Hello, New Buick Roadmaster Wagon owner from New York.

Hello everyone, I am new to this site as I just purchased a 1996 RMW. I've had this car for about a month and I really enjoy driving this car.

This is my fourth wagon I have owned. My first being a 1987 Nissan Sentra wagon. Followed by a 1989 Chevrolet Caprice wagon. Then a 1991 Ford Crown Victoria wagon, a 1990 Chevy Suburban and now finally the 1996 Buick Roadmaster wagon.

I've been looking for about a year waiting for the right one to come along. She is black with the wood delete option and has 79,000 miles. She was purchased new by a funeral home and used as a funeral escort vehicle. My friends at work think it's a Hurst! One cool option this car has is switch that makes the headlights blink back and forth like a police car. Anyway, I could get into trouble with that option!

Although the engine, body and interior are in very good condition, there is some rust spots on the under carriage. My friend who also works on my cars says that he can take care of some of those issues. we'll see about that.

Here are some exterior photos of my wagon...

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Guest

That's a nice clean wagon right there. Smile

Welcome to the boards!

Guest

WELCOME to the group.Thats a beautiful wagon and a rare one too.The black paint with the wood delete option is
by far the most rare of all the wagons.Take care of the rust ASAP so it doesnt do more damage.If you need help
with your wagon problems just ask because I am sure someone here has already done the repair probably more
than once.
Again Welcome
Jim Gordon

Guest

I think a DCM WB4 is rarer.

Black with wood delete at the top of my "I Want" list. Very nice!!

Welcome to the madness!

I like the Collector's Edition front fender emblems. Glad someone else on here has them too. ; )

That's a very nice looking wagon.

There are a few of us on Long Island if you need a hand, want to see some mods in person or looking for cruise nights or shows.

Guest

Whoa I've never seen the fender emblems. Were those a dealer thing? I thought the '96 wagons just got the special hood ornament. Hmm. Cool.

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Stingroo wrote:: Whoa I've never seen the fender emblems. Were those a dealer thing? I thought the '96 wagons just got the special hood ornament. Hmm. Cool.

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They look a little cheesy but I like them.

The hood ornament is also a recycle. GM used it on the "last" rear-drive 1985 Buick LeSabre's hoods.

Gotta love how GM recycles!

Here's a pic of the parts-hauler '96 wagon that was at the Pate swap meet in Ft Worth. It had the front fender Collector's Edition badge emblems.

It also had a HUGE trailer hitch on it and 200K miles. ; )

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endless quest wrote:: Hello everyone, I am new to this site as I just purchased a 1996 RMW. I've had this car for about a month and I really enjoy driving this car.

This is my fourth wagon I have owned. My first being a 1987 Nissan Sentra wagon. Followed by a 1989 Chevrolet Caprice wagon. Then a 1991 Ford Crown Victoria wagon, a 1990 Chevy Suburban and now finally the 1996 Buick Roadmaster wagon.

I've been looking for about a year waiting for the right one to come along. She is black with the wood delete option and has 79,000 miles. She was purchased new by a funeral home and used as a funeral escort vehicle. My friends at work think it's a Hurst! One cool option this car has is switch that makes the headlights blink back and forth like a police car. Anyway, I could get into trouble with that option!

Although the engine, body and interior are in very good condition, there is some rust spots on the under carriage. My friend who also works on my cars says that he can take care of some of those issues. we'll see about that.

Here are some exterior photos of my wagon...

Just an FYI, 3M grey double-stick mounting tape will solve your drooping black side body trim issues. That happens on ALL these cars. Was one of the first things I did on my car. You can buy it at most auto parts stores. Try to get as much of the old mounting stuff off and get both the metal trim and the back of the black plastic-rubber trim really clean. Works great.

Really nice looking car there!

-Mike

Guest

I knew the hood ornament was a recycle. I kinda dig the fender emblems myself.

Thank you for the kind words.

Mike, I'll try that 3M tape...Now that the weather is warming up here in the NE, I can start doing some of those little projects. First, I have to pull out the rear seat and pull up the carpeting...The rear floor pans are in bad shape...some insulation/carpet fibers already coming through the bottom of the rear passenger side seat.

Stemmle, thanks for the offer, I'll keep that in mind. It's funny how many Caprice Wagons and RMW's I've noticed since I began driving this one. In Long beach I've seen two other wood delete RM wagons, one black and one red. Also 2 caprice wagons as well.

When I pull the carpeting, I'll try to post in the appropriate forum.

Thanks again for the advice.

Adam

Posts : 850 Join date : 2008-11-05 Age : 62

Welcome Adam,great bunch of guys with a ton of knowledge here.

I give you credit for driving a car that some creepy Funeral Guy drove.

Lorne.

Posts : 39 Join date : 2011-02-17 Location : NYC

i'm in queens and looked at that wagon when it was for sale in s.i. it's the best color combo on a rmw.did the guy tell you about the bottle of holey water in the ashtray?best of luck with the wagon!

Yes, The Holy Water is still in the glove box...I couldn't bring myself to remove it from the car!

Posts : 36 Join date : 2011-01-11

Because that car is so clean, maybe you want to take those mouldings off.
You know, to get that clean sleek look.
...ahem....& sell them to me? Embarassed

Guest

YO Mike you happen to know the part # for that 3M tape.I too have some moulding to reattach?
Thanks
Jim Gordon

Welcome! Love that wagon. Black and WB4. Possibly the two best options for the wagon. Shocked

Posts : 5848 Join date : 2008-12-28 Age : 114

Black wb4,. always nice,..

but a dcm wb4 is on my want list,.

Nick

Welcome...... and regardless what the others think..... PPM IS the fastest and mostest rare color...

Guest

What is PPM and who has a wagon that color?As if I didnt know.
Take Care
J E G

Guest

Purple Pearl. He's right. I completely forgot about that color. lol

PPM = Purple Pearl Metallic

There are 2 here... 1 is a 92(3) and the delusional owner wants to repaint her......

The other is a LT car if I remember right....

Guest

Who would repaint a PPM car? Hell, I'll take it! lol

I'll see if I can find the thread..... he wanted to paint it another color....2 tone i think...

Welcome..... My favorite color!!!!

Flasheroo wrote:: YO Mike you happen to know the part # for that 3M tape.I too have some moulding to reattach?
Thanks
Jim Gordon

Do you have O'Reilly Auto Parts up there? Here's the link. http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/search/Other+Tapes/N0060/C0404.oap

I think it's model 3609. Get the widest you can find. I'm sure most auto parts places stock it. It's a grey tape with red backing you pull off. Knock on fake wood, it's lasted almost a year now and still holding strong. Just try to get the mounting surfaces as clean as possible.

Good Luck!

-Mike

Mike,
Did you pull off all the molding, clean and reapply with the tape or just did small areas as needed? It looks like most of my molding is tight...looks like it's held on with tanish colored glue. There are some spots...maybe an inch or two long here and there that looks loose. Should I just work the tape into those areas or pull molding back several inches, clean and reattach?
Adam

nice wagon. My old rms sedan was PPM. A wagon that colour would be pretty sweet but less so than black wb4.

Nice wagon, love the color. I've got an old "flower car" myself, but mine came with body bags, not holy water. Smile

If you have the time, remove all the rubber molding, clean the mounting surfaces, and re-tape it all with the 3M exteriour tape.

Or.... Replace all the bulky molding with black vinyl tape of the same thickness, it looks real nice. BigBlackBeaSSt taped up my car last year this way, love it.
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endless quest wrote:: Mike,
Did you pull off all the molding, clean and reapply with the tape or just did small areas as needed? It looks like most of my molding is tight...looks like it's held on with tanish colored glue. There are some spots...maybe an inch or two long here and there that looks loose. Should I just work the tape into those areas or pull molding back several inches, clean and reattach?
Adam

On my doors, the trim ends/edges were drooping when I bought my car, and one door and the tail gate trim were totally off. You may find that when you start to pull the trim back to clean behind the sagging areas that the rest of it comes right off. If that happens just use the tape on all of it. If the attached part is still tight I'd pull the sagging part away just enough to clean behind it, and if possible use a razor blade and scrape as much of the old adhesive off as you can, then re-attach with the tape.

On mine I ended up cutting the tape into strips to fully cover the back of the molding, as one strip of the tape wasn't wide enough, and two strips was too wide.

I love these wagons but that trim attachment was VERY poorly thought out by GM.

Please post before and after pics, and again, good luck!

-Mike

Posts : 727 Join date : 2010-03-27 Location : Albuquerque

Good looking car. Welcome aboard.

Watch out for those creepy funeral guys. Wink

Posts : 850 Join date : 2008-11-05 Age : 62

Nick Danger wrote:: Good looking car. Welcome aboard.

Watch out for those creepy funeral guys.

Hey Nick,This place close to you? Whats the world coming to?

Now thats creepy.

http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/apd%3A-semen-found-in-store-yogurt-sample

Nick Danger wrote:: Watch out for those creepy funeral guys.

I resemble that statement!

Posts : 727 Join date : 2010-03-27 Location : Albuquerque

lornejay1 wrote:

Nick Danger wrote:: Good looking car. Welcome aboard.

Watch out for those creepy funeral guys.

Hey Nick,This place close to you? Whats the world coming to?

Now thats creepy.

http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/apd%3A-semen-found-in-store-yogurt-sample

I sometimes shop there. Shocked

Guest

Lorne that has to be the one of the most sickening acts that a sick bastard would perform
on any unsuspecting person.Wish I had money because I would pay dearly to have a
beating performed on that sick bastard.I mean a real walk funny for life,has to sit down
to pee and two broken hands kind of beating.Just ruined my evening Lorne but I have
a new goal in mind now.
Thanks a Bunch
Jim Gordon

Posts : 850 Join date : 2008-11-05 Age : 62

Sorry Jim, I saw that story while we were away.

We could onlly get that network for news and weather.

I just remembered it when I saw Nick's location and wondered if it was big headlines there.

The thing that I hate about these story's,is now it sparks other nut bars to do the same.

Sorry for getting off topic Adam,My creepy Funeral guy comment was a joke,I am one

affraid

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