anybody buying this? (80s cars)

[sauterd]

anybody buying this? (80s cars)

This $126,000 Buick reveals the next big trend in classic cars

 

[Ripinator]

anybody buying this? (80s cars)

This $126,000 Buick reveals the next big trend in classic cars

Only if yer on crack. . .

 

[Samplingman]

Sorry, that decade produced nothing more than a hot pile of steaming crap....let the GenXer's waste their money, more Mopar Muscle for us.

And yes, I owned several of those cars, the '84 fox body mustang was the worst thing ever assembled. After I wrecked it the insurance adjuster said it had a reputation as a Teen killer.

 

[commando1]

$126k for a six cylinder automatic...

 

[bulldogchesty]

80's cars were the worst piece of crap ever made. Under powered, rust buckets, with plastic that would breakdown in a year.

 

[Beep Beep Dave]

A 1987 Buick GNX is quite the car. I would say the best car of that era. It would have been a hard car to get new. I am sure there are more than a few that were bought as investments that have very very low miles...brand new in the wrapper as they say.

Those cars have been priced in the $100k range for years and that is nothing new.

Dave

 

[commando1]

GNX. Pfffttt. Gimme one of the 50 special built GNX's made for the FBI.

 

[Samplingman]

A 1987 Buick GNX is quite the car. I would say the best car of that era. It would have been a hard car to get new. I am sure there are more than a few that were bought as investments that have very very low miles...brand new in the wrapper as they say.

Those cars have been priced in the $100k range for years and that is nothing new.

Dave

Drove a Grand National right after I bought the Mustang. Surprisingly quick, but the body/frame combo was outdated by that time and it handled like a water bed. My buddy who owned it also wrapped it around a tree shortly after my Mustang went airborne.

 

[Beep Beep Dave]

A GNX is a pretty good upgrade on a regular Grand National. I am not sure what c-body could cover it performance wise.
It was a special car and really quite different than anything else available at the time.
Check out the pricing on Hemmings:

http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/cars-for-sale/buick/gnx/1641458.html

Dave

 

[rags]

the 1% have bought everything else. now they're in a bidding war for the scraps. for billiionaires 125k is like .125k is to us.

 

[fury fan]

I am not sure what c-body could cover it performance wise.
It was a special car and really quite different than anything else available at the time.

There is no factory stock C-body that could run with a GNX. Probably the best shot is 67-68 440 4-sp Polara or Fury, either std 2dr hdtp or fasttop, whichever is lighter. Even then the 3.31 gears in the Dana 53 won't be steep enough. IMHO the 70 SFGT 6-barrel, Hurst and 71 SFGT are too heavy and there also the 3.23 aren't enough.

 

[65 500]

I am not sure what c-body could cover it performance wise.

That's like comparing a Buick Electra to a Hemi Cuda. That, and the derby guys might not agree with you.

 

[67-Fury]

Cars end at 73 for me...with the Exception of Some Formals.

 

[Carmine]

There plenty of 80s (and even 90s) cars I like. As well as brass-era, 20s, 30s, etc. I will admit that when it all goes autonomous, I won't give a ****.

And here, I threw in a Ford and a GM to be fair:

Of course I wouldn't pay over $8k for any of them...

 

[fury fan]

Ooh, an LSC, I had 2 of those. Fabulous cars, easy to hop-up with bolt-on Mustang parts, and just a great car for a driving enthusiast (although they have a very heavy feel to them). Both of mine would regularly get 21-23 mpg in mixed driving after some mods, 26-28 on the highway with a talented right foot.

IMHO every C-body guy should spend some time in one and see what they think, as that is an unappreciated car just like a C. I look at 81-83 Imperials and consider what it would take to get one of them to match an LSC, and it's just too much effort. Everything under the skin would have to be upgraded, the LSC has everything already there.

 

[commando1]

My biggest FoMoCo lust. Need. Want.

 

[fury fan]

That's a good choice also, quite a bit more performance than the 7, tweaking a 7 probably makes it match a stock 8. I like the less-complex 7 better for a repair standpoint.

 

[TheFinn]

I like the 80s F-bodies and Caprice Classics: