Oh dear, let's bury the PT Loser and never bring it up again please, one of the few cars I actually dislike. It's funny to me that people consider the late 70's early 80's B-body cars "boats", as alot of people were upset at how small a new 77 Impala / Bonneville / Delta 88 / LeSabre was compared to a 76, It's actually considered to be part of the reason SUV's and Pickup trucks became as popular as they are now, they're still roughly the size they always were. And if you want a proper land yacht, try a 71 Impala, or a 72 Sedan DeVille.
That's not what I'm saying, I'm saying that based on size alone, people preferred the older, larger, models.
This....is not a boat....it is an aircraft carrier. Love the Newports for sheer sheet metal expanses.
I agree with Synsol, my 1980 Delta 88, even if smaller than the 76 one, is really huge here, and the softness of the suspensions that keeps bouncing 200 meters after a small bump was on the road, definitly makes me call it a boaty car. I have a 1995 328i E36 as daily driver, and it's fun to experience the contrast, complete different universes. I like both.
It's definitely not a luxury car.... The biggest option my car came with is a clock in the dash lol The clock addon was pretty much the entire option "package" as far as luxury options. Though dual exhausts, rallye wheels, rallye gauges, posi rear end, 400 cu.in. & 454 cu. in. options being available makes it seem a bit more muscle to me.
From 1970 to 1977, the Monte Carlo WAS Chevrolet's luxury model, admittedly by the mid-late 70's and into the 80's they weren't as luxurious as they had been, but Chevrolet still marketed them as their personal luxury car.
That is truly an astonishing attention to detail! Believe me, i have spent a great deal of time looking under the hood during my process of fitting a replacement engine for the one that broke down and i see that everything looks like it should. The lower bolts for mounting that Stanadyne Roosamaster DB2 Diesel pump is an absolute torture to get to with ordinary tools. I also see that you got the diesel filter spot on, together with the frankly useless configuration where the outgoing fuel line to the pump is located in the bottom right corner where all the crap, grime and dirt also happens to assemble together with any water that would flow towards the bottom when the car stood still, and freeze during winter and block the fuel line to the pump. Ugh... Always keep a few of those filters in the trunk if you haven't modified it, especially in winter where it is cold here in northern Sweden. Even more hyped up now!
27 seconds.... hey you're kidding, it's 17 seconds, and it's enough slow believe me. But in fact, those cars are not that slow, they are cooooool and quiet.
For 2.0 i am expetng to be able to drive my dream car. A Wagon with Wood trim on the sides that has problems reaching 60mph.
