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1993 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon Wagon Custom Flame/soundesign System/spinners on 2040-cars

Year:1993 Mileage:93948 Color: Black w/Custom Hand-Painted Flames /
  Tan w/Custom Matching Flame Seat Covers/Floor Mats
Location:

Saint-Leonard, Quebec, Canada

Saint-Leonard, Quebec, Canada
Transmission:Automatic
Body Type:Wagon
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:5.7L 350Cu. In. V8 GAS OHV Naturally Aspirated
Fuel Type:GAS
For Sale By:Private Seller
Condition:
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VIN (Vehicle Identification Number)
: 1G4BR8377PW400811
Year: 1993
Make: Buick
Model: Roadmaster
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Trim: Estate Wagon Wagon 4-Door
Options: Sunroof, Cassette Player, Leather Seats, CD Player
Drive Type: RWD
Safety Features: Anti-Lock Brakes, Driver Airbag, Passenger Airbag
Mileage: 93,948
Power Options: Air Conditioning, Cruise Control, Power Locks, Power Windows, Power Seats
Exterior Color: Black w/Custom Hand-Painted Flames
Interior Color: Tan w/Custom Matching Flame Seat Covers/Floor Mats
Number of Cylinders: 8

PRIVATE COLLECTION

This is a 1993 Buick RoadMaster Estate Wagon One-of-a-Kind Art Car

with a Unique Custom Hand-Painted Flame Theme with Matching Seat Covers, Floor Mats and Steering Wheel Cover,

Panther Chrome Mags mounted with Hi-Performance Low-Profile Nearly New Tires

and an INCREDIBLE Soundesign Custom-Installed Audio/Visual AM/FM/DVD system

Powered by 1600Watt Twin Amps energizing 10 speakers and a large subwoofer...

The car has always been maintained to the strictest standards and is completely RUST-FREE and mechanically perfect...

I personally drove it from Montreal,Quebec to Chicago,Illinois,  picking up the iconic Route 66

and enjoyed following that road across America all the way to Los Angeles,California before returning back to Montreal... 

(Yes, thanks to the overdrive transmission,it really gets 25mpg!)

and it performed flawlessly with the most fun anyone can have with a car...

There's well over $30K invested in this beauty but since the son for whom it was built

was not allowed by his mom to have it, so some other lucky individual can get the bargain of a lifetime...

 

http://www.rvharvey.com/roadmaster.htm

Ziggy

 

Full Review from The Auto Channel's Bill Russ

This years Buick's Roadmaster Estate Wagon has the distinction of being one of the largest and most powerful V8-powered station wagons in the world. It harks back to an earlier era when almost all American-built vehicles featured the body-on-frame, front-engine, rear drive design. In 1991, after hiatus of over 20 years, the Roadmaster Estate Wagon, now redesigned and brought up-to-date. again became a prominent member of the Buick automotive lineup. Even though it no longer wears its old badge of distinction, four portholes on its front fenders, it has returned to the Buick stable as an up-to-date reincarnation of the automotive glories of the forties and fifties.

Up until recently the ubiquitous van appeared to be the vehicle of choice for many American families, and in the past decade many new models made the automotive scene. However, in the last couple of years several new station wagon models have debated, an now almost every major car maker has one to offer as an alternative choice to the van.

While the Buick Estate Wagon has been in showrooms and on the street for two years, many significant alterations have been incorporated into the 1993 model . This big versatile wagon can fairly comfortably seat nine passengers. It now rides smoother and quieter and offers good performance, reasonable fuel economy plus many creature comforts.

Over 400 miles of metropolitan, suburban, country and mountain driving left these impressions.

Appearance

From its waterfall grille to its dual purpose tailgate/rear door everything about the Roadmaster Estate wagon is big. It is long, wide and well-rounded, with a huge cabin with many large tinted windows, including the overhead Vista Roof. The wagon theme is emphasized by the vinyl wood trim all along the sides highlighted by a black rub strip, and a built-in highly adjustable roof rack. White-striped General Ameritec ST all-season tires are mounted on shiny cast alloy wheels.

Comfort

Our test wagon came sumptuously equipped with practically every convenience item in Buick's parts warehouse. It fit the classic definition of "loaded". In 90 degree plus weather with a full load the climate control worked wonderfully and kept the large cabin at a comfortable temperature. The Delco AM/FM/CD unit is easy to set and tune, and has excellent reception. The instrument panel includes a full complement of analog gauges, while all the power accessories, including remote keyless entry are installed. The versatile seating arrangements enable this wagon to seat up to nine persons, or, with both sets of rear seats folded down, to be a flat floor cargo hauler. There's a good deal of secure inside storage space, plus cup and coin holders. Buick's newly redesigned seats are a great improvement over earlier models make all-day driving a treat.

Roadability

Ride and handling capabilities of the Roadmaster Estate Wagon have quite noticeably improved. Buick's heavy duty suspension mounted on the ladder frame provides much better stability as well as greatly diminished oscillation - in other words as it wends its way down the highway, it doesn't "wallow" any more, and body lean on turns is much milder. The power steering is responsive, the anti-lock brakes provide straight stopping, the limited slip differential provides positive t traction on slippery road conditions. With the optional trailer towing package, which includes additional cooling and an automatic load leveling system, it is possible to safely tow up to 5000 pounds, plus a full load in the wagon. Vision is excellent in all directions, and wind noise is minimal.

Performance

This year's Roadmaster is powered by General Motor's throttle-body fuel injected, 5.7 liter, overhead valve, pushrod, V8 engine that generates 180 horsepower and an impressive 300 foot pounds of torque. This combination allows the Estate Wagon to haul heavy loads down the road or up the grade with excellent pulling power right from the start. Its four-speed Hydra-matic transmission shifts fairly smoothly and provides compression in lower gears for convenience when descending long and/or fairly steep grades. This powertrain combo is right for this vehicle.

Conclusions

To paraphrase Mark Twain, "The demise of the large, V8 powered, front engine, rear drive, body on frame, vehicle has been grossly exaggerated". The Estate Wagon is a proof that a Roadmaster does not have to be a "road monster", but, rather, a powerful, luxurious, well equipped, and most of all, a quite versatile means of transportation for both people and things.

PRICE AS TESTED: $ 28,347 completely equipped.
BASE PRICE: $ 23,850.

Specifications

BUICK ROADMASTER ESTATE WAGON

Base Price$23,850
Price As Tested$28,347
Engine TypeV8, ohv - pushrod, tbi
Engine Size5.7 liter/350 cid
Horsepower180 @ 4000
Torque (ft/lbs)300 @ 2400
Wheelbase/Length116"/218"
Transmissionfour-speed automatic w/od
Curb Weight4540
Pounds per Horsepower25
Fuel Capacity22
Fuel RequirementUnleaded regular (87 oct)
TiresGeneral Ameritec ST P225/70R15 M+S
Brakesanti-lock standard disc/drum
Drive Trainfront engine/rear drive
PERFORMANCE
EPA Economy - miles per gallon,
city/highway/observed
16/25/21.8
0 to 60 mph9.2 sec
1/4 mi (E.T.)17.3 sec
Coefficient of Drag (Cd)35

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Thu, 29 Nov 2012

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All told, Lexus brought home an index score of 737, which was high enough to put it atop the luxury brands for the second year in a row. JD Power says Infiniti came in second in that category with a score of 728 and Cadillac rounded out the podium with it's rating of 725. Speaking of Infiniti, that brand saw the single largest jump in sales satisfaction of any brand on the survey, popping up 52 index points over 2011.
Among mass-market brands, Mini ranked highest with a score of 712, followed closely by Buick with 706 and GMC farther down the line with 683. You can check out the full press release below for more information.

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