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AAA and VFW stickers included..
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What do you guys think? A real live piece of American History. One of the great Marques. Put down like a mangy dog.. Uncle Fred is getting too old and is giving up driving - so has given me this thing for the cost of the last repair bill. Oldsmobile Regency 98! I don't know what I am going to do with it (road trip?) or where to park it. But I am glad I have it. This is a picture I found on e-bay. It is the exact color and model.  
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11-29-2006, 09:50 AM
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I have the Buick version. Park Ave Ultra with 64k. Supercharged and all the toys. My wife uses it everyday. Nice big car and comfy.
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You could not pay me enough to have a boat like that. Sorry but not my cup of tea and IMHO one of the reasons why American car makers are almost bankrupt.
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I'd sell it and buy something (anything) else/smaller/more fun/less senior citizen. However, you could use it to above handicap parking spots at the early bird dinners.
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11-29-2006, 10:03 AM
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WHAT?!?!?!? Put some 20 inch rims on that puppy, and 1000 watt kicker in the back and some curb feelers.....FO SHNIZZEL!!! You'll be down with the 'hood.
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11-29-2006, 10:16 AM
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Whose cup of tea is it really? A now eighty three year old widower a dozen years ago when he was still active and driving his wife to church every day.. This is a piece of rolling American history! An Oldsmobile. Does that word ring hollow? 
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Store it until your almost as old as Fred, then you can go out and terrorize some Porsche drivers , and be the topic in thread
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I once owned what was probably the pinnacle of craptastic American cars - a 1977 Buick Regal. Think of what it would be worth today!
Complete with 8-track player.
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Make sure you ALWAYS have your turnsignal flashing, even when on the interstate. I believe that is mandatory, and pobably in the Regency 98's owner's manual.
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Elitists. When I was a young sprout I had a 1951 Olds 98 "Holiday" hardtop with (of all things) power windows and "Wonderbar" radio. What was under the hood was a bit more fun...stick hydro and a bored out 1955 motor with a four barrel. So-called Ford Interceptors never had a chance!!
It was a different world back then. $.25 gasoline and no miles of plumbing & dozens of sensors to dilute the fun!! I do not adhere to the philosophy that European cars are superior to American late models. I am at an age where comfprt is paramount!!!
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"Make sure you ALWAYS have your turnsignal flashing, even when on the interstate."
Alternatively you could have the seatbelt dragging on the pavement making sparks.
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Only thing worse would be one of these in the station wagon version.
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