DerMann
06-08-09, 03:37 PM
Hullo,
My first car was a 1993 Geo Metro hatchback. I'd hate to badmouth that car, and I really do love it. It served me dutifully, carting me to school and work. After driving it up to Indiana (from Texas) and back down again, I came to realisation that the poor thing's transmission was starting to give out (not to mention that it never had AC, power anything or a decent radio).
Even before my first semester of college ended, I knew I'd be buying a car this summer.
Large, luxury sedans have always appealed to me. They're ridiculous comfortable to drive and are almost always more practical than SUVs, and my mom has owned three Grand Marquis, so I've grown up around them. Initially I looked at an Oldsmobile 98, but the chance escaped my grasp.
Then I discovered the Cadillac Fleetwood. The top of the line in luxury and performance. Only problem was that there were few 93+ Fleetwoods within 200 miles of me (quite a few in Dallas for some reason...).
As chance would have it, I found a 95 Fleetwood Brougham in my area that wasn't stupidly pimped out or excessively expensive. I made an appointment to see it the next day. Good god, what a marvelous car. It has a dent on the driver's door (probably pop it out), some very minor damage to the vinyl roof (a tree branch scraped it during a storm), and substantial wear on the driver's seat. The thing is in perfect working order, otherwise. Only 105000 miles on it, regular maintanence was performed at the dealership down the road, and the history is clear. Light blue paint is pristine and the chrome is beautiful. Although it is indubitably a land barge of the most monolithic proportions, it handles much better than any sort of sporty car that I've driven. You really can't beat the LT1 in terms of performance. Best of all, the price is just right, $2900.
Oh no, I think I'm in love. I really cannot think of any other car I'd rather (realistically) own than the 95 Brougham. Truly the end of an era in American automotive.
Just sort of my intro thread for this place. Hope to stick around :D
Oh, and one quick question. As I understand it, the Brougham package is just added onto the base model at the factory. What is included with the Brougham package, I can't seem to find a definitive list. I know the roof, wheels(?), seats, and mirrors are upgraded, but is there anything else?
My first car was a 1993 Geo Metro hatchback. I'd hate to badmouth that car, and I really do love it. It served me dutifully, carting me to school and work. After driving it up to Indiana (from Texas) and back down again, I came to realisation that the poor thing's transmission was starting to give out (not to mention that it never had AC, power anything or a decent radio).
Even before my first semester of college ended, I knew I'd be buying a car this summer.
Large, luxury sedans have always appealed to me. They're ridiculous comfortable to drive and are almost always more practical than SUVs, and my mom has owned three Grand Marquis, so I've grown up around them. Initially I looked at an Oldsmobile 98, but the chance escaped my grasp.
Then I discovered the Cadillac Fleetwood. The top of the line in luxury and performance. Only problem was that there were few 93+ Fleetwoods within 200 miles of me (quite a few in Dallas for some reason...).
As chance would have it, I found a 95 Fleetwood Brougham in my area that wasn't stupidly pimped out or excessively expensive. I made an appointment to see it the next day. Good god, what a marvelous car. It has a dent on the driver's door (probably pop it out), some very minor damage to the vinyl roof (a tree branch scraped it during a storm), and substantial wear on the driver's seat. The thing is in perfect working order, otherwise. Only 105000 miles on it, regular maintanence was performed at the dealership down the road, and the history is clear. Light blue paint is pristine and the chrome is beautiful. Although it is indubitably a land barge of the most monolithic proportions, it handles much better than any sort of sporty car that I've driven. You really can't beat the LT1 in terms of performance. Best of all, the price is just right, $2900.
Oh no, I think I'm in love. I really cannot think of any other car I'd rather (realistically) own than the 95 Brougham. Truly the end of an era in American automotive.
Just sort of my intro thread for this place. Hope to stick around :D
Oh, and one quick question. As I understand it, the Brougham package is just added onto the base model at the factory. What is included with the Brougham package, I can't seem to find a definitive list. I know the roof, wheels(?), seats, and mirrors are upgraded, but is there anything else?