Got me a new Ride!!!

Post your pics of your non-Bonneville, and If you have video footage, we want to see it. Videos must be hosted on external web space and hotlinked to PontiacBonnevilleClub.com. Also discuss mechanical problems regarding your non-bonneville (this is not another lounge, but posts don't count, random car vids not of your cars should be in the lounge)
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dangrus4060
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Got me a new Ride!!!

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87 Chevy Cavalier RS Convertible - White w/ Blue top/interior :glasses7:

102,300 miles, 2.8MPFI V6 - auto tranny, power brakes, steering, windows, locks, trunk release, top, digital Dash, intermittent wipers, AM/FM stereo cassette, Custom cloth interior, console,

Everything works!! :banana: Been garaged kept all its life!! Only has 3 tiny little dings on outside, white paint shines brilliantly, Interior looks factory fresh! Paperwork shows that its only been driven 930 miles in past 5 years.

About 95% original ... had new alternator, tires, MAF sensor, serp belt, hoses and battery put on recently, tailpipe and muffler done sometime in past. No mention of any A/C work, but it blows nice and cold!

Top in is nice condition, NO rips, or tears ... but rear window is a bit oxidized and cloudy. Bought some PlastX or something to bring the shine and clearness back. Still has original factory floor mats and factory conv. top cover.

Bought from a sweet old lady who only drive it on Sundays. :btruestory:

NO, SERIOUSLY!! bought from Original Owner... dear sweet old lady named Peggy. Mother-in-law of one of my co-workers. She drove it to work on day back in '99 or something. I asked her where she got that car ... she said hers was being serviced and her M-in-L let her drive hers into work. Told co-worker that whenever her M-in-L decided to sell to let me have first dibs. She always drove it with towels over the seats, so they really show almost NO wear!

Well I got notified a few weeks ago... :bwoohoo: just now getting around to getting pics uploaded.

Had to have windshield re-glued, and new tailpipe and muffler installed...old one was hanging down a little and looked a little twisted out of line... (not being driven much in last few years just didn't get inside of pipes dried out - muffler guy said it rotted from inside out. I've put about 300 miles on it since i got it.

I will have a keyless entry/alarm system installed, obviously, but will probably keep the rest of it as is. Makes for a good showcar!! IF I do do anything to it it would be replacing the tranny with the 440-T4 4-speed auto so that at highway speeds it would only turn 2600 rpms instead of 3500 at 70 mph. (same scenario that I had in the 85 X-11 when I first got it.)

Still need to give it a real good detailing one of these days...

Check it out!!! Let me know what you think!

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Daughter's 97 SE w/SLE White w/Dark Pewter Leather Bought Apr '06 w/153,000 mi. AM/FM/CD w/ 7-Band EQ Gutted Airbox w/K&N Drop-in
180Deg. Drilled Stat. Flushed Dex-Col Valvoline Max Life 10W40 w/Pure One Avital - Avistart 4300 Remote Start w/Security

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Re: Got me a new Ride!!!

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Wow! Such a quirky little car. That dash though… :O
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I approve!
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Love your car and especially the dash. The wife bought a '93 Caviler sedan new. I loved the car, she hated it. We drove it from Houston to San Antonio on one of the hottest days of the year (100F+). There were 2 adults, 2 "grown" teen-agers and a grand-daughter in the back seat with the trunk full of luggage. A/C was on, never went below 70mph unless the speed limit demanded it, and averaged 33 mpg. The middle daughter bought it with 22K miles on it, She put another 150K miles on it. - BC
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That thing is kinda cool. I almost want one.
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*dang*, a blast from the past...

Having had a couple J-cars over the years, that is a nice find, especially with the digital dash. The memories that stereo brings back in terms of backlighting at night.
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Re: Got me a new Ride!!!

Post by RJolly87 »

haro1225 wrote:That thing is kinda cool. I almost want one.
Same here. I wouldn't mind oogling it for a bit but it doesn't steal my heart away.

Great work!
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Post by redmetrix »

Myself being an enthusiast of late 80's and early 90s GM cars, this is right up my alley.
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Very cool little car! Id drive it
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Wow, don't see many of those J bodies like that anymore... Just Beautiful
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Post by Saturn Simon »

Wow, that's a kick up the '80s isn't it!

Looks superb. Very cool and it has that '80s retro chic about it too. Love the digital dash.

You have yourself a classic car. Look after it!
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ooohh nice find!-- buddy had a Z24 back in the 80s-- had lots of fun untill he found Newton was correct(no two objects can occupy the same space at the same time...lol)-- no roof, never seen one before.
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