Yeah a V4P Fleetwood is tempting, just because it is such a rare beast, and perhaps the cream of the crop of B/D-bodies. For Bill, that was an optional towing package which enabled (are you sitting?) a 7,000 lb tow rating. Unlike the V92 tow pack on the 94-96 B-bodies which only gives you 5,000 lbs and 2.93 gears, the Fleetwood's V4P package included, notably, factory 3.42 gears. Which is crazy. It's a Fleetwood! Also, the trans (or at least trans program) was noticeably beefed up as owners have reported very strong transmission performance at WOT on those cars. At least one guy said his chirps the 1-2 shift, and it did that with almost 200k on it. Something along those lines. Also, those cars either have FE2 or some other beefed up equivalent. It's the closest thing to a FTS (Fleetwood Touring Sedan) if GM were to make such a beast. At least one community guy actually modified his Fleetwood into an FTS in the spirit of that, which is cool.Adam wrote:V4P?kevm14 wrote:The problem is I don't know what the ideal RMS is, and therefore cannot recognize it when I come across it (ideal referring to configuration, year, condition, miles, location).
I am not going to get a mint V4P for $2k, however. I miss my Fleetwood, and I like the value of the RMS. I also like that I haven't had a RMS before. A B4U Caprice is cool but I think I need more fanciness.
Context for Bill: I am actually spoiled here, because any 94-96 B/D-body, save for a base model Caprice or some terribly optioned 9C1, ALL have the LT1. The performance level is still acceptable by modern standards, and I may go further and say the performance of these now-20 year old cars would STILL surprise folks on the road. A Monte SS? Nothing surprising at all. In fact, what would be surprising, is taking a stock one and trying to race someone in a new Kia, and getting walked hard. People expect those cars to have something, even if they know it isn't stock. A B/D-body? Who expects anything? That's why they are more interesting to me.