Used 1999 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight Consumer Reviews
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Replace Plenum before it wrecks engine
Steve, 09/25/2009
1998 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight 4dr Sedan
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
Intake manifold gasket was replaced before I bought it. However, the plenum went and water went into the engine. After 600 dollar plenum repair, a valve was bad. After a couple hundred miles it needed a 1200 dollar valve repair. After a couple hundred miles a piece of engine (probably connecting rod) went through the engine block. Replace the original plenum and manifold gasket to avoid costly repairs. This happend on a 94 Park Avenue of mine with 156000 miles, a 99 Park Avenue with 190,000 miles and now a 98 Olds 88 with 111,000 miles. Great engine except for the plenums and intake manifold gaskets.
Update on Eighty Eigh LS
robbed718, 02/23/2011
1998 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight LS 4dr Sedan
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
Robbed718 back. Update on the Oldsmobile Eighty Eight I bought with 53,000 miles in March of 2010 from the old lady whom lost her vision. The car now has 77,000 miles on it. I've had to replace a belt tensioner, tires and a sepentine belt since. Everything is still holding up good on the car, engine is still powerful and not bad on gas. (I get about 24mpg) . I think I could get 175-200K out of this baby. I'm gonna plan on it!
Awesome Car
hayley, 06/15/2010
1998 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight 4dr Sedan
8 of 9 people found this review helpful
For my first car its a good one. My grandparents had it before me and had no problems what so ever. It's fun to drive and handles well. It gets me through any kind of weather well. The only thing I've had to replace on it was the battery. I also changed out the tape player/radio with a CD player/radio. Over all its an awesome car. I would recommend it to anyone.
Classic American sedan experience
Kyle Silvers, 04/21/2018
1999 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight 50th Anniversary 4dr Sedan
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
I bought a 1999 Oldsmobile Eighty Eight 50th Anniversary Edition with 116,000 miles. This is a really a car that has grown on me throughout my ownership experience. The seemingly power everything Anniversary Edition has super comfortable leather-trimmed seating with multiple seat memory settings, power pneumatic lumbar adjustment, intuitive steering wheel controls for the HVAC and stereo. Interior fit and finish is very nice but things like panel fitment, fine details can leave a bit to be desired. Really spacious interior, so much headroom, side room, leg room tons of space. Unlike more taut and stiff sport sedans that can deceivingly seem smaller than they are this car feels every bit as big as it is which is very big. The car can feel cumbersome and boat-like at times in city traffic. The automatic/DRL headlights provide extra visibility in the day time and worry-free operation into the twilight hours. The engine is very smooth and surprisingly spirited on the open highway where this car really shines the most. Rearview mirror and driver-side mirror are auto-dimming with the latter also being heated. The rear auto-leveling air struts provide a wonderfully soft and contained ride style over the harshest of road surfaces and heaviest cargo loads.
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Good car got me thru few years
Russ.s.dorr91@gmail.com, 07/23/2018
1998 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight 4dr Sedan
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
Good car while I had it. Drove it a lot for about 3 years with one major issue after 1.5 years. Head gasket blew and engine water locked. $1100 repair and drove for another 1.5 yr without issue. Sold to my buddy for cheap and he drove it for about 1.5 years and only issue was radiator leak after he crashed it multiple times. Still running strong when he got rid of it
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