1998 Olds 88 LS

My very clean 1998 Olds 88 LS Toreador Red. I have had it since August 1999 and never seen another one just like it. It has a graphite interior with buckets and a console.

Built May 1998, purchased used in August 1999 with 30,000 miles on it for 14K OTD. Sticker price was $28K.

I get about 25 MPG city and 28 MPG highway.

Major repairs made:

Intake manifold plenum 90K miles - $400
Radiator 115K miles - $300

Routine maintenance:

1 spark plug wires - $70
1 spark plugs - $70
1 Serpentine belt - $80
1 Battery - DIY
1 Front brake pads - DIY

The car shares much technology and design characteristics with the 1998 Cadillac Seville STS. If someone out there understands the relationship between the two cars, I would like to be enlightened.
Back then , there was the Buick-Olds-Cadillac Division of GM.

In 2009 I noticed the first body rust, which is under the piece of rubber between the rear wheelwell and the rear door jam. To go 11 years in an area that uses salt for roads is great. I've seen two-year old cars with more rust.

This is the second Oldsmobile that I 've owned. I bought a used 1986 Olds Delta 88 Royale Brougham Coupe in 1993. I drove that for six years. Another sweet car.

I took the wallpaper picture in 1999 with my 4 and 8 year old sons. It was right after I bought the 1998 88 LS, and before I sold my 1986 Delta 88. The other picture I took this past spring.

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[snoopy64116]

I have one of these, but mine is silver. Does yours have the shifter on the steering column, or is it on the floor?

[eightyeightoldsman]

@snoopy64116 shifter on the console.

[snoopy64116]

I bought my 1998 Oldsmobile Eighty Eight last year, and it only had 73,000 miles on it!

[leemblake]

Why you breathing like that sounds like a window peeper but seriously i just got a 98 88 with 65000 drives good came with a autopage security system and alpine.

[jjchargerboy16]

@SatonsAssistant Stock fast.

[SatonsAssistant]

how fast is it?

[MrPizzaman09]

That is almost identical to my 1999 Olds 88. The only difference is you have the fog lights and a different colored interior. Mine is the beige interior. If you really want to make yours stand out get a set of white sidewall tires, it goes great with the red. Mine only has 57k miles on it too. :)

[brently825]

whats in your car? looks like blow up dolls.

[keepmacin]

I got a 98 olds 88 the exact same thing as yours, but has a few more dents and a tiny tiny spot of rust. But hay for 700$ and air conditioning i couldn't go wrong

[PIchillin456]

Nice car. personally I like the looks of the Intrigues better but that's probably because I own one. I think I can explain what makes the STS and 88 LS similar. the suspension/steering set-up is nearly identical, and all of the exterior dimensions are within an inch of each other. But beyond that they are very different since they have different motors and chassis'. btw i have some vids of my car up here if you're interested.