Not too many Toronados left on the road and it's getting harder to keep one.

I used it as an everyday and every weather transportation and sometimes I thought that my Olds was an oldest everyday car on highways.

The damn thing is still pretty reliable and can cope on highway with modern cars after being 16 years and almost 300,000 km on the road, but sometimes Красный Утюг needs attention as an any old car.

If you're wondering how much it will be cost to keep old iron on the road everyday, for your enjoyment the part I call

TheMoney Well Spent

I drove my Красный Утюг at least 100 km per day and I had a choice or to kill myself on the highway or fix/change the following parts:
* Left Ball Joint
* Muffler
* Remote door/trunk opener installed
* Sagging headliner (changed)
* Leather steering wheel (changed)
* Left and right tie rods
* Fuel Tank
* Front Rotors & Brake Pads
* Rear Rotors & Brake Pads
* Engine Mount
* Four Touring Tires 215/65/R15
* Steering Column Mount
* Rebuilt Transmission
* Battery
* Right Front Axle Bearing
* Rear Brakes Lines
* Left side floor welded
* Air Conditioner Recharged
* Left and Right Control Arms with Bushings
* Transmission Mount
* Serpentine Belt
* Front Struts
* Rear Struts from Buick Reatta instead of self-leveling rear suspension
* Spark Plugs and wires
* PCV valve
* Fuel pump
* Crank sensor
* Small staff: like bulbs, oil change every 5,000 km bla-bla-bla...

Sometimes the junkyard is the only place for spares.

And more money dumped into:
* Two more 215/65/R15 Marshal (Kumho) Touring Plus 732 tires
* ATN AutoPark 2000

Getting rid of rear self-leveling suspension .

The rear self-leveling suspension was a nice feature when car was new and all systems worked properly, but since then in my car the air compressor was shot and struts were leaking, so the ride was really bad.

Proper repair with original GM parts can reach more than $1,000. It’s funny, since the market price of the car is probably less.

I wasn’t ready to spend big money, but I really wanted to improve the ride and, after some research, I found that Olds Toronado is sharing drivetrain and whole rear clip with Buick Reatta.

The following pictures are courtesy of Greg Ross from Buick Reatta forum

The rest was simple.

The Buick Reatta struts are direct bolt-on for Toronado. No more self-leveling rear end (but I never had a chance to enjoy it anyway), but proper and very soft ride.

Since Reatta is a two-seater, I would suggest to install the firmest struts possible, but when I searched for the replacement, only Monroe Sensa-Tracks were available.

The car rear end is sagging when four are sitting in, but for two persons it's perfect.