What are /o/'s thoughts on the Buick brand of cars? I know, I know
>GM
But some older LeSabres (91+) look so freaking comfy inside. The seats look so comfy. Anyone here own a Buick (91-2006)?
Bail out.
Friend of mine owns a 98 le sabre and he has let me drive it around at night when they are drunk and it is very comfy. It is actually extreme comfort mobile. It's pretty quick too. Just make sure you get one that's been taken care of. His has 190,000 miles on it.
>pic related imagine this comfy dash at night
>>14703232
Is it bad that looking at that photo makes me sleepy?
>>14703207
My friend has a 92 regal. Its like riding in a lounge desu.
The MPGs must be awful, no?
I have a 2001 lesabre. I love it. Super comfy, everything is soft and disconnected, it's a calm ride.
Don't get me wrong I have other cars, but y love that for cruising.
>>14703341
OP here. I'm looking for my first car. Dad had a 91 LeSabre that was a beauty but he unfortunately junked it after some electrical issues I believe. I dunno, I was like 5 years old when he did that.
I'm 24 now and I know it may seem weird for young man like myself to drive o e of these cars targeted for older folks, but I dunno... I like the way they look. Nice, subtle luxury and small hints of elegance.
Around my area, there are plenty available under 100K miles and being sold for around $2500. I may jump on one. Just wanna know as much as I can about em and what their common issues are, and if it'll be expensive in the long run.
>>14703364
A small 90 degree elbow on the passenger side of engine just beneath the intake that will blow. That's a coolant passage. $10 and an hour to replace.
Engine is a tank otherwise. No serious problems, normal wear parts. Got mine for 1200 with 86k on it from a police auction. Lucked out.
>>14703445
Got it. Noted. Thanks anon.
I just posted in the VIN thread to get a report on this.
http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/cto/5505383043.html
94 LeSabre, 80k, $1200. Really hope it's got a nice clean record.
>>14703467
The only gripe I have with it is
>what are subwoofers
I mean, shouldn't a Buick have a good sound system?
90s are okay, newer Buicks make me want to fucking vomit I'm a marketingfag and even I'm not sure what their place in the market is anymore
>>14703207
Get a roadmaster instead 1991-1996
>>14703207
My grandma had a 94 LeSabre. Very comfy inside and actually drove pretty nice (if you like a boat-like ride). Overall it was pretty reliable; that Buick 3800 was built pretty well. Around the end she started seeing some coolant leaks and stuff though.
>>14703483
My grandma's 94 wasn't that good. I'm an audiofag, but I don't think that even normal people would find it that good. It had a lot of upper bass, but basically no sub-bass. The mids and highs weren't very crisp either, and sound separation and soundstage was lackluster.
>>14703445
Yeah hopefully they're smart enough to nab one with the 3800. Or SC3800
>>14703695
OP here. Hopefully.
Okay guys. OP here.
It's clean clean clean.
Should I buy it? Again, 1994, 79.6k miles, asking $1200.
>>14703207
Yes and it's shit, stay away from it
>>14703207
I owned a 96 LeSabre for a couple of years
>Super comfy
>Decent mpg
>added two 12 inch subs and a 1000 watt amp so I could set car alarms off with my sound system.
>Drove six people to San Diego with only the person sitting in the front center being mildly uncomfortable
Cons
>electrical nightmare
>security system kept being set off and literally blew out the horn
>tail light melted to the frame
>overdrive quit after the 2 month of owning it, but didn't affect it that much over the 2 years i had it.
Was a good car, but could have been better. Never had engine trouble though. that 3800 was the most solid part of the car.
Also if you crash a Le Sabre and hit a curb you can be thrown into the center arm rest, then the roof, which can dislocate your shoulder, then thrown into the door to then relocate your shoulder
>pic is what i traded my lesabre for
>>14703207
Old people cars.
Slow, kind of nice and shitty MPG
>>14705058
Bull shit. Pretty good mileage from te lighter ones. I had a 98 century getting 26 average. Not bad for a pig fat v6 sedan.
>>14705058
OP here. My mom just told me that if I bought that car, and if my girlfriend actually and willingly entered the vehicle with me on a ride, that it would be a true testament to her love for me and would mean she really likes me.
I dunno what to do here anons. It's so cheap. Not even 80k miles. Fuuuuuark. I know it's an old person car but it's such a cheap ride. It's either this or try to save up for a Mazda6 or Lancer. Or a nice sports car a youngster would drive
>>14705169
Get it.
If the car determines the girl, you don't want the girl.
I had a 90 Buick lesabre. It was comfy but I was relocated at work so I had to sell it. The 14 mpgs were killing me.
Now I'm looking at geos and neons because I'm a poorfuck.
>>14703339
You'd be surprised, those 90s Buicks could get some good mpgs
>>14703207
GN are bretty ebin
>>14705531
>GN
Yes please
I always think it would have been more interesting to build a Park Ave Ultra than the GTP.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6v-CL9w79c
Anon with the 2001 here. everything is so numb and soft, it's like driving a sofa.
I love it.
This is not a driver's car though. I already have one of them.
>>14705883
It would have been, you wasted your money
>>14703207
Go real old school.
I have a 47 Buick Super.
The seats are more comfy than most matresses.
>>14705883
I have a 2004 Ultra great car and pretty easy to fix the issues it has.
>OP any one who says buicks aren't reliable doesn't know how to maintain a car
>>14705531
>>14705860
They're trash. Had a hot air as my DD for a year and absolutely loved selling it. Literally everything wrapped around the engine is late 70s hard cracking plastic garbage.
>>14706188
>barebones base trim
>>14704816
>License plate says SJWS
Back to tumblr
>>14706783
This is just a beater. My daily is fully optioned :^)
>>14706462
Shoulda gotten an intercooled.
>>14703207
Friend drives a 200x Regal LS. It's comfortable inside, but it's pretty partsbin. Got mist of his parts in my Z24.
It's not fast or anything, but the v6 is pretty quiet and it's a nice commuter.
Not huge on the looks but >My Opinion
OP here. Called up the seller, told me the car wasn't at his place, but rather in the parking lot of a mall. Lmao. Says he bought a new car. So I drove to the lot and went to go see it. Looked nice, no rust at all. Scratches and scuffs of course, but all in all looks nice. I do wonder how long it's been there though. Tires could use a little air.
Unfortunately it's a boring tan color, and unfortunately I didn't get to drive it. But the test drive will be the deciding factor. Yes it looks like a grandpa car, but man >that price
>>14705169
Just get it, I have a 99 Regal GSE (3800 s/c) that I picked up for 1500 @ 117k miles, super comfy. Grandfather has a 98 LeSabre, also super comfy. Pic related, my Regal
>>14707624
Pic related, ugly lesabre interior
>>14703207
91 maroon lesabre was my first car
>>14707638
>dat red
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
>>14707638
Roomy engine bay
>>14707657
You like the speedo?
>>14707675
yeah f a m
my dad had one in his 91 and the 93 i'm looking at has that too
>>14707675
just noticed
>999999
ayy
>>14707690
Put a few thousand on it when I was looking for another car.. About 30mpg hwy, not bad. That security light will always be on though
>>14703486
I would have thought it was its obvious. They are trying to transition to the urban Generation Y DINKs because their old customers are literally dying off. And they're doing it fairly successfully with the Encore.
Anyone ever own a Park Ave?
Damn. Buick names are so classy. Park Ave. Rendezvous. LeSabre. Century. LaCrosse. Regal.
>>14710059
Neighbor owns a white Park Avenue Ultra, seems to enjoy it
>>14703207
I kinda want a lacrosse super. Dat v8. I don't normally care about my image but >gm and muh American exceptionalism. I'd prefer a ls430 or Volvo s80 v8 but wat do?
>>14710715
>Northstar v8
I'd advise not... Maybe an impala SS instead?
>>14710757
LaCrosse had the LS engine. The Lucerne had the Northstar.
>>14703207
The new sedans are nice, the older ones remind me of the trailer park boys.
>>14710870
My bad, I get the two of those confused a lot
No GNX No money
Hey /o/ OP here
the seller told me that the car has been sitting there, in the parking lot outside, exposed to the elements for about a month. Should I be worried?
Older ones the definition of grandpa cars. They're comfy, but that is the ONLY redeeming quality. Everything else is mediocre. Not terrible cars, but frankly, there are better looking, faster, better handling and more economical cars for the same price.
>>14706188
>clean and serene for one year
I pity whoever actually touches someone who drives a buick
>>14712132
>but frankly, there are better looking, faster, better handling and more economical cars for the same price.
Find me one for $2500 or less and with less than 125k on the dash
I have a 1995 Century.
It's nice and rust free but the seats in my 1998 Bonneville were so much better.
I absolutely love mine.
>super easy to maintain
>ride is extremely comfy
>mine is the non S/C but its got a few "bolts ons" and its cammed
Literally the one and only thing i would ever change about the car is FWD.
Pic related is my 02 park avenue
>>14712972
Also....im back from my 3 day Ban
>>14703207
Comfy as hell, and some of the V8 Buicks from around 2005-2009 are really good sleepers.
My friend a had a Supercharged Regal, man that thing was comfy as fuck and peppy.
>>14703207
7th and 8th gen LeSabres are elder gods tier if you take half decent care of them. Pic related, on the original engine and transmission.
>>14703483
The 97+ lesabres with the Concert sound II have a pretty good sound system. To boot, the Delco radios are a half hour job to wire an aux cable into the tape circuit. But you'd better be good with a wrench and a soldering iron.
>>14712132
This is patently false. With the exception of gasoline, there is probably not a single car that is cheaper per mile to run than an H body.
>>14707675
>Dat Dynaride
Feels like you're riding some tusken raider's magic carpet to work.
OP here.
Saw the car today again. Drove it. Loved it. Bought it.
Thanks based anons for all your posts and contributions to the thread. Can't wait to cruise at night looking at a comfy dash
MY GOODNESS the seats were some of the comfiest I ever sat in
>>14713908
Back seats
>>14713953
You won't regret it
Buick is UGLY.
>>14711918
No, I wouldn't worry about that. It's been outside it's whole life. If anything, it means that nobody is interested in it. Offer 1000.
Based dash
Can't wait to night time cruise in it
>>14713908
Nice. Just keep an eye out for those coolant elbows
>>14713953
Not to hijack your thread OP, but why dont car manufacturers make seats as comfy as the Buicks? I mean its literally couch-tier.
