The CAR WIZARD shares the top BUICK TO Buy & NOT to Buy!
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- Опубликовано: 14 май 2024
- Taking from his years of experience working on cars the CAR WIZARD 🧙♂️ shares the top Buicks TO buy and NOT to buy!
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Car Wizard: Millennials don't want a grandma car
Me, a millennial: I want a grandma car
@Nobody Mellow Literally like they are so comfortable and can be perfect for mods
Shit im 23 and loved my 95 caddie deville!!! Love the older cars!!!
Me too man!
Just bought a grandma car to replace a Corolla. Love my Park Avenue.
Agreed
Imagine the wizard looking you right in the eye and saying, "we're done!" LOL dead
Wrench Groove i IMMEDIATELY pictured it when he said it😂😂😂😖😖
Lol
LT1 = optispark failure
That's when you reply that he "didn't even buy you dinner so when did we start"
Wrench Groove it would hurt 😔 wizard probably would not want to buy my 2001 mustang GT with stage 2 cams and I just replaced the clutch and gave it an aluminum flywheel
Thanks to you and Hoovie, I am buying an ‘05 Park Ave Ultra this week. High miles (192k), but the owner took care of it properly. He is 90. I really appreciate your input!
Got a 99 lesabre. Freaking love it! Thanks to wizard and hoovie for helping make my decision. More enjoyable to drive than my 2017 and 2019 vehicles
How many miles?
My co-worker has a 1998 Lesabre with 360,000 miles. He said he has had to replace the intake manifold twice already. I think every 100,000 miles or so that fails.
@@MyLifeThai371 it melts. He needs to buy the upgraded one with the metal tube. It cost 80 bucks.
I had a 98. I miss it still
@@MyLifeThai371original transmission?
Grammy had a 93” Park Avenue. That was the most comfortable ride I can ever remember riding in. DynaRide I think was the timing of the suspension. After trading in her Camry and getting the Buick, Grammy said she barely had to touch the throttle and she rarely downshifted going up hills. Grammys Buick would do burn outs.
No kidding. Just watched a video where a RUclipsr picked up an '89 Buick LeSabre from a donation site.....with 446,810 miles....and he was able to drive it 45 miles to his place !!!!! Awsome !!
God blessed this one !
You forgot the best Buicks of all 94-96 roadmaster with lt1.
I had a1994. LT1, bought it with 220k, drove it to 260k. It never used oil, I did however have to swap out the 4L60E. I loved that car. The seats were amazing. No G80 though terrible in snow. Lol
As I said in the previous video where he talks about that Centurion, the list for what to buy from Buick would be long.
I have a 96 LT1 and I love it. Not using any oil, currently at 178,000 miles. One of the nicest cars I've had. It also has the G80 Limited Slip option, a lot of fun.
The 91-93 Models are good if they have the L05. The 93 I had wasn't bad at all, I currently drive a 96.
I had a '92 with the TBI 350. It wasn't bad, a bit slow, but torquey and reliability.
I can't thank you enough for this video. I was gearing up to buy a 99 century but I had a nagging feeling so I've been putting it off while doing more research and I found this video. Thanks again!!
That rendezvous commits a cardinal sin: too ugly to like, not ugly in a unique way that people could possibly find lovable.
It's a luxury Aztec 😅
Got a 98 Park Ave ULTRA I love my Land Yacht!
Gotta love the 3800 supercharged. I own a 98 Riviera supercharged
Gotta 98 grand prix gtp love the 3800 supercharged
Ah yes I'd love to pick up a Park Avenue for a commuter car.
I would love to own a Park Ave Ultra 3800SC
I also have a 98 Ultra! Best I ever owned 230k runs like a champ. I'll never sell it!
In my driveway is a 1989 Reatta and a 2002 LeSabre. One for fun, one an everyday driver. Best of both worlds as far as I'm concerned. Glad to see your validation agrees with my experience.
The Reatta must be really cool to drive. Super unique car. I have a 97 Century Limited as my daily driver and a 97 sunfire coupe as my fun car
A reatta in good condition is one of my dream cars
Haha. I have a 1997 Pontiac Sunfire Coupe and a 1997 Buick century Limited. Compact car and a Boat. The sunfire Is just hilarious, ugly and slow but a wicked little mini sports car. Buick makes for thr best road tripping cars.
To anyone on here considering a Buick 3800 equipped car, specifically an N/A one: MAKE SURE IT HAS AN UPDATED FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. My father's '01 Bonneville suffered a fiery explosion earlier this year due to a faulty fuel pressure regulator that GM claimed was improved for the 2001 model year. Turns out that was a lie. The car was totaled. Upon researching the issue, there are thousands of cases, and even a recall, which DID NOT cover cars after the 2000 model year, even though it obviously wasn't fixed on the newer cars. Even a famous video of a 3800 impala blowing up in the exact same way at a shop after an oil change. So if you've got a N/A 3800 car from 2000 or earlier, make sure its had the recall done. If you have a 2001 or later, you'll have to do the job yourself or somehow verify its already been done without a recall sticker.
Secondly, the 4T65E transmission is notoriously weak. Excessive clutch wear is pretty much guaranteed unless shift kit is installed. Signs of this issue are hard shifts aı eventually slipping/shuddering during acceleration
Got a white 04 Lesabre with 109,000 and some change on it. Great mpg and enough power to chug it down the road pretty damn well. I’ve had several LeSabres and Bonnevilles over the years and they’ve all been fantastic cars, especially for the money. I just love them.
My first car was a 2000 Buick Century given by my grandparents. That car was so comfortable to drive. The seats were so comfy and rode so smooth. It was so quiet inside the cabin even when cruising down the highway. It was also very reliable. I did have some minor issues such as the windows kept sliding down on every door and I had to fix them one by one and I did blow a brake line, but it was cheap and easy to fix. It was a fantastic cruiser, decent power and reasonably good fuel economy. The one thing I didn’t like handled like a boat even when making the smallest of turns. If the shocks were just a tiny bit stiffer it would have been perfect. Overall I liked that car.
Hey I believe you could have gotten one with a 3.8 also.
Most of the 2005-2009 Lacrosse’s have the 3.8 series 3!
But NHTSA rates them one star.
jacobyo 99 wonder why he didn’t mention they had that engine. I own one with a 3.8 and have had no problems with the engine
was there not one that came with the 5.3 ls4 v8 also
Some of the lacrosse's did have the 3800 but they had a much weaker transmission than other buicks (forget the exact model), but have heard of it just disintegrating internally over time
ChrisN85420 inly impala/monte carlo got the 5.3 in the SS models
Pops had a 89 Buick Le saber with the 3.8 v6. He had it 15 years. Great car.
I just bought an 01 park avenue. NA car. Heated seats, leather, everything but a sunroof. 189k and runs perfect. Best $1500 I've spent in a while. Love it!
Thank you car wizard
Always enjoy your videos
Keep up the good work at the gym
😃👍
I don’t even remember what he looked like with hair anymore lol
He had hair?
Right?!
Car wizard going to the gym so he can multi-class into warrior!!!
A correction for the wizard, the Buick Rendezvous came with a 3.4L from 2002 to 2005, a 3.5L from 2006 to 2007. Yes, there were a few made with 3.6L engines, which was the high output option with variable valve timing. The 3.6L was not a good engine. The 3.4L had head gasket problems, not bad overall, but the head gasket made it unreliable. The 3.5L was awesome, they fixed all the issues on the 3.4L and upgraded it to 3.5L. I have a 3.5L and the engine is totally bulletproof. I also own a 2006 Buick Rainier with the 4.2L inline 6, great vehicle, but try and buy a 2006 or 2007. They had major revisions in 2006, over 185 tweaks to improve the vehicle. Overall great vehicle.
Thank you for this knowledge. I am looking for a older SUV to buy that's great on gas and reliable. I already had the envoy/Ranier on my list but will add the rendezvous to it.
I have a 2006 Rainier and the first O2 sensor just failed (heater element) at 79,216 miles and sixteen years!
I've got an 06 rendezvous with the 3.5 in it, almost 220k miles on it. Still going very strong just one very minor oil pan leak.
That buick Ranier/ chevy trailblazer has one of the best engines GM ever made right up there with the ls1 and SBC 350. The atlas 4.2 straight 6 is so smooth and super quick for a big SUV. They run forever really well engineered engines and get good mpg too. Straight 6s are so superior to a V6 but just aren't as cost effective to manufacture which is why the jeep 4.0 and BMW stopped making inline 6s too.
Another correction they went to 2008 is have an 07 ! Don’t know where you got your info
great video, thank you. I've had 2 series II 3.8 engines (97 pontiac grandprix GTP and a 2002 regal LS), and i agree great engines.
The 3.8 was the base on the Buick Grand National which, in 85, 86 and 87 were the fastest production car beating Corvette and Mustang GT's. That 3800 is bullet proof and well tested through out the years. Beyond the SBC, that little 3.8 was certainly an engine that could easily rack up 400,000 miles if properly maintained. I agree 100% on your summation of the good vs. the bad. Cheers David! Zip~
I very much appreciate this series. Much as I'd love to be able to go buy a new vehicle and ignore the depreciation, the reality is what I'll be able to afford is probably one of your recommendations for a good solid drive to work car. I'd rather get one that's reasonably reliable and that I can do at least some work on myself if needed.
Absolutely most cars are junked far too soon simply because the labor for said repair is too much. For this very reason I have a 2000 Hyundai accent 5-speed. I'm quickly learning how to do all the basic maintenance. We need to start voting with our wallets so that manufacturers made cars that can be maintained buy an average Joe
Thanks to you I now have a 2004 Chevy Monte Carlo SS SC Intimidator edition, a 2003 Monte Carlo SS Pace Car and today I bought a 2001 Buick Park Avenue Ultra. Love my 3800's V6! Thanks man and keep it up the good work and advices! 🍻
I hear ya! I have a '94 Regal sedan with the 3800 Series I, a '99 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP coupe, and a 2005 LeSabre. 3800 lover here too.
My 2005 LaCrosse has the 3.8 V6, beautiful car, fun to drive, smooth ride, feels luxurious, plenty of room, only problem I've had with it so far was a minor exhaust leak
My parents 2006 also have a 3.8 v6
My 2005 Lacrosse has a 3.8 as well. Mine is an excellent car
My 2007 LaCrosse has a 3.8 v6
The only ones with the 3.6 were the CXS all the rest had the 3800
My Buick LaCrosse also has a 3.8 L V6. I would say the majority of them have the 3.8 L V6 (less CLS models produced). Also, from what I can tell, it has a very good crash rating evaluation. I would like to see the article that states otherwise if anyone has a link to it. My son drives this car to school and I want him to be safe.
I owned an 88 Reatta for 3 years. Nice little car. There is a lot of support for these on a couple of on line forums and a few salvage yards around the USA where you can purchase used parts. The 91s are better sorted out and more desireable. They also made a convertible in 90 and 91
I love my Lesabre Limited that I bought in May of this year. It's been very comfortable and hasn't left me stranded yet like my Taurus did.
How it doing now? I just bought a 2005 LeSabre Limited with just 58k miles. Runs good, but has an oil leak at the intake that's going to cost me $750 to get fixed. I'm going to get it fixed because after driving for a little while, you can smell oil getting onto the exhaust.
@@JohnnyRay920 I had an 02 Lesabre custom that I just got rid of in March. I bought it with 44k miles and it lasted me until 141k. Best car I’ve ever owned and lasted me 7 years. The only reason I got rid of it was due to rust in the rear tire Wells into the trunk. But the series 2 3.8l engines are basically indestructible. I hope you have long life for your Lesabre
@@heyykaycee2394 i have Lesabre 04 V2 3.8 in CR
Great reviews Car Wizard. Wise words based on “experience”. Keep on doing the Gym thing as it will only benefit you in many ways and feel great.
I had a 1975 Buick Electra 225 Custom. I had the 455 cid engine. I loved that car!!
Had a 2003 Regal GS and loved that car. Very fast and reliable. Only traded it in because I wanted a truck.
Loving this series! Keep them coming!
Me, too.
I'm actually looking into buying a Buick Regal in the year ranges you mentioned.
But honestly one of my personal favorite Buicks is the 88-93 Buick Centurys with the 3.3.
Went online to see how many Park Avenue’s in my area. Was excited to see a 2005 for $3,800.00 - then noticed 390k on the engine. Haha
Dan Gardner haha that’s way over priced
Dan Gardner I wonder if there’s some gold lying around in it? Or that seller is on meth
They tend to do that
The 3.8 is a legend
Yikes!
So calming! Weeezard always helps me sleep
propane
juan felix pocket sand
Squirrel tactics
As usual VERY helpful Mr. Wizard. Thank you.
You're on point about the buick park ave. I have a 2000 Park Ave base model and she is still running strong at 270,000 miles on the original motor and tranny. She's a part of the family. My dad rode in mine and went and bought a roadmaster with the LT1 and loves his too. Now my son has a 2007 buick lacrosse himself. I'd gladly get another myself. Thanks for the review Car Wizard. I'm still curious about the Buick encore as well. I see many for sale but haven't heard much about them.
Love the paint work on that 1973 Buick Centurion convertible.
My dad has had 4 rendezvous over the years and he loves them . They are roomy inside and they are fantastic in the snow !! There was actually three different engines , 1st was the 3.4 and they also had the 3.5 and 3.6 .
The 3.4 and 3.5 were not terrible engines. My grand am has a 3.4 with 216k miles. 3.6 is rumored to be a turd though.
One of the greatest channels.
I respect you man.
I bopped if you talked about Buick enclave
I've had my 96 Buick Roadmaster for about 8-10 years now. The LT1 has over 160k miles and is still going strong
I've got a '93 Park Avenue Ultra in mint condition and I absolutely love it!
SO JELLY.
DX
Me trying to sleep
Savage notification sounded!!!!!!!!!!
Well, time to see the video....
Proud of you wizard keep it up bud!
A couple of things here. The Buick Reatta was based on the FWD Riviera chassis and featured the same 3800 V6 which made 165 HP in it's first few years and then 170 in its last. Second the LaCrosse and Rendezvous only had one specific trim with the 3.6 and are actually rather hard to find. The majority of 2005-2009 LaCrosses carried the 3800 series III V6 which was even better than the series II version having corrected the intake with a steel version. The LaCrosse CXS from 2005 to 2007 with the 3.6 is the one to avoid. If you see a base CX or higher trim CXL those are all 3800's. The Rendezvous carried the 3400 from 2002 to 2005 and aside from the intake issues aren't really all that bad if this is taken care of as soon as you start noticing your coolant level dropping mysteriously. 2006 to 2007 had the improved 3500 and those seem to be a great engine with decent power. Its the high end trim level versions of this crossover with the 3.6 that are best avoided from 2004 to 2006 and whatever you do don't buy a Rendezvous with AWD in any model year as those have a plethora of issues that are very costly to fix!
To my knowledge, the Rendezvous came with the 3.4L V6. Head gasket failures galore. I also owned a Bonneville, and I can attest that the 3.8L V6 is awesome. I had no issues with it.
I LOVE all your videos! Very informative. And I see what you mean about the Buick Century because I recently watched an animated cartoon where a cold blooded serial murderer drove a Buick Century in the snow.
No one ever suspects the driver of a grandma car
Wizard , I agree . I had a 2000 Century that had milky oil . I parked it for awhile , then towed it to a trusted mechanic. Intake gaskets and water pump later . And it was fixed. It had the cloth seats as you said , but it had electric windows and locks and trunk release. Maybe boring to some ,but to me a reliable daily driver that I took long road trips over 3000 miles each . No problem 30+ mpg.
You said you HAD one. What made you sell it or did it finally decide to give up on you? I recently bought a 2003 Century with only 77k miles for my little sister. We had to replace the water pump because it was leaking coolant. After watching this video, I'm worried now and deciding if I should sell it before it's too late.
@@r.vandervaal5642how did the car end up treating you? I just got one as well
@@brandonjohnson7613 it currently has about 83k miles on it and it’s running fine. A/C works and we did an oil change when we got it in March. After replacing the water pump, it hasn’t leaked coolant again.
@@r.vandervaal5642 wow that’s great to hear. I’m still getting mine up and running and hope to have the same results as you
The lacrosse does not come with only a 3.6. I own 2007 with a 3.8. Excellent car. Over 500,000km and rolling
The later ones did
I have an 09 cxl with a 3.8l v6
Really pleased to see the Regal on your "to buy" list. I own a 2001 Regal GS and it has been my daily driver since 2014. I've driven that car all over the eastern United States. It has been a exceptionally reliable car that has never let me down. I will be rolling over the 200k mile mark on it very soon.
However, I would like to point out that the 3800 Series II has the EXACT same intake gasket issue as the 3100. They all will fail at some point, I had to replace mine a few years ago at 150k. These motors are very similar and GM used the same gasket material. The the 3800/3100 motors are essentially bulletproof otherwise. The only difference between the Regal and Century is the motor and trim, otherwise they are the exact same car.
Recommending one over the other doesn't really make any sense considering they are built on the same platform and have very similar engines that both suffer from the same problem.
I had the same car. So 3 years later do you still have it?
@@jakethesnake4971 I stopped driving it about a year ago at 234k miles. It still ran and drove perfect, but the rust and rot had gotten REALLY bad. I bought a 2006 Tahoe Z71 to replace it and gave the Regal to my buddy's dad to drive around his property.
My first car was a Buick Encore. So I’m glad to see Car Wizard uploading a buy and not to buy video for Buick cars.
The Buick Encore is a vehicle not to buy, both four-cylinder engines, same with the Chevrolet Trax.
How is it holding up also don't listen to the other comment bc they didn't take care of their buick. my mom owned a 2016 base encore and it never had any issues bc she took care of the engine by changing the oil and other maintenance it lasted a long time
I agree, the 3.8L is a sweetheart. I had three company cars (Regals) with the 3.8L and all were great. I then got a Saturn Aura with the 3.6L and put 275K miles on it and never did anything to that engine except change the oil, spark plugs (twice) and coil packs (once). I have a hard time believing that engine has such a bad reputation considering my experience with it. Mine was bulletproof. I finally had to dump the car because of a transmission issue but the engine was still running like it did when it was new. What did I do right that others did wrong? I'd swear by that motor
This video was pretty entertaining to watch with my friend because we both own a "do not buy" Buick as our daily drivers. I have a 2004 Buick Century and he has a 2004 Buick Rendezvous. Everything you said about them was spot on. He's a mechanic, so he's fine with the Rendezvous, but I really wish I had the Regal GS instead of my Century.
My grandpa had a 2002 Buick century that recently died. It lasted 450,000+ miles
@VEEHIX how did he get it to last that long
Do you guys have any issues with yours? I bought a 2003 with leather seats and only 77k miles for my sister. We already had to replace the water pump because it was leaking coolant.
He just treated it good. One good thing he did was change the oil every 2 weeks
@@veehix1149changing the oil every 2 weeks is really expensive and super often. how much was he driving???!
A healthy wizard is a good wizard 😄👍🏻 I really like the Park Avenue too 😍👍🏻
Growing up in Rural Ontario Canada I remember that all the well to do farmers came to Church in a Buick. I later had a couple of Buick's . Yes I had the engine you recommended. Other then having one wrecked by some farmer John and his pick up pulling my car out of the snow once and then bending the frame beyond the point of being hopeless the car was good. Good gas mileage and pretty fast. I did want the park ave. but ended up with the Regal and it was very nice just not as big as I wanted.
Classic. Grandparents were from Ingersoll.
Thank You for the buying tips! Love your videos!
Wizard you looking good hitting the gym! Good work David
I am right in the same boat with you on hating that dang 3.1 V6! I had a 99 Malibu, got it cheap, spent the first few weeks I owned it down, getting brake and fuel lines replaced. Then I drove it for maybe a month or so, and then one day, it just wouldn't start. No matter how hard we tried. It would crank with no start, wasn't making any crazy noises so we though WTH!? So a close family friend was telling myself and my uncle they are known for timing issues. There were multiple revisions of the timing set in a few years. So, we got the right one, and figured we'd fix it, since money wise I was still in it for very little. Got to tearing it apart, get the old timing set out and my uncle discovers that my CAM SNAPPED IN TWO! In the block! Had no clue, like I said no real indicators or anything. It only had like 130k miles on it too, car it self was in relatively decent shape as well. I now refuse to buy anything for myself thst has the 3.1, or ANY of its derivatives. Still can't believe it.
*Thank you for these Buick tips, Car Wizard!*
I am taking them to heart.
One question... did your hatred of the 3.6 V6 end w the LY7 version or do you also hate the LLT & LFX versions (beyond the timing chain issue)?
I have the same question. He just doesn't specify which 3.6 he dislikes.
Looking good Mr wizard thank you so much for helping people to make the right choice you’re the man 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰😬👌
I work at a car dealership and they just had a 03 park avenue with 17k original miles on it traded in. True grandma car and they only gave em like 600 bucks for the trade in. Fully loaded leather dual climate control and stuff. Cool car
I have a 2015 Buick LaCrosse, and I love it
In terms of Buick motors from what i have experienced the late 30s straight 8 is one of the most reliable vehicles of all time. They are great classic cars with a top speed over 100mph making it one of the fastest cars for its day as well as drivable today. Buick does not get enough love.
My second car was a 1975 Buick Skyhawk. Light metallic blue with herringbone cloth seats. Small little hatchback that was pretty fast for that era because it had a 3.8 V6! My claim to fame was that I won a drag race in it against my older brother’s friend in his ‘64 Mustang.
I like that you are enthusiastic about buicks man. The right buicks have major street creds in my neighborhood.
Congrats on the weight loss, keep it up!
Some of the Lacrosse's have 3.8v6 engines. Saw one on craigs' list.
I got a 07 lacrosse with the 3.8 v6 engine. Smooth ride and very reliable engine but i have heard of the transmissions being very fragile. I keep my transmission fluids topped off and I have had no problems so far
All Lacrosses came with the 3.8
@@patnarciso35 Only the 05-09 CX and CXL versions had the 3.8.
I have a 2006 lacrosse with a 3.8 engine great car and engine
Should I get a deal for a 2005 Lacrosse CXl with 110 000 miles on it, clean title, clean inside and out, 20"rims on it. Very beautiful beige color. But I never have a car like this before and I wanna try it.
What's your thoughts??
We have an 89 Park Avenue with around 1000000 miles. We had to replace the cam sensor and the
computer but really like it . The next thing is to find out why it sputters when shifting under heavy acceleration.
Having been garaged most of its life it is a really fine ride. Thanks for your comments on the 3800 engine.It does
an amazing job moving this big vehicle around. Bless You and the young lady.
One MILLION miles on it???!!! Or was that a typo? 🤔
Just saw a vid a young man made last year of a 2004 Park Avenue Ultra that he'd just purchased. All the bells and whistles, leather everywhere. Only 90,000 miles and it was in impeccable condition both inside and out. He was so proud he made a RUclips video.
Beautiful car and it drove and rode like a cloud.
by far the most comfortable Buick I ever owned and drove was the 1984 Buick Park Avenue
@@bonniejohnson1518 I always wanted one and still regret not purchasing it
Love my 03 lesabre!!! Replace upper and lower intake gaskets and plenum and coolant elbows and drive forever! Bulletproof 3.8! Beautiful car with new oem chrome 8 spoke wheels, no rust anywhere and yes I bought it from original elderly owners! Not your grandpa's car at all. Sporty as hell.
I love these videos, you should do Subaru so we can avoid the ones with head gasket issues. Since they all have two head gaskets this is even more of an issue.
anything with an EJ25 (2.5L sohc or dohc) from 1998-2013
Once they are changed they generally last forever. stock gaskets suck
Here's the list.
Not to buy: subaru
I bought a new 2017 Impala Premier with the dreaded 3600 V6 that just turned 71000 miles and never had any problems at all with this vehicle.
It has all the electronic gadgets that still work perfect.
Did notice on very cold starts you can hear the timing chains chirping for a few minutes than it quiets down.
Always changed oil every 5000 miles using full synthetic replaced tires and battery that's all.
I had a 2014 Buick Regal GS. Beautiful car, and pretty fast. Handled nicely, too, but the fuel economy was poorer than I expected, especially for a 2.0 liter 4-cylinder turbo. I might have kept it if it had been one of the rare 6-speed manuals they made, but it was an automatic.
We have a 2018 Regal TourX with the same LTG 2.0 turbo ... actually really surprised, I frequently get over 30mpg in mixed driving (from stop & go city traffic to 65 mph highway sections). One thing that does impact the mpg is the AC. I rarely use the AC and when I do it's in ECO mode. On the other hand, when my wife drives the car (she often keeps the AC on MAX) ... her mpg in the same car is more like 24. For a vehicle its size, the _potential_ gas mileage is quite high compared to other cars in the same class.
The 18 and up are detuned from the previous generation.
They have around 40 less hp, that might explain the mpg difference
I loved my 92 Roadmaster. That car ran and drove like a dream. I was hoping he would mention them lol.
I had a 05 buick lucerne cx 3.8 and it is still running after being sold 3 years ago. 200k miles now but have a intake manifold leak. I love the 3.8 so much I bought a 99 lesabre for a grand and spent 240 in maintenance and fixed. Good cars
2006 is the first year for the Lucerne.
RE: LaCrosse MISLEADING! The 2005-2009 CX and CXL has the beloved 3.8 series III engine. The CXS has the lousy 3.6. They also had in 2008 and 2009 the Super with the 5.3L V8!
The NHTSA ratings are also better than he said
You are one of the most unintentionally funny and knowledgeable people I've ever met!
The 3800 also had intake gasket leaks in the late 90s. They had plastic intakes. They switched to aluminum intakes in 2000 and it fixed the problem. I drove from Ohio to New Orleans and Disney and back with the coolant leaking into the engine without knowing it though
3800 got the metal intake in 2005.
@@jeffshadow2407 My 2005 LeSabre has the black plastic intake, and yes I had to replace the base gasket at 72K orig. miles.
Finally. I'm a huge Buick lover
Can't decide if I'm looking @ beast mode Wizard, or stud muffin Wizard. Looking good either way! Keep up the great vids.
He just did a buy this, not that video on vehicles that have adequate gas mileage two days ago.
Carfax is always a good way to verify a car's history. I purchased a 2002 Buick Lesabre that had 68,000 miles. After the purchase I checked the Carfax and found the mileage was changed from 145,000 miles... I contacted the Miami police and they did not want to do anything.
Buick Lucerne: seriously dude??? im RIGHT HERE👋🏽
He'll say not to buy it, it's got the 3.6 if I'm not mistaken, great car though.
I thought it only has the 3800 and the 5.3 V8 in the CXL/CXS model
@@JDMHaze they sold with 4.6 northstars 3800s and 3.6s
Grunt Smoker That's right, I remember because it was basically a rebadged deville
@@yungkidnf it doesn't have a 3.6 it has a 3.8 3800 v6
I’m so glad you said the Rendevous is hideous, I remember my gr4 teacher had one and i thought that it was absolutely the ugliest car in the parking lot. It’s just horrible, although the taillight running across the back is kind of what we have now on a lot of new cars.
Ugly, but better looking than the Aztek it was based on.
CAR WIZARD, THANKS FOR ALL OF YOUR VAST KNOWLEDGE ON CARS AND TRUCKS. !!!
I love my Rainier. It’s quite a joy to see it in a good side of a Car Wizard vid.
Supercharged 3.8 Riviera: 'Yo, Wizard!'
EDIT: Centuries from the same era as the GN could be turbocharged for a bit of sleeper cred, and actually, the '86-'89 Century wouldn't look too bad with a blackout job and some spiderweb rims.
I just got one and wanna know what the wizard has to say about it
superchargers always go on those so be prepared to replace if you get the Riviera buy one with out the supercharger
Also, check around the body using a refrigerator magnet. If you check a spot, the magnet doesn't stay on. Then that tells you that the car has bondo on it.
❤❤Great review as always++!
I bought a '00 lesabre custom mid last year for 2 grand. Young dude was selling it for his grandmother. Title in hand and all. Had to replace a Trans mount, sway bar end links, a coil pack, and a wheel hub. Recently threw some LEDs in it and new headlight housings. About 700 bucks total between all the parts. The old lady recently had the oil changed and the AC charged.
Honestly love it and I wanna keep this thing running for ages. Also have plans for it. Such as I plan to soon throw a CB Glasspack in it.
I have a 2000 LeSabre! Got it from a buddy of mine when it had 147k on it for $1000. Has some issues (leaky valve cover gaskets, history of coolant leaks, had a shot suspension for a while, bypassed AC system that makes summertime driving for me absolute torture, etc) but overall it’s a solid car. If she still had a working AC system and was lower Milage is give it 5/5. But it gets a 4-4.5/5 for me.
The 3.6 wasn't the only motor you can get in the rendezvous. I've got one with the 3.4 and at 160k it's perfectly reliable.
You must have an earlier Rendezvous which is based on the Pontiac Aztek which has the 3400 series.
Love my Aztek.
@@TG715 I’ve got 197,000 on my 2004 Aztek with the 3.4. I wish Car Wizard would do a video on an Aztek one day!
Yap. i have that car with the 3.5 LX9 engine. even better then the 3400.
@@CSmart7396 Agreed
Don't run it hot
I bought a 2001 Park Avenue back in July, and I absolutely love it! Only 112,000 km on it. It gets great gas mileage for a big car, better than my '08 Honda CR-V I previously had. Both excellent cars, but I prefer the Buick, haha.
Release the outtie! Love the wizard 🧙♂️!
Bring a ruler and a magnet when inspecting a car. You can use the ruler to measure panel gaps in the magnet you can use to test if there's Bondo
The Buick Lucrene was also a really good large car. They made it From 2006-2011. The best years for it was the 2006-2008 because they came with the last version of the 3.8 (series III), And they are very smooth riding and somewhat cheap to maintain and they have lots of luxury features, but it doesn't sacrifice reliability and I love that.
They're junk. That's why you domt see very many anymore
Including me, there’s around 4 people that own Lucrene’s in my town, and I see them on the road all the time. They are a park ave but better. They share the same engine, and lots of people would disagree with what ya said
Also, I know people with over 200k on theirs and they say they need little maintenance. I don’t understand how the 3.8 is a bad motor?
And it’s not like they sold a whole bunch of them, they sold under a million of them so they aren’t as common because Buick’s are more “grandma/grandpa cars” but they will run forever
The ones with the Northstar and 3.9 are bad
I have a 2017 Regal GS AWD, with an intake, downpipe and trifecta tune it’s pushing around 360hp.
Absolute sleeper, great handling too
I bought an 03 Park Ave ultra sight unseen off marketplace for $1100 and it had some split welds on the subframe where the passenger side control arm connects, luckily it was minimal and our shop fixed it fast n easy, it has 250k on it and drives and handles like a new car, they also said the motor was shaking and didn't know why, first glance I noticed the front Trans mount was completely blown out and that was an easy fix also, lucked out on this one, Liked your vid, lots of important good points
I get why the Car Wizard recommends the Regal over the Century. I wouldn't say stay away from the Century. My personal experience with my 2003 Buick Century was a good one. I had mine from 2003 to 2018 with 230,000 miles. Stopped driving it only because it was totalled in a rear end collision. If I found one owned by someone's grandma or grandpa at a cheap price I would take a chance with it. Good runner all those years with minimal repairs.
Yup, get the gasket replaced when you buy it, or more likely it’s been repaired if it’s still on the road today. I’d agree they’re boring but doesn’t make them bad
I did buy a '94 Century. For the first 1,000 miles it hasn't been bad. Only has 148,000.
My biggest concern is that the car likes to idle high intermittently.
My father had a 96 Buick Rivera with the 3.8L supercharged II engine, beautiful car. Drove it until over 300,000 kilometres and it still ran so nicely. Reason he stopped driving it was due to something involving the frame. Lasted him years though!
I know you mentioned the 94-96 Roadmaster before but, I love my 94! Great cool car.
Congrats on the weight loss!!