Oppopinion: 1990 Buick Reatta Coupe

Kinja'd!!! "Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
11/03/2014 at 18:07 • Filed to: buicklopnik

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What're you guys' opinion on the 1990 Buick Reatta coupe? It's insanely heavy for a two-seater and slower than my LeSabre, but I better looking and the potential is there for a Series II drivetrain swap.


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Kinja'd!!! Vicente Esteve > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
11/03/2014 at 18:09

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It clearly has the longest turning signal ever.


Kinja'd!!! Cebu > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
11/03/2014 at 18:12

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"better looking"

Uhm.... maybe. The LeSabre is kind of dorky, granted, but... eh... idk. The LeSabre just treats the proportions so much better and has a much more flowing surface language than that schizoprenic mess...


Kinja'd!!! Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
11/03/2014 at 18:12

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I'm sure they make a supercharger kit for it. Slap one of those on and you've got a fast, classy luxury coupe.


Kinja'd!!! sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
11/03/2014 at 18:12

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Like the 1990 Reatta. The 1990 Riviera was not nearly so nice as the final one.


Kinja'd!!! TheLOUDMUSIC- Put it in H! > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
11/03/2014 at 18:13

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DO EET NAOW.


Kinja'd!!! Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
11/03/2014 at 18:13

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But the '91 was the last year and that was insanely hard to find.


Kinja'd!!! sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
11/03/2014 at 18:16

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The '90-'91 are essential the same, right. Both got rid of the digital dash and have air bags and ABS?


Kinja'd!!! PanchoVilleneuve ST > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
11/03/2014 at 18:19

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Does it have the touchscreen CRT? This is important.


Kinja'd!!! Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
11/03/2014 at 18:22

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I think they're pretty darn nice. Plus, you can score them for a pretty cheap price. Granted, if you can find one that isn't completely trashed. Since it is smaller, you could Plasti-Dip it like the Murdersofa, and call it the Murderchair.


Kinja'd!!! Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
11/03/2014 at 18:22

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AFAIK, yes.


Kinja'd!!! sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
11/03/2014 at 18:23

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I like the Reatta a lot either way.


Kinja'd!!! Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage
11/03/2014 at 18:24

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A friend of mine has one he'll sell me for $700. Needs suspension, though. Another $300 and he'll sell me an L67 series II supercharged 3800 w/transmission, subframe, computer, wiring, etc. to adapt to the Reatta's body.


Kinja'd!!! Milky > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
11/03/2014 at 18:24

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Lol @ the staggered wheels.

Also, fwd coupes because

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Kinja'd!!! Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage
11/03/2014 at 18:25

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The Murderloveseat.


Kinja'd!!! Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Milky
11/03/2014 at 18:29

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I want to see that truck autocross.


Kinja'd!!! whoarder is tellurium > Milky
11/03/2014 at 18:32

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I can see an RWD and LS conversion with a little splitter aero package... would make it work in the Reatta.


Kinja'd!!! TheHondaBro > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
11/03/2014 at 18:33

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Looks like a Corvette and a Starion had a child and left it in the ghetto.


Kinja'd!!! Milky > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
11/03/2014 at 18:33

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I'd show up to watch.


Kinja'd!!! Milky > whoarder is tellurium
11/03/2014 at 18:42

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Then you'd have a understeering corvette because the engine would still be hanging out front :/


Kinja'd!!! DisplacementForDayz, ironically lusts after a Honda Grom > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
11/03/2014 at 18:45

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If you did get one, it must be called the Murderloveseat


Kinja'd!!! whoarder is tellurium > Milky
11/03/2014 at 18:51

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Dat LS V8 tho. becauseracereattacar


Kinja'd!!! Textured Soy Protein > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
11/03/2014 at 18:54

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No.


Kinja'd!!! ranwhenparked > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
11/03/2014 at 19:09

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I think they're beautifully styled cars, one of the most attractive models GM made at the time. Yeah, yeah, FWD and iffy build quality, but who cares about those details with a body like that?


Kinja'd!!! That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
11/03/2014 at 19:21

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Yes.


Kinja'd!!! TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
11/03/2014 at 20:05

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Hey. Hey hey hey. Look at this interior.

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Kinja'd!!! Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/03/2014 at 20:25

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Lol


Kinja'd!!! Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
11/03/2014 at 20:28

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Hmm. Intriguing. Have you seen it in person? Most for $700 are rusted to hell and are electronic nightmares. How much suspension work does it need? If it isn't too much, and the car is clean enough, that entire package sounds like an awesome deal for $1k.