I've worked on many of these, they are indeed GM (well actually a German Vauxhall) feel free to call me here www.autobahnservicecenter.com and ask for Thomas, we specialize in European cars.
Meh. The guy wants $1,200, but he needs it sold or he's scrapping it. If I can buy it for $400 I'll fiddle with it and if I can't get it to work I'm sure I could make my money back. I'll probably get a 90s Toyota of some sort if that happens. Maybe a Geo.
Anyone have experience with these? Might be my first car. I want to know EVERYTHING.
I just checked my crystal ball, and this is your future.
You will drive your cool, interesting, classic looking car around. It may turn a couple heads, but not as many as you like. Girls will find it sort of interesting but then decide it is repulsive once they look inside. But at least you'll stand out!
It will have a list of 25-30 minor problems that you will be determined to fix ASAP. Just little stuff. Cheap stuff, right? You might tackle one or two. Each one will cost you triple what you planned and take an extra couple hours to finish, not including the time spent inventing new foul language. You'll put the rest off until some other time.
You'll discover a leak or two. They'll start small. Fix'em later. The tires will start losing air. Fill'em right back up! You'll get around to vacuuming out that nasty interior. It will still look nasty.
Something large will break. Here is your crossroads. Do you fix it? Or scrap it? You'll be motivated to try to fix it yourself. You may even succeed. But at what cost? Your savings? Your weekend? Your sanity?
Now you're hooked. You've spent an entire weekend plus $500 on parts and a lot of bloody knuckles fixing this piece of junk. You'll be damned if you don't get another few years out of it. But then something else breaks.
Then, if you're smart, you curse fate, scrap it, and buy something boring.
Ask me how I know