Think about it. You’re tooling down the road in your Prius, knowing full-well that this thing being green is as big a sham as federally mandated ethanol-enriched gas, Russia pulling out of Ukraine, and Obamacare.

Also, wouldn't it be an LS? The LSS was supercharged, as far as I know.

Think about it. You’re tooling down the road in your Prius, knowing full-well that this thing being green is as big a sham as federally mandated ethanol-enriched gas, Russia pulling out of Ukraine, and Obamacare.

I actually got the recall for the FPR for my old 1999 Bonneville.

I've owned two LSS's and neither of them was supercharged. It was an option on the LSS, but not standard. Oldsmobile was never big on forced induction. I guess it just didn't fit their sedate, middle-of-the-road image. The LSS package gave the standard Eighty-Eight a pair of leather bucket seats, a center console, slightly stiffer suspension, 16-inch wheels and a generous bundle of power accessories.

The LS was basically a loaded option package with a split bench seat (power on both sides in cloth or leather) and regular mush-ride suspension. I also think the LS had 15-inch wheels as standard, but I'm not sure.

Funny thing about the LSS's "bucket" seats. From '92 to about '95, the front seats were simply two right-hand halves of the standard split bench seat, which left a gap in the middle for the console. Starting in '96, the LSS got the same seats, front and back, as the Aurora. The only difference was the LSS front seats had a single-point manual lumbar adjustment instead of the two-point power adjustment the Aurora had.

You seem to be the guy to ask, considering your penchant for LSS's. How difficult have you found it sourcing replacement parts/manuals for these cars? I'm negotiating a sale of a '98 tomorrow, and intend on performing some mild-medium mods in the future, but the LSS is a fair bit more sophisticated than my previous Bonnevilles in most regards. I realize you didn't have the S/C, but any leads would be great. Cheers!

You seem to be the guy to ask, considering your penchant for LSS's. How difficult have you found it sourcing replacement parts/manuals for these cars? I'm negotiating a sale of a '98 tomorrow, and intend on performing some mild-medium mods in the future, but the LSS is a fair bit more sophisticated than my previous Bonnevilles in most regards. I realize you didn't have the S/C, but any leads would be great. Cheers!

Kevin, it's no different than a Bonneville, and every part you'd buy to mod a Bonneville with is the same part for that Olds. The only differences are cosmetic and interior.

The last recall I knew of was for the FPR in 1997. Your 98 should have the improved part. Don't ASK the seller. Inspect and identify those parts yourself.