Ugh! The new owner (smoker with kids) will probably wreck the hell out of the interior of this blue beauty! Sad. Talk him into buying something else! You'd take excellent care of it! But if not, I hope you find a nice Lumina for your collection.
Had a 97 we bought with 113000 on it. It had 200000 when I gave it to my daughter's fiance. Routine maintenance and a set of rear struts is all I ever did. Very reliable car.
Weather in Jersey dropped temperature drastically after Wednesday's thunderstorm. 20s in the late hours and early morning....brrrrr! And next week temperatures will be in 70s and 80s! Nuts! Beautiful Lumina! In my neighborhood I see a red Lumina, 2nd gen. This car looks much better. Have a nice weekend!
Wow. I haven't seen one this good in FOREVER. Hard to believe this is a 25 year old car! Here in Michigan, you could technically register this as a historic vehicle.
Such a great looking car im glad to see that its still in good condition those luminas we're definitely a part of my childhood back when gm made great cars
very clean, this takes me back, my mom had a 1997 Lumina and my dad had a 1995 Grand Prix sedan, they both had the same engine, I loved the way they both started and they both knock very bad when cold which is what we refer to today as piston slap
I used to have a monte carlo of around the same year, I miss the damn thing, even if it ran like shit and had a ton of issues. As for dealership's displaying old cars..the one I work at (it's a Honda dealership) used to have an old 90s accord I believe on display center showroom, they eventually had to send it to auction but they replaced it with an S2000.
I had a 97 Lumina. After I repaired the lower intake gasket on the 3.1, it was a great car. It had the infamous GM non working gas gauge until I replaced the fuel pump. Oh, I almost forgot about the "security" system that would lock me out from starting the car...
I remember u filmed a green lumina 3 years ago when u worked at the recycling center that had about this many miles that was just as nice but with a blown head gasket. Glad to see another in a great condition
Very few people know how to appreciate a classic. The original owner really cherish this garage granny more door! Adriatic blue what is a GM classic of the 90s, had a 96 Oldsmobile Adriatic blue. GM famous for lousy paint, had 87 Park Avenue, Silver, Buick dealer painted it twice in 4 years.
I have the same car but in green. My grandfather purchased it new in 97 garage kept its whole life. 77k original miles. Paint around the car would be perfect but in his later years he got some ding and dents on it. I love it as a daily.
Those were fun cars to drive a lot more powerful than you would expect. Good find. That should make some money. The bad part about those cars you could rip the motor mounts like butter if you stepped on it to much oh yeah especially the 3.1 v6 man that had mad power for what the car is
Alrighty! Now that’s what I’m talking about! Front bench seating unlike that previous impala. My grandpa once had one in green. Transmission went out and he got rid of it. Although he still has the competitor of this car, the third gen Ford Taurus.
I can testify to what you're talking about Jay. My first car (yes, I got a brand new car for my first car...thank you Mom) was a 1993 Grand Am GT and I distinctly remember that, what I call "butterfly key" because it reminded me of a butterfly. The lock cylinder was completely rounded and you started the car by turning the key itself. Thieves tried to steal those cars by stabbing round files into the cylinder, but they would not rotate, the file slid around inside. It was kind of an ingenious theft deterrent system that didn't use a chip, but that most people found annoying. I didn't mind it too much, but it made an awful bulge in my pocket...lol. Mine had the 3300 V6 instead of the Quad 4. The Quad 4 had more horsepower, but was very noisy. Another interesting fact about the Lumina was, that second gen had a police package and they are very rare nowadays because most police departments preferred the Caprice at that time (for obvious reasons...it's the 5.7 LT1, I mean...yeah) so if you find one, grab it quick...lol. Very desirable just for the rarity of it. Ok, I'm done talking....nice car, thanks for sharing!!
I still have the '99 Regal GS I bought straight from GM after it finished it's promo work on the PGA tour & Sea Fair (in Seattle). It looks very stock externally, except for the SoCal Customs ducktail spoiler (Mick Jones) and the dual exhaust (with SoCal-and later SLP got them- cut outs in the bumper) and the ASC-supplied hood vents. Powertrain has been gone through- intercooler, ported & polished M-90 with a modular pulley set up, Mahle pistons, powdered metal forged rods, full Comp Cams kit spec'd by Chris Ryan, double-row timing chain (CRBS removed, oil holes blocked, very extensive rotating assembly balance work), LSD differential, GM performance trans kit. Suspension is progressive rate springs (not Eibach- they sag in the rear), AGX struts, front & rear tower braces, inner fender braces/cross bars from a Monte Carlo, brakes are from the Caddy big boy, trailing arms & swaybars are from a 9C1, LCA's are from a GTP Grand Prix. It's comfortable, quick enough, handles & brakes well, reliable, cheap to keep going, and nobody looks twice at it. Still love it; at Stoke's Custom getting a full strip & paint job. OSH-A-WA, On-tear-e-o (Canada)
All cars of that era had paint problem's no matter what the brand possible paint and primer problems. Love the column shift my favorite to. The car is a time capsule and I do know about the wheel drove me nuts. It makes me miss my 3 Corsica's 2 box cavalier's and my 1 first gen lumina. I remember those keys I think I still have a set.
I have a ‘98 Lumina that just turned 50,000 original miles. I got it from my 89 year old Mom when she stopped driving. The car nearly perfect but suffers from the bad original paint.
@James Dennis I own a 98 Lumina too with 40k miles on it. Mint condition and I love driving it on weekends. The new car smell in an older car is like a dream.
My 94 Trans Am I bought new, Southern California car, with 347.000 miles on it, still looks 95 percent new. Engine never been touched, even the timing chain is original. LT1 engine.
When I was a kid growing up in the 90s my mom had a lumina sport 2 door and it was loud and I was embarrassed when I got dropped off at school...if only I knew better 😆 I wished she had the regular 4 door everyone else had.
I drove a 96 Lumina until 2017 when it got rear ended in a blizzard by a ridgeline. Outstanding car, lots of abuse, neglected mainteneance, over 20 years of heavy salt & made it over 400,000 kms.
My Grandmother had one of those. It quit running one day and we thought the battery was run down and we replaced the battery and it would run on the sunny days and wouldn't run when it rained. And then it wouldn't run again. We put another new battery and alternator in and it would run until you put it in gear. So we put a transmission in and it would run for another couple of weeks and then it quit again. We took it up to the transmission place and they got it to run again by doing something to the transmission and changing the spark plugs. A week later it quit. My Grandfather sold it for $500 to another mechanic and he tried putting in two different fuel pumps in it and other things and he couldn't get it to run. He sold it for scrap to the scrap yard and they did a new dealer key and code AND IT WORK PERFECTLY.
I had a 1996 Chevrolet Lumina just like this. It was burgundy exterior with matching burgundy interior with manual windows only mine did not have a tape player just an AM/FM radio. It was my first car right out of high school. I love to have another burgundy on burgundy colored one. I really miss the days when you had more interior color options. I have seen burgundy, green and blue interiors on 2nd generation Chevrolet Luminas
An original low mileage Lumina and its blue. My kinda of find. Reminds me of my 98 Taurus. It was blue, original 99000 mile car. Had bucket seats, a column shifter and the Duratec 24 valve V6. 😀
My father used to have a Lumina and I can confirm the key was pretty big like you said. I had completely forgotten about that haha That Lumina is pretty sweet though, I too am jealous!
Making me feel old for saying this but that is such a clean example and worth bringing to shows like Radwood! Shame those good old cars are basically gone
My mom had one of these back when they were new and I was a baby. We got in a pretty severe wreck, yet both my mom and I were uninjured. She got a Buick Century after that.
I looked at 2 early Wbodys when I was looking for my 2and car a 93 Regal coupe with the 3800 and a Cutlass Supreme coupe. Both had those weird side keys you were talking about. I regret not buying the Regal..but she was pretty rough.
Yeah 92 that we had had the big key I know what you're talking about and I drove that car from New York to Virginia and back when no issues but I enjoy all the videos you do brother keep up the good work
ahh delightful. I bought one with like 3x the miles a few years ago for 175$ drove it for 3 months every day in the summer. The coolant tank was full of black sludge but somehow it never overheated on me lol. Old lady Gold on Burgundy interior .. it was great! slipping transmission and all! No rolling stops and i had to remember to lift my foot off the gas evert time it shifted up ahah. It was a heck of a bomb!
Nice. I had a 98 lumina, ran it to 177 sold it to my dad he ran it to 235, he gave to my nephew, he ran it to 250 then my buddy ended up with 3.1 died at 285,000
Recently bought a 98' LTZ, just rolled over to 169k. Needs work, (paint especially) but I'll be damned if it ain't a good car. My first one died from bad main bearings at 267k, but you got yourself a clean little putaround car!
Very nice! I had the Monte Carlo which was basically the 2 door version of the Lumina. It had the column shift too, and split bench seat. Same engine. It had a tachometer, that was the only difference.
I had a 94 and my parents had two 92s. All three had the big butterfly keys, so I know what you’re talking about! Hope the guy takes care of it. It’s in mint condition, but I’m like you, I don’t think he will.
Can confirm first gens had a super wide key. Also, if you want a tach on these you can swap the IP for one with the tach, it's plug and play (just swap the odo as well). Shame this cream puff is going to a smoker with kids, it'll be destroyed before it sees 100K.
I've noticed these Lumina's were pretty darn similar to the Monte Carlo of this era. Especially with a 98 or 99 Lumina. Headlights too, pretty close molding to the Monte Carlo. Same thing with the dash panels and cluster setup, like the headlight switch location. The Lumina's were almost like a sedan model of the Monte Carlo too me. Call me crazy.
I've driven one that my friend has 1999 model year and it's very nice. Hardly any rust, being up north even and has around 58,000 miles (the last time I drove it) probably more now. Just recently, he told me it started running bad because it has the "dud" v6 option in it because I think there's more than one v6 the Lumina's came with. Also, the car was hardly ever driven by his great grandmother. No longer around. That could also be why. Rust is starting to happen on the rear quarters above the wheel arch and right under the gas door. It's like a yellow-ish gold-ish color from the factree. Now a two owner cuz the original owner is no longer with us. I think the reason behind it is because the 3100 was known to leak coolant into the intake, hopefully that's not the case. I'm not 100 percent on that yet. VERY, VERY COMFY RIDE IT SURE IS. Me and you both can see why these are great cruisers, Jay! Incredible for a front wheel drive car. That's saying a lot in my opinion. I usually don't give much appreciation to FWD era cars.
when me and my freinds were 16 we were driving around in his moms lumina on 4th of july and we took turns shooting roman candles at the windsheild as one of us sat in the car good times haha
It looks like it was kept in a garage or some sort of cover. I am surprised at how much damage the sun (and rain etc) does daily. My 97 mercury sable (which was a comfortable and fun car to drive) basically started self destructing around 90k. The dash exploded and it kept killing speed sensors. Let me add I also had a 92 six banger Corsica that was one of the fastest cars I’ve ever owned. 90s stuff I’ve always liked.
We had the first Jen and the second Jen Chevy luminos as taxis and they were pretty good except for the ones once in a while other than that they were they were reliable cars they were good in the snow too I'm glad to see that you got one that's that clean cuz the paint does Chip I won't lie on that one we had a couple of them like that but thank you for showing us that beautiful car about the good work
I always figured they called it that because it was made of 'luminum foil. That probably is about the nicest one though, these were just cars people drove into the ground and junked. Of course it helps not being in the salt down there.
Really nice to see an old 90s era GM car still in good condition! Thanks for showing it in all its glory, before it gets trashed, because like you said, “it’s just an old car” Keep the videos coming, love watching! 👍👍 BTW what’s up with the old red 1st gen Dakota, I noticed it in the end of the video.
I have a 1998 GM Lumina 3.8 liter sitting in my garage...in storage....car has 250k miles and refuses to die....so i keep her. I think in about 10 years from now I might be able to sell it for what i bought it for $5,000. dollars in 2002 w/ 17k miles. My dream has been to buy a car, drive it and then decades later sell it for the same price i bought it for....this lumina is the ticket. If you're not careful with speed you can drive over 80 miles/hour and not even know it....feels like 60 or 70. @ 100 mph feels like 80.
Wow you don’t even see these in the state of Wisconsin, my sister used to have a 97 Malibu that kind of look like this. Although hers rusted out, I guess that’s what you get for living in the rust belt, we even had a 2000 Malibu with the same rust problem that even look like this too.
That poor thing. He will call you when he wants to sell it when half the front seat is burnt, and the rear is full of melted candy and crushed cereal..
I want a monte carlo of that style. Had an 03 and have an 06 currently. Just always thought they looked cool even tho they are pretty plain looking. I just think the plain look is clean.
A car is not just transportation. A car is a privilege, and should be treated so. Am I the only one that names my vehicles? My Toyota IM is Itsie, and my Excursion is Ruby.
Ugh! The new owner (smoker with kids) will probably wreck the hell out of the interior of this blue beauty! Sad. Talk him into buying something else! You'd take excellent care of it! But if not, I hope you find a nice Lumina for your collection.
Pro trick : watch movies on flixzone. Been using it for watching loads of movies during the lockdown.
@Owen Ari Yup, have been watching on flixzone} for months myself :D
Had a 97 we bought with 113000 on it. It had 200000 when I gave it to my daughter's fiance. Routine maintenance and a set of rear struts is all I ever did. Very reliable car.
7:13 I literally just got done watching rural Vermonter love that guy🤣❤️
Holy crap that thing is perfect!
I totally would drive this. It’s like a unique impala!
Weather in Jersey dropped temperature drastically after Wednesday's thunderstorm. 20s in the late hours and early morning....brrrrr! And next week temperatures will be in 70s and 80s! Nuts! Beautiful Lumina! In my neighborhood I see a red Lumina, 2nd gen. This car looks much better. Have a nice weekend!
😂😂😂. Yea nj sucks. Not just because of taxes , but the weather is also crazy now.
Wow. I haven't seen one this good in FOREVER. Hard to believe this is a 25 year old car! Here in Michigan, you could technically register this as a historic vehicle.
Such a great looking car im glad to see that its still in good condition those luminas we're definitely a part of my childhood back when gm made great cars
Very nice! I love my old gm cars. I would love to own it.
Woah! That’s crazy clean Jay!
very clean, this takes me back, my mom had a 1997 Lumina and my dad had a 1995 Grand Prix sedan, they both had the same engine, I loved the way they both started and they both knock very bad when cold which is what we refer to today as piston slap
I wish all GM cars still looked this nice!
We got one for sale at our lot, 1996 with 38k miles. Whistle clean non smoker, crank windows too!
I used to have a monte carlo of around the same year, I miss the damn thing, even if it ran like shit and had a ton of issues. As for dealership's displaying old cars..the one I work at (it's a Honda dealership) used to have an old 90s accord I believe on display center showroom, they eventually had to send it to auction but they replaced it with an S2000.
I had a 97 Lumina. After I repaired the lower intake gasket on the 3.1, it was a great car. It had the infamous GM non working gas gauge until I replaced the fuel pump. Oh, I almost forgot about the "security" system that would lock me out from starting the car...
Definitely worth saving! We had a 99 Lumina that was Black loved it! Only issue was AC did not work unpleasant in the summer.
I remember u filmed a green lumina 3 years ago when u worked at the recycling center that had about this many miles that was just as nice but with a blown head gasket. Glad to see another in a great condition
Wow the condition of this lumina incredible!
Very few people know how to appreciate a classic. The original owner really cherish this garage granny more door! Adriatic blue what is a GM classic of the 90s, had a 96 Oldsmobile Adriatic blue. GM famous for lousy paint, had 87 Park Avenue, Silver, Buick dealer painted it twice in 4 years.
I had a 1997 lumina from 2018-2020, I have to say that car rode so smooth as if it were a blazer or a Tahoe.
I have the same car but in green. My grandfather purchased it new in 97 garage kept its whole life. 77k original miles. Paint around the car would be perfect but in his later years he got some ding and dents on it. I love it as a daily.
Wow, what a beautiful car, we watch Rural vermonter also, he is a great guy, these motors are notorious for leaky intake gaskets
Nice car! Here in South Africa the Chevy Lumina were actually Holden Commodores.
Those were fun cars to drive a lot more powerful than you would expect. Good find. That should make some money. The bad part about those cars you could rip the motor mounts like butter if you stepped on it to much oh yeah especially the 3.1 v6 man that had mad power for what the car is
That's a city car that's been garaged all its life you keep out of the sun and the paint will last forever.
Wow that’s nice. My gma has a 98’ in maroon with taxi package, front and rear bench seats, 3800 v6, with electric windows mirrors etc.
My grandparents had a 1994 Lumina APV LS. They owned it for 19 years and ran perfectly when they traded it in for an Uplander. Was a good vehicle.
Never seen a Lumina that clean or that basic. Sweet. Love it. So simple. Grest find. 😊
Alrighty! Now that’s what I’m talking about! Front bench seating unlike that previous impala. My grandpa once had one in green. Transmission went out and he got rid of it. Although he still has the competitor of this car, the third gen Ford Taurus.
I Take a shot err'time you bring up column shifts and bench seats, nice to see you.
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Nice to see you. See you changed your name again as well.
I can testify to what you're talking about Jay. My first car (yes, I got a brand new car for my first car...thank you Mom) was a 1993 Grand Am GT and I distinctly remember that, what I call "butterfly key" because it reminded me of a butterfly. The lock cylinder was completely rounded and you started the car by turning the key itself. Thieves tried to steal those cars by stabbing round files into the cylinder, but they would not rotate, the file slid around inside. It was kind of an ingenious theft deterrent system that didn't use a chip, but that most people found annoying. I didn't mind it too much, but it made an awful bulge in my pocket...lol. Mine had the 3300 V6 instead of the Quad 4. The Quad 4 had more horsepower, but was very noisy. Another interesting fact about the Lumina was, that second gen had a police package and they are very rare nowadays because most police departments preferred the Caprice at that time (for obvious reasons...it's the 5.7 LT1, I mean...yeah) so if you find one, grab it quick...lol. Very desirable just for the rarity of it. Ok, I'm done talking....nice car, thanks for sharing!!
I still have the '99 Regal GS I bought straight from GM after it finished it's promo work on the PGA tour & Sea Fair (in Seattle). It looks very stock externally, except for the SoCal Customs ducktail spoiler (Mick Jones) and the dual exhaust (with SoCal-and later SLP got them- cut outs in the bumper) and the ASC-supplied hood vents. Powertrain has been gone through- intercooler, ported & polished M-90 with a modular pulley set up, Mahle pistons, powdered metal forged rods, full Comp Cams kit spec'd by Chris Ryan, double-row timing chain (CRBS removed, oil holes blocked, very extensive rotating assembly balance work), LSD differential, GM performance trans kit. Suspension is progressive rate springs (not Eibach- they sag in the rear), AGX struts, front & rear tower braces, inner fender braces/cross bars from a Monte Carlo, brakes are from the Caddy big boy, trailing arms & swaybars are from a 9C1, LCA's are from a GTP Grand Prix. It's comfortable, quick enough, handles & brakes well, reliable, cheap to keep going, and nobody looks twice at it. Still love it; at Stoke's Custom getting a full strip & paint job. OSH-A-WA, On-tear-e-o (Canada)
All cars of that era had paint problem's no matter what the brand possible paint and primer problems. Love the column shift my favorite to. The car is a time capsule and I do know about the wheel drove me nuts. It makes me miss my 3 Corsica's 2 box cavalier's and my 1 first gen lumina. I remember those keys I think I still have a set.
your alamo rental from the 90's is sweet
I have a ‘98 Lumina that just turned 50,000 original miles. I got it from my 89 year old Mom when she stopped driving. The car nearly perfect but suffers from the bad original paint.
@James Dennis I own a 98 Lumina too with 40k miles on it. Mint condition and I love driving it on weekends. The new car smell in an older car is like a dream.
A minty survivor. I have a friend with a 95 firebird in similar condition.
My 94 Trans Am I bought new, Southern California car, with 347.000 miles on it, still looks 95 percent new. Engine never been touched, even the timing chain is original. LT1 engine.
I don’t think I can remember the last time I saw a lumina.
When I was a kid growing up in the 90s my mom had a lumina sport 2 door and it was loud and I was embarrassed when I got dropped off at school...if only I knew better 😆 I wished she had the regular 4 door everyone else had.
The 3.1 with a bad muffler had a very distinctive noise. They were everywhere for ten years or more.
I drove a 96 Lumina until 2017 when it got rear ended in a blizzard by a ridgeline. Outstanding car, lots of abuse, neglected mainteneance, over 20 years of heavy salt & made it over 400,000 kms.
My Grandmother had one of those. It quit running one day and we thought the battery was run down and we replaced the battery and it would run on the sunny days and wouldn't run when it rained. And then it wouldn't run again. We put another new battery and alternator in and it would run until you put it in gear. So we put a transmission in and it would run for another couple of weeks and then it quit again. We took it up to the transmission place and they got it to run again by doing something to the transmission and changing the spark plugs. A week later it quit. My Grandfather sold it for $500 to another mechanic and he tried putting in two different fuel pumps in it and other things and he couldn't get it to run. He sold it for scrap to the scrap yard and they did a new dealer key and code AND IT WORK PERFECTLY.
These cars were seriously underrated
I had a 1996 Chevrolet Lumina just like this. It was burgundy exterior with matching burgundy interior with manual windows only mine did not have a tape player just an AM/FM radio. It was my first car right out of high school. I love to have another burgundy on burgundy colored one. I really miss the days when you had more interior color options. I have seen burgundy, green and blue interiors on 2nd generation Chevrolet Luminas
I LOVE THOSE. Although I love the 1st gen even more. All of the ones are rusty up here, but I still plan on getting one for my 1st car.
Just love it. So clean and love that interior. Nice video Jay.
Great highway cruiser!! Used to so many of these.
Me too, the Lumina over the Mercedes.
No cash for the Benz repairs.
An original low mileage Lumina and its blue. My kinda of find.
Reminds me of my 98 Taurus. It was blue, original 99000 mile car. Had bucket seats, a column shifter and the Duratec 24 valve V6. 😀
My father used to have a Lumina and I can confirm the key was pretty big like you said. I had completely forgotten about that haha
That Lumina is pretty sweet though, I too am jealous!
my sister had one she drove it from Percy Priest Lake to the hospital in Nashville everyday putting well over 200,000 miles on it
I had a red first gen z34 . It was a 92 and bought it in 97! Looked brand new! I got the most compliments on that car!
These used to be everywhere
Making me feel old for saying this but that is such a clean example and worth bringing to shows like Radwood! Shame those good old cars are basically gone
I use to own two of them back in the day. Two 92s. Good running cars.👍✌️
Yup Chevy cavaliers and lumina car and van. Chevrolet Corsica And Beretta had small key
My mom had one of these back when they were new and I was a baby. We got in a pretty severe wreck, yet both my mom and I were uninjured. She got a Buick Century after that.
I looked at 2 early Wbodys when I was looking for my 2and car a 93 Regal coupe with the 3800 and a Cutlass Supreme coupe. Both had those weird side keys you were talking about. I regret not buying the Regal..but she was pretty rough.
Yeah 92 that we had had the big key I know what you're talking about and I drove that car from New York to Virginia and back when no issues but I enjoy all the videos you do brother keep up the good work
Yep that design key your talking about started on the Chevy van!
dude! love the content as of late.
Yes - my 1992 Lumina Euro had the huge black plastic key head!
You can always buy another Lumina, Jay I mean there’s millions of them out there ‼️
ahh delightful. I bought one with like 3x the miles a few years ago for 175$ drove it for 3 months every day in the summer. The coolant tank was full of black sludge but somehow it never overheated on me lol. Old lady Gold on Burgundy interior .. it was great! slipping transmission and all! No rolling stops and i had to remember to lift my foot off the gas evert time it shifted up ahah. It was a heck of a bomb!
Per an old Demo Debry message board, for the FWD class, Luminas were popular, so many probably were demo'd away. Like old station wagons
Wow that’s a keeper very clean and well looked after keep us posted
Nice. I had a 98 lumina, ran it to 177 sold it to my dad he ran it to 235, he gave to my nephew, he ran it to 250 then my buddy ended up with 3.1 died at 285,000
Recently bought a 98' LTZ, just rolled over to 169k. Needs work, (paint especially) but I'll be damned if it ain't a good car. My first one died from bad main bearings at 267k, but you got yourself a clean little putaround car!
Lovely car, with all its issues sorted. Credit to you as you work so hard, and it shows. Thank you.
Very nice! I had the Monte Carlo which was basically the 2 door version of the Lumina. It had the column shift too, and split bench seat. Same engine. It had a tachometer, that was the only difference.
I know that starter sound! Older dodges have a unique sound too! Gotta love it!
I had a 94 and my parents had two 92s. All three had the big butterfly keys, so I know what you’re talking about! Hope the guy takes care of it. It’s in mint condition, but I’m like you, I don’t think he will.
Can confirm first gens had a super wide key. Also, if you want a tach on these you can swap the IP for one with the tach, it's plug and play (just swap the odo as well). Shame this cream puff is going to a smoker with kids, it'll be destroyed before it sees 100K.
This is CRAZY!!! Great find Jay!
My mother would love this. She had a 98- it was her favorite car ever.
I've noticed these Lumina's were pretty darn similar to the Monte Carlo of this era. Especially with a 98 or 99 Lumina. Headlights too, pretty close molding to the Monte Carlo. Same thing with the dash panels and cluster setup, like the headlight switch location. The Lumina's were almost like a sedan model of the Monte Carlo too me. Call me crazy.
I've driven one that my friend has 1999 model year and it's very nice. Hardly any rust, being up north even and has around 58,000 miles (the last time I drove it) probably more now. Just recently, he told me it started running bad because it has the "dud" v6 option in it because I think there's more than one v6 the Lumina's came with. Also, the car was hardly ever driven by his great grandmother. No longer around. That could also be why. Rust is starting to happen on the rear quarters above the wheel arch and right under the gas door. It's like a yellow-ish gold-ish color from the factree. Now a two owner cuz the original owner is no longer with us. I think the reason behind it is because the 3100 was known to leak coolant into the intake, hopefully that's not the case. I'm not 100 percent on that yet. VERY, VERY COMFY RIDE IT SURE IS. Me and you both can see why these are great cruisers, Jay! Incredible for a front wheel drive car. That's saying a lot in my opinion. I usually don't give much appreciation to FWD era cars.
We had a 1990 Chevy lumina at our shop some time ago, thing was mint and low mileage!
Sweet and clean looking oldie for sure👍😆...
when me and my freinds were 16 we were driving around in his moms lumina on 4th of july and we took turns shooting roman candles at the windsheild as one of us sat in the car good times haha
Beautiful. Definitely a garage kept car.
It looks like it was kept in a garage or some sort of cover. I am surprised at how much damage the sun (and rain etc) does daily. My 97 mercury sable (which was a comfortable and fun car to drive) basically started self destructing around 90k. The dash exploded and it kept killing speed sensors. Let me add I also had a 92 six banger Corsica that was one of the fastest cars I’ve ever owned. 90s stuff I’ve always liked.
My 99 Monte Carlo Ls has 97,000 miles, nice video bud
That's cool, I've got the same car but a 1995 with 68000 miles only difference is power windows. Same fading just on the bumpers.
We had the first Jen and the second Jen Chevy luminos as taxis and they were pretty good except for the ones once in a while other than that they were they were reliable cars they were good in the snow too I'm glad to see that you got one that's that clean cuz the paint does Chip I won't lie on that one we had a couple of them like that but thank you for showing us that beautiful car about the good work
I try to put plenum gasket
I’ve been a fan for 4 years u guys are good
Nice find! 😲 I've always liked that body style myself. 🔧
I always figured they called it that because it was made of 'luminum foil.
That probably is about the nicest one though, these were just cars people drove into the ground and junked. Of course it helps not being in the salt down there.
I wish it was closer I'd buy it right now!
Really nice to see an old 90s era GM car still in good condition! Thanks for showing it in all its glory, before it gets trashed, because like you said, “it’s just an old car”
Keep the videos coming, love watching! 👍👍
BTW what’s up with the old red 1st gen Dakota, I noticed it in the end of the video.
I have a 1998 GM Lumina 3.8 liter sitting in my garage...in storage....car has 250k miles and refuses to die....so i keep her. I think in about 10 years from now I might be able to sell it for what i bought it for $5,000. dollars in 2002 w/ 17k miles. My dream has been to buy a car, drive it and then decades later sell it for the same price i bought it for....this lumina is the ticket. If you're not careful with speed you can drive over 80 miles/hour and not even know it....feels like 60 or 70. @ 100 mph feels like 80.
My mother had a ‘98 it was a great car. I can verify the wider ignition key. I had a 1992 Buick Regal with that type of key.
my first car was a 2000 lumina it was in about the same condition i loved that car to bad the trans died at around 110k miles
Wow you don’t even see these in the state of Wisconsin, my sister used to have a 97 Malibu that kind of look like this. Although hers rusted out, I guess that’s what you get for living in the rust belt, we even had a 2000 Malibu with the same rust problem that even look like this too.
I had a 90 Lumina and he's not lying about the giant key for that car.
Didn't know these Lumina's came with manual windows. This is the first one I've seen with them.
That poor thing. He will call you when he wants to sell it when half the front seat is burnt, and the rear is full of melted candy and crushed cereal..
Most of the Luminas of this vintage are beat to hell. This one is a survivor to be sure.
They might still be rolling around back in Venezuela along with the big marquis and caprices sedans as trans state transport cars.
I want a monte carlo of that style. Had an 03 and have an 06 currently. Just always thought they looked cool even tho they are pretty plain looking. I just think the plain look is clean.
In australia we used the lumina name as a badge level on some commodores
Everybody had these back in my day.
Good car but I prefer the older body style
Northern vermont snow yesterday!
Dang that starter noise reminds me of my 93 grand am 3300 v6
3300’s were legit the toughest GM V6 ever made I swear
A car is not just transportation. A car is a privilege, and should be treated so. Am I the only one that names my vehicles? My Toyota IM is Itsie, and my Excursion is Ruby.
i love luminas i had a 1995 that was a under cover cop car had a digital dash and it would do 140,MPH (3.1) NUTS fun car
If I was to buy this car the 1st thing I would do is get rid of that stereo and put in a nice pioneered Bluetooth stereo
Not one for those types of cars but I'll admit, it does look clean