THE OFFICIAL 3rd Gen Dakota OT Thread
mine was replaced at no charge when a rock cracked it....it was covered under comp (or collision, I can never remember)
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From: Lone Grove, OK
Like a good neighbor, they were there.........with a big tent full of adjusters. We got the $1000 deductible, so the guy added in a full roof replacment to meet that deductible. It's all good now, except a whistle on the passenger's side. gonna take it back for some more sealant. I think the van needs ram air. Haha.
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This IS the place for off-topic, non-Dakota stuff, right?
I've been neglecting my Dakota because I just scored THIS:
That's a 1987 Buick Regal T-Type. The *exact* same car as the Grand National, except with a more dignified, gentlemanly paint job (and without the gaudy checkered flags & stuff). The ultimate sleeper. Looks like your Father's Oldsmobile, but will blow your doors off.
19,895 miles, and ALL original. Original Goodyear Eagle tires in the trunk. (Just put on new BFG Radial T/A rubber.)
*happydance*
I've been neglecting my Dakota because I just scored THIS:
That's a 1987 Buick Regal T-Type. The *exact* same car as the Grand National, except with a more dignified, gentlemanly paint job (and without the gaudy checkered flags & stuff). The ultimate sleeper. Looks like your Father's Oldsmobile, but will blow your doors off.
19,895 miles, and ALL original. Original Goodyear Eagle tires in the trunk. (Just put on new BFG Radial T/A rubber.)
*happydance*
OMG I wanted one of those sooooo bad....instead I just had a plain ol 87 regal, at one time they had the distinction of being the fastest production car available didnt' they? that is hotness for real there!
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In 1987 Buick manufactured a total of 27,560 turbocharged Regals.
20,193 of them were "Grand Nationals" -- i.e., all black, checkered flag emblems, etc. More GNs than in all the previous three years combined, primarily because everyone knew that they were being discontinued.
While Buick *technically* didn't call this the "T-Type" any longer, it's still the "T package" (option code Y56) which consists of the touring suspension, gas shocks, fast-ratio power steering, Eagle GT tires -- all of which were standard GN equipment.
The "fastest production car on the planet" and "Corvette killer" honors went to the "GNX" -- which was a McLaren-modified Grand National. A slightly different turbocharger, ladder bars for traction control, minor cosmetic changes.
THIS particular turbo Regal is one of only 1,547 with the weight-saving "Turbo T" package (option code WE4 on the build sheet).
Product Information Bulletin 87-031 on November 15, 1986 . . . announced the release of the option code WE4 as a "Special Turbo T Package". From the aforementioned bulletin:
"The WE4 'Turbo T' Package will enable you to merchandise a car that is similar in appearance, and yet lighter in weight, than today's Grand National. This reduction in weight theoretically makes the Turbo T faster than a Grand National, and for a lower price."
Weight-saving measures included aluminum bumper supports and aluminum rear brake drums.
Bottom line: Wicked cool. Faster than a GN. Probably not as effective in getting power to the ground as a GNX. Probably not another one like it anywhere -- at any price. Not as low mileage, or as original.
20,193 of them were "Grand Nationals" -- i.e., all black, checkered flag emblems, etc. More GNs than in all the previous three years combined, primarily because everyone knew that they were being discontinued.
While Buick *technically* didn't call this the "T-Type" any longer, it's still the "T package" (option code Y56) which consists of the touring suspension, gas shocks, fast-ratio power steering, Eagle GT tires -- all of which were standard GN equipment.
The "fastest production car on the planet" and "Corvette killer" honors went to the "GNX" -- which was a McLaren-modified Grand National. A slightly different turbocharger, ladder bars for traction control, minor cosmetic changes.
THIS particular turbo Regal is one of only 1,547 with the weight-saving "Turbo T" package (option code WE4 on the build sheet).
Product Information Bulletin 87-031 on November 15, 1986 . . . announced the release of the option code WE4 as a "Special Turbo T Package". From the aforementioned bulletin:
"The WE4 'Turbo T' Package will enable you to merchandise a car that is similar in appearance, and yet lighter in weight, than today's Grand National. This reduction in weight theoretically makes the Turbo T faster than a Grand National, and for a lower price."
Weight-saving measures included aluminum bumper supports and aluminum rear brake drums.
Bottom line: Wicked cool. Faster than a GN. Probably not as effective in getting power to the ground as a GNX. Probably not another one like it anywhere -- at any price. Not as low mileage, or as original.
