1989 Buick Electra Park Avenue review from North America
"Great deal on a great car!"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
The only thing I ever had to do to this car was replace the brakes once, and some tires (but those were crap when I bought it in the first place).
Paid 800 for the car, drove it for two years, transmission died, and sold it for 800 :-) Should have replaced the transmission and kept the car...
General comments?
This car was amazing, seats were ::great:: for long road trips, which I did plenty in this car. It never broke down on me until the transmission finally went, and it was going bad when I got it. (so lasted 40,000 miles on a slipping transmission, and I wasn't easy on it).
The Cabin was well lit, and every feature on the car worked (except the automatic lights, those had to be turned off because they were shorting out the brake lights??? think it was just a bad switch, but didn't feel like replacing something I never used anyways). I would buy another one of these cars in a minute.
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| A nice comfortable big V8 powered car |
| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Year of manufacture | 1989 |
| First year of ownership | 2003 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2005 |
| Engine and transmission | 3.1 V6 Automatic |
| Performance marks | 8 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 10 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 8 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 2 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 90000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 140000 miles |
| Previous car | Ford Taurus |
| Date of Entry | 26th January, 2009 |