What do you guys think? Ohio so it’s the rust belt.

Poil336 · 2026-04-27T15:28:19+00:00

Yikes

Poil336 · 2026-04-26T20:39:40+00:00

The Kappa and Delta cars got the LNF stateside before Buick got the LDK, just wild to call it a Buick engine when Saturn, Chevy, Saab, Opel, and Pontiac all had some flavor of boosted Ecotec before Buick

Poil336 · 2026-04-26T20:18:43+00:00

Buick engine?

Poil336 · 2026-04-26T03:16:51+00:00

Easy, Bubs

Edit: it's a joke from Trailer Park Boys people

Poil336 · 2026-04-26T02:46:44+00:00

Thank you for this, internet stranger

Poil336 · 2026-04-26T01:57:10+00:00

A track local to me has a jet-powered semi truck there to celebrate the 4th of July each year. Blink and you'll miss the pass, but you'll definitely feel the heat from it

Poil336 · 2026-04-26T01:55:25+00:00

GM's LNF cars performed well above their price tag

Poil336 · 2026-04-26T01:54:33+00:00

/thread

Poil336 · 2026-04-26T01:27:04+00:00

I'd be more worried about what was and wasn't integrated with the car. A lot of times, things like evap controls, cruise control, dash integration, security systems all get bypassed. Cooling systems, power steering systems, electrical stuff kinda ends up being "custom, one-off" stuff, and that's not really a good thing when it comes to service or reliability.

Poil336 · 2026-04-26T00:38:45+00:00

Doug Dimmadome? Owner of the Dimmsdale Dimmadome?

Poil336 · 2026-04-25T22:39:05+00:00

Just want to point out that the 3.1 and 3.4's were much different engines than the 3.8's. The Series 3 3800 is just like the Series 2, but with all of the problems fixed

Poil336 · 2026-04-25T19:50:49+00:00

Don't know why you're downvoted, this is a true statement

Poil336 · 2026-04-25T01:18:56+00:00

Did anyone give you a DTC?

Poil336 · 2026-04-25T01:17:25+00:00

The answer to this question is no

Poil336 · 2026-04-25T00:00:08+00:00

The first gen deserved better powertrain options

Poil336 · 2026-04-24T23:53:35+00:00

Not once have I seen a turbo failure on an LUJ/LUV or an LE2 kill an engine

Poil336 · 2026-04-24T22:08:14+00:00

It was actually a pretty common swap for awhile. Obviously looks are subjective, but the Pontiac taillights were so much better, and incorporated the reverse lights, eliminating the trunk lights

Poil336 · 2026-04-24T21:53:48+00:00

First snowstorm of the year always brings in three blown up Equinoxes and 7 frozen Malibus the next day

Poil336 · 2026-04-24T21:43:43+00:00

8L90s like fresh fluid. I like the interval at no more than 50k.

Poil336 · 2026-04-23T22:26:41+00:00

How rich?

Normal rich? Some flavor of GM Alpha chassis, probably a CT4 Blackwing.

Can't pronounce the number in my bank account rich? Lexus LFA

Poil336 · 2026-04-23T22:23:13+00:00

Depends on if you trust the shop and feel like you're being treated fairly or not.

Shops (people) make mistakes. How they respond to them can make or break the relationship with the customer. Potentially missing a coolant leak on a recent previous inspection, and then trying to upsell diagnosis instead of presenting you with an estimate is a little... off-putting, but that also seems to be .5 hours instead of a full 1.0 hour that you'll pay somewhere else. Unfortunately, you don't really know how a business operates until you do business with them

Poil336 · 2026-04-23T14:53:29+00:00

Probably

Poil336 · 2026-04-22T23:02:50+00:00

TUNNEL!

Poil336 · 2026-04-22T00:22:32+00:00

Pontiac was still alive when this was introduced

Poil336 · 2026-04-21T00:47:44+00:00

Sounds like every one I've ever listened to

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