Back in the 80s, this was the height of luxury for me

"Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein) 04/25/2017 at 18:58 • Filed to: None

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For several years in the 80s, my mom had an Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera with a blue velour interior, and my grandparents had an Oldsmobile Ninety Eight Regency Brougham with a blue velour interior. The Ninety Eight was much nicer. The seats were extra squishy and the power seat adjusters were joysticks on the doors.

I loved riding in that car. I was also a little kid so I didn’t know any better.

ranwhenparked > Textured Soy Protein 04/25/2017 at 19:04

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To be fair, those cars were extremely comfortable, as were most bigger GM products in the old days. They prioritized comfy seats and a boulevard ride.

vicali > Textured Soy Protein 04/25/2017 at 19:21

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My grandparents donated their 1981 Toronado to my brother and I when we turned driving age;

Like a giant couch rolling down the street..

bmil128 > Textured Soy Protein 04/25/2017 at 19:27

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My grandmother had a custard yellow Park Avenue like the one below that I thought was the bomb, with cushions on top of the seat cushions.

But then she got a white Chrysler Fifth Avenue with lipstick red leather. The seats were plush like club chairs.

Reliability was a whole other issue however.....

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Textured Soy Protein 04/25/2017 at 19:31

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I learned how to drive in an 83 cutlass Ciera brougham, red velor interior. Plush AF. What a piece of shit car. looked like this but was white. Had the 3.0 V6 and digital spedo that only went to 80.

DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time > Textured Soy Protein 04/25/2017 at 19:36

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In 2017, this is the height of luxury for me.

not for canada - australian in disguise > Textured Soy Protein 04/25/2017 at 19:45

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We need properly comfy cars like this again. Not necessarily luxury cars, but something made to be comfortable and not much else. Too many cars try to be “sporty”.

ttyymmnn > bmil128 04/25/2017 at 20:03

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“Lipstick red”

Brother, you ain’t kidding.

Textured Soy Protein > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 04/26/2017 at 11:16

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My mom had a white ’85 Ciera Brougham with a blue interior but it wasn’t as nice as my grandparents’ Ninety Eight.

Textured Soy Protein > not for canada - australian in disguise 04/26/2017 at 11:18

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That’s true to a point, the general “regular” cars are not so comfort-focused anymore. Probably one of the reasons crossovers are so popular. The extra suspension travel, taller tires, and higher seating position make for a comfier car. Usually. I’m always surprised when I ride in a Lexus RX that it’s not as supple as I’m expecting a Camry on stilts to be, and that’s been the case since the original.

Textured Soy Protein > ranwhenparked 04/26/2017 at 11:19

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There is something about the 80s fwd GM mid- and full-size cars that even though they weren’t necessarily good cars, they had vaguely modern platforms underneath them and lots of old-school American comfort. Plus the GM build quality and materials hadn’t yet gone all Playskool plastic like they did in the 90s.