None of you have seen enough of my Riviera

"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
06/23/2016 at 17:51 • Filed to: riviera

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DISCUSSION (20)

petebmwm > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
06/23/2016 at 17:59

as a personal luxury coupe this car sets the benchmark by which all others are judged.

TheHondaBro > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
06/23/2016 at 18:00

Beautiful.

Urambo Tauro > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
06/23/2016 at 18:01

Hey, I just wanted to say congratulations on your not-really-COTD-but-yeah-it-kinda-was spotlight today! 3800-powered Buicks FTW!

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
06/23/2016 at 18:17

When are you going to paint it yellow?

S65 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
06/23/2016 at 18:22

When will you repaint it?

Schaefft > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
06/23/2016 at 18:51

I like this generation Riviera. The color is pretty horrendous tho.

RT > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
06/23/2016 at 19:12

Wasn’t a fan at first but it’s growing on me.

Not my type of car, but I can see the appeal. It's pretty cool. :)

Danimalk - Drives a Slow Car Fast > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
06/23/2016 at 20:03

Some dark wheels would really tie it together.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Danimalk - Drives a Slow Car Fast
06/23/2016 at 20:20

Agreed. Even the stockers would look good in gunmetal grey

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Schaefft
06/23/2016 at 20:21

It needs to change but damn I’ve been busy (also the nissan is preoccupying me)

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > S65
06/23/2016 at 20:22

When I stop getting distracted by turboing the Miata and fixing the Nissan

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Urambo Tauro
06/23/2016 at 20:23

Yeah I got progressively more hyped.

“Woah! LeSabre on the front page!”

“Oh, cool, a legitimate article of praise!”

“OH DAMN THAT’S ME”

Urambo Tauro > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
06/23/2016 at 20:38

LOL I think that would have been my reaction too.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Urambo Tauro
06/23/2016 at 21:03

Kinja'd!!!

The Riviera/LeSabre/Park Avenue triplets are some of the best examples of that era in “everyman” American cars along with the Chrysler 300m (dat engine). Big, comfy, very nice interiors, reliable as all hell, omnipresent parts availability, floaty.

I wish cars like that were still made. Nowadays the Buick LaCrosse is the closest analogue. I can’t say I would mind one done up like this Murdersofa 2.0 concept I made (stupid kinja that was not supposed to be at the top of the comment)

Urambo Tauro > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
06/23/2016 at 21:24

I know what you mean. I used to drive a 1992 LeSabre (which means I totally missed out on the more powerful later Series II). I eventually sold it because I wanted to become better at driving stick, and I figured that wasn’t going to happen until I made one my daily driver. But I still look back fondly on that car.

That color scheme is badass. It reminds me of a G6 in my area that looks a lot like it (it doesn’t have those cop wheels, though).

Frank Grimes > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
06/23/2016 at 22:48

supercharged 3.8?

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Frank Grimes
06/23/2016 at 23:09

Nah, naturally aspirated because reliability

AAsearles > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
06/24/2016 at 05:18

I’ve got one, with the blown L67. It’s beyond reliable - pretty much bulletproof, making 300 HP @ 14PSI boost. Here’s what I used to do with this car when I had more free time:

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > AAsearles
06/24/2016 at 07:15

That’s probably gonna be the best thing I see all day.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
06/24/2016 at 07:18

For once I’m not going to turn this into a picwhoring opportunity. Too much to do.

May remedy that later.