Being I wasnt born until 5 years after the last rwd regal rolled off the lot, I dont know much about what regals where like in the 80s. so my question is, about how popular (as far as price and abundance of them) were regals actually in the 80s? what car would they compare today? I am just curious what kinda stuff that is on the roads today will my kids be finding in peoples front yards for a comparable price of 2000 dollars, 25 years from now?
What do regals compare to today?
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As far as I know, all G bodies were a pretty popular seller. They were not economy cars and they were not luxury cars. They were right in the middle and lots of people could afford them.
As far as comparing them to cars of today, probably the same as new Regals, Grand Prixs, Impalas, cars of that size. I doubt your kids will be finding them in peoples front lawns for sale, because they are not as durable as G bodies, and people just send them to the junkyard when they are done with them.
As far as comparing them to cars of today, probably the same as new Regals, Grand Prixs, Impalas, cars of that size. I doubt your kids will be finding them in peoples front lawns for sale, because they are not as durable as G bodies, and people just send them to the junkyard when they are done with them.
Buick's and Oldsmobile's both stopped producing vehicles a while ago so the only ones being built are the Pontiac's and Chevy's.
The Grand Prix's last year was '08 and the rest of them I believe have stopped as well. The El Camino was stopped being produced and the Malibu has had a major overhaul along with the Impala and Monte Carlo (Not sure if they make them anymore).
I would compare the G-Bodys to Honda Civics and Accords. They are affordable and highly durable cars. They can be customized to be unique and a lot of people have them or have had them.
The Grand Prix's last year was '08 and the rest of them I believe have stopped as well. The El Camino was stopped being produced and the Malibu has had a major overhaul along with the Impala and Monte Carlo (Not sure if they make them anymore).
I would compare the G-Bodys to Honda Civics and Accords. They are affordable and highly durable cars. They can be customized to be unique and a lot of people have them or have had them.
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Actually, as a person that deal's with a BUICK dealership everyday let me just mention that Buick is still in full force with cars like the Lucerne, LeCrosse, and the Enclave http://www.buick.com/ngis/buick/pages/m ... omepage.do As far as the Grand Prix, the same dealer sells Pontiac and they do have some listed as 09's but as far as I know the G8 is replacing them. Unsure of this to be honest. And Dan, sorry but I'm going to have to disagree with you in saying that new cars aren't as durable as G Bodys. I feel it's the exact opposite, in fact I've yet to see a G go 300k with next to no problems. Ask Brougham about his Nissan pickup, he'll tell you. G Bodys in fact are pretty unreliable. Durable, I guess you can say yes but in time, give them another 20 years they will be few as well, as rust and laws come along and try to take more and more away from us 😢 As far as newer cars to compare to it's pretty hard. It'd have to be a 2 door rear wheel drive car you can fit a V8 in to really say compare. With that, GTO, Mustang, Camaro, maybe Challenger as far as I can foresee. Although who knows. Newer Montes are pretty nice, especially the SS w/5.3 but not the same thing. I guess it's just a matter of opinion.
I remember those days. Most people were put off my the downsized bodies of the G compared to the 77 A's. They had trouble getting traction in the marketplace...gas prices were soaring, more people were buying foreign cars, the Gs didn't have big motors either so they weren't satisfying anybodys whim. I bought my 78 for just those reasons. I didn't like the bloated A's, didn't need a big block what with a young family, yet always wanted a GP. By 82 unemployment was higher than it is now...around 10%. Car sales plummeted. Valiant efforts were made to drive sales....the t-top was devised because convertibles were done and gone. Unfortunately it didn't help much, just a recycled Corvette idea. Besides there's something illogical about driving a car in the rain with a roof that wasn't solid and leakproof. Front wheel drive A's were introduced which would let GM discontinue the less fuel efficent Gs. Unfortunately Americans didn't like the front wheel drive models because of styling and poor reliability. I bought a 85 Olds Regency (first FWD) and the freaking sunvisors would fall in my lap. Have not, and will not, buy another GM product. Since the FWD As weren't selling good, the Gs were kept around.....way past the typical product life cycle. GM was really screwed up. I think the current batch of intermediates are similar to the old G's....nice size, comfortable, stylish.
I guess I worded that wrong. I think what I was trying to say was that G bodies were reliable for their time. Of course they are not as reliable as newer cars, but in their time era they were probably not known as being un reliable.
The reason I did not compare G bodies to V8 rwd drive cars of today is because most of those cars made today are considered sports cars (besides the Charger, G8 ), which G bodies are not. You really cant compare them to a Mustang, Camaro, Challenger, cars like that because they were not designed for the same purpose of a G body. I dont know if cars of today that are the same class of the G body(mid-size) will be treated like G bodies are treated today, because they are fwd, but who knows.
The reason I did not compare G bodies to V8 rwd drive cars of today is because most of those cars made today are considered sports cars (besides the Charger, G8 ), which G bodies are not. You really cant compare them to a Mustang, Camaro, Challenger, cars like that because they were not designed for the same purpose of a G body. I dont know if cars of today that are the same class of the G body(mid-size) will be treated like G bodies are treated today, because they are fwd, but who knows.
My bad, I thought Buick's were gone. I haven't seen a commercial in a long time.midwestls said:
I know the Grand Prix's were stopped being produced and the last model year I believe was '08. The new G8's are replacing them because they are smaller and more fuel efficient.
IMO, I would say that Dodge's line-up is the closes to Gbodys of the past. 300C, Magnum, Charger and the Challenger are all built on the same platform(give or take a few inches) , have small six cylinder or large V8 engines in front of a transmission with an axle in the back. For their time periods both are good american cars that have average build quality and performance. They both were sold in great numbers and both kept their manafactures breathing during hard times.
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