Diesel engine aside the Cutlass Ciera got to be a really good car for Oldsmobile and a very good seller for many years. My grandparents had several of them with zero issues

Adjusted for inflation, this car cost about $42,000 in today's money. For an 85 horsepower engine with known issues. Holy ****, no wonder Toyota and Honda were eating their lunch.

@anibalbabilonia1867

Жыл бұрын

Yup!👍 😂some people think that was cheap! But nooo back then people didn’t make the money they make now! Every year everything goes up in price.

@temper.temper

6 ай бұрын

These didn't really have issues

@dave1956

4 ай бұрын

That and these things were just plain garbage. I started driving Toyota’s or Honda’s in 1987 and never looked back.

@temper.temper

4 ай бұрын

@@dave1956 these arent garbage

@dave1956

4 ай бұрын

@@temper.temper I worked in the automotive industry my entire life. This generation of GM had more problems than assets.

The title is inaccurate, this is the 84 model not the 82. Folks don't seem to understand that pretty much all the bugs were worked out of the 4.3 diesel by 84. As with lots of other GM cars, the damage to the reputation was already done. My aunt had this exact car, same color and everything. I remember it fondly well into the late 90s. She never had a problem with it even in frigid Midwest winters. That said she WAS an experienced diesel operator having owned a Scout and a Mercedes Benz that were both diesel before she got this ciera. I'm sure that experience made a difference in the reliability of it. The 43mpg highway rating was legit too, she made many road trips between Central Iowa and the high country of Colorado averaging well over 40mpg every time.

@JCNDCIII

10 ай бұрын

My goodness. Why did she downgrade from a Mercedes to an Oldsmobile?? A friend in highschool once remarked: " The Oldsmobile diesel. Mercedes sound without the Mercedes price!"

He’s fleeing the interview!!

@sneakerfreak2002

Жыл бұрын

Ahh what the chr!st

Had a Cutlass Cruiser wagon with 3.0 liter, V6. it had the rear facing third row seat. It was a great reliable car.

@fernandorocha-dx1wv

7 ай бұрын

I love Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera 85 - 88 and wagons is my favorites

I've had an '87 with an iron duke. For the $400 I paid for it that car was awesome !! Honestly I wouldn't mind an early Diesel model. At least it's not that 3.0 Litre boat anchor.

This is a 1984 Ciera not 1982. We had this exact car in light brown with the Iron Duke 4 cylinder and put over 135K miles with the only issues being a leaking valve cover gasket and the morning steering stiffness that I cured with some new PS fluid and Trans X. It was a great car for us!

@nlpnt

Жыл бұрын

A one-year-only grille at that. It's surprising the test car wasn't a wagon since that was the big news for the FWD A-bodies that year.

... A test car leaving the tester stranded due to electrical issues, and still a mostly positive review, lol. Gotta love motorweek and GM's 80s quality!

Someone in my neighborhood has one of those Ciera's in brown, it looks cool

And what movie comes to mind… Fargo!

@sneakerfreak2002

Жыл бұрын

But it’s not a real Ciera if it’s not burnt umber

Just a 85 hp out of 4,3l ,more could put out tractor engines of that era.

This is the 1984 Ciera diesel. They road tested a gas Brougham in '82, but this isn't it.

What a slug these were. The Iron Duke was indestructible and a lot more powerful.

I love this car

1:04 $500 more to get the worst engine option? No wonder they quit on teh deisel soon after.

I remember them when they first came out, and I despised them then just as much as I do now. They were bland, boring cars for the elderly. The Celebrity (which used the same platform) was much more appealing

Wouldn't want a diesel version. But I've had the gas version and they're great cars.

4.3 V6 diesel at 85 Horsepower and 165 lbs-ft of torque. Yikes, why couldn’t they have just added a turbo? That would’ve made it a thousand times better

@christopheryanoski6899

Жыл бұрын

They were working on a Tuned Induction Diesel model with a fancy aero package. Apparently it was ready for production when GM cancelled their diesel program.

@rickramos2410

10 ай бұрын

Or just get one with the 3.8v6

@Toddlerterminator

6 ай бұрын

@@christopheryanoski6899damn, I kinda want to see this

@christopheryanoski6899

6 ай бұрын

@@Toddlerterminator there's very limited information on them. Just Google Olds tuned induction diesel.

Did he really say that this engine had a "wide power band"? Jeez, he never drover French diesels of the time, then.

How’s that Ciera workin oout fer ya?

A variety of loads. Such as broke down outside your house. Broke down on the side of the road. Broke down outside a mechanics shop. And of course, broke down in the middle of a 3000 mile trip leaving your whole family stranded.

I understand Hillary Clinton brought one, she brought it new in 86 when she was first lady of Arkansas and she was working for the Law Firm. She drove it to Washington for the Inauguration when Bill became President, she kept it in the white house storage, I believe one of the gardeners brought it from her.

I'm not paying for that Tru Kote

@sneakerfreak2002

Жыл бұрын

They install that at the factory

Pontiac should have gotten the ciera cluster for 6000

@christopheryanoski6899

Жыл бұрын

Naw.....the 6000 cluster is perfect.

15.6 sec from 0-60 is dangerously slow. Try merging onto a highway with that lack of power.

@AaronSmith-kr5yf

8 ай бұрын

Its like driving a u-haul fully loaded, or a semi-truck. They manage to do it, just keep your foot to the floor and eyes on the mirrors. Also interstate traffic was a good bit slower in the early 80's with the 55mph speed limit.

I thought this was a 1984 Oldsmobile, not a 1982.

@landyachtfan79

Жыл бұрын

It is, he mislabeled it,

@fernandorocha8459

Жыл бұрын

I love Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera

Those numbers are sad GM should be embarrassed they should reimburse everybody who ever paid for one of these crap cars

@christopheryanoski6899

Жыл бұрын

Those numbers were good for the times. And considering it's a Diesel it's not built for speed it's built for torque and MPG.

0-60 in 15.6 secs.... oof

GM even painted the car to look like a turd.

@christopheryanoski6899

Жыл бұрын

Brown was a popular color back then. Even Camaros and Mustangs had it as an option.

oof, 80s diesels