Saw one of these today...

"Your boy, BJR" (jerseyshoreben)
06/21/2014 at 17:56 • Filed to: None

…..first time since like 2002 lmao. was brown. copper vinyl roof. Showroom condition. Holy shit i don't remember them being so big. And, uh, fuck the haters. I love the bustle back.

DISCUSSION (19)

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Your boy, BJR
06/21/2014 at 18:01

And it came with one of the best diesel power trains ever!

Wait...

Your boy, BJR > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
06/21/2014 at 18:06

Lol one of my old auto teachers was a dyed in the wool gm fanboy. he was talking about how he had one and it was the most reliable car he's ever had. I called total BS. NO GM SBD EVER LASTED

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Your boy, BJR
06/21/2014 at 18:08

I'm a GM fanboy, and even I know those engines were complete shit.

Your boy, BJR > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
06/21/2014 at 18:11

How about the V-8-6-4? LOL

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Your boy, BJR
06/21/2014 at 18:11

His previous cars:

Kinja'd!!!

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Your boy, BJR
06/21/2014 at 18:12

Good in theory, HORRIBLE in execution.

Your boy, BJR > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
06/21/2014 at 18:14

In all seriousness though, as much shit as I give them, GM has brought us oldsmobile (probably the single most advanced automaker ever) and Cadillac (which, for some reason, I adore)

jkm7680 > Your boy, BJR
06/21/2014 at 18:21

Is this the car of the Pimp, who's being hit hard by the recession?

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Your boy, BJR
06/21/2014 at 18:24

Oldsmobile? What makes them most advanced?

Your boy, BJR > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
06/21/2014 at 18:31

First export from the US, first speedometer, first car with chrome plating, first monoblock V8, first auto trans, first OHV V8 on a production car, first turbo passenger car, first mainstream american car with FWD (pre 80's, this was a big deal on luxury cars in the US), first car with an airbag, first american car company to hit 100 years old, first HUD, first Nav system/touchscreen, first car to have an in car concierge (GuideStar, pre courser to OnStar)

Basically everything in the modern car was done first by Olds.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Your boy, BJR
06/21/2014 at 18:32

I did not know most of that.

Your boy, BJR > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
06/21/2014 at 18:34

Don't get me wrong, I DESPISE Oldsmobiles, but shit, bro, credit where credit is due

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Your boy, BJR
06/21/2014 at 18:36

I guess they started out a helluva lot further along then where they finished.

Your boy, BJR > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
06/21/2014 at 18:38

We could get into GM's corporate politics and Oldsmobile's downfall, but, eh, thats another discussion for another day.

George McNally > Your boy, BJR
06/21/2014 at 20:45

I had a boss back in the day that would get a new Caddy every 12 months. He got a white exterior, white interior and a white vinyl roof on every Caddy he bought.

The bustleback Caddy was the only one that didn't make it 12 months.......not sure how the deal panned out but the dealership probably didn't give him a lot of grief as he also bought a shitload of GMC vans and delivery trucks from the same dealership.....it was a pretty car though.

Slave2anMG > Your boy, BJR
06/21/2014 at 20:50

I would really like to have one of those bustlebacks...so unique looking. You say it's big...at the time people squawked it was small :) The first gen Sevilles were smaller...sold like crazy too.

desertdog5051 > Your boy, BJR
06/21/2014 at 21:12

Love that Seville. Classic.

ranwhenparked > Your boy, BJR
06/21/2014 at 22:02

I came so, so close to buying one as my second car in high school. The local Ford dealer had taken in one as a trade - 1985, fairly base model, light blue with a light blue velour interior and about 70,000 miles, this was actually sometime in 2002. Came to my senses and bought a Volvo instead, but from the test drive, I do remember the seats being probably the most comfortable things my butt had yet touched and the ride was magic carpet smooth.

Your boy, BJR > ranwhenparked
06/21/2014 at 22:07

Hold up……..gonna make a "What could have been" thread. report to that.