Hi, I'm new to this forum (it looks great by the way) and I am considering purchasing a 1986 Eagle sedan. The car is a 4.2 four door automatic (not my favorite type of shift, but it'll do). I have always respected these cars and am excited to, most likely, be owning one soon. My question is I do plan to us this car as a daily driver and I was wondering how easy it is to come across parts for these fine vehicles, I am pretty handy with cars and have partially restored a 1966 El Camino, a 1984 Corvette, a 1986 Monte Carlo SS, and my current vehicle which will be replaced by the Eagle a 1998 Silverado 4x2. I own the Corvette right now as well but the rest of the vehicles have come and gone to make way for the next. I have, however, never owned a 4x4 and am excited for the opportunity and love original "old school" vehicles and the Eagle seems like a great car definitely capable of being driven daily in any sort of midwest whether... So my question is how many of you use your Eagles as daily transportation/driving projects and are there enough resources available out there for this to be practical?
Once again, it's great to be part of your forum and I appreciate your time in reading this and any potential feedback.
SLaw
i had an 86 original at one point. as soon as i gotvit i put a 229 case in it. that 128 case effectivelly makes it a 1 wheel drive on certain cumstances. other than that i loved it as it was.
welcome
Welcome, I used my Eagle as a daily for 3 years and besides a transmission going out, it was very reliable. I had to get something a little less thirsty since I have a 60+ round trip commute to work. I routinely take one of my Eagles cross country without worry.
I use my Eagle as a daily driver and have not encountered anything I could not overcome. However, my philosophy on using an older car like an Eagle as a daily driver is to always have a backup. Some might interpret that as meaning you should have two Eagles ;D. Just my opinion. And welcome!
The Eagle bug eventually bites everyone after they get their first Eagle. I got bitten about 25 years ago, and have had over 20 Eagles. I have 4 now, and had 6 at one time. Yes they do make great daily drivers. They make better road trip cars. I find my Eagle to be one of the more comfortable cars I have used for a trip....Rich
Thanks, yea, that's good to know. It will not be my only car so I think i'll go for it. I'll post some pictures on here once I get it!! Thanks for the feedback!
There is decent parts availability from the parts stores, body and interior parts are harder to come by though. Drivetrain parts shouldn't be a problem since they were used in jeeps as well.
a lot of the parts from jeep will work in these eagles you can go to the jeep forums an they know what works good on these eagles to. I have a 85 Eagle wagon an using it for a daily driver going to go with more jeep parts for radiator, wheels etc.. an check cl and bay for parts. You got any questions just ask people on here will help you out & check some of the topics on here I posted I asked bout the same questions bout mine.
Modified referances for parts