1987 Buick Century Limited review from North America
"Roomy, but crappy :("
What things have gone wrong with the car?
I first originally bought this car for $700, and had understood the car would need a tune up and the mass air flow sensor fixed.
Tune up (plugs, wires, oil, fuel filter changed).
Mass air flow sensor and air filter after that.
Car still wouldn't floor for some odd reason, and check engine would not stop flashing at me (only at night or when engine was cold).
On the night when the car died and lost compression, my heat gauge kept going up to the 3/4 mark on the gauge, and then dropping down to normal a little below 220 degrees. The car died, but started right back up (no more heating up), and the car died and wouldn't start again. The car would only turn over very weakly due to engine damage.
General comments?
I personally thought this car was pretty comfortable and roomy, but I would like to buy another Mazda or some type of import, because you can easily put over 200,000 miles on an import.
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| Not bad for a $1 car that is 20 years old and sat for 10 years |
| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Don't Know |
| Year of manufacture | 1987 |
| First year of ownership | 2008 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2008 |
| Engine and transmission | V6 3.8L Automatic |
| Performance marks | 4 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 3 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 9 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 4 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 165000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 174000 miles |
| Previous car | Mazda MX6 |
| Date of Entry | 28th September, 2008 |