Oldsmobile was so important in the automotive world

[MikeMike]

First mass-produced automobile - Oldsmobile Curved Dash (1901)

Buick, though large history, didnt have nearly as desirable history as Olds. you could have marketed the Lucerne as an Olds, and every other buick as an Olds but you killed them

 

[PurdueRy]

Honestly, I think the name hurt them...OLDSmobile wasn't flying anymore for people looking for smaller sportier cars.

That said I loved my Oldsmobile 1993 cutlass supreme 3.4 L V6 200 HP

 

[compuwiz1]

Originally posted by: PurdueRy
Honestly, I think the name hurt them...OLDSmobile wasn't flying anymore for people looking for smaller sportier cars.

That said I loved my Oldsmobile 1993 cutlass supreme 3.4 L V6 200 HP

They tried, at least..

"That's not your father's Oldsmobile" LOL Kinda lame.

 

[PurdueRy]

Originally posted by: compuwiz1

Originally posted by: PurdueRy
Honestly, I think the name hurt them...OLDSmobile wasn't flying anymore for people looking for smaller sportier cars.

That said I loved my Oldsmobile 1993 cutlass supreme 3.4 L V6 200 HP

They tried, at least..

"That's not your father's Oldsmobile" LOL Kinda lame.

Ya but theres nothing you can do to change something like that when the entire movement in what people want in a car changes

 

[Mean MrMustard]

*sheds a tear for my long since passed '90 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais

American automakers need to cut the fat, but GM is digging their own grave.

 

[MikeMike]

Originally posted by: PurdueRy

Originally posted by: compuwiz1

Originally posted by: PurdueRy
Honestly, I think the name hurt them...OLDSmobile wasn't flying anymore for people looking for smaller sportier cars.

That said I loved my Oldsmobile 1993 cutlass supreme 3.4 L V6 200 HP

They tried, at least..

"That's not your father's Oldsmobile" LOL Kinda lame.

Ya but theres nothing you can do to change something like that when the entire movement in what people want in a car changes

the Oldsmobile Aurora is a nice car if you want bang for your buck + power...

 

[Pciber]

Originally posted by: compuwiz1

Originally posted by: PurdueRy
Honestly, I think the name hurt them...OLDSmobile wasn't flying anymore for people looking for smaller sportier cars.

That said I loved my Oldsmobile 1993 cutlass supreme 3.4 L V6 200 HP

They tried, at least..

"That's not your father's Oldsmobile" LOL Kinda lame.

my 98 olds intrigue w/ a 3.8 v6 certainly treats me right :

 

[Conky]

One of my all time favorite cars was my 1973 Olds Delta 88 Royale Convertible loaded with a 455. That car was pure sex! I, for one, will miss Oldsmobile. :brokenheart:

 

[PurdueRy]

Originally posted by: MIKEMIKE

Originally posted by: PurdueRy

Originally posted by: compuwiz1

Originally posted by: PurdueRy
Honestly, I think the name hurt them...OLDSmobile wasn't flying anymore for people looking for smaller sportier cars.

That said I loved my Oldsmobile 1993 cutlass supreme 3.4 L V6 200 HP

They tried, at least..

"That's not your father's Oldsmobile" LOL Kinda lame.

Ya but theres nothing you can do to change something like that when the entire movement in what people want in a car changes

the Oldsmobile Aurora is a nice car if you want bang for your buck + power...

oh trust me I know! I loved my olds, it was just because the name became "uncool" IMO for the younger crowd. That lost them the sales and the repeat buyers who would continue to buy their cars in the future.

 

[MikeMike]

Originally posted by: PurdueRy

Originally posted by: MIKEMIKE

Originally posted by: PurdueRy

Originally posted by: compuwiz1

Originally posted by: PurdueRy
Honestly, I think the name hurt them...OLDSmobile wasn't flying anymore for people looking for smaller sportier cars.

That said I loved my Oldsmobile 1993 cutlass supreme 3.4 L V6 200 HP

They tried, at least..

"That's not your father's Oldsmobile" LOL Kinda lame.

Ya but theres nothing you can do to change something like that when the entire movement in what people want in a car changes

the Oldsmobile Aurora is a nice car if you want bang for your buck + power...

oh trust me I know! I loved my olds, it was just because the name became "uncool" IMO for the younger crowd. That lost them the sales and the repeat buyers who would continue to buy their cars in the future.

ive always wanted an Aurora with a dual exhaust setup.

 

[PurdueRy]

Originally posted by: MIKEMIKE

Originally posted by: PurdueRy

Originally posted by: MIKEMIKE

Originally posted by: PurdueRy

Originally posted by: compuwiz1

Originally posted by: PurdueRy
Honestly, I think the name hurt them...OLDSmobile wasn't flying anymore for people looking for smaller sportier cars.

That said I loved my Oldsmobile 1993 cutlass supreme 3.4 L V6 200 HP

They tried, at least..

"That's not your father's Oldsmobile" LOL Kinda lame.

Ya but theres nothing you can do to change something like that when the entire movement in what people want in a car changes

the Oldsmobile Aurora is a nice car if you want bang for your buck + power...

oh trust me I know! I loved my olds, it was just because the name became "uncool" IMO for the younger crowd. That lost them the sales and the repeat buyers who would continue to buy their cars in the future.

ive always wanted an Aurora with a dual exhaust setup.

My olds I mentioned earlier had dual exhaust/fake quad exhast and could put down quite a bit of torque outta its 3.4L V6 DOHC engine. Unfortunately...the brakes literally FELL off one icey night....and that was the beginning of the end of that car.

 

[MasterAndCommander]

I learned to drive in an Oldsmoboat Cutlass Calais, with the Quad 4 engine, back in high school driver's ed. It was a good car.

 

[JDrake]

Bwhaha Oldsmobile

 

[FelixDeCat]

Originally posted by: joedrake
Bwhaha Oldsmobile

:brokenheart:

 

[Paratus]

Originally posted by: Pciber

Originally posted by: compuwiz1

Originally posted by: PurdueRy
Honestly, I think the name hurt them...OLDSmobile wasn't flying anymore for people looking for smaller sportier cars.

That said I loved my Oldsmobile 1993 cutlass supreme 3.4 L V6 200 HP

They tried, at least..

"That's not your father's Oldsmobile" LOL Kinda lame.

my 98 olds intrigue w/ a 3.8 v6 certainly treats me right :

same here man.

 

[j00fek]

they were great cars, i had a 92 delta 88 v6, thing was killer R.I.P now

 

[kurt454]

I raced my 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass.

 

[CrackRabbit]

I almost bought an 89 Delta 88 once. That thing had TONS of power, but the steering was so loose on it I had a hard time keeping it on the road.

 

[Operandi]

I'm not much of a fan of domestic cars but I don't get it either. GM has way too many brands but personally I think Buick and Pontiac (Ponticrap) should have gone first. Buick has a hopeless image of being associated with the 70+ age bracket. Pontiac aside from the Solstice are nothing more then cheap FF cars utilizing 5-10 year old tech; wasn't Pontiac supposed to be GM's performance brand?

 

[EatSpam]

GM did the right thing when they killed Oldsmobile. Now they just have to kill Pontiac, Saturn, Buick, and Hummer. Just Keep Cadilac, Chevy, and GMC for commercial trucks... and Saab as limited run European import cars with no stupid Trailblazer rebadges.

 

[Rogeee]

Old
Ladies
Drive
Slowly
Mostly
Over
Bridges
Into
Lake
Erie

 

[mercanucaribe]

They should have changd the name to "Mobile" or something.

 

[Conky]

It wasn't the name that killed Oldsmobile, it was GM.

GM basically killed all the difference between their brands and just put different names on the same cars to "distinguish" between their other brands. Oldmobile had nothing left that was unique to the brand. Classic big business blunder which GM appears to want to rewrite as the largest blunder ever... now GM is literally fighting for it's life with this inbred corporate thinking. I hope they make it but it's looking pretty grim.

 

[IGBT]

..didn't they make a Delta 88 wit a 455ci back in the late 60's early 70's??

 

[IronWing]

<----- 1988 Olds still running strong w/ 250K. In less affluent areas you still see lots of Delta 88s on the road because they just run and run.

GM killed the brand when they dumped the Cierra. It was the most profitable GM model at the time on a unit basis but even that didn't stop GM from being GM and screwing things up. Their "youth movement" alienated the folks who were buying Olds and failed to attract the target group. What the Deltas and Cierras had going for them was that they were comfortable, easy to get in and out of, and easy to drive. Perfect for an aging population.