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"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa) 02/24/2016 at 00:24 • Filed to: LUMINA MEANS ALUMINUM

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The O.G. Chevy Lumina. My family had one of these with around 280,000 miles on it. Blue sedan with peeling clearcoat. Damn thing was indestructible and stupid levels of comfy thanks to the overstuffed cloth seats. I miss cars like this.

Needs sequential turn signals.

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 02/24/2016 at 00:35

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I still kinda like its platform mate, the Grand Prix:

Strangely handsome.

dogisbadob > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 02/24/2016 at 00:36

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That’s because you didn’t have the awful 3.4L DOHC

Aaron James > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 02/24/2016 at 00:41

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These were so cool in the 90s. I miss the 90s :( My friends mom had the Bonneville with the supercharged 3800 in it and 1000 steering wheel buttons. 205 horsepower was pretty badass in the early 90s

Nibbles > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 02/24/2016 at 00:51

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I still kinda want a manuel Z34 coupe

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 02/24/2016 at 02:04

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If I had unlimited time and money I would convert one of these to RWD and fit it with a 500hp V8 then DD it. Column shift auto of course, and make sure appearances look factory perfect and unmodified.

Berang > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 02/24/2016 at 02:09

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http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a2…

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 02/24/2016 at 03:47

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My grandad is usually one of these people who wants good handling and a manual but he rented an auto Lumina when he visited the US and loved it. Said it was a rolling sofa, did hundreds of miles without noticing it.

ly2v8-Brian > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 02/24/2016 at 07:01

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That's insane, I like it.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 02/24/2016 at 07:06

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I’ve seen it done. I forget what platform he used but the whole car was shortened by about 3 inches just after the B pillar (coupe).

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Nibbles 02/24/2016 at 07:07

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The getrag 5 speed and 3.4l mill are notoriously unreliable but I’ll be damned if I don’t really want one.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > dogisbadob 02/24/2016 at 07:07

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3.1SFI LYFE!

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 02/24/2016 at 07:07

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God that’s held up well.

105 HP of fury > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 02/24/2016 at 07:34

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I owned a sedan version of this. Great college car. Only sold it when the monthly maintenance costs were more than the payment on a more reliable vehicle.

mazda616 > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 02/24/2016 at 07:52

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That’s my friend Adam’s car!

I was on a W-Body forum from 2005-2010ish.

mr2gud2u > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 02/24/2016 at 08:13

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Good looking car. What would make it even better is a 3800 swap

wiffleballtony > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 02/24/2016 at 08:57

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I had a coworker who drove one of those to work. It had a penchant for electrical fires.

GMart > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 02/24/2016 at 09:00

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I’m right with you on this one. My 17 year old self really thought one of those in white would be about the perfect ride back in ‘94. 4-cam GM engine in the early 90's? Unheard of...

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > mr2gud2u 02/24/2016 at 09:02

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I think I love you.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 02/24/2016 at 10:21

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Want!

nerd_racing > mr2gud2u 02/24/2016 at 10:25

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nope, the 3.4L DOHC was a much better engine.

nerd_racing > dogisbadob 02/24/2016 at 10:26

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how was it awful?

dogisbadob > nerd_racing 02/24/2016 at 10:29

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very finicky and difficult to work on

nerd_racing > dogisbadob 02/24/2016 at 10:42

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fun fact, they had to detune the engine because it way out performed the 3800 flagship engine.

Somethin' 'bout a truck > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 02/24/2016 at 21:03

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I had one of these growing up. Great first car. Nice sized interior, decent on twisty backroads and stupid comfy. One thing it is not is fancy. But the design is still pretty clean after all of these years.

Somethin' 'bout a truck > Nibbles 02/24/2016 at 21:04

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I wanted this combo in the 4 door. I thought that would be a pretty fun setup.

Somethin' 'bout a truck > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 02/24/2016 at 21:04

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You are crazy. Good crazy.