1992 Buick Century review from North America

Replaced front pads & rotors.

Replaced parking brake cables.

One tire--$67..cheap yet I expected even cheaper. Tires were this size in the 60's and 70's (185-75R14) Soon will need all 4 and I may go wild with low profile 195-70R14's. Look out world.

Replaced windshield-rock got it.

AC inoperative.

Styling inoperative.

Even with those few items, has been a great car that gets about 24mpg in mixed driving. It's only a 3-speed so I expected less. Interior coffee stained, but very comfortable, trunk large enough to swallow my mountain bike with relative ease. Power reclining seats are a nice touch, and there's map lights aplenty.

Performance is good, the lack of an overdrive makes it easy to adjust your speed on the expressway without forcing a down-shift. I always did like the steering in this platform, I have had a Pontiac 6000 and a Chevy Celebrity and this Buick has the same good tracking and tight turning radius as I remember. The Sentra I owned before this car had the worst steering on the planet, even without strong crosswinds.

The only problem I see coming up is the transmission will have to be replaced soon. It gets stuck in limbo between gears and at times decides that operating only in second gear would be good for a laugh. Then it is fine for two weeks. Grrrr.

I would definitely buy another one... it has been almost Toyota-like in it's reliability. And now that I've said that, the bumper will fall off.