1974 Buick LeSabre Road Test

Kinja'd!!! "vondon302" (vondon302)
01/28/2020 at 11:34 • Filed to: Buick

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455ci 2bbl 174hp but no unwanted emissions!

Also surprised all the hubcaps stayed on.


DISCUSSION (10)


Kinja'd!!! Chariotoflove > vondon302
01/28/2020 at 12:08

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Talk about damning with faint praise. Still, I love this boat. 


Kinja'd!!! vondon302 > Chariotoflove
01/28/2020 at 12:13

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I had a 76 Delta 88 in the early 80s. Still miss it. Didn’t feel slow back then but damn have we come a long ways since then.


Kinja'd!!! benn454 > vondon302
01/28/2020 at 12:18

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 That was a horror show, but at least it stopped in a straight line. You couldn't say that very often in the days of drums and no ABS.


Kinja'd!!! vondon302 > benn454
01/28/2020 at 12:37

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Lol too true.


Kinja'd!!! Chariotoflove > vondon302
01/28/2020 at 13:08

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We had a 55 mph national speed limit.  A whole different world back then.


Kinja'd!!! fintail > vondon302
01/28/2020 at 13:11

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Last of the dinosaurs, a mere 3 years later this would be considered something of the past, and many of these barely made it past 10 years old . Looks to be on bias ply tires, too.

Funny remark about the mpg being the same no matter the driving style. I’ve seen many old cars like that.   I remember the 66 Galaxie I drove when I was 16 was similar, would get about 12 no matter if you drove like a maniac or drove as timidly as a typical eastsider here.


Kinja'd!!! vondon302 > Chariotoflove
01/28/2020 at 13:17

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Good point. I don’t miss driving stuff like this in the winter either.

Im looking at you 78 cougar that couldn't get up a slight hill with 2 inches of snow.


Kinja'd!!! vondon302 > fintail
01/28/2020 at 13:21

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It sure sounds like bias ply tires.

Oddly enough my old crown vic p71 was like that. 18 to 19mpg babying it or 17 to 18mpg doing 80.


Kinja'd!!! fintail > vondon302
01/28/2020 at 13:40

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Looked like them too. To be fair, it braked a lot better than expected.

People who complain about modern cars should look at this stuff.  ABS has to be one of the most important advancements in history.


Kinja'd!!! arl > vondon302
01/28/2020 at 14:12

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God I love big old American iron,.