Oldsmobile Aurora??
#16
Lexus Test Driver
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As a general rule, always try to stick with asian cars if you are looking at something old. They are far more reliable in the longrun.
As far as your shop teacher, he/she needs to progress a few decades and step out of his/her comfort zone. The world has moved on and there are far more reliable and advanced cars out there than what's listed.
As far as your shop teacher, he/she needs to progress a few decades and step out of his/her comfort zone. The world has moved on and there are far more reliable and advanced cars out there than what's listed.
i do really like those big V8 rwd american boats, they're even built in america so that's cool. i especially like going "hey miller, how come your 5.7 liter V8 makes so much less power than my 4.0 liter V8?" he'll reply with the classic "it's got torque" but for a 5.7 liter 330 ft lbs isn't very much either hahaha... it's only about 58 ft lbs per liter, compared to roughly 78 ft lbs per liter in the 1UZ. and the mpg is no better, worse if anything lol
#17
Lexus Fanatic
i especially like going "hey miller, how come your 5.7 liter V8 makes so much less power than my 4.0 liter V8?" he'll reply with the classic "it's got torque" but for a 5.7 liter 330 ft lbs isn't very much either hahaha... it's only about 58 ft lbs per liter, compared to roughly 78 ft lbs per liter in the 1UZ. and the mpg is no better, worse if anything lol
That is one reason why the Camaro's stock 5.7L V8 consistently beat Mustang stock 4.6L and 5.0 V8s.....not only the extra displacement (which is obvious), but also the fact that the push-rod 5.7L produced considerably more torque in the lower ranges. You had to give the 4.6L, with its more sophisticated overhead cams, a lot of RPMs to get the most out of it.
Last edited by mmarshall; 04-06-16 at 06:46 AM.
#19
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I remember the Aurora, I thought it was really cool when it came out along with the Buick Riviera, Caddy Allante, Lincoln Mark7, and Olds Toronado. They all had pretty interesting silhouettes with high tech concept car like interiors. I remember getting a ride in the last gen Riviera and being impressed that the temp controls and readouts were on the doors, never seen anything like that. I remember going to the last Indy Car race in Dover where it was only Infiniti and Oldsmobile engines being used and they had a Q45 in the walking area advertising about its block being used for racing and a Olds Aurora V8 where they were advertising its block was used for Indy Car, I kind of doubted it was the same exact block.
My uncle had the 2nd Gen Aurora, never really asked him how he liked it but the looks and interior was not as interesting as the first gen.
My grandmother had a 88 Bonneville, that thing was a rocket up to 70mph or so, I remember beating V8 Mustangs and Camero's with it all the time and they were shocked a sedan like that could beat their cars.
Like most have said, the Aurora is not a good choice for a beater car to try to save money on, it came from a bad period in GM engineering/quality and it is a complicated expensive car to keep up, it could be a interesting project car though if you don't mind putting some money in it and don't put a lot of miles on it, I always liked them and some of the similar more upscale concept type cars from GM in that era.
My uncle had the 2nd Gen Aurora, never really asked him how he liked it but the looks and interior was not as interesting as the first gen.
My grandmother had a 88 Bonneville, that thing was a rocket up to 70mph or so, I remember beating V8 Mustangs and Camero's with it all the time and they were shocked a sedan like that could beat their cars.
Like most have said, the Aurora is not a good choice for a beater car to try to save money on, it came from a bad period in GM engineering/quality and it is a complicated expensive car to keep up, it could be a interesting project car though if you don't mind putting some money in it and don't put a lot of miles on it, I always liked them and some of the similar more upscale concept type cars from GM in that era.
#20
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i'm not actually serious about getting the aurora i just thought it was a unique gem from that most hilarious period in american car design. i can barely afford 1 flagship car, 2 would be out of the question. i also need something with a stick so i'll probably just get some manual corolla to use as the around town car.
#22
Lexus Fanatic
Its interesting that you posted this, I saw a nice Aurora from this generation on my way home from work tonight. Made me realize that you NEVER see these on the road. Theres a reason I'm sure lol.
My Dad looked at one of these in 1995. He was replacing his 1990 Lincoln Continental and was considering the then all new Lincoln Continental:
That weird cutout in the console lid was actually the car phone and swiveled up.
And a Cadillac STS:
The interior of the Aurora:
All FWD V8 cars by the way.
Of all of them the Lincoln had the nicest interior, the Auroras interior looked cooler but as was said elsewhere quality was very poor, the Cadillac was better. He ultimately chose the Cadillac despite liking the Lincoln more because the numbers were way better on the STS (the Lincoln was all new).
Lots of bells and whistles on those Auroras...
My Dad looked at one of these in 1995. He was replacing his 1990 Lincoln Continental and was considering the then all new Lincoln Continental:
That weird cutout in the console lid was actually the car phone and swiveled up.
And a Cadillac STS:
The interior of the Aurora:
All FWD V8 cars by the way.
Of all of them the Lincoln had the nicest interior, the Auroras interior looked cooler but as was said elsewhere quality was very poor, the Cadillac was better. He ultimately chose the Cadillac despite liking the Lincoln more because the numbers were way better on the STS (the Lincoln was all new).
Lots of bells and whistles on those Auroras...
#23
Lexus Test Driver
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idk maybe because it came out in the same year as me but the exterior at least doesn't resemble anything "luxury" to me at all. the interior is very cool but nothing about the outside indicates luxury to me, just looks like any other car from the period honestly.
compared to what europe was doing at the time for their flagships...
but if i have the means some day i'd like to add an aurora to the fleet. i'd never ever ever get rid of my LS to get an aurora, or indeed anything short of maybe a mclaren f1 but i'm happy i know about this now.
Last edited by Stroock639; 04-06-16 at 06:16 PM.
#25
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They were pretty unique. Remember the Taurus came out the year later, 1996.
As for interiors, they weren't all so bad. We had a 95 Ford Explorer Limited that had a pretty nice interior, as did those Lincolns. Material quality in that Cadillac was actually quite good, build quality was the issue there.
As for interiors, they weren't all so bad. We had a 95 Ford Explorer Limited that had a pretty nice interior, as did those Lincolns. Material quality in that Cadillac was actually quite good, build quality was the issue there.
#27
Lexus Fanatic
It was, that generation Taurus is what lost Ford the segment too.
#29
Its interesting that you posted this, I saw a nice Aurora from this generation on my way home from work tonight. Made me realize that you NEVER see these on the road. Theres a reason I'm sure lol.
My Dad looked at one of these in 1995. He was replacing his 1990 Lincoln Continental and was considering the then all new Lincoln Continental:
All FWD V8 cars by the way.
Of all of them the Lincoln had the nicest interior, the Auroras interior looked cooler but as was said elsewhere quality was very poor, the Cadillac was better. He ultimately chose the Cadillac despite liking the Lincoln more because the numbers were way better on the STS (the Lincoln was all new).
Lots of bells and whistles on those Auroras...
My Dad looked at one of these in 1995. He was replacing his 1990 Lincoln Continental and was considering the then all new Lincoln Continental:
All FWD V8 cars by the way.
Of all of them the Lincoln had the nicest interior, the Auroras interior looked cooler but as was said elsewhere quality was very poor, the Cadillac was better. He ultimately chose the Cadillac despite liking the Lincoln more because the numbers were way better on the STS (the Lincoln was all new).
Lots of bells and whistles on those Auroras...
#30
compared to what europe was doing at the time for their flagships...
but if i have the means some day i'd like to add an aurora to the fleet. i'd never ever ever get rid of my LS to get an aurora, or indeed anything short of maybe a mclaren f1 but i'm happy i know about this now.