by the RUMBLE ...

 

The fact that when I drive my Olds, I'm actually driving it. There is no computer garbage, the gas pedal is actually attached to the engine and not "remote controlled" by a computer. Plus there's no traction control or stabilitrak crap on there. In the resent snow storms we've had here, I took my 08 Silverado out for some good times in a empty parking lot for some free donuts, but even with Stabilitrak and traction off, the computer still kicks in and tries to regulate throttle control and applying brakes to different wheels.. its rather frustrating. It's taking the driving sense right out of the automobile :/

 

The stench of 110 race gas that permeates the atmosphere when my Olds passes by

That is one of my favorite things

 

The uniqueness cool factor and the fact that it has more chrome than a Bed Bath and Beyond showroom.....Tedd

 

Tedd
Did I ever tell you "I like your car"
Nice Ride!

 

It is all pretty much covered already and I agree with all of it. The styling and sound are the best, and they certainly don't look like all the other jelly beans on the road.

 

4 ashtrays and lighters

 

I love my thin plastic steering wheel, and the lack of an airbag in the center. I love the 1970s dashboard with few updates, the floating over the road sensation, wire wheel covers, chrome and stainless trimming and woodgrain galore, outside and up front.

 

The cost, for what some new cars or trucks cost I can build 1-2 maybe 3 older cars. And not have to worry about depreciation.

 

Kinda in the same catagory as Oldcutlass. Its just the feeling I get driving an old car. You can have daily life in shambles and got out for a drive on some back county winding roads and all becomes right with the world again. Its getter than any shrink could ever do.

 

When you pop your hood open, all you see is just an engine. Its easy to get to the spark plugs, air filter, gas filter, belts, etc...

 

The fact that there is nothing else like it on the road today. It's really hard to be impressed by even a new Caddy, BMW, etc. Just opening the door of my 98 makes me feel special. That interior alone is just the classiest I've ever seen. Driving that car is a true pleasure and it makes restoring every nut and bolt SO worth it.

Every time I drive it, I get taken back to a time when my dad was so proudly driving her and my brother and I were fighting in the back seat!

 

I'm gonna echo what I have seen others post....the floor mounted high beam switch! Why did they ever go away from that?

 

I agree with you. I feel a certain "specialness" as well.

 

This thing has a soul, even if there are no mysteries left in it due to having put it together all on my own. The way it act differently warm or cold, the way it waggles its tail in the speedy corners, the way it makes different sounds all the way through the RPM band.
How it makes people turn their heads. I swear that every kid ages 4-12 stands there with his mouth open. Half of the middle-aged men too.

 

I can't stand how the pressure in the car gets all messed up when one of the windows is rolled down. Apparently the aerodynamics of the new cars make this happen. It is like you are forced to use climate control all the time.

X2 on the high-beam button on the floor. So much easier to toggle them on and off with your foot.

 

Yeah, this is a pretty big thing now that I think about it.

I learned to drive in cars with the toe-button for the high beams, and drove them exclusively for many years. Now all of my "regular" cars have those darn signal-light-switch ones, and even after years of driving them, I still regularly flash my highbeams at people ahead of me when I signal to make a turn - I still can't get used to the fact that you can't exert any force on the lever in the direction of the steering wheel or it will trigger. The older signal light levers can be squeezed with slight pressure, with your palm on the wheel and your second and third fingers on the back side of the lever, and switched right or left, but the new ones can't.

- Eric

 

No car payment, not a daily driver and can have it apart whenever. Plus being worth next to nothing means I can modify it how I want. I do love the Olds V8 sound and torque too.