1989 Buick Century Reviews - Page 4 of 6

We had to have the brakes replaced, but that went very well.

The pillow-like blue cloth upholstery is nice, interior very clean and well-kept, never been/will be smoked in. The exterior could use some body work, there's some rust and paint chipping (silver-gray exterior), trunk is spacious, ride bouncy at times, but comfortable, AM-FM stereo w/digital clock/cassette player, A/C, power windows/door locks/driver's seat, very well-equipped. I am in love w/this car and hope to keep it for a very, very long time. It is everything I asked for, and thankfully, is the year before they installed door-mounted seat belts. I'm also a lifelong GM fan, so that is also in favor.

I have had absolutely no problems with this car and the only thing I've done to it is regular maintenance, such as brakes, oil changes and transmission filter and fluid changes.

I am only 16 this is my first car and I really love it. I had a high flow exhaust put on it and a high flow intake. This car is very fast despite the fact it's a "granny car". I regularly drive it to 100mph with no problems. For an American car with 150000 miles it will still keep up with my friends Hondas.

Replaced the brakes.

Replaced the alternator.

Replaced the exhaust system.

Car runs like a dream. I have been very pleased with it's performance. For a vehicle with very high miles when acquired I cannot complain. I would recommend this car to anyone.

Well this was a decent car up until about the 75,000 mile mark. After that it seemed to take the usual downhill slope that most American cars do at one point or another.

My problem is with the poor engineering design that made up the doors and the body work. Water found its way into the door paneling and if you're a Century owner of the late 80- early 90's you know what I'm talking about.

As far as the engine goes I loved the 3.3 V6. It was powerful enough to get you going when you needed it. The problem is after prolonged driving my torque converter and transmission started to go. Now the car doesn't accelerate without a hefty push of the gas. Then about 3 seconds later it starts to go. Shifting gears was very rough for the automatic as well.

My rear breaks were also a problem once I hit about 80000 miles. I'm not talking about the shoes or drums. It seems that mechanically there is a problem with the whole braking mechanism. When you first start driving the rear brakes seem to lock up and being in a snowy area I can tell you this is not fun. The car easily will swerve on you.

My last bicker about this car is handling. I read that one guy with a Century drove it to 110 mph. I say he's crazy. This car is not stable enough to do 80, let alone 110 mph. I would say steer clear if you're a speed junkie. After feeling how smooth and stable foreign cars are this car seems dangerous at higher speeds.

For a get you where you need to go car the Century is a perfect vehicle. It is comfortable, and a nice pleasurable ride as long as you're not going too fast.

I would say on the whole for being a 14 year old car it is not a safe bet with all the newer features that are available.

From my experience with this car it got me where I needed to go. No more, no less.

Overall it cost me more money than it was worth to maintain. In my opinion it wasn't a very reliable vehicle.