New 2012 owner
Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2017 11:49 pm
Hello,
I just acquired my first PPV and have already fallen in love with it. I thought it would be an inexpensive way to play with an LS platform but I think I'm going to leave it just the way it is. This car was a Washington state highway car and though it has 100k on the odometer, the hours are under 5k and it has low idle time, plus the seats and interior don't reflect the mileage. I'm hoping the drivetrain continues to reflect a car of lesser mileage as well . I was an early adopter of the GTO and got caught up in the hype and over paid for what turned out to be a horrible love/hate relationship. At the price point the GTO was never a good feel car. The PPV on the other hand already owes me little. Another scratch, ding, regular maintenance item, etc no worries.
Having said that, does anyone have any contacts on obtaining the badging and trim used on the Chinese Buick Park Ave versions of our cars? I'm and old school Buick guy and that would be the icing on the cake to re-badge the PPV.
I've owned several `64 - `71 Buicks as well as many other classics. My first LS car was a 2000 Z-28 LS1 Auto which ran a 12.99. Then I progressed to the 2004 GTO LS1 M6 which ran a 13.09. My last LS car was a 2005 GTO LS2 M6 which ran a 12.76. Exhaust and free ram air were the only mods on each of the cars (`05 free ram air only). I was without an LS for the last 10 years.
Professionally, I was an air frame mechanic in the Navy in the 1990's for five years. Then a jack of all trades for eight years at TA Performance in Scottsdale, AZ. I also have a handful of years in the auto body industry. Served a second time in the military as a 40 year old infantryman with a very active deployment to Kunar, Afghanistan (2010/11). Now, I've finally got some education under my belt and work for Honeywell as an Instrumentation Technician in their Jet Engine Development Department.
Best Regards,
Dave
I just acquired my first PPV and have already fallen in love with it. I thought it would be an inexpensive way to play with an LS platform but I think I'm going to leave it just the way it is. This car was a Washington state highway car and though it has 100k on the odometer, the hours are under 5k and it has low idle time, plus the seats and interior don't reflect the mileage. I'm hoping the drivetrain continues to reflect a car of lesser mileage as well . I was an early adopter of the GTO and got caught up in the hype and over paid for what turned out to be a horrible love/hate relationship. At the price point the GTO was never a good feel car. The PPV on the other hand already owes me little. Another scratch, ding, regular maintenance item, etc no worries.
Having said that, does anyone have any contacts on obtaining the badging and trim used on the Chinese Buick Park Ave versions of our cars? I'm and old school Buick guy and that would be the icing on the cake to re-badge the PPV.
I've owned several `64 - `71 Buicks as well as many other classics. My first LS car was a 2000 Z-28 LS1 Auto which ran a 12.99. Then I progressed to the 2004 GTO LS1 M6 which ran a 13.09. My last LS car was a 2005 GTO LS2 M6 which ran a 12.76. Exhaust and free ram air were the only mods on each of the cars (`05 free ram air only). I was without an LS for the last 10 years.
Professionally, I was an air frame mechanic in the Navy in the 1990's for five years. Then a jack of all trades for eight years at TA Performance in Scottsdale, AZ. I also have a handful of years in the auto body industry. Served a second time in the military as a 40 year old infantryman with a very active deployment to Kunar, Afghanistan (2010/11). Now, I've finally got some education under my belt and work for Honeywell as an Instrumentation Technician in their Jet Engine Development Department.
Best Regards,
Dave