Saturday, August 16, 2014

1992 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera SL: Everyone's First Car


This car has been sitting outside the apartment I live in. I have a weird fascination with these boring little cars. There was a time when the Cutlass was a proud muscle car. My uncle had a 68 Cutlass 442 that would smoke the tires all the way through 3rd gear. In the 70s it became a big luxury land yacht. The 80s saw it as a Monte Carlo clone and those cars are a cheaper alternative to the Monte Carlo Aeroback today. By the 90s all that was gone. This 92 has either a 3.1 or 3.3l V6 both making a meare 160hp. The cars were very popular during there day and many are still on the road. I often see these cars listed as "a great first car." In many automobile classifieds. Come to think of it these cars are the dream of every parent with a 16 year old. Reliable, safe, cheap as dirt to insure, no style so the car will not draw attention, and no power so a reckless 16 year old lead foot would never be able to get the slushbox automatic to let the car hit 100. I have wondered if the owner would let me try and get this car running again but more than likely it will get hauled off to the crusher because it is not worth fixing.