1983 Oldsmobile Firenza S Coupe | Retro Review

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  • @atlabama
    @atlabama วันที่ผ่านมา +96

    You can smoke one of those Salems by the time it got to 60mph.

    • @kentmcginnis2649
      @kentmcginnis2649 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

      😂

    • @a.person7825
      @a.person7825 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@kentmcginnis2649Lol..for real. I haven’t smoked in 13 years but just seeing that pack made my ears go up!🫠

    • @europana7
      @europana7 22 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +7

      It’s still hadn’t reached 60 😂

    • @AndyRoss-z3t
      @AndyRoss-z3t 2 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      Lol

  • @sodiebergh
    @sodiebergh 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +5

    Oh, my sides!! This might be one of my recent favorite retro reviews. "Jedsel," Salem cig pack, "IOU," screaming tires, sludgy acceleration, wow.

  • @jamesmcintire3800
    @jamesmcintire3800 22 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +9

    I dated a girl that owned a Pontiac J2000 Sunbird hatchback. I was never a fan of General Motors products but I grew to like that Sunbird. It handled well, it was comfortable, and fairly reliable.

  • @DQSpider
    @DQSpider วันที่ผ่านมา +28

    I had an 84 Skyhawk and at no point would I have described its powertrain as "gutsy"

    • @civlyzed
      @civlyzed 6 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      My first hand me down car when in college was a 1983 Citation. I was thankful the day someone crashed into it and totaled it. :D

  • @RoadCone411
    @RoadCone411 9 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +4

    Cars have come a long way in 40 years...

  • @timothyhh
    @timothyhh 23 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +11

    Incredible! It looks clapped out even when new!

    • @83K5Blazer
      @83K5Blazer 27 นาทีที่ผ่านมา

      😂

  • @davidaubin3902
    @davidaubin3902 วันที่ผ่านมา +51

    3:29 John: OURS HAD THE OPTIONAL GAUGE PACKAGE THAT WAS CLEAR AND COMPLETE! LOL

    • @Ethan2xm85
      @Ethan2xm85 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

      The "extremely attractive" ones, nonetheless!

    • @Butchcub75
      @Butchcub75 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

      John was happy and no digital!

    • @Bloodcurling
      @Bloodcurling วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      More caps lock

    • @mistamontiel00
      @mistamontiel00 22 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      It do look busy though! I thought no way more than four no more than speed+tacos+coolant+fuel but there are SIX!?

    • @BennyT_3434
      @BennyT_3434 7 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

      I think John probably lit up one of those Salems after seeing that gauge package

  • @calgarytek
    @calgarytek วันที่ผ่านมา +40

    John Davis' brilliance is that he never says anything bad about a vehicle to the point where a manufacturer would decline sending examples over, even though the car may be a complete rolling turd on wheels.

    • @MercOne
      @MercOne 23 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +5

      Which largely discredits him when it comes to American products of the era. He clearly was biased. These cars were utter shit and he knew it.

    • @TheAlexisReign
      @TheAlexisReign 21 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +5

      ​@@MercOnethe problem was that mostly everything in that era was garbage. If he didn't have an upbeat attitude about what he was reviewing, it would have been one depressing show.

    • @MercOne
      @MercOne 18 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      @@TheAlexisReign yeah anything American was. This was when the Japanese and the Germans took hold in the USA because this trash like this olds.

    • @MercOne
      @MercOne 18 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      @@TheAlexisReignExcept for the Germans and especially the Japanese who took hold during this time because of POS products like this junk Oldsmobile.

    • @MercOne
      @MercOne 18 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@TheAlexisReignExcept for the Japanese and Germans who took hold during this time because of American junk like this.

  • @Butchcub75
    @Butchcub75 วันที่ผ่านมา +19

    the tires turned to dust in the panic braking. I liked these! Esp the hatch Firenza. I have an 85 Sunbird turbo hatch

  • @OLDS98
    @OLDS98 วันที่ผ่านมา +31

    Thank you for the classic GM/ Oldsmobile review. They are appreciated. That front end styling came back years later. It was used on 1997-2004 Oldsmobiles. You can see it on the Intrigue, Aurora and Alero. The headlight design was used on 1960's Oldsmobiles and late 1970's and early 1980's Pontiac Bonneville/ Parisienne and Grand Prix. The car paved the way stylistically.

    • @chadhaire1711
      @chadhaire1711 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      This car was ugly and an engineering piece of garbage....what are you smoking Homie?

    • @OLDS98
      @OLDS98 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      @@chadhaire1711I was referring the front end styling on the car and what it influenced years later. I said nothing about the engineering or the quality of the vehicle. You did.

    • @MercOne
      @MercOne 23 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@OLDS98 What is the point if the car overall was utter shit?

    • @chadhaire1711
      @chadhaire1711 23 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      @@OLDS98 Yep..because you left it out and this car is but-naked UGLY.....even the car rental companies didn't want it.

  • @dodgeguyz
    @dodgeguyz วันที่ผ่านมา +21

    Look how simple a car you got back then. Now you get a rolling tablet waiting to brick itself at any hint of voltage fluctuation or static shock!

    • @GS-zc4sk
      @GS-zc4sk 4 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      More technology needed to help technology progress into future technology.

    • @briang70
      @briang70 54 นาทีที่ผ่านมา

      And that's why I stay away from "The Big Three".

  • @fitfogey
    @fitfogey 21 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +3

    Love those white walls. That 0-60 time is smokin.

  • @dohc1067
    @dohc1067 วันที่ผ่านมา +16

    One of my cousins had one and she said it was an ok car for the time she had it.

  • @frisco-2.0
    @frisco-2.0 13 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +3

    The original j-body car, the Opel Ascona C, was a really good, good looking and robust car. ❤️

  • @davidpate6095
    @davidpate6095 วันที่ผ่านมา +20

    Maps or packs! Boy, those were the days.

  • @Fevebblefester
    @Fevebblefester วันที่ผ่านมา +16

    Our family owned three J cars over the years. A 1983 Cavalier station wagon, a 1992 Cavalier coupe, and a 2003 Cavalier coupe. All very reliable and economical vehicles. Unlike many today.

    • @timothyhh
      @timothyhh 23 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +2

      I'd drive any new model, even a Mirage, over a J-car of any vintage.

    • @MercOne
      @MercOne 23 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +3

      Yeah and all junk.

    • @MS3DALE
      @MS3DALE 21 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +3

      Had 6 J-bodies in my family, from my Aunts '83, my dads '86, grandmas '97, brothers '99, my cousins '02, and my Uncles '05, all bought new, all of them saw well over 150k, and not one of them had any issues!

    • @Suchayoutuber
      @Suchayoutuber 21 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +4

      And 84 wagon with a four-speed manual transmission lasted 478 k mi but unfortunately the Midwest got the best of it when the rear end literally split in half, got to love rust

    • @MS3DALE
      @MS3DALE 21 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@Suchayoutuber That was the issue with all the ones in my family, damn SW Pa. winters take their toll!

  • @nikite3955
    @nikite3955 วันที่ผ่านมา +20

    merry Xmas john. been watching you since 1984. God bless.

  • @jcat96
    @jcat96 วันที่ผ่านมา +15

    What an incredible new car! What will they think of next in 1984!?

  • @tbok75
    @tbok75 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

    Reminds me so much of mom's 83 cavalier. Ah memories. She finally got rid of it in 01 in favor of a new CRV which i don't think has hit 100k miles yet.

  • @jonnyc4898
    @jonnyc4898 21 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +3

    They outlawed Salem Menthol in California hahaha Ohhhh the good ole days.

  • @oliverdelgado6952
    @oliverdelgado6952 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    More early 80s reviews please 🙏

  • @landyachtfan79
    @landyachtfan79 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    I always found the hatchback to be the best looking of all of the gen 1 J's. 3:23..............Oldsmobile ALWAYS had the best gauge (sorry, GM, I'm spelling it the correct way) package in the industry, in my opinion!!!!

    • @markgodau5280
      @markgodau5280 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      As the J cars were essentially badge engineered parts bin cars, a lot was shared across the platform. My 84 Skyhawk shared the same dash and instrument cluster, only with slightly different graphics on the gauge faces. On the other side, the Cavalier, J2000/2000/Sunbird, and Cimmaron shared the same dash and instrument clusters. At least until 85 when the Cavalier RS was introduced with a new dash, but the entry level Cavaliers retained the original dash.

  • @pauli6043
    @pauli6043 19 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    RIP Pat Goss! So glad we still have John, though

  • @saulgoodman2018
    @saulgoodman2018 วันที่ผ่านมา +13

    Did the ever get that dollar back?

  • @sailordave1000
    @sailordave1000 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    I had an 84 Buick Skyhawk coupe with the 2.0L OHV engine. I drove bother the 1.8L SOHC and 2.0L OHV. I preferred the 2.0L for the lower end torque and acceleration felt more linear. The engine was fault free during the time I owned the car. I felt the Buick and Oldsmobile J car had the better dashboard design and wondered why it wasn’t used in the Cadillac over the Caviler based dash. Avoided the hatchback. I could easily see that rear hatch glass getting smashed in an accident or intentional for theft attempt or vandalism. Replacing factory tires with touring tires changed the overall feel of the car.

  • @heidimountain606
    @heidimountain606 20 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +2

    I had 3 of the GM J platform vehicles, a Chevrolet Cavalier, Pontiac Sunbird and Pontiac Sunfire, the Sunfire was the only 4 door sedan I had out of the J platform vehicles, the other 2 were 2 door coupes. I liked the Buick and Oldsmobile versions, didn’t know about the Cadillac version until a few years ago.

  • @dkt1976dt
    @dkt1976dt วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    We had 2 Chevrolet Cavalier Type 10 Hatchbacks and my friend had a Pontiac Sunbird Turbo Hatchback.

  • @uxwbill
    @uxwbill 22 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +2

    The only Firenza I've ever seen was the hatchback model. Here I was thinking it was one of the GM X bodies...
    Some time later, it wound up in an area junkyard -- still running, and used to haul cutting torches around after they removed the hatch.

  • @acadian76
    @acadian76 15 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    My Aunt had a 1985 Pontiac Sunbird hatchback. It was a very handsome sporty looking car - 2 tone black/grey paint job, with rear louvers on the hatchback and a light window tint all around and it said formula on the side - 14 year old me thought it was really cool the front end had the quad headlight design like the older Firebirds. The interior was a grey and plushy with a decent factory stereo and orange backlit gauge cluster. She kept it until 1999 without any major problems.

  • @ksmith1298
    @ksmith1298 8 นาทีที่ผ่านมา

    Had a cav.with the 2.0 Fi engine....never had an issue with the car...just moved on to the z24 when it came out in 87....loved that car too

  • @larryfine6865
    @larryfine6865 22 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +4

    lasted 5 years maximum then headed for junk heap. 14 seconds to 60😂 Plush interior 🍻

    • @snowrocket
      @snowrocket 20 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      Most J-cars were not that bad. Some had head gasket problems, but the Chevy Cavalier was pretty durable.

  • @desertmodern7638
    @desertmodern7638 20 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    Oh, the roaring Eighties! Still missing my Firenza Extenza Formal Limousette. Lost it to GMAC during the S&L Crisis.

  • @SuperBooboo02
    @SuperBooboo02 วันที่ผ่านมา +11

    had a Cavalier version of this hatch, loved it...wish they made it now with a modern engine and interior...dont want a truck or ugly boxy suv...

    • @chadhaire1711
      @chadhaire1711 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Good taste doesn't apply to you we see. Wonder what your girls look like....LOL...

    • @cobracharmer6178
      @cobracharmer6178 8 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      @@chadhaire1711That’s mean! 😀

    • @chadhaire1711
      @chadhaire1711 6 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      @@cobracharmer6178 But true

  • @atlanticbsr3246
    @atlanticbsr3246 3 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Oh, man, my mom had one of these when they were new--I think ours was an '86. It sure seemed like a nice car at the time! It was a beautiful dark blue and had that stain-resistant mouse fur interior and that same futuristic four-targets instrument cluster as the car in this review! Still had that new-car smell when it got totaled in an accident. After that, we got a silver '87 Ford Escort wagon.

  • @robertpesa4157
    @robertpesa4157 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    Some of the most attractive front sheet metal....😂

  • @bigheadfred
    @bigheadfred 7 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    I had a 1984 model similar to the one in the studio with an automatic transmission. I did a 360º turn in it back in '93 while driving downhill on a patch of black ice. Thankfully, I was able to straighten it out without crashing it.

  • @dmack7265
    @dmack7265 20 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +2

    84 horsepower...wow..

  • @catchawave21
    @catchawave21 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    Now that takes me back, to a time when nooks were for maps and packs.

  • @mph5896
    @mph5896 วันที่ผ่านมา +8

    1.8, those seemed to go through head gaskets.

    • @markgodau5280
      @markgodau5280 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Got a 130,000 miles out of mine before the head gasket blew. Fixed it and drove it another 25k before selling it.

  • @Lousybarber
    @Lousybarber 5 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    We had a new ’85 Buick Skyhawk. The top of the dashboard above the gauges was warped from the factory. That was nice to look at every time you drove the car. The trunk lid seal leaked from day one. Timing belt and ball joint failures before 50K miles. The paint looked OK but did not offer much corrosion protection. Even with good care the car looked awful within seven years due to rust along the bottom of the doors. The only other engine we owned that made as much noise without doing anything was in an ’82 Chevette.

  • @davidbaron6647
    @davidbaron6647 19 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    The cars of the 80s ugh looks nice for what it was in the 80s

  • @hazzaknox1069
    @hazzaknox1069 วันที่ผ่านมา +8

    And the retro review cycle winds back to the start once again 🔥

  • @chuckinnc4184
    @chuckinnc4184 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    Funny. I owned a 1985 two-door, 5-speed manual, coupe (no hatchback), so it was kind-of sporty.

  • @TrailBlazerSS502
    @TrailBlazerSS502 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Sondra Locke thrashed one (almost) in Sudden Impact in ‘84.

  • @vlajster
    @vlajster วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    3:53 is that IOU for the mechanic 🤣🤣🤣

  • @rainbowmangarage
    @rainbowmangarage วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    I had a firenza wagon as a teenager. Set the ebrake it would smoke the tires

  • @DarkStarX
    @DarkStarX 17 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +2

    14.5? Talk about not being able to get out of your own way. Wow how the times have changed

  • @campingkillen
    @campingkillen วันที่ผ่านมา +10

    "A short 134ft" That wasn´t a good number even back then😅

  • @billyn1155
    @billyn1155 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Sweet Baja dude.

  • @mikea5205
    @mikea5205 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    People in their 20's watching this and saying "wtf" lol

    • @LearnAboutFlow
      @LearnAboutFlow วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Yup. Honda Civic Hybrid has 252 hp and gets 45 mpg.

  • @tonybino01
    @tonybino01 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    As a kid, it looked like a DeLorean from the side view. LoL

  • @Gr8thxAlot
    @Gr8thxAlot 20 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    We had the Chevy version of this car, it was really nice. GM designed these well.

  • @stcroixliberal
    @stcroixliberal 12 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    my parents had a buick skyhawk back then. that car, is why i have always bought a toyota.

  • @jazzyboy7784
    @jazzyboy7784 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

    I had a 1980 Datsun 200SX. Looks like GM took some styling cues from that.

    • @emeyer6963
      @emeyer6963 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Yep.But it ended there.200SX was a better car by far.

    • @tomanderson6335
      @tomanderson6335 17 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      They also borrowed from their own Opel Monza, which was a larger, rear-drive 3-door fastback.

  • @LearnAboutFlow
    @LearnAboutFlow วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Such an amazing improvement the storied name is still used today. Oh wait . . .

  • @robertblanchard6196
    @robertblanchard6196 22 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    Pack of smokes in the center console

  • @Ficon
    @Ficon วันที่ผ่านมา +6

    There are zero of these surviving.

    • @hakeemsd70m
      @hakeemsd70m วันที่ผ่านมา +6

      I grew up in the 2000s, and I saw 70s and 80s cars on a daily basis, including the Olds Delta 88, Ford Country Squire, '88 Pontiac Grand Prix, and 80's Nissan 300ZX. I can say for absolute certainty that I've never seen a Firenza in my 30 years of life.

    • @Ficon
      @Ficon วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @ The 80s cars were still really common in the 2000s and have all universally vanished in the last 10-15 years. Must be that Brazilian-sourced powertrain.

  • @Slowgroovin
    @Slowgroovin 23 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    Currently working on a rare 77 Olds Starfire GT.

  • @henryd1981
    @henryd1981 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    "Jedsels", huh? Joke is on them since the J-body platform stuck around till 2005, and GM sold plenty of J cars throughout its history.

    • @snowrocket
      @snowrocket 20 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      I never ever heard that "Jedsel" term. The J-body was hardly class-leading, but GM made running improvements and really got them dailed in by 1986. If you had the 2 or 2.2 liter Cavalier engine, the cars proved to be quite reliable and durable, and never expensive to repair. They ended up outlasting most of their competitors and were about the only small cars still on the road 15+ years later.

    • @cobracharmer6178
      @cobracharmer6178 7 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      @@snowrocket Fortunately, Pontiac and Oldsmobile didn’t outlast anything.

  • @NicholasDemichele-m2h
    @NicholasDemichele-m2h 5 นาทีที่ผ่านมา

    The turbo version was a beast went into sunbirds

  • @Mombo53
    @Mombo53 22 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +2

    Smokem if you got ‘em 😮

  • @tkewrestler2662
    @tkewrestler2662 วันที่ผ่านมา +16

    I recognize that weight and horsepower have really changed over the last forty years, but can you imagine someone marketing a car in the US with 84 horsepower in 2024?

    • @rickjohansson4257
      @rickjohansson4257 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

      They did not have all the safety stuff weighing them down they were lighter

    • @Ethan2xm85
      @Ethan2xm85 วันที่ผ่านมา +13

      Cue Mitsubishi MIrage.

    • @tkewrestler2662
      @tkewrestler2662 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      @@rickjohansson4257 I fully recognize that, however, even with light weight 84 horsepower is nothing. They listed the 0 to 60 time at over fourteen seconds;
      that would not be acceptable to the buying public. One also has to also consider that interstate speed has gone back to 70 or 75 miles an hour in most states rather than 55.

    • @gyneve
      @gyneve วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      ​@rickjohansson4257 They also had paper thin body panels, floor panels, and frames. There was barely a point to seatbelts if the car balled up in slow collisions.

    • @tkewrestler2662
      @tkewrestler2662 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @ It has 78 horsepower and cannot be considered a high volume seller in the US. Also, it will not be sold as 2025 model here.

  • @greasebellygarage
    @greasebellygarage วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    my mom bought a brand new 83 Firenza sedan when I was 10 years old...

  • @Ethan2xm85
    @Ethan2xm85 วันที่ผ่านมา +16

    "Attractive" and "Sporty" are not the first things that come to mind with this thing...at least to me.

    • @MyHumanWreckage
      @MyHumanWreckage วันที่ผ่านมา +5

      Probably would be if you were in 1983

    • @Ethan2xm85
      @Ethan2xm85 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@MyHumanWreckage I'm mid 70's baby, didn't think they were attractive or sporty then either, :)

  • @jimkanellakos4699
    @jimkanellakos4699 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Merry Christmas, John. I've been watching you since the early 80s on PBS.
    The J for Jetsols😂. In hindsight the J bodies were junk, but at that time they were considered okay for the price.

  • @ohaleceiffel
    @ohaleceiffel 22 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Motor week should be brought to us by Rock Auto!

  • @rabit818
    @rabit818 21 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Love the big rear window. Good styling. Corolla doppelgänger?

  • @kcindc5539
    @kcindc5539 22 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    I had an ‘83 Skyhawk with the optional Brazilian 1.8 OHC and an automatic (not my choice, by the way). I appreciated the fuel injection and relatively free-revving nature but it had zero torque. It could never muster a satisfying shove from a standstill. If you gave it the boot the best you could hope for is it to s-l-o-o-o-o-w-l-y gather momentum if you were willing to wait long enough.

  • @The_R-n-I_Guy
    @The_R-n-I_Guy 23 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +4

    Not the greatest. But better than the crossover garbage people drive today. Modern vehicles are disposable appliances. At least 80s cars were serviceable and easy to maintain

  • @SUPRAMIKE18
    @SUPRAMIKE18 17 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Those old 1.8s have always bothered me that shape of the valve cover only covers 3 of the 4 cylinders 😂

  • @mitchellbrown6150
    @mitchellbrown6150 23 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +3

    Great car for drunk driving in the 80s

    • @dforrest4503
      @dforrest4503 22 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +3

      At least it gave time for pedestrians to get out of the way.

  • @CarlosLeon-n3t
    @CarlosLeon-n3t 21 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Nice, I like those.

  • @keithmattioli115
    @keithmattioli115 20 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    With options this car was $9823??? That's 40% over the base price. For what? No wonder consumers fled to Japanese cars in the 80s.

  • @SataniaMcDowel
    @SataniaMcDowel วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    Paying close attention to the Corolla yet failed miserably

  • @notthewombat
    @notthewombat 20 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +2

    Bizarrely equipped car. Stick shift with crank windows, no cassette deck, and manual locks, but full door pockets, gauges, a/c, and a power driver's seat?

  • @joelakers410
    @joelakers410 วันที่ผ่านมา

    my favorite car forever

  • @jkeelsnc
    @jkeelsnc วันที่ผ่านมา

    Maybe it was "OK". I am not sure how long it would have lasted. I don't think it would last like any contemporary Toyota. I do like that it had the 5 speed manual transmission and the throttle body injection. Also, having the full instrument cluster with ALL necessary gauges is nice. Not having to struggle with a carburetor in the winter is nice. I actually would have found this to be a more than acceptable first car in the late 80's (used) when I first started driving.

  • @thebionicbassplayer
    @thebionicbassplayer 7 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Buick would solve the slow acceleration with the T-Type variants a year later. A friend of mine bought an 84 Skyhawk T-Type from my ex- brother-in-law and that car had excellent acceleration; sub 8 second 0-60.

  • @annoyedatthis1
    @annoyedatthis1 5 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    "Attractive front sheet metal?!" 🤣🤣

  • @87camro
    @87camro วันที่ผ่านมา

    I liked the look of this car

  • @dangarcia4866
    @dangarcia4866 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Did it come with the cb and optional rally fun pack?

    • @snowrocket
      @snowrocket 20 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      No, you have to get the rally wagon, not the truckster.

  • @jazzmentate8590
    @jazzmentate8590 วันที่ผ่านมา

    My mom had the Pontiac J2000.

  • @scottnunya2441
    @scottnunya2441 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    I remember those years. Just sad for the automotive industry. Everything sucked.

    • @snowrocket
      @snowrocket 20 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

      It was rapidly improving starting in 1982. Power levels started improving, handling and cornering power were rising, fuel injection was becoming more common, and aerodynamics was being considered.

    • @scottnunya2441
      @scottnunya2441 3 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      @@snowrocket I owned a Mustang GT, Mustang SVO, T-bird Turbo, TA WS6, and an Olds 442 in the 80's. None of them could compare to any of my pre-74 muscle cars for HP/TQ. It was rare for a car to exceed 200 HP let alone that 300 HP was considered exotic.

  • @ChristopherOvrebo
    @ChristopherOvrebo วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Doesn't look like sway bars were invented yet

  • @pmafterdark
    @pmafterdark วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Yeahhhhh back to the 80's!!

  • @pl5624
    @pl5624 วันที่ผ่านมา

    S-coupe....the inspiration for the later hyundai SCoupe?

  • @combocat9444
    @combocat9444 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Is it me or does that car looks alot like the blue car from the original Motorweek 1981 intro?

  • @johnjones393
    @johnjones393 19 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Many years ago my mom had an 84 Firenza sedan. It ran great until the head gasket blew at 41k miles. 🙄

  • @cobaltlukather9045
    @cobaltlukather9045 16 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    i can only imagine trying to tell anyone these are "good, average performers" today.
    but a later turbo Olds Aerotech engine and all wheel drive would make that little tin can scoot.

  • @scottyg7284
    @scottyg7284 วันที่ผ่านมา

    84 bhp from that 1.8 injection, the euro j car 1.8 injection was 115bhp, dire really.

  • @RabbiJesus
    @RabbiJesus วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I know people who had this model of Chevette and they loved them.

    • @RabbiJesus
      @RabbiJesus วันที่ผ่านมา

      Okay after watching the video, this does not appear to be a clone of the Holden Clone the chevette was.

  • @edwardaquinoelric5935
    @edwardaquinoelric5935 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Oldsmobile Firenza S Coupé Modelo 1983 Es Orígen De Estados Unidos 🚗🇺🇲 No Se Comercializa Aquí En México

  • @agamemnon8163
    @agamemnon8163 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Man I wish cars still had pizzazz like this again. ARE YOU LISTENING GM? START MAKING THESE AGAIN (unchanged)!

  • @Cruor34
    @Cruor34 15 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Good God. Driving in the 80s must have been hell. 14.5 seconds 0-60? 5.5 seconds 40-55? Thats horrific, a tractor trailer can do that. I still don't know how people accepted the fact that cars built 20 years later were SLOWER than cars built in the 60s. 70s gas crisis or not, just unacceptable. The fact that this is considered somewhat sporty and fun is legit horrifying.

  • @mattmayo3539
    @mattmayo3539 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    A widow making 85 horsepower. No airbags, no abs. The 80’s were a dark time for the automobile industry. Emissions controls choked these beyond redemption. Industry was just trying to survive.

    • @cobracharmer6178
      @cobracharmer6178 7 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      For me, I loved the 1984-1988 Ford Thunderbird aero coupe.
      I bought a new 1985 Mustang GT hatchback because you couldn’t get the 302 5spd in the T-Bird.
      To me, the fox body looked like a door wedge. But it was fun.

  • @modelmanjohn
    @modelmanjohn วันที่ผ่านมา

    Chevy Citation was the same as this right? We had one back in the day. Wasn't a terrible car.

    • @moejr1974
      @moejr1974 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Citation was an X car

    • @turbo1gts
      @turbo1gts 23 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      The Citation was a little bigger. Think Cavalier is their smaller car, and the Celebrity and Citation were one step bigger.

  • @runoflife87
    @runoflife87 วันที่ผ่านมา +11

    Aah, yet another Junk car from 80's GM🤷🏻‍♂️ They should've left J-car interior desing to Opel styling department.

    • @Gr8thxAlot
      @Gr8thxAlot 20 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      Not junk, these were actually nice.

    • @runoflife87
      @runoflife87 18 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

      @Gr8thxAlot compared to the Chevette or Nova? Of course

  • @stcroixliberal
    @stcroixliberal 12 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    general motors will never learn

  • @bfranco1519
    @bfranco1519 23 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +3

    American cars went to crap after 72 and never recovered.

  • @fortheloveofnoise
    @fortheloveofnoise วันที่ผ่านมา

    I wanna put a small block chevy in it.