A design ahead of its time and the first front wheel drive 425 V8. This Toronado is elegant and turns head. It drives very smooth with tons of power and very quiet. I drove it major traffic during summer heatwaves, where the Mercury hovered around 90 and the car kept cool, despite running the A/C at all times. The car is pretty much all original except the interior seats and carpets have been redone. It requires an inside roof liner. The paint is old so it has some chips here and there, but overall it looks very presentable as you can see in the picture. The automatic "popout" light work perfectly. A/C and Heating works. Odometer needs a new cable. Dash clock is not working. There is some very minor corrosion here and there on the body but mainly aesthetic. Brakes work very well, steering is great - the way it was designed to be - a cream puff. Suspension is excellent. There are some rattles in the doors on bumpy roads. For the record, I am a car novice and cannot answer technical questions. I recommend you send your mechanic to take a peak.

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Wheel Fix It Corp ★★★★★

Automobile Parts & Supplies, Auto Body Parts, Tire Recap, Retread & Repair

Address: 55 St Mary`s Place, Freeport

Phone: (516) 825-0600

Warner`s Auto Body ★★★★★

Automobile Body Repairing & Painting

Address: 2650 Pleasant Valley Rd, Mottville

Phone: (315) 673-3521

Vision Kia of Canandaigua ★★★★★

New Car Dealers, Used Car Dealers, Auto Oil & Lube

Address: 2445 Rochester Rd Route 332, Penn-Yan

Phone: (585) 394-4542

Vision Ford New Wholesale Parts Body Shop ★★★★★

Auto Repair & Service, New Car Dealers, Automobile Body Repairing & Painting

Address: 4545 W Ridge Rd, Rochester

Phone: (585) 352-1200

Vince Marinaro Automotive Inc ★★★★★

Auto Repair & Service

Address: 1459 N Clinton Ave, North-Greece

Phone: (585) 342-8010

Valu Muffler & Brake ★★★★★

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Address: 3099 Delaware Ave, Niagara-University

Phone: (866) 595-6470

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Ferrari FF pitted against Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser in crazy Generation Gap comparison

Thu, 13 Nov 2014

The folks behind Generation Gap have lost their minds with this latest video. The goal here is to determine the ultimate family cruiser, but the choices are what you would least expect, with a heavily modded 1970 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser going up against a 2012 Ferrari FF.
You might anticipate an over-40-year-old Oldsmobile to pale in comparison to any modern Ferrari, but this wagon has a ton of secrets under its skin thanks to Lingenfelter. First, it packs a supercharged LS3 V8 with a claimed 650 horsepower and a six-speed manual gearbox. That big upgrade in power is further helped with air suspension and massive Wilwood disc brakes. The result is nothing short of deafening, with blaring yelps whenever the driver even nudges the accelerator.
The alternative sounds just as good, albeit in very different way. The Ferrari's 6.3-liter V12 pumps out 651 hp and 504 pound-feet with a part-time all-wheel drive system. While the FF lacks a lot of the hauling ability of the Olds, it makes up for the deficit in handling, luxury, and in many eyes, simply by having the famous prancing horse on the grille.

Jay Leno bangs up his own Toronado in GT6

Wed, 11 Dec 2013

Ever since Gran Turismo 4, Jay Leno has had at least one of his cars included in the popular racing simulator (starting with the Tank Car), and more of his machines appears in Gran Turismo 6. They include this nose-heavy, front-wheel-drive V8-powered muscle car. Yes, that aptly describes a 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado - except Leno's is rear-wheel drive. And it has a Cadillac CTS-V race engine modified to pump out 1,070 horsepower.
For the latest Jay Leno's Garage episode, he takes his real Toronado out for a cruise and then drives the virtual one like he stole it, accruing some body damage along the way. Leno also drives the virtual supercar Mercedes-Benz designed for GT6, the AMG Vision Gran Turismo Concept that debuted at the LA Auto Show, along with the real one, which is a 1:1-scale model. The model is radio-controlled and equipped with a small electric motor, sufficient to move it on and off of auto show floors.
Head below to watch the episode, which includes a few words from GT6 creator Kazunori Yamauchi.

GM recalling 8.4M cars, 8.2M related to ignition problems

Mon, 30 Jun 2014

General Motors today announced a truly massive recall covering some 8.4 million vehicles in North America. Most significantly, 8.2 million examples of the affected vehicles are being called back due to "unintended ignition key rotation," though GM spokesperson Alan Adler tells Autoblog that this issue is not like the infamous Chevy Cobalt ignition switch fiasco.
For the sake of perspective, translated to US population, this total recall figure would equal a car for each resident of New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Montana, Delaware, South Dakota, Alaska, North Dakota, the District of Columbia, Vermont and Wyoming. Combined. Here's how it all breaks down:
7,610,862 vehicles in North America being recalled for unintended ignition key rotation. 6,805,679 are in the United States.

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