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2002 Buick Century review from North America

"Has been fine other than ridiculous prices to fix insignificant things"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

Replaced the brakes at 65,000 miles.

Replaced the wheel bearings on the front wheels at 72,000 miles.

3 out of 4 windows have gone bad. The regulator cables which function the two back windows and the driver side front window have gone bad, which means the windows won't stay up. To have these things fixed would have cost a bit over $2000. That's right! I said $2000 for windows!

I went to several junkyards to try and find the part to replace the broken parts. None had it. GM charges over $500 for a part that functions the window. Add on a couple hundred for labor for each window and you get over $700 per window. Ridiculous. Without saying, I didn't have the windows fixed. Windows should not match the cost of a new transmission! I have placed bolts in the track so the window won't fall down, so I am now unable to use all but the passenger side front window. My mom's Buick Skylark had the same problem with two of its windows.

General comments?

Have not had any serious mechanical issues with the car.

Car rides smoothly.

Don't think I can buy Buick again or from GM on principle because of the ridiculous price to have the windows fixed. I understand things go wrong with cars, but for it to be that expensive for such an insignificant thing is beyond discrediting.

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Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No
Year of manufacture2002
First year of ownership2007
Most recent year of ownership2009
Engine and transmission Automatic
Performance marks 8 / 10
Reliability marks 9 / 10
Comfort marks 2 / 10
Dealer Service marks  
Running Costs (higher is cheaper) 1 / 10
Overall marks (average of all marks) 5.0 / 10
Distance when acquired52000 miles
Most recent distance73000 miles
Previous carOldsmobile Achieva
Date of Entry 6th January, 2009

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