highly-optioned vs well optioned vs very highly-optioned

[hihorse]

these terms are used all the time, what options and/or quantity of options makes a car well/highly optioned?
would my Canadian SS with L78, M20, 410 ,AM/FM and rear defogger be considered well optioned or highly optioned or low optioned?

[camaroboy68ss]

Highly option usually refers to a car with just alot of options attached to it, where a well optioned car has the best options and usually color combo that makes it more desirable for value. Your car I would say is well optioned over highly optioned.

[67conv6cyl]

AC, power windows, power top, fold down rear seat, 4 speed, RS are well and highly options.

[hihorse]

Your car I would say is well optioned over highly optioned.

thanks for replies, if my car had a deluxe interior would feel more 'well optioned'. Original owner told me salesmen threw into the deal the rear defogger, to bad it wasn't the deluxe interior or swap out AM/FM for RS package.

[VINCE Z28]

 Here is my former L-78 RS / SS that Jerry M. thought had a fair amount of options. custom interior, bumper guards, console gagues, 7 k  tach. tilt wheel, power steering.

[BillOhio]

Vince I was just thinking about your old car last week.  I have not ran across it anymore.  I would have gave it a good home but just didnt work out.

Its one of the few I have seen with trim rings on the dog dish hub caps also

Neat car

[ko-lek-tor]

Yep , Vince. Loved that car and back story.

[VINCE Z28]

Guys I appreciate the car more now, then the 20 years I owned it. It's one of those... You don't know what you had until it's gone. I'm hoping the present day owner restores it to the highest level and we see it at the shows. Vince

[169INDY]

highly-optioned = Girlfriend
vs
well optioned = Wife
vs
very highly-optioned  = Ex-Wife

highly-optioned = RSSS Anything
vs
well optioned = COPO (Iron or Alum)
vs
very highly-optioned  = 6cyl Convert with the Works.

This topic seem very subjective. No magic defined combo's or definitive answers.

(*in the spirit of Fun)

JIM

[MO]

Count up the number of options. The more options the more highly optioned.
Well optioned is subjective. It's not highly optioned or a stripper (no offense to anyone working at the Doll House; et al.).
I think the type of car needs to be considered as well. A performance car with a lot of options would be highly optioned, but with just the options that make the car right for competition would be well optioned.

Jim, I like your girlfriend/wife analogy.

[driver88]

Here's the window sticker from my "very-highly-optioned" '68 Rally Sport Coupe, which left the factory with a 230 CID base six cylinder ( so, not high performance LOL )

[GMAD_Van Nuys]

driver88 - Nice 1968 Camaro.  I imagine it is a great car to drive on a hot day!

[driver88]

Yes, I've had it for a year and never drove it with the windows DOWN ( 80* today, here in Tuscaloosa ) It wouldn't be that "cool" without the new style compressor - the other cars I've had with the original style compressors ( even rebuilt ) just don't put out the air like the new ones do.

[GMAD_Van Nuys]

I remember when someone commented that my 1970 Mustang didn't have power windows.  I laughed and told them it doesn't even have power steering!

[hihorse]

Here is my former L-78 RS / SS that Jerry M. thought had a fair amount of options. custom interior, bumper guards, console gagues, 7 k  tach. tilt wheel, power steering.

comparing to your RS L78, mine is a plain janer which most L78's were

[z28z11]

Here is my former L-78 RS / SS that Jerry M. thought had a fair amount of options. custom interior, bumper guards, console gagues, 7 k  tach. tilt wheel, power steering.

comparing to your RS L78, mine is a plain janer which most L78's were

My L78 is like that, as well as my X77 (although it did come with a console and VE3 bumper). Maybe there ought to be another bracket - "desirable" options, but I would propose all options are desirable over a base car, or a stripper ordered for racing.

Regards,
Steve

[CantRepeat]

Yes, I've had it for a year and never drove it with the windows DOWN ( 80* today, here in Tuscaloosa ) It wouldn't be that "cool" without the new style compressor - the other cars I've had with the original style compressors ( even rebuilt ) just don't put out the air like the new ones do.

Roll Tide!!

Yeah, when the humidity starts kicking in AC is a must in Alabama.

I just bought a convertible from Napa, CA and it has air. I'm not sure how well or if it works atm. I'm going through the vacuum lines and actuators while I wait on a new main power switch for it.

On the high probability that it doesn't have a good charge I'm researching the conversion to 134a for it. Drier, POA, drain the compressor, new oil and we'll see how it goes. Seems r12 wants 34 psi on the low side and 134a wants something like 20-29 so POA valve is a must.

Dunno know if mine is well or highly optioned but it's got some nice bells.

And stay safe tonight. We're a bit more south so hopefully wont be too bad. Last couple of years we're had then within a mile of the house.

[Petes L48]

The rebuild shops normally recommend you also rebuild the compressor, if switching to R134a, due in part to running at higher pressure.

I believe R134a also requires the newer type hoses, with the inner wall material that won't allow the smaller molecules to leak through.  I've heard that using those newer hoses on the original barbed fittings and hose clamps can be a bear to get a good lasting seal.  So possibly you'd need to get hoses fabricated that won't have the original appearance.     

[MO]

A quick google search turned up this company, and I'm sure there are others. It might be worth a call to see how they handle the new hoses. Maybe they have an original appearing hose.

https://www.classicautoair.com/air-conditioning-restoration-repair-services-by-classic-auto-air/