1987 Buick Skyhawk

https://philadelphia.craigslist.org/cto/d/1987-buick-skyhawk-custom/6752471655.html

 

These were rare when new.

 

What do we think is wrong with it? Neat little car. Is that 3 cylinders?

 

Its powered by a 1.8 SOHC engine, the non turbo version

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GM_Family_II_engine#LT2

 

According to this article, the 1.8 (84 hp/107 lb-ft) was replaced by the 2.0 (96 hp/118 lb-ft) in 1987.
A neat little car to have if you could make it run right. Supposedly at $300 scrap value, you'd only be risking $200 on the mechanicals, but remember it's near Philly -- expect rust.

 

Maybe Squire, but there are always surprises out there. When I bought my 69 Merc on 2001, it was a NEPA car all its life (Shenandoah PA) but it was always garaged, so amazingly, it only had rust behind the gas filler door by the neck that I had to repair. I still have many old car friends up in that area and am still surprised on some of the cars they find. I think garaging is the key, and using the car sparingly in the winter months. Just last year I was up visiting a friend up there in the summer near Shamokin, PA and on his street there was a mint early 80's Cavalier "Type 10" (whatever that means) hatchback parked on the street. As a FoMoCo and Mopar guy I said to my friend it must have been hermetically sealed - then we drove down a street or two and he showed me a super nice 76 Caprice sedan, but I think these were fair weather cars. When I lived up there, there was always rusty cars, but when I went up to Buffalo, oh my, that's rust on a whole 'nother level then the Philly area.

 

I spent a decade in Philly. Never had a rust problem Roads were deiced with some kind of coal slag. Nothing like here in NY or back in Canada.

 

80s cars have always seemed cute to me.

 

Yep, ash from coal furnaces - kinda feels like putting granola down! Works pretty good and there was always a healthy supply of it.....