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My brother swears by Buicks, with the correct engine. Bulletproof, parts readily available, can be serviced everywhere and by anyone. But, they're GM. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

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And new headgaskets every 100,000 miles or so. Subaru apologists bury that under "regular maintenance". -Curt On Sunday, March 1, 2020, 3:56:09 PM EST, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: GM 3.4 is junk. Leaking intake gaskets into the engine kills them. Properly repaired, with

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In certain areas, yes. Around where I live, not so much, but if you go over by the coast where the mother in law lives, they come up pretty regularly as the old duffers bite it. -D > On Mar 1, 2020, at 7:42 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > wrote: > > There ought be a lot of those in

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There ought be a lot of those in Flahdah, all the geezers down there. My MIL had one that when she got too old to drive I suggested she give it to her daughter (my SIL) for her boys to drive. I think 2 or 3 of them drove it for a few years until it got “too old” (they don’t no nuffin bout

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Yep, I figured a blue hair type car from those years would be ideal. Sadly I guess that’s not the type of car they are looking for. I guess they can be on their own with it. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 1, 2020, at 6:32 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > Agreed. Find a blue hair car

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Agreed. Find a blue hair car from the late 90s/early 00s and you should be good. Buicks of that time frame are pretty bulletproof. Mother in law had one she sold off to a friend when the father in law bit it, and she took over “his” car, also a later model nicer Buick. She barely puts $100/year

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NO! OK Don via Mercedes March 1, 2020 at 2:32 PM That 240D you just picked up ... On Sun, Mar 1, 2020 at 2:21 PM Rick Knoble via Mercedes < ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

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> What are the good GM v6 engines? 3800 That’s it. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options

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Yea true. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 1, 2020, at 2:12 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > >  > I bet he'd love that slammed and stacked 300D! Only $1700, use the remaining > $ to get some 22s yo! > > Max Dillon > Charleston SC > > Mar 1, 2020 2:58:49 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes :

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What are the good GM v6 engines? Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 1, 2020, at 2:56 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes > wrote: > > GM 3.4 is junk. Leaking intake gaskets into the engine kills them. Properly > repaired, with documentation, maybe. Subaru can be a great car, with new head > gaskets,

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GM 3.4 is junk. Leaking intake gaskets into the engine kills them. Properly repaired, with documentation, maybe. Subaru can be a great car, with new head gaskets, and fresh timing belt. Again, documentation is key. Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search

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Also keep in mind this will be a car that will receive practically zero maintenance I am sure Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 1, 2020, at 2:40 PM, Kaleb Striplin wrote: > > So I sent the wife a few Buick Lesabre with the 3800. One was an 04 with > 130k miles they wanted $1500 for. Another was

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He can’t drive a manual. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 1, 2020, at 2:33 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > > That 240D you just picked up ... > >> On Sun, Mar 1, 2020 at 2:21 PM Rick Knoble via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> Corolla or a Camry. Any year Camry with the four

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So I sent the wife a few Buick Lesabre with the 3800. One was an 04 with 130k miles they wanted $1500 for. Another was a 04 Impala with the 3.4 v6 has 200k miles for $1k. Both of those looked pretty decent to me. She keeps sending me these Chevy HHRs for $2500 or so and a 03 Subaru Outback with

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That 240D you just picked up ... On Sun, Mar 1, 2020 at 2:21 PM Rick Knoble via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Corolla or a Camry. Any year Camry with the four banger. 2003 or newer > Corolla. A '96 or '97 Corolla would be fine. The 1999-2002 Corolla have oil > ring issues, and if

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Corolla or a Camry. Any year Camry with the four banger. 2003 or newer Corolla. A '96 or '97 Corolla would be fine. The 1999-2002 Corolla have oil ring issues, and if the oil level is not checked often, the engine is toast. Honda automatics suck. Domestic cars, Ford Crown Vic and Mercury

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I bet he'd love that slammed and stacked 300D! Only $1700, use the remaining $ to get some 22s yo! Max Dillon Charleston SC Mar 1, 2020 2:58:49 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes : > You all recall the incident of my father/wife trying to buy a different car > for the kid. The 87 Buick Century

[MBZ] Finding a car for kid

You all recall the incident of my father/wife trying to buy a different car for the kid. The 87 Buick Century with the 2.5 4 iron duke is not good enough. What sort of car is somewhat reliable for a 24 year old kid? I’m thinking some sort of Buick from the early 00s with that v6. I think I have