Well, I finally got some swaybar links on the car, so I put a few more gallons of fresh gas in it, and decided to take it for a spin. I was mostly just itching to drive it, but I was also hoping a couple miles would help the front end settle a little bit, since I still hadn't driven it since I swapped the springs.
First was a quick loop around the block. Once everything felt o.k., I went up to the gas station down the road that is exactly 2.2 miles round trip from the house. It ran and drove well there and back, and after another quick inspection, I took it out again on a bigger loop, about 4 miles. It is fun to drive, and it runs great, though it didn't feel like the secondaries were opening at WOT. The exhaust sounds great, even though I can hear a slight tick from the passenger side that I'll have to investigate. I also noticed that my turn signal cancelling switch is broken, as the signal doesn't turn off after left turns. Right works fine.
One thing I can say for sure to all wagon owners...
Get yourself a big heavy trailer hitch!
There are no, and I mean not one, rattles or squeeks coming from the back of the car. My rusty shitbox Malibu wagon rattled and squeeked like crazy. The Buick is night and day from that, but there are still a few noises back there. The Buick has a small hitch, but it doesn't do much. You can see the big hitch on the back of the Olds in the pictues, and it's no wonder why it helps. I think every wagon out there could benefit from being a little more squeek free...
And just for fun, here's a fresh picture.
Look at that happy driveway!
