What was your favorite Bonneville, year and trim level?
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What was your favorite Bonneville, year and trim level?
Mine is/are:
Rear Wheel Drive: 1965/1966 Bonneville 2/4 door hard top
Front Wheel Drive:: 1988 SSE
I like both so much I'm unable to decide which one, RWD or FWD. FWD has won me over on ease of repairs and dependability as I am not a FWD fan.
I was unable to select just one. - BC
Rear Wheel Drive: 1965/1966 Bonneville 2/4 door hard top
Front Wheel Drive:: 1988 SSE
I like both so much I'm unable to decide which one, RWD or FWD. FWD has won me over on ease of repairs and dependability as I am not a FWD fan.
I was unable to select just one. - BC
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Re: What was your favorite Bonneville, year and trim level?
I don't know the older style very well. That being said for me it's a tough call between 1993 SSEi and 2003 SSEi
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Re: What was your favorite Bonneville, year and trim level?
Fan of any of the 65+ RWD versions (have a fellow full-size stablemate in a '66 Catalina), and of course, the 87 SE (the first of the FWD gen), warmed my heart. It only got better with later SSE versions.

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Re: What was your favorite Bonneville, year and trim level?
The 93-94 SSEi's are definitely my favorite, but I love me a clean '88 SSE.

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Re: What was your favorite Bonneville, year and trim level?
89-91SSE or 92-95 SSEi.
But here is the problem, any one of them is a compromise. 89-91, the LN3. 92-95, Series 1, and OBD 1.5.
Ideally, I think a 91SSE with Series 2 L67 swap, and AL7's swapped in would absolutely be my undoing.
But here is the problem, any one of them is a compromise. 89-91, the LN3. 92-95, Series 1, and OBD 1.5.
Ideally, I think a 91SSE with Series 2 L67 swap, and AL7's swapped in would absolutely be my undoing.
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Re: What was your favorite Bonneville, year and trim level?
My favorite would be a fully optioned 92 SE. Any full optioned 93-95 SE/SLE works for me too.
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Re: What was your favorite Bonneville, year and trim level?
I would have to say the 96-99 SSEi is probably my favorite, or a 04-05 with the SLE/GXP trim.

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Re: What was your favorite Bonneville, year and trim level?
It might be mine and maybe some others too. - BCRJolly87 wrote: Ideally, I think a 91SSE with Series 2 L67 swap, and AL7's swapped in would absolutely be my undoing.
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Re: What was your favorite Bonneville, year and trim level?
92/93 were regular obd 1.RJolly87 wrote:89-91SSE or 92-95 SSEi.
But here is the problem, any one of them is a compromise. 89-91, the LN3. 92-95, Series 1, and OBD 1.5.
Ideally, I think a 91SSE with Series 2 L67 swap, and AL7's swapped in would absolutely be my undoing.

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Re: What was your favorite Bonneville, year and trim level?
For some reason, I have an affinity with the more square bodied cars of the 80's so the 1987-91 Bonneville's are my choice. Definitely feeling the L67 swap with AL7's 
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Re: What was your favorite Bonneville, year and trim level?
For me, any 92-95 as long as it has a spoiler. No bubble butts
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Re: What was your favorite Bonneville, year and trim level?
I guess I'll have to pick this 66 Bonneville Wagon that I saw at a car show once and it was fully loaded. This was the color. It also has the 8 lug wheels and a third row seat. Then my 88 SSEi for the pure comfort of the seats and nice styling. And that is tied with my 2004 GXP that I am driving now.


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Re: What was your favorite Bonneville, year and trim level?
My favourite is the '92 to '95 SSEi, so I'm really happy with what I've got.
Out of the older cars my preference is for the '79.
Out of the older cars my preference is for the '79.
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Re: What was your favorite Bonneville, year and trim level?
my fav is what i got .. 2000+ ssei. altho im becoming very partial to the 97 98 ssei bodystyle
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Re: What was your favorite Bonneville, year and trim level?
hands down the 88 LE (probably an SSE though if i ever had one)

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Re: What was your favorite Bonneville, year and trim level?
I'd love a 91 (my birth year) SSE, again, L67 swap, all the trimmings.
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Re: What was your favorite Bonneville, year and trim level?
Any of them really. But the 89 LE and 01 SSEi have a special place in my heart, always wanted a 88-91 SSE...
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Re: What was your favorite Bonneville, year and trim level?
I grew up around the 88-91 SSE, but favourite has to be the first car I bought with my own money: the 92-95 SSEi. Red or White, please!

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Re: What was your favorite Bonneville, year and trim level?
92-95 SSE/SSEi in white... Out of the older ones, either the 57 or the 61.
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Re: What was your favorite Bonneville, year and trim level?
Definitely 95 for me and graphite interior for sure. But it's a tough call between black or that garnet red paint... And tough between the SLE package or the SSE trim.
My pick 2 would be black on black SLE and garnet red on black SSE. N/a former, turbo latter.
My pick 2 would be black on black SLE and garnet red on black SSE. N/a former, turbo latter.

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