To channel Doug DeMuro, there are a couple more "Quirks and Features" on the 96 Regal. 1. There's a light in the lower left corner of the instrument cluster that reads "Low Trac" but it doesn't light up when you lose traction peeling out (car doesn't have traction control.) No, no, It lights up when you're braking on a slick surface and the ABS is activated! 2. If this car had the optional steering wheel controls, whenever you used said controls to raise or lower the volume of the radio, the volume knob on the radio would rotate in whatever direction you were commanding from the steering wheel. 3. The early 1st Gen W-Bodies could be optioned with a manual transmission (mainly Grand Prixes) so where the clutch master cylinder would mount there's a big plugged hole in the firewall near the steering column that can be easily used to pass wires through (for an amplifier for instance.) One more thing - You can swap out that cupholder in the center armrest for one from a 92-99 LeSabre. The LeSabre cupholder holds 2 beverages and folds away neatly into the Regal armrest...
Haha, thanks man and thanks for your comments. I got a good chuckle from your comment about college and those 3800 engines. Yeah, that plastic coolant bypass is an issue but man that engine is super smooth and has pretty decent power too.
@@hullinger all is well. been dailying the car since i got it. black walls and dog dishes on her now. been trying to fix the temp sensor and gauge, but shes a straight car and very rarely stalls now. lmk if you run into another nice 97 Crown Vic. might get one as a second car.
just picked up a fairly well kept 129k mile example for 1800. same year and color as this one. 4950, glad you were able to do so well on this time capsule!
Like new cheap and easy to fix more reliable than most brand new cars great buy if you ask me even 6k would be ok price considering it should last 6 years . Congrats to the winning bid great job once again
IT'S FUNNY HOW THE REGAL HAS A SERIES II MOTOR AND THE LESABRE/ PARK AVE., HAVE A SERIES IV MOTOR, PUTTING OUT 205 H.P, WHICH WAS THE SAME ENGINE USED ON THE BONNEVILLE. SERIES IV, WERE ALSO SUPERCHARDED.
Anybody looking for a good cruiser look at Buicks G and W platforms (late 90's early 2000's) that are owned by elderly people, it will most likely be the closest you can get to owning a new with spending a ton of money. I also wish the Buick would have put the 3800 series 2 in the Rendezvous, honestly it would have sold better with that than the 3.4 (3.5, 3.6) that they came with. I now understand why older folks love their Buicks.
That model was the exact one that my grandma had. The reason the throttle didn't go above half way was do to the fact thats how fast it even went. My grandma's car had the same problem. Classic car.
IDK why everybody says those are legendary engines. They are decent, BUT have a serious flaw. Upper plenum is plastic, melts around the egr pipe and dumps coolant into the oil. Lower intake manifold gaskets are plastic, degrade and dump coolant into the oil. Coolant bypass elbows are plastic, degrade and externally leak. Once you get coolant in the oil it softens the engine bearings and they rod knock. I put myself through college flipping 3800 series 2 cars, replacing engines.
I rented one of these in 1996. Drove it from Dallas to Houston and back averaging 80-100 MPH effortlessly. Lucky I didn't get stopped. Wonderful car. Wish I could buy it now.
I had to try that chime. At first I left the turn signal on while idling in the driveway but it didn't work, so I figured maybe that reminder chime was an option and not on this car. I was super surprised when it came on when recording that opening scene. That was awesome and super cool that you mentioned it in that other Buick vid! Thanks for that.
@@hullinger NP, but I probably should've mentioned you have to be loafing around at 45 MPH in the fast lane with the blinker on in order for it to work!! 🤣🤣🤣
All those small issues of replacing parts like the mirror not working is just one junkyard trip away. So many are being junked in nice condition that you can get the needed parts for next to nothing
A green 96 Buick regal was my first car back in 07. Gifted to me by my father. And honestly probably still be driving her today if she didn't rust out on me. Sold her in 13 for $800. RIP ol ironsides.
Judging by the grandma parking marks down the passenger side then the passenger mirror assembly has probably been replaced at least once and maybe a few times. I've had vehicles that have had one owner for a long time with stuck electric, and even manual, mirrors. Usually a good dosing of a penetrating oil behind the mirror glass will free the mechanism up and get everything moving like it should be, but, often, if it doesn't the mirror units aren't too expensive if you need a replacement. They just gum up and stick from being in the same place all the time, which you don't get in vehicles that have multiple drivers who need to change the mirror position every-so-often...
Great tip about the outside mirror and that totally makes sense. And you're right about those marks down the side of the car. When I filmed that shot I had made a joke that the bruise on the front bumper and those skid marks on the doors is probably where Mrs. Smith hit little Johnny on his bicycle and that's why she can't drive any longer. My wife heard that comment when I was doing the editing of the video and told me that was too far. So I cut out the audio about that.
Hello there and Merry Christmas to you my friend. This is straight from Texas checking in with you. Another nice video. That my type of car or my taste. But it does seem like a nice running car. Good luck with it and enjoy it my friend
@@hullinger. I am in a small town north of San Antonio. About 20 minutes north. It's a beautiful little town. And I am still looking for the Dodge Charger with the Hemi for myself
Yeah, that rear tail light is something I see every single time I look at the car. It has bothered me so much that I started searching for a NOS replacement. If the bidding gets high enough I'll buy a new taillight to go with the car.
how did you get the window on the rollers in the Astro I can get one on but not both don't have a way to drill out the ribbits on the cranck please help me out thanks Mel
Nice car. I'm about to get my grandfathers 03 dodge work van long version with 68k it was his part time painters van he bought new he's been gone 6 years now not sure what I'm going to do with it yet
That's not only the best engine GM ever made, it's one of the best ever in the entire automotive world. The biggest mistake GM ever made was replacing the 3800 with the 3.6. That engine has at least 200,000 miles left in it's life with standard, simple maintenance.
I just checked out his YT channel. Some pretty good stuff over there. I got a nice chuckle out of one of his comments about how he fixed something the running boards on his Chevy Astro, 'The Big Al' way.
That’s a true time capsule and will last forever if taken care of. Wish the pandemic did not have the borders closed as I’d own that car. Hope it goes to a good home.
Depending on how cared for it was. Yea id totally buy one. I wouldn't recommend buying a 1998 Chrysler Concorde 3.2l with 63k miles with barley any service records though. 😂. But would buy another one with a good service record.
From Cars And Bids "Ownership History The original owner donated this car to a charity in 2020. The dealership selling the car now bought it from that charity in October 2020 and has put about 500 miles on it." You are a dealership now?
Aww, you saw that! And yeah, I recently got a dealers license. I haven't made a video on it yet but that's in the works. I don't have a store and don't plan on getting one. I got that license for a few reasons including avoiding those DMV fees and being able to buy and sell more than 5 cars in a year.
@@hullinger Congrats on the dealer license. I got a nice letter from my state, they said I sold 27 cars last year. That was 22 cars over the limit. A nice fine and they advised me to stop. I considered a license (I had one years ago), but they require a zoned commercial lot for car dealers and to be open 30 hrs a week. So about 6k a month in overhead, So thats a big no.
Dude, you were killing it with selling 27 cars. You deserve to get a license to sell! I had sold one over the limit this year and just that little bit of overage got me worried about The Man knocking on my door.
So true man. I'm frustrated though by just how nice this car has been preserved but than one month with me and I have white paint splattered underneath.
To channel Doug DeMuro, there are a couple more "Quirks and Features" on the 96 Regal. 1. There's a light in the lower left corner of the instrument cluster that reads "Low Trac" but it doesn't light up when you lose traction peeling out (car doesn't have traction control.) No, no, It lights up when you're braking on a slick surface and the ABS is activated! 2. If this car had the optional steering wheel controls, whenever you used said controls to raise or lower the volume of the radio, the volume knob on the radio would rotate in whatever direction you were commanding from the steering wheel. 3. The early 1st Gen W-Bodies could be optioned with a manual transmission (mainly Grand Prixes) so where the clutch master cylinder would mount there's a big plugged hole in the firewall near the steering column that can be easily used to pass wires through (for an amplifier for instance.)
One more thing - You can swap out that cupholder in the center armrest for one from a 92-99 LeSabre. The LeSabre cupholder holds 2 beverages and folds away neatly into the Regal armrest...
Ha, love the beginning. I wonder if Ruth Smith asked for her car to be bandaid color.
Haha, thanks man and thanks for your comments. I got a good chuckle from your comment about college and those 3800 engines. Yeah, that plastic coolant bypass is an issue but man that engine is super smooth and has pretty decent power too.
"there's a row of traffic forming behind me, and i don't have a care in the world!" sounds like my daily commute in the 88 Gran Fury
Hey bud, thanks for stopping by. Hope things are good for you in Gunpowder, MD!
@@hullinger all is well. been dailying the car since i got it. black walls and dog dishes on her now. been trying to fix the temp sensor and gauge, but shes a straight car and very rarely stalls now. lmk if you run into another nice 97 Crown Vic. might get one as a second car.
This car has a special place in my heart, 1996 Buick Regal was my 1st car. Definitely a comfortable traveling car with that 3.8 motor.👍🏽
Same here. This video brought back so much nostalgia for me.
I wish I were looking for a car. I totally would consider this as a starter car! I live the front split bench seating too!
just picked up a fairly well kept 129k mile example for 1800. same year and color as this one. 4950, glad you were able to do so well on this time capsule!
That bench seat reminds me of the drive in days oh what good times 😄
Always love your videos, much more relatable than other channels! Keep up the interesting content!!
Thanks so much for the kind words and I really appreciate that!
I had a 95' Regal GS, white w gray trim on the bottom, gray leather with a center console. It was a great car, the 3800 engines are great.
Such a gem. Big comfy car . Such amazing condition for the year and living on the island. Maybe hoovies garage will buy it
Cars and Bids! Awesome.
That tail light setup is quite classy.
Like new cheap and easy to fix more reliable than most brand new cars great buy if you ask me even 6k would be ok price considering it should last 6 years . Congrats to the winning bid great job once again
Right on man and I totally agree, however that's exactly why this poor old Buick is so under appreciated.
Thanks for the tour. Great car.
Glad you enjoyed it
Judging by the dealer it looks like it had an easy life on Long Island.
IT'S FUNNY HOW THE REGAL HAS A SERIES II MOTOR AND THE LESABRE/ PARK AVE., HAVE A SERIES IV MOTOR, PUTTING OUT 205 H.P, WHICH WAS THE SAME ENGINE USED ON THE BONNEVILLE. SERIES IV, WERE ALSO SUPERCHARDED.
Anybody looking for a good cruiser look at Buicks G and W platforms (late 90's early 2000's) that are owned by elderly people, it will most likely be the closest you can get to owning a new with spending a ton of money. I also wish the Buick would have put the 3800 series 2 in the Rendezvous, honestly it would have sold better with that than the 3.4 (3.5, 3.6) that they came with. I now understand why older folks love their Buicks.
I just bought one of these today. With 37,000 original miles.
I have a 96 regal that looks exactly like this color and all 3.8. I love this car.
I think GM must have owned the market on that beige color. To me it seems every car from that era was in that color.
Awesome channel. I have been binge watching all your videos
Welcome aboard! I'm glad you're linking what you're seeing.
That model was the exact one that my grandma had. The reason the throttle didn't go above half way was do to the fact thats how fast it even went. My grandma's car had the same problem. Classic car.
Ha, gotta get past the carbon ridge in the throttle body.
I gotta imagine Mrs. Smith never gave that old Buick anything more than half throttle.
IDK why everybody says those are legendary engines. They are decent, BUT have a serious flaw. Upper plenum is plastic, melts around the egr pipe and dumps coolant into the oil. Lower intake manifold gaskets are plastic, degrade and dump coolant into the oil. Coolant bypass elbows are plastic, degrade and externally leak.
Once you get coolant in the oil it softens the engine bearings and they rod knock. I put myself through college flipping 3800 series 2 cars, replacing engines.
@Camaro 68 Absolutely. Replace the upper intake plenum, lower intake manifold gaskets, and replace the elbows. About a 4 hour repair (or less).
HaHaHa, I loved the opening. I needed that after the BS I dealt with today. That's going to make someone a happy camper. Good luck.
Glad you enjoyed it Pat and thanks bud!
I rented one of these in 1996. Drove it from Dallas to Houston and back averaging 80-100 MPH effortlessly. Lucky I didn't get stopped. Wonderful car. Wish I could buy it now.
Those things cruise on the freeway, and get like 30mpg with the trans gearing.
This Buick is totally geared for the highway. Something like 2K RPM at 70 MPH with only a 4 speed trans.
You tried out the "old man chime!!" NICE! This is a 1st Gen W-Body and a 3rd Gen Regal, FYI...
I had to try that chime. At first I left the turn signal on while idling in the driveway but it didn't work, so I figured maybe that reminder chime was an option and not on this car. I was super surprised when it came on when recording that opening scene. That was awesome and super cool that you mentioned it in that other Buick vid! Thanks for that.
@@hullinger NP, but I probably should've mentioned you have to be loafing around at 45 MPH in the fast lane with the blinker on in order for it to work!! 🤣🤣🤣
All those small issues of replacing parts like the mirror not working is just one junkyard trip away. So many are being junked in nice condition that you can get the needed parts for next to nothing
A green 96 Buick regal was my first car back in 07. Gifted to me by my father. And honestly probably still be driving her today if she didn't rust out on me. Sold her in 13 for $800. RIP ol ironsides.
If you drive an early 90s regal, you already know the trunk lid squeaks but you never fix it because it gives it character
Haha, yeah, I totally agree with ya. There's certain sounds and quirks that you just don't fix and treat it as character.
Judging by the grandma parking marks down the passenger side then the passenger mirror assembly has probably been replaced at least once and maybe a few times. I've had vehicles that have had one owner for a long time with stuck electric, and even manual, mirrors. Usually a good dosing of a penetrating oil behind the mirror glass will free the mechanism up and get everything moving like it should be, but, often, if it doesn't the mirror units aren't too expensive if you need a replacement. They just gum up and stick from being in the same place all the time, which you don't get in vehicles that have multiple drivers who need to change the mirror position every-so-often...
Great tip about the outside mirror and that totally makes sense. And you're right about those marks down the side of the car. When I filmed that shot I had made a joke that the bruise on the front bumper and those skid marks on the doors is probably where Mrs. Smith hit little Johnny on his bicycle and that's why she can't drive any longer. My wife heard that comment when I was doing the editing of the video and told me that was too far. So I cut out the audio about that.
Hello there and Merry Christmas to you my friend. This is straight from Texas checking in with you. Another nice video. That my type of car or my taste. But it does seem like a nice running car. Good luck with it and enjoy it my friend
Thanks so much Ted and I appreciate you checking in. By the way, what part of Texas are you in?
@@hullinger. I am in a small town north of San Antonio. About 20 minutes north. It's a beautiful little town. And I am still looking for the Dodge Charger with the Hemi for myself
First thing I would do after buying it is the rear right taillight and maybe a few touch ups on the body. The rest is perfect 👌
Yeah, that rear tail light is something I see every single time I look at the car. It has bothered me so much that I started searching for a NOS replacement. If the bidding gets high enough I'll buy a new taillight to go with the car.
amazing old car it will a great car for so one stay safe down by you guys
Thanks for the visit today and stay safe up there in PA. Snow is coming!
@@hullinger I tried to Google that do you have a phone number I can call you at
how did you get the window on the rollers in the Astro I can get one on but not both don't have a way to drill out the ribbits on the cranck please help me out thanks Mel
Great car. I wish I can buy it and ship it....
I would love to have that Buick. Just not sure I love it enough to go to Delaware to get it.
Amazing time capsule
Nice car. I'm about to get my grandfathers 03 dodge work van long version with 68k it was his part time painters van he bought new he's been gone 6 years now not sure what I'm going to do with it yet
Merry Christmas my friend happy new year for everyone here God bless United States of America love you so much from morocco ❤☺🎁
Such a beautiful example with the best 6 cylinder. Wish I needed an extra car.
Thanks Kip for stopping by!
I got one of these with a new crate engine 17,000 miles 👍🏼
Nice editing, almost Hollywood worthy. U should have no problem selling it,
Love the 3.8, wish I lived closer.
This was my very first car with that 3.8 V6 and I'm shocked by just how smooth it is and with decent power too.
Is there a buy it now price?
Love the car I need one like that or a park avenue or lesabre.
I totally want to get a Park Avenue at some point. Now that's the next step up in Buick luxury, right before the Roadmaster!
I'm still trying to figure out how you have a camera crew strategically positioned for your entire drive home
One of these days you should buy a GoPro (Handy Dad). lol
-Chuck
One of these days my poor little iPhone is gonna fall off the car and get run over when filming those outside-the-car driving shots.
@@PanzerPlatform I went Semi-Pro and that was difficult enough ;)
What did this car sell for in the end?
I see you still have the crown Vick good luck
That Vic may be a surprise Christmas gift for the winner of the Buick.
How do you bid on this ?
Do you ever buy newer Tahoe’s like 2015-2017 with around 100k miles?
Glad you made some $ on it...good on ya!
Where’s Tyler ?
Beautiful car! Wish I was able to have it.
Thanks for stopping by today for the Buick video.
That's not only the best engine GM ever made, it's one of the best ever in the entire automotive world. The biggest mistake GM ever made was replacing the 3800 with the 3.6. That engine has at least 200,000 miles left in it's life with standard, simple maintenance.
Getting mine....1995 model with 61k
I have one with 134000 mile I love but I might have to get a car new like a 2003+ car to help me financially with doing uber or amazon
I want to selling it but I love classy cars like this one 96 Buick regal custom
Wow that is a sweet car
Who is this nice jazz trio in the beginning of the video?
Every time I hear that music I think of Mr Rogers or Everybody Love's Raymond Lol 😂 and I already know that car will go for ridiculous money 💰
You need to send a link to this video to BigAl’s Bike and Auto on RUclips he loves these old GMs he’s the real thing of Hoop-Ties
I just checked out his YT channel. Some pretty good stuff over there. I got a nice chuckle out of one of his comments about how he fixed something the running boards on his Chevy Astro, 'The Big Al' way.
I had to start the bid , not sure I even need this ... actually I know I don’t need it but I can’t resist
Haha, love it man. Thanks for getting things started!
Nice car i like It because when i see it i see softness
Afternoon!
Hey bud, thanks for the visit. This vid is a bit of a repeat but necessary for the auction. Thanks again though.
make it a 2 for 1 deal, buy the buick and throw in the the 1994 crown victoria lx.
Haha. Maybe I'll make that Crown Vic a surprise gift for the new Buick owner. I'll have it shipped right to his house just in time for Christmas!
@@hullinger with a bow on the roof!
That’s a true time capsule and will last forever if taken care of. Wish the pandemic did not have the borders closed as I’d own that car. Hope it goes to a good home.
Totally agree. And about the only thing that's gonna kill this Buick is the rust-bug.
Do you just buy cars for the fun of it, drive them and sell them, or are you flipping cars for a profit, and the fun is a happy side effect?
Haha, thanks man. I'm just out there buying and enjoying cars for the fun of it. Sometimes I get to make a few bucks and sometimes I lose.
@@hullinger Wish I could do that, but without a dealer's license, I can only sell 6 cars per year in Missouri.
MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM FRED IN ARKANSAS.(THIS IS MY NEW LOOK)
Depending on how cared for it was. Yea id totally buy one. I wouldn't recommend buying a 1998 Chrysler Concorde 3.2l with 63k miles with barley any service records though. 😂. But would buy another one with a good service record.
It's 3k car all day, brother
You got that right and I totally agree. And at $3k, someone is gonna get a fantastic car that's gonna last a really long time.
Oh man, as someone looking for a first car this would be perfect... If I wasn't all the way in Michigan I would be jumping all over this car
I have one just like it but white
Only has 88000 thousand miles
Couldn't find you a Tatra, so unfortunately no trade 😟😉
Dang. Oh well. It was a dream that just will have to wait until another day.
Next on Hoovie's Garage - "I bought the nicest Buick Regal in the country off Daddy Doug's website"
Did someone buy this car already?
Back when Buick had class
Very nice car.🇺🇸👍
Still a beautiful car
Thank you mister K.K.!
From Cars And Bids "Ownership History
The original owner donated this car to a charity in 2020. The dealership selling the car now bought it from that charity in October 2020 and has put about 500 miles on it."
You are a dealership now?
Aww, you saw that! And yeah, I recently got a dealers license. I haven't made a video on it yet but that's in the works. I don't have a store and don't plan on getting one. I got that license for a few reasons including avoiding those DMV fees and being able to buy and sell more than 5 cars in a year.
@@hullinger Congrats on the dealer license. I got a nice letter from my state, they said I sold 27 cars last year. That was 22 cars over the limit. A nice fine and they advised me to stop. I considered a license (I had one years ago), but they require a zoned commercial lot for car dealers and to be open 30 hrs a week. So about 6k a month in overhead, So thats a big no.
@@hullinger Great thinking. It is best to comply with the law up front instead of paying a lawyer to get you out of trouble later, cheaper too.
Dude, you were killing it with selling 27 cars. You deserve to get a license to sell! I had sold one over the limit this year and just that little bit of overage got me worried about The Man knocking on my door.
That's a gem but I never get behind a Buick --- S L O W drivers 👍
Hey man, I was doing my part at the opening scene of the vid! Doing it for Mrs. Smith!
@@hullinger got it 👍
Oh wow the flag sticker that was on every car after 9/11, that takes me back
So true!
I like your videos
Thanks man for stopping by and checking out the Buick video today.
Low milage = great shape.
Totally agree man. Thanks for checking in.
Time capsule!
So true man. I'm frustrated though by just how nice this car has been preserved but than one month with me and I have white paint splattered underneath.
She drove that car 3 miles everyday.
What is fucking Camry staing in your garage?
love it
Wouldn’t you really rather have a Buick?
I vividly remember that tag line but never really understood it.
Wow.. I’m the first viewer 🤠
Haha, you nailed it.
GLWS!
Dude, I'm so 1990's that I had to Google what GLWS means! Haha. Thanks bud.
I’ll give you $450 cash
No buy ok
Driven by a little old lady...literally...