1999 Oldsmobile Cutlass review from North America

My parents gave me this car because they didn't want it anymore, so I'm not guilty of buying this boat anchor.

Apparently now the glove box also leaks because I went out to grab the owners manual to check on something and everything was wet. It hadn't even rained, it snowed.

As with a lot of other Cutlass's, the brake rotors cracked, and it goes through pads like crazy.

The trunk leaks, our primitive but utterly dependable 97 Tracker gets much better gas mileage, the fan doesn't work on the first two settings, and it leaks coolant. Which brings up another point: There is no radiator cap nor a transmission dipstick.

I am actually ashamed as a resident of Michigan that the people in Detroit would can't do better than this. Don't sell something unless you can be proud of it, or didn't your Mommas teach you that?

It's a very comfortable car to drive, with good performance and handling.

The interior is very well done. The body work is solid and there is very little rust.

It gets dismal gas mileage, but I can't blame GM as the big three don't really seem to care about building really efficient cars.

The engineering details, such as keeping things from leaking in and out of the car, escaped the designers.

The brake components were poorly thought out and thrown on.