Ha, finally a car on RCR that I've owned. It's even the same color as mine was, although an earlier model of the same generation. Quite enjoyed that thing, I enjoyed keeping it unnecessarily pristine.
Oh wow, I just noticed that the owner even added the _same steering wheel cover_ that I had on mine as well. Makes sense as it fits the interior better than any other I found, and _anything_ was better than the thing blue wheel underneath that felt like absolute garbage after crumpling apart from years of use.
Lazy Game Reviews My parents had the exact same car in '89. They were Boomers. This was all spot on. Before this we owned a diesel Oldsmobile that was The Neverending Story car.
Most cars that are old always look like they are falling apart. But the few cars that are kept clean look like they might actually be good looking and aged well in appearance. Cleanliness just makes any car look so much better.
My grandma is 90 and drove a 1996 ford taurus. if there's ever a car to come after the Century, it's the Taurus. "no heat, gotta save gas dearie" "no radio, gotta save gas dearie"
***** and the radio does? Sure, if you're going to get technical, the radio does put drag on the alternator. But if you're going to get that nitpicky, then using the heat (when it's cold outside) also adds drag due to the blower motor, and, the fact you're removing heat from the engine and lowering it's optimal temperature.
Fun fact, the A-Body was available in AWD in the form of the Pontiac 6000. Meaning you can easily convert one of these into an absolutely hilarious RWD sleeper.
Don't let this distract you from the fact that if you or a loved one has been diagnosed with mesothelioma, you may be entitled to financial compensation.
I once saw an ad at 3 am that said "if you or a loved one has died of mesothelioma, you may be entitled to financial compensation etc." If my dad hadn't been watching TV with me nobody would believe me.
or because driving one makes you feel like you're 100 years old. i know the one i had back in the day made me want to go to McDonalds for breakfast every day and sit in a booth by myself reading the paper.
Car Lover lol I'm 20 and had one I bought it for $800 with like 96k miles best purchase I ever made someone put sugar water in its gas tank at some point and it's still running like a champ during this Chicago winter !
Noemii Draaa yeah, I kinda like this kind of cars. If I was in America I'd probably drive one of these. There's a limit at how fast you can go but there's no lit at how comfortable you can be while you are driving. But hey, currently driving another dad's car. An '04 jaguar x-type. 2l DIESEL! *dat 60 mpg tho!*
We had a 86 as well, and nailed my father 100%. Ours was midnight blue and it had pinstriping, it was the limited model with the power antenna. We also had an 83 gray skylark as well.
This is incredible. Simply incredible. I worked at Buick when I was a teenager. The Century Wagon had gearing that allowed it to smoke the wheels......Nothing better.
@@SHBazTBone the iron duke was very good in Jeeps and small trucks. Where you never really need to rev it all that high as the Duke had a pretty good torque curve for them. It really shouldn't have been in most of the cars GM shoved it into
I owned the Cutlass version of this (1993)... passed on to me when my grandmother stopped driving. It was black cherry and I remember my grandma telling me this when she first bought it. It was as clean as the one shown here, I think it had 24k miles in 2013. It was a nice change of pace driving that car with the bench seat and auto trans. It just floats down the road.
I had a 96 as my first car. Amazes me that it looks almost identical to the 89. Wish I still had it. So many high school and college memories in that car. Loved the review!
This was my first car. My 1991 had a 4 speed with over-drive and was pretty peppy, or at least I drove like it was. The 3.3L was a great engine, it was based on the 3.8L and was bullet proof. They had a rough idle and loved to shake and rumble. GM replaced it with the garbage 3.1L that was plagued with problems like Intake manifold gasket issues and head issues. The 3.3L was a great car to learn engines with. You could disconnect the fuel injectors from the top of the motor. Locating problematic cylinders was no problem. I remember I was trying to figure out which injector was going bad and was able to keep the motor running on 3 cylinders. I just sold the car recently after owning it for 10 years. It broke my heart to see it go, but it was too reliable to just sit there being unused. I sold it to a reformed meth-head for 400 dollars.
I tried selling my car to a "reformed meth-head for 400 dollars", and he crashed my bulletproof Nissan 200SX within minutes. Technically less than an hour later, he flipped the car on its roof less than a mile away. The bill of sale written on a burger king napkin saved me a lot of hassle.
My first car was my late great-grandfather's '89 Buick Century Custom. Definitely tried to 'do the century' on a back road in Eastern WI. Also, tried turning it into a rally car on a gravel road. SO NOSTALGIC.
i love my 99 century 3.1 is fast enough to be fun...but always leaves you wishing it was a regal with a surcharged 3.8.... and havent been pulled over for drunk driving my century......cops just think its granny trying to get home but...ive put as much money into the stereo as i have buying the car....it actually works really well as a platform for subs, amps, etc trunk is big enough for groceries and 2 subs..... and as for it being a boat....that car is one of the lightest cars around...3300 pounds wet.... the 3.1 just kills that cars speed....but i do like the intake noise from the 3.1.....its bark is a lot worse than its bite.... but a "regal"...or a century with an engine swap that only takes 4 bolts to do.... you dont mess with a regal.... they are actuallly damn fast.....able to keep up with mustangs, vettes.....and other things that were neutered in the 90s and early 2000s
kain hall I had a 1990 supercharged regal...found it at a dealer, you know the story...old lady had it and passed away. probably my favorite car I've ever driven. and yes 100% it is a great sleeper..until I upgraded the exhaust lol
kain hall I got an l67 Park Ave Ultra I was thinking bout either fixing it up (mainly needs cosmetic work) or swapping its motor and trans into my 96 Regal
I still have my 93 regal with the 3.8. Absolutely love the thing. On top of the performance, they just last forever too. I'm at 389k miles now without ever rebuilding anything. If you can get past the granny look, they're comfortable, reliable, fast, and fairly cheap to keep running. I really wanted RCR to review it when they did their "southern stab" season.
I loved my 2000 3.8 Impala, but at 230k, the radiator started leaking, and it was so rusty, it would've been impossible to remove it without breaking other shit.
One of my long past ex girlfriends had a 91 or 93 Century. (I can't remember which year.) Same color. Seems that most of them are that light blue. Same faux wire wheel hubcaps. Ran like a champ. Drove beautifully. I loved the full taillight strip, but the one thing about it bothered me was at night, it seemed to be wider in the middle due to the 4 bulbs had to be spaced out to make room for the reverse lights. (As a Star Wars fan, it reminded me of Darth Mauls shuttle engine from Phantom Menace. So with that, I could live with the displaced section of 4 lights.) We also installed a set of those cheap "Blazer" brand halogen fog lights under the front bumper. Added a bit of 20% tint to the back and 50% to the front side windows. My favorite thing about the car was that clever little map light. That thing was always on when we went anywhere after dark. It was just so handy to be able to see the little plastic floor-console /cupholder /CD rack thingy she had on the hump with that light right there. That, and the nice back seat for when we got "lost" on some dark, back road somewhere.😉😏 Again that little map light giving just the right amount of soft illumination back there.. Good times... I sometimes miss them both. Her and her Century...
Puse Yup. Interestingly enough, the Drivers Ed teacher was also the HS's Head Football Coach. His personal car was also a Buick of a similar color. Coincidence? I think not...
Back in my day, the (82-88) Century was the backup for the Drivers Ed car. Ours was Brown with a brown interior. Of course, this is made a lot sadder by the fact that this was in 2008.... Had to drive that junker when the Taurus got a flat.
My parents owned an '88 Olds Cutlass Ciara in silver. Watching this was throwing back some serious memories. I would play with the ash trays in the back seat by opening and closing them all the time. As you get older, you realize how big GM parts bin was and how everything looked the same no matter what the badge is on the car.
Had a '93 Buick Century as my first car. Served me well for 7 years with no mechanical failures. That 3.3 started every time you asked without question. Bought from an old lady down the street and wish I never gave it to my sister.
At 18-20, I thought it was really kinda bothersome when grandma sent me news articles. But now at 30, looking back, I really liked her articles. She can’t send them anymore. Love you GG
+heirofaniu But what about something bigger, better (_citation_ needed)? How about... New Yorker? Mark V? Ooh, how about a Hurst/Olds! So many old malaise CREAM YELLOW AND BROWN bricks that he can review!
I drive a 1990 Century Custom in the same light blue tone and similar mileage (got it with 46000 original kilometers). I got it from a very nice 98 years old Croatian lady who bought it brand new and barely drove the car for the last 26 years,It was still sitting on the original white wall tires. Two days before I went to pick It up the car at her place she gave me a call saying that she was having a hard time to start the car and she wasn't going to sell me a lemon. She spent around 65% of what I paid for It on new spark plugs,injectors and a battery.Got a new tire set and flushed all the fluids and this car has been an excellent ride. The only critic I have is the awful paintwork that peels off,I've seen a bunch of GM cars with this issue,specially white ones.
My mom inherited the station wagon version one of these when I was a kid, and must have driven this thing for 10 years. At any rate, the lock on the driver's side door was broken so she would always have to unlock the passenger side, lean across and unlock her door from this inside. It looks like that is what happened to this one too at 0:51.
When I was 21, I bought a 1986 Buick Century Limited. I loved that car! Two tone mauve and dark cherry. Velvet seats. Never felt a bump in the road. I had the speedometer needle buried many times. I would give anything to have another one tomorrow. I am 48 now and I WISH today's cars had seats like Buick had in the 80's.
oh, the V6 Accord. Get ready to mourn the death of that beauty. 2018 marks the the Accord's transformation into a big Civic. Sharing the same platform and engine as the 10th gen Civic. No more V6. Turbo 4s for everyone.
GM A-body, one of the best ever. You still see quite a few of these on the road today which shows how well they were made, plus the people who originally bought them was grandma, so they were also well maintained.
Ye mine is bombproof, got it for 600$ minor rust just surface rust on the passenger door but other than that it was flawless also got a free set of new tires too ; ) that's what made it the best deal I've gotten for a car ever completely flawless car
My uncle had an early 80's one of these and I remember that the rear windows were of a fixed type that had no mechanisms to roll them down! Apparently this was some cost savings thing that GM did. With vinyl seats, no A/C and no rear windows -- it was a torture chamber for summers in Boston!
True story, unbeknownst to the family, I had bought my grandmother's '95 Olds Ciera (same car basically) and got it road worthy just in time for her funeral. Nobody in our family had seen the car in about 4 years, and it's suddenly in the parking lot at the funeral home. Very interesting day. The car made me smile and think of her every time I drove it. While I parted with it, I now have a '96 Ciera wagon and a '93 Century sedan. Both are way nicer than hers was from use and abuse. Well made reliable cars. If I want excitement, I have a race car.
Love it. When I was young and broke and just needed something that would get me to work I had owned two of these, a '90 and a '91. I discovered that if these cars spent their life in the north that the brake lines would rust through and eventually blow under the pressure of heavy braking....and thus endeth the life of the first Century I had. A friend of mine knew a guy who was selling a '91 Century cheap, so I bought that one and used my wrecked '90 as a parts car, which worked well. I drove the '91 for awhile and also had a brake line blow due to rust on that car as well. Luckily I didn't wreck it when the brake line blew. Eventually I hit a curb pretty hard with the rear wheel and literally ripped the suspension off the unibody. And thus endeth the life of the second Century I had. I enjoyed how these cars rode, they felt like they were floating and you didn't feel the road at all.
I feel so called out by this car review. I am a millennial with boomer parents and I am obsessed with my mid 90s buick century wagon. Omg obsessed❤❤❤ You re my favorite review channel.
It was so comfortable and had "good pickup." My mom had the station wagon version of this car. And compared to her other cars, it was surprisingly quick. It was like driving a sofa.
As the Century was the longest running A-body car, I would have thought more time would be spent talking about that platform. A-bodies were EVERYWHERE in the 80s and 90s.
1989 Buick century custom, the official car of " what are you doing with your life smart guy, hu? At your age I memorized the Bible and was top of my class in military school* *AND I SPANKED IT TO AN OLD WORN POSTER OF MARILYN MONROE UNDER THE ATTIC STAIRS NEXT TO A BOX OF CIVIL WAR PHOTOS WHILE MY MOTHER GOD BLESS HER SOUL CALLED ME FOR DINNER AS I CAME AND THOUGHT ABOUT CATHOLIC GUILT
Drove an 86 for years. First car as a teenager. I drove the wheels off that thing. Jumped it on a high rise train track crossing once and bottomed the whole damn car, bumper to bumper. Didn't even stutter just kept going. Good car.
I had an 87 Century that I bought off my dad in 92 or 93 when he upgraded to the Lesabre. It had the “Tech 4” motor (Iron Duke with Fuel Injection) and a 4 speed automatic with overdrive. It was slow but it got 40 legit mpg on the highway. I got hit 3 times in that car- twice in Pittsburgh and finally on I-95 in Philly during rush hour. It was totaled when some idiot weaving through traffic clipped my front bumper and put me into a spin. I slammed into the center guardrail and bounced back across traffic. I jammed my foot to the floor and got off the road just barely escaping a broadside collision with a semi. The whole front end of the car had basically evaporated when I hit the center guardrail at 65 mph but it still ran. I walked away with just a bruise on my chest from the seatbelt locking up. That old Buick saved my life. I was just 29 when I had that crash and the Buick went to the boneyard with less than 35,000 miles on the odometer.
so buick stuck a name plate that originally stood for 100mph on a car that supposedly only got to 85, and a decade and a half later Chrysler put the 300 name that was originally meant to indicate 300HP on a car only putting out 250.
The Taillight Assembly from these cars was TOTALLY THE BALLS!.... I've been saving one in my shed from a 91' Century I owned until I find a suitable place for it....😎
Josh Samuelson I had a lesabre was a decent car. I got a regal (third gen) now that I got for $400 with a bad fuel pump fixed that and it's taken me anywhere I need since
my dads 97 lesaber has 250k miles on it....needed a trans rebuild at 200k ive got a 99 century with 190k....only needed a CPS sensor for 2 bucks..5 mins and 1 bolt later it was installed ive also had to put like 6 window regulators in my century.,....bad design.....but they are cheap and easy to put in... buick makes a car that just doesnt stop.....and ill take that over looks, handling, ETC my family is poor....we need all of our cars to be 250k cars....
also....400 bucks for a fuel pump? you know the pump was probably only 120 bucks right.....(or half the price for an el cheap-o brand) im too poor and know too much about mechanics to do a fuel pump at the dealer....they are not that hard... but always seen to go out when you fill up the tank.....
My sending unit was good so I just bought a replacement pump and rebuilt mine and put it back in car and it fired up. Haven't had any problems with it since already put 10k on it too
Wow that's a clean car! Not quite 1985 Horizion status, but very clean. If we see them around here in MN, they are all 85% rust. Keep up the good work!
The overdrive simply stops working around 90k. When I got mine I was assured "you don't need it" I paid to have it fixed, the mistake was keeping the car.
My wife and I got an '89 Isuzu Trooper in '89. Drove that thing 300,000 miles in ten years--many of those miles on primitive roads in the mountain West. But hey, in '89 (or almost any other year you care to name), you couldn't get a smoother ride for the money than a Buick.
Idk and idc if I'm alone on this but I think the car looks nice and kinda like a BMW in a way In the front, but anyways I would love to own this car or one like it.
My grandmother had a 1989 Buick Century Custom that looked exactly like this one and my mother had the 1990 in Gunsmoke Silver and they both were great cars that lasted 300,000 miles before dying. Their major drawback is the driver's door hinge pins wear quickly and the door sags where you have to lift it up to close it and the power window Motors on the driver's door wear out quickly as well but other than that it's a smooth riding car with great handling and you hardly feel bumps and pot holes on the road.
This is one of your best reviews. super funny. super resonant. slap some spinning 22" rims on it and some beat in the trunk and you can also look like a drug dealer. this car is versitile! Merica
The final lines of these reviews are pure American nirvanic poetry and capture our sensibilities clearly. Thanks Mr. Regular and Roman for these tiny looks into the American car culture psyche.
Yes and no. The Tempo, Topaz, Thunderbird, Cougar, and Mk VII predate the Taurus and Sable by a solid two years and the underpinnings of the car were hardly revolutionary.
As an Aussie, I have to pay homage. We lifted the 3.8 version of the engine from this, turned it 90° to send power to the rear, and put it in the Commodore for a decade and a half, and enjoyed the reliability, ease of repair, and torque. I still drive a 2001 Holden ute, with it, and I love it.
Ha, finally a car on RCR that I've owned. It's even the same color as mine was, although an earlier model of the same generation. Quite enjoyed that thing, I enjoyed keeping it unnecessarily pristine.
Oh wow, I just noticed that the owner even added the _same steering wheel cover_ that I had on mine as well. Makes sense as it fits the interior better than any other I found, and _anything_ was better than the thing blue wheel underneath that felt like absolute garbage after crumpling apart from years of use.
damn i just watched the new tech tales a few minutes ago
did not know you were a fan of RCR LGR.
Lazy Game Reviews My parents had the exact same car in '89. They were Boomers. This was all spot on. Before this we owned a diesel Oldsmobile that was The Neverending Story car.
Para Soul and I'm about to go watch the new Tech Tales!
No matter the type of car or era, I do appreciate a nice clean car from times gone by.
Most cars that are old always look like they are falling apart. But the few cars that are kept clean look like they might actually be good looking and aged well in appearance. Cleanliness just makes any car look so much better.
Oh wow. Rewatching videos cause eim bored and want to reply but just realized I already did the first time I watched this.... I need help....
@@baronvonjo1929 Well Mr regulars videos are good enough to rewatch. And this is a classic regular car, rarely seen here in mid 2020...
Ford Tempos are never good tbh.
@@christopherd2100 I forget his videos and then come back. And I just see I already commented 2 times. 3rd time the charm!
This is how 4AM is meant to be spent.
RemixedVoice At work watching this lol
I'm future you, watching this at 4 am again, change your life, I will thank you when you get here.
Yes
@@bustedrav nah that's lame
Yes. It’s 4:03 am for me.
My grandma is 90 and drove a 1996 ford taurus. if there's ever a car to come after the Century, it's the Taurus. "no heat, gotta save gas dearie" "no radio, gotta save gas dearie"
Sudos 😂😂
Very true - all old people I knew either drove a Century or a Taurus.
That's right. *DROVE*
lol. heat doesn't even use more fuel.
***** and the radio does?
Sure, if you're going to get technical, the radio does put drag on the alternator. But if you're going to get that nitpicky, then using the heat (when it's cold outside) also adds drag due to the blower motor, and, the fact you're removing heat from the engine and lowering it's optimal temperature.
I swear this is the only color I ever see this thing in.
TJC450 I call it grannie blue. had a aunt and her sister, my grand mother that both had a A body in this color.
TJC450 Now that you mention that you're absolutely right. It's either this weird blue or maroon.
My fathers last car was a maroon 84 Century.
Dont forget gold.
mine is a forest green. looks dark green in the day but Navy blue at night
Fun fact, the A-Body was available in AWD in the form of the Pontiac 6000. Meaning you can easily convert one of these into an absolutely hilarious RWD sleeper.
“The official car of ‘This might be grandmas last Christmas’”
One of the best lines RCR ever wrote
Don't let this distract you from the fact that if you or a loved one has been diagnosed with mesothelioma, you may be entitled to financial compensation.
Call GOLDBURG AND GOLDBURG to see if you are entitled
My step grandfather died of that, family got $50,000 after the lawyer fee’s.
I once saw an ad at 3 am that said "if you or a loved one has died of mesothelioma, you may be entitled to financial compensation etc."
If my dad hadn't been watching TV with me nobody would believe me.
You know why they call them Centuries?
Because you have to be 100 to drive one of them.
Car Lover nice
or because driving one makes you feel like you're 100 years old. i know the one i had back in the day made me want to go to McDonalds for breakfast every day and sit in a booth by myself reading the paper.
Car Lover lol I'm 20 and had one I bought it for $800 with like 96k miles best purchase I ever made someone put sugar water in its gas tank at some point and it's still running like a champ during this Chicago winter !
Noemii Draaa yeah, I kinda like this kind of cars. If I was in America I'd probably drive one of these. There's a limit at how fast you can go but there's no lit at how comfortable you can be while you are driving. But hey, currently driving another dad's car. An '04 jaguar x-type. 2l DIESEL! *dat 60 mpg tho!*
What nationality are you?
My father had a 1986 Buick Century and he nailed the driver stereotype just right.
We had a 86 as well, and nailed my father 100%. Ours was midnight blue and it had pinstriping, it was the limited model with the power antenna. We also had an 83 gray skylark as well.
Except he seems to be describing the greatest generation, not Boomers.
God your examples are so specific but so spot on
Comedy comes from specificity
This is incredible. Simply incredible.
I worked at Buick when I was a teenager. The Century Wagon had gearing that allowed it to smoke the wheels......Nothing better.
I admit, I do like that tail-light assembly that spans the entire width of the car.
remember back in the 90's when every old person's car was that exact shade of blue?
My dad had a 4cyl 1989 century. 0-60 in whenever.....maybe
Fernde09:
My friend has a bumper sticker on his 1974 GMC C-1500 that reads “0-60 (Eventually)”
O-60? Yes
The old IRON DUKE... that thing was... anemic? I think that’s the right word.
It was a wheezing example of 4 cylinder engineering.
@@SHBazTBone the iron duke was very good in Jeeps and small trucks. Where you never really need to rev it all that high as the Duke had a pretty good torque curve for them. It really shouldn't have been in most of the cars GM shoved it into
I owned the Cutlass version of this (1993)... passed on to me when my grandmother stopped driving. It was black cherry and I remember my grandma telling me this when she first bought it. It was as clean as the one shown here, I think it had 24k miles in 2013. It was a nice change of pace driving that car with the bench seat and auto trans. It just floats down the road.
0:00-0:06 One car summed up in 5 seconds.
That was scary, how accurate that was.
Five seconds... 0-6? =5?
89 Buick Century
The official car of "Hey Momma, why do we shop at Walmart and not Target like all the other kids at my school?"
More like; The car that come pre-stuffed with Werther's Originals and McDonalds "many happy returns" coffee mugs in the seats.
thejunkman More like: The official car of Big Gulps left half empty and empty bags of Barbeque Chips, and solar powered bobble head flowers.
Deeticus That would be in its second life as grandma's stoner grandson
I had a 96 as my first car. Amazes me that it looks almost identical to the 89. Wish I still had it. So many high school and college memories in that car. Loved the review!
This was my first car. My 1991 had a 4 speed with over-drive and was pretty peppy, or at least I drove like it was. The 3.3L was a great engine, it was based on the 3.8L and was bullet proof. They had a rough idle and loved to shake and rumble. GM replaced it with the garbage 3.1L that was plagued with problems like Intake manifold gasket issues and head issues. The 3.3L was a great car to learn engines with. You could disconnect the fuel injectors from the top of the motor. Locating problematic cylinders was no problem. I remember I was trying to figure out which injector was going bad and was able to keep the motor running on 3 cylinders. I just sold the car recently after owning it for 10 years. It broke my heart to see it go, but it was too reliable to just sit there being unused. I sold it to a reformed meth-head for 400 dollars.
I tried selling my car to a "reformed meth-head for 400 dollars", and he crashed my bulletproof Nissan 200SX within minutes. Technically less than an hour later, he flipped the car on its roof less than a mile away. The bill of sale written on a burger king napkin saved me a lot of hassle.
My first car was my late great-grandfather's '89 Buick Century Custom. Definitely tried to 'do the century' on a back road in Eastern WI. Also, tried turning it into a rally car on a gravel road. SO NOSTALGIC.
"Time for church!" That's pretty much all you need to say about this car.
Man, I was gonna have him review my '03 Century, but I guess this'll do. Basically the Bible thumper's drunk driving boat, but with a CD player.
i love my 99 century
3.1 is fast enough to be fun...but always leaves you wishing it was a regal with a surcharged 3.8....
and havent been pulled over for drunk driving my century......cops just think its granny trying to get home
but...ive put as much money into the stereo as i have buying the car....it actually works really well as a platform for subs, amps, etc
trunk is big enough for groceries and 2 subs.....
and as for it being a boat....that car is one of the lightest cars around...3300 pounds wet....
the 3.1 just kills that cars speed....but i do like the intake noise from the 3.1.....its bark is a lot worse than its bite....
but a "regal"...or a century with an engine swap that only takes 4 bolts to do....
you dont mess with a regal....
they are actuallly damn fast.....able to keep up with mustangs, vettes.....and other things that were neutered in the 90s and early 2000s
kain hall I had a 1990 supercharged regal...found it at a dealer, you know the story...old lady had it and passed away. probably my favorite car I've ever driven. and yes 100% it is a great sleeper..until I upgraded the exhaust lol
kain hall I got an l67 Park Ave Ultra I was thinking bout either fixing it up (mainly needs cosmetic work) or swapping its motor and trans into my 96 Regal
I still have my 93 regal with the 3.8. Absolutely love the thing. On top of the performance, they just last forever too. I'm at 389k miles now without ever rebuilding anything. If you can get past the granny look, they're comfortable, reliable, fast, and fairly cheap to keep running. I really wanted RCR to review it when they did their "southern stab" season.
I loved my 2000 3.8 Impala, but at 230k, the radiator started leaking, and it was so rusty, it would've been impossible to remove it without breaking other shit.
One of my long past ex girlfriends had a 91 or 93 Century. (I can't remember which year.) Same color. Seems that most of them are that light blue. Same faux wire wheel hubcaps. Ran like a champ. Drove beautifully. I loved the full taillight strip, but the one thing about it bothered me was at night, it seemed to be wider in the middle due to the 4 bulbs had to be spaced out to make room for the reverse lights. (As a Star Wars fan, it reminded me of Darth Mauls shuttle engine from Phantom Menace. So with that, I could live with the displaced section of 4 lights.) We also installed a set of those cheap "Blazer" brand halogen fog lights under the front bumper. Added a bit of 20% tint to the back and 50% to the front side windows. My favorite thing about the car was that clever little map light. That thing was always on when we went anywhere after dark. It was just so handy to be able to see the little plastic floor-console /cupholder /CD rack thingy she had on the hump with that light right there. That, and the nice back seat for when we got "lost" on some dark, back road somewhere.😉😏 Again that little map light giving just the right amount of soft illumination back there..
Good times...
I sometimes miss them both. Her and her Century...
This is the one good thing about mondays.
That buick is clean...buicks always had such nice interiors, even the lower priced models.
there's nothing i enjoy more in life than ＰＥＧＧＩＮＧ
...the speedometer
"No one knows you're drunk, when you're driving this".
hahahahahahaha
I like having Regular with my breakfast
same
I like having breakfast at 4pm
adj789 does it keep you regular?
I like to have breakfast regularly
I'm regular after breakfast
WHEN I'M POOPING!! GET IT?
This will be remembered as the golden age of RCR. I'm gonna be showing my grandchildren this stuff, for sure.
"Back in the day" my high school had a Century for their Drivers Ed car. It was beige with a brown cloth interior.
How long ago was back in the day?
Puse back in the 80's when I was in HS.
+TheGunfighter45acp That sure was back in the day...
Puse Yup. Interestingly enough, the Drivers Ed teacher was also the HS's Head Football Coach. His personal car was also a Buick of a similar color. Coincidence? I think not...
Back in my day, the (82-88) Century was the backup for the Drivers Ed car. Ours was Brown with a brown interior. Of course, this is made a lot sadder by the fact that this was in 2008.... Had to drive that junker when the Taurus got a flat.
My father had an '86. When I arrived here, I was amazed by the power windows. And no fuel injection. 2.8 Carb. What a wonderful car.
Much love for your videos. Thanks for the entertainment. I am always happy to see these in my feed.
My parents owned an '88 Olds Cutlass Ciara in silver. Watching this was throwing back some serious memories. I would play with the ash trays in the back seat by opening and closing them all the time. As you get older, you realize how big GM parts bin was and how everything looked the same no matter what the badge is on the car.
TIIIIIME FOR CHUUUUUURCH
Truly a regular car. well done.
Best thing about these Buicks is how they still work great when converted 2/3 underbody rust.
My grandma used to drive one of these. That wood dash paneling and those powder blue cloth seats take me back 😄
"Time for church!"
Hats off to the owner, that old beast looks sharp. Salty northern roads usually rot these old GMs in to oblivion.
Had a '93 Buick Century as my first car. Served me well for 7 years with no mechanical failures. That 3.3 started every time you asked without question. Bought from an old lady down the street and wish I never gave it to my sister.
Agree, an excellent motor.
The words you choose are always great as always, its not a regular car review its art.
I thought that the newspaper article thing was exclusive to my grandmother haha
It's SUNDAY. CHURCH DAY BRO!!!
SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY
At 18-20, I thought it was really kinda bothersome when grandma sent me news articles. But now at 30, looking back, I really liked her articles. She can’t send them anymore. Love you GG
A very under rated car, looks nice. Good review! That is how most people I believe think of it.
"This curmudgeon plows forward like a one-sided thanksgiving political discussion"
Holy shit that is gold
oh nice more 80's to 90's american sedans
they really are interesting things
They're a great study of society at the time they were built. I can't wait for him to get his hands on a 70's boat.
I quite like them I would daily a Buick like that
Just Here For The RUclips
There's an episode where he reviews a Dodge Aspen.
+heirofaniu But what about something bigger, better (_citation_ needed)? How about... New Yorker? Mark V? Ooh, how about a Hurst/Olds! So many old malaise CREAM YELLOW AND BROWN bricks that he can review!
1989 Buick Century. The official car of "I killed a few commies in my time".
Hell Yeah! 👍😊👍
Oh the memories....my mom had a cutlass ciera....same color as this car.....column shift and 6 passenger seating hahaha
gillberg I love the 6seaters!, my friend's grandmarquis is the best road trip car!
I'm just amazed by how clean that car is.
This review partly led me to go ahead and purchase that 1988 Buick Century. Loving it!
I drive a 1990 Century Custom in the same light blue tone and similar mileage (got it with 46000 original kilometers). I got it from a very nice 98 years old Croatian lady who bought it brand new and barely drove the car for the last 26 years,It was still sitting on the original white wall tires. Two days before I went to pick It up the car at her place she gave me a call saying that she was having a hard time to start the car and she wasn't going to sell me a lemon. She spent around 65% of what I paid for It on new spark plugs,injectors and a battery.Got a new tire set and flushed all the fluids and this car has been an excellent ride. The only critic I have is the awful paintwork that peels off,I've seen a bunch of GM cars with this issue,specially white ones.
GM and Chrysler used a new kind of primer in the late 80's-90's that caused that.
The final fantasy joke. My sides man.
My mom inherited the station wagon version one of these when I was a kid, and must have driven this thing for 10 years. At any rate, the lock on the driver's side door was broken so she would always have to unlock the passenger side, lean across and unlock her door from this inside. It looks like that is what happened to this one too at 0:51.
These cars are super comfy! My friends mom had one when I was in school.
When I was 21, I bought a 1986 Buick Century Limited. I loved that car! Two tone mauve and dark cherry. Velvet seats. Never felt a bump in the road. I had the speedometer needle buried many times. I would give anything to have another one tomorrow. I am 48 now and I WISH today's cars had seats like Buick had in the 80's.
oh, the V6 Accord. Get ready to mourn the death of that beauty. 2018 marks the the Accord's transformation into a big Civic. Sharing the same platform and engine as the 10th gen Civic. No more V6. Turbo 4s for everyone.
David Maglioli that's why I'm sticking with my 2011 V6 coupe forever. Last true generation before they put all that garbage technology into the cars.
Oh god, no, not progress!
If progress is government regulation you got it in one.
They better keep the manual
+Just Here For The RUclips That's an excellent impression of Democrats right about now.
I had an '87 as my first car. It was passed to me after my grandmother died. It had the 2.8 instead of the 3.3. That car got me through high school.
GM A-body, one of the best ever. You still see quite a few of these on the road today which shows how well they were made, plus the people who originally bought them was grandma, so they were also well maintained.
Ye mine is bombproof, got it for 600$ minor rust just surface rust on the passenger door but other than that it was flawless also got a free set of new tires too ; ) that's what made it the best deal I've gotten for a car ever completely flawless car
O yeah also only has 140k on it
I drove an 88 for 8 years, sold it to a nephew and he drove it for 5 more years. Best reliable runner for anyone practical. Great choice
My uncle had an early 80's one of these and I remember that the rear windows were of a fixed type that had no mechanisms to roll them down! Apparently this was some cost savings thing that GM did. With vinyl seats, no A/C and no rear windows -- it was a torture chamber for summers in Boston!
Previous owner of a 1990 Buick Century here. What else can I say besides this review was completely spot on!
those things never die...absolute shit that just can't be scraped from your boot
Vulgora consider it done.
I know someone with your name--just reverse the first and the last.
yeah I was cursed with a first name that should be a last lol
1991 Century I had for over 4 years back in 2003-2007. No issues!
Aunt had one of these and it was totally the "goin to church" car!
"This curmudgeon plows forward like a one sided Thanksgiving political discussion"
Pure genius!
This is the RCR masterpiece of reviews, IMO. It really hit home with me.
"This may be grandma's last Christmas"
True story, unbeknownst to the family, I had bought my grandmother's '95 Olds Ciera (same car basically) and got it road worthy just in time for her funeral. Nobody in our family had seen the car in about 4 years, and it's suddenly in the parking lot at the funeral home. Very interesting day. The car made me smile and think of her every time I drove it. While I parted with it, I now have a '96 Ciera wagon and a '93 Century sedan. Both are way nicer than hers was from use and abuse. Well made reliable cars. If I want excitement, I have a race car.
*Next year* no, this'll be grandma's last Christmas
Coronavirus: Let's make sure this is Grandma's last Christmas.
Love it. When I was young and broke and just needed something that would get me to work I had owned two of these, a '90 and a '91. I discovered that if these cars spent their life in the north that the brake lines would rust through and eventually blow under the pressure of heavy braking....and thus endeth the life of the first Century I had. A friend of mine knew a guy who was selling a '91 Century cheap, so I bought that one and used my wrecked '90 as a parts car, which worked well. I drove the '91 for awhile and also had a brake line blow due to rust on that car as well. Luckily I didn't wreck it when the brake line blew. Eventually I hit a curb pretty hard with the rear wheel and literally ripped the suspension off the unibody. And thus endeth the life of the second Century I had. I enjoyed how these cars rode, they felt like they were floating and you didn't feel the road at all.
"the kind of girl with an Arby's receipt, a Claire's gift certificate and a pregnancy test in her purse"
damn. how do you know my mom?
Unfortunately, none of those brands say anything to me, so I couldn't imagine "that kind of girl" :(
I feel so called out by this car review.
I am a millennial with boomer parents and I am obsessed with my mid 90s buick century wagon. Omg obsessed❤❤❤
You re my favorite review channel.
i had a Brown one at one point. the AC didn't work, making it HOT BROWN in the summer time.
Sounds like you need some COLD YELLOW.
I had a 93 like that loved it, it was so comfortable
Yes, you are about a century too late to use the term "doing the century"
It was so comfortable and had "good pickup." My mom had the station wagon version of this car. And compared to her other cars, it was surprisingly quick. It was like driving a sofa.
My map light switch.. *_SAYS MAP LIGHT!_*
As the Century was the longest running A-body car, I would have thought more time would be spent talking about that platform. A-bodies were EVERYWHERE in the 80s and 90s.
1989 Buick century custom, the official car of " what are you doing with your life smart guy, hu? At your age I memorized the Bible and was top of my class in military school*
*AND I SPANKED IT TO AN OLD WORN POSTER OF MARILYN MONROE UNDER THE ATTIC STAIRS NEXT TO A BOX OF CIVIL WAR PHOTOS WHILE MY MOTHER GOD BLESS HER SOUL CALLED ME FOR DINNER AS I CAME AND THOUGHT ABOUT CATHOLIC GUILT
Drove an 86 for years. First car as a teenager. I drove the wheels off that thing. Jumped it on a high rise train track crossing once and bottomed the whole damn car, bumper to bumper. Didn't even stutter just kept going. Good car.
your car reviews are the automotive equivalent of an Hemingway book
I had an 87 Century that I bought off my dad in 92 or 93 when he upgraded to the Lesabre. It had the “Tech 4” motor (Iron Duke with Fuel Injection) and a 4 speed automatic with overdrive. It was slow but it got 40 legit mpg on the highway. I got hit 3 times in that car- twice in Pittsburgh and finally on I-95 in Philly during rush hour. It was totaled when some idiot weaving through traffic clipped my front bumper and put me into a spin. I slammed into the center guardrail and bounced back across traffic. I jammed my foot to the floor and got off the road just barely escaping a broadside collision with a semi. The whole front end of the car had basically evaporated when I hit the center guardrail at 65 mph but it still ran. I walked away with just a bruise on my chest from the seatbelt locking up. That old Buick saved my life. I was just 29 when I had that crash and the Buick went to the boneyard with less than 35,000 miles on the odometer.
so buick stuck a name plate that originally stood for 100mph on a car that supposedly only got to 85, and a decade and a half later Chrysler put the 300 name that was originally meant to indicate 300HP on a car only putting out 250.
The 300 was released a decade later (1999) with 255hp.
The Taillight Assembly from these cars was TOTALLY THE BALLS!.... I've been saving one in my shed from a 91' Century I owned until I find a suitable place for it....😎
All I want for Christmas is small dog review
My grandma actually drove this car, brought back some memories. Spot on review.
My parents Buick was the Riviera. My grand parents rocked the LeSabre.
Josh Samuelson I had a lesabre was a decent car. I got a regal (third gen) now that I got for $400 with a bad fuel pump fixed that and it's taken me anywhere I need since
my dads 97 lesaber has 250k miles on it....needed a trans rebuild at 200k
ive got a 99 century with 190k....only needed a CPS sensor for 2 bucks..5 mins and 1 bolt later it was installed
ive also had to put like 6 window regulators in my century.,....bad design.....but they are cheap and easy to put in...
buick makes a car that just doesnt stop.....and ill take that over looks, handling, ETC
my family is poor....we need all of our cars to be 250k cars....
also....400 bucks for a fuel pump?
you know the pump was probably only 120 bucks right.....(or half the price for an el cheap-o brand)
im too poor and know too much about mechanics to do a fuel pump at the dealer....they are not that hard...
but always seen to go out when you fill up the tank.....
kain hall no I bought the car for $400, the pump was about $45. Had it running the 2nd day I owned it
My sending unit was good so I just bought a replacement pump and rebuilt mine and put it back in car and it fired up. Haven't had any problems with it since already put 10k on it too
Mr. Regular has reviewed a very clean car. That's a rare sight.
I feel like doing x speed on a highway down in Mexico actually means the PA turnpike
Wow that's a clean car! Not quite 1985 Horizion status, but very clean. If we see them around here in MN, they are all 85% rust. Keep up the good work!
The overdrive simply stops working around 90k. When I got mine I was assured "you don't need it" I paid to have it fixed, the mistake was keeping the car.
My wife and I got an '89 Isuzu Trooper in '89. Drove that thing 300,000 miles in ten years--many of those miles on primitive roads in the mountain West. But hey, in '89 (or almost any other year you care to name), you couldn't get a smoother ride for the money than a Buick.
I openly disagreed with the political commentary being made at this Thanksgiving.
That bit about cutting out the newspaper articles really hit home.
Idk and idc if I'm alone on this but I think the car looks nice and kinda like a BMW in a way In the front, but anyways I would love to own this car or one like it.
jizzanthapuss maammarata x2 not alone bro
My grandmother had a 1989 Buick Century Custom that looked exactly like this one and my mother had the 1990 in Gunsmoke Silver and they both were great cars that lasted 300,000 miles before dying.
Their major drawback is the driver's door hinge pins wear quickly and the door sags where you have to lift it up to close it and the power window Motors on the driver's door wear out quickly as well but other than that it's a smooth riding car with great handling and you hardly feel bumps and pot holes on the road.
This guy describes things so insanely well, especially the type of people that own the different cars shown. Right on point.
This is one of your best reviews. super funny. super resonant.
slap some spinning 22" rims on it and some beat in the trunk and you can also look like a drug dealer. this car is versitile! Merica
The final lines of these reviews are pure American nirvanic poetry and capture our sensibilities clearly. Thanks Mr. Regular and Roman for these tiny looks into the American car culture psyche.
I'd love to see these two get their hands on a first gen Taurus or Sable... nothing hit middle America with ＴＨＥ ＦＵＴＵＲＥ harder than those.
I don't know if people remember how that car reshaped american sedans.
Or maybe an escort. We had an early 90s escort, thing was the biggest turd ever. Traded it in after we fixed it too many times
Yes and no. The Tempo, Topaz, Thunderbird, Cougar, and Mk VII predate the Taurus and Sable by a solid two years and the underpinnings of the car were hardly revolutionary.
My father had one of these when i was i kid, i loved it.. i love boxy dated design
lol, my wife had a 92 century exactly like that one except it had a steel wheel with trim rings and overdrive
As an Aussie, I have to pay homage. We lifted the 3.8 version of the engine from this, turned it 90° to send power to the rear, and put it in the Commodore for a decade and a half, and enjoyed the reliability, ease of repair, and torque. I still drive a 2001 Holden ute, with it, and I love it.