August 5, 200817 yr Even though Olds has been dead for a few years now, I still feel like I see a ton of them on the roads. Today I was driving to work and had an Olds Alero in front of me and an Olds 88 behind me, with an Olds Cutlass a few cars ahead of me in the other lane. Did Olds really sell that many cars in its last few years? Or maybe it is just a regional thing; the former Buick-Olds-Cadillac dealer (now Bu/Cad/GMC) has a pretty large store and does a lot of business here.
August 5, 200817 yr Funny, I was thinking just the same thing the other day as I was driving our Alero and saw two Alero's pass me. I still see a ton of them on the roads around here as well as Intrigues.
August 5, 200817 yr I think Olds was starting to get sort of popular around here before the ax swung down; there are still quite a few on the roads, and even one in my driveway.
August 5, 200817 yr Up until the announcement, Oldsmobile was putting out more Intrigues alone than Saab and Hummer are selling combined. Throw in the Aurora<More sales than Sky>, Bravada<More sales than Outlook>, Intrigue <more sales than Aura>, Alero <way more sales than Astra> and Silhouette<way more sales than Relay>, and you suddenly wonder why Saturn is here today and Oldsmobile isn't.
August 5, 200817 yr Just on my block there are my 3 Oldsmobiles (Cutlass Ciera/Delta 88/Aurora) my neighbor has a Silhouette van, another person around the corner has a 95/96 Ciera SL, and a few doors down from them is another house with a 95 and a 01 Aurora. My aunt in NC has an 03 Alero 4dr, and until a few years ago there was a 1998 88LS and a Cutlass on the block. Almost everyone on my street at one time or another has owned an Oldsmobile.
August 5, 200817 yr Absolutely! Oldsmobiles are like cockroaches around here, and that's fine by me (even the wrong wheel drive ones)! There's even a dealership 25 miles away that still proudly displays its circa late 1970's Oldsmobile sign even though it hasn't sold a new one in close to two decades!
August 5, 200817 yr ...and they'll be another one on the road in due time....refer to my sig :AH-HA_wink:
August 5, 200817 yr I still see them everywhere as well, particularly the Alero. The Auroras are rare, but always a treat to see. I'd still like to have one.
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